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MyFitnessPal vs TheBean: which one should you pick?

Two fitness & movement tools, side by side. We compare pricing, features, ratings, and target users so you don't have to read two separate reviews.

MyFitnessPal preview

MyFitnessPal

Fitness & Movement

Freemium

Calorie tracker and macro counter with a vast food database.

TheBean preview

TheBean

Nutrition & Diet

Paid

TheBean.ai is an AI personal trainer that creates progressive overload gym progr...

Quick verdict: MyFitnessPal wins for users prioritizing higher user ratings

MyFitnessPal rates higher (3.8 vs unrated).

MyFitnessPal

TheBean

Pricing
Freemium
Pricing
Paid
Category
Fitness & Movement
Category
Nutrition & Diet
Platform
ios, android, web
Platform
Web
Best for
Calorie tracker and macro counter with a vast food database.
Best for
TheBean.ai is an AI personal trainer that creates progressive overload gym progr

MyFitnessPal features

  • Track calories and macronutrients
  • Scan barcodes for quick logging
  • Log exercise and steps
  • Access a 20-million food database
  • Sync with other apps and devices
  • Get tailored weekly meal plans
  • Monitor progress over time
  • Use voice logging feature
  • Voice Logging
  • Barcode Scanner
  • 20 Million Food Database
  • Sync with 35+ Apps and Devices
  • Tailored Weekly Meal Plans

TheBean features

  • Personalized workout planner that builds gym programs based on user level
  • Progressive overload programming to incrementally increase training load
  • Real-time chat-driven adjustments to workouts and meal plans
  • AI meal planner producing protein-first meal plans and adapting for allergies and preferences
  • Unified app integrating training, nutrition, and planning (no spreadsheets or PDFs)

Use cases side by side

MyFitnessPal

  • Weight loss tracking
  • Muscle gain nutrition
  • Macro counting
  • Exercise logging
  • Meal planning
  • Habit building

TheBean

  • TheBean.AI use cases Create a progressive overload 12-week gym program tailored to your experience level, injury limits and daily calorie/macros, then use the in-app chat to swap exercises or update schedules as strength increases while tracking training-nutrition progress Design macro-based meal plans that honor allergies and taste preferences, align daily calories to training phases, and provide easy meal suggestions that automatically adjust when your workouts or goals change Manage a hybrid strength and fat-loss plan by combining personalized workouts and macros, getting real-time workout adjustments and exercise swaps via chat, and monitoring lifts, body metrics and nutrition in the training-nutrition tracker

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