Lose It alternative
Day Pal or Lose It!?
Lose It! has a free Basic plan for calorie tracking and puts photo and voice logging in Premium. Day Pal keeps search and manual logging free and gives every device 10 AI actions to try photo, voice and text logging.
| Feature | Day Pal | Lose It! |
|---|---|---|
| Paid plan (US) | Day Pal Pro: $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year. There is no free trial. | Premium: $79.99 a year, its help centre says. Its App Store listing also shows lifetime Premium from $49.99.[1][2] |
| Free plan | Food search, manual logging, water, weight and workouts, free for good | Lose It! Basic: calorie tracking, a weight loss plan and community support[2] |
| Log a meal from a photo | 10 free AI actions per device, once. Unlimited with Pro. Fair use applies | Snap It, Premium only, and only with the phone set to English[2][3] |
| Log by voice | Yes, from the same AI actions. Speech is recognised on your phone. | AI Voice, Premium only[2] |
| Barcode scanning | No barcode scanner | Moving to Premium; some free members still have it[4] |
| Food database | 13,000+ foods, grounded in USDA data | 56 million+ items and recipes[2] |
| Ads | No ads in the app yet | Shows ads; you can remove them for a one-time fee[2][5] |
Day Pal is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Lose It!. Lose It! is a trademark of its owner, used here only to name the app we compare against. Its details come from its own public pages on the date above, and they change, so check them before you decide.
Where Day Pal is different
- Photo, voice and text logging work on the free plan, up to 10 AI actions per device.
- Photo logging works in all 11 of its languages, not only English.
- Meal photos are analysed, then dropped: we never store them, and the location is stripped before upload.
- You can log your first meal without creating an account.
Where Lose It! is stronger
- A far bigger food database: 56 million+ items and recipes against Day Pal's 13,000+.
- A one-off lifetime Premium purchase, if you would rather not subscribe.
- A large user base: 4.8 stars from about 782,000 ratings on the US App Store when we checked.
- A barcode scanner, which some free members still have while it moves to Premium.
Questions people ask
Is there a free version of Lose It?
Yes. Lose It! Basic is free and covers calorie tracking with its food database, its help centre says. Photo logging and voice logging are Premium features.
Is Day Pal cheaper than Lose It Premium?
In the US, Day Pal Pro is $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year. On 22 October 2026, Lose It's help centre listed Premium at $79.99 a year. Prices differ by country, and both stores show the price before you pay.
Can I move my Lose It diary to Day Pal?
Not directly: Day Pal has no Lose It import. You start a new diary, and your Lose It account stays as it is.
Does Day Pal have a barcode scanner?
No. Day Pal logs food from a photo, from what you say or type, or from food search. If you mostly scan packaged food, an app with a barcode scanner will suit you better.
Try it before you decide
Food search and manual logging are free for good, and every device gets 10 free AI actions to try photo, voice and text logging. No card, no trial to cancel.
Get Day PalSources
- Lose It! Help: Membership Tiers & Pricing, accessed October 22, 2026
- Lose It! – Calorie Counter, US App Store, accessed October 22, 2026
- Lose It! Help: How to Use Snap It, accessed October 22, 2026
- Lose It! Help: Unlocking the scanner (Scan It), accessed October 22, 2026
- Lose It! Help: Ad-Free Version of Lose It!, accessed October 22, 2026