One of MyFitnessPal’s most basic features now costs $20/month

MyFitnessPal is an app long known for helping people keep track of their health through the monitoring of exercise and eating habits, but one of its best and most used features will be put behind the paywall that is MyFitnessPal Premium.

Starting on October 1, 2022, barcode scanning will no longer be offered as a free part of the app. In a blog post, MyFitnessPal said that the decision to remove the feature from free subscriptions wasn’t easy, but that it will “open doors for building even better features down the road.”

Joe Maring/Digital Trends

It’s important to note that the free version of the MyFitnessPal app still offers the same food logging features as it always has, meaning that users can still track their calories and other nutritional information. That said, the loss of barcode scanning — a feature integral to many people’s app usage — makes it a lot less enticing of an experience.

The simplicity of scanning a food label to know all its nutritional information is a game changer in making thoughtful choices about a person’s diet. Now that the feature won’t be offered for free anymore, recommending MyFitnessPal as a free health and lifestyle app becomes a little trickier thanks to the many other apps that occupy similar spaces. It still has a lot to offer, but taking barcode scanning out of the free subscription is certainly a blow to its usefulness.

As mentioned above, MyFitnessPal promises that the change to the free subscription will be opening the doors for new features, but it doesn’t mention what those will be or when subscribers can expect them. Either way, the company understands fan disappointment, but other than the vague mention of possible new features down the line, it doesn’t provide much in terms of an explanation as to why the feature is being moved to its premium subscription.

In anticipation of fan backlash, MyFitnessPal is offering 50% off the app’s premium subscription. To claim the deal, click this link and fill out your MyFitnessPal login information. The offer only lasts until October 1, so keep that in mind if you’re on the fence about upgrading. Without any deal or promotion, MyFitnessPal Premium costs $20/month or $80/year.

Related posts

Latest posts

The Samsung Galaxy S25 deals are finally here — some some major trade-in credit, free gift cards, and more

The Samsung Galaxy S25 series finally hit store shelves today, and I'm collecting all of the best deals from across

An Android 14-based build of Fire OS may be in the works for Fire TVs

A report from 2023 said that Amazon was moving its Fire TVs to a new software platform, and yet, an

Another One UI 7 beta will sadly delay Samsung’s Galaxy S24 stable rollout

Samsung informed Galaxy S24 testers that another beta will delay the official One UI 7 rollout.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 deals are finally here — some some major trade-in credit, free gift cards, and more

The Samsung Galaxy S25 series finally hit store shelves today, and I'm collecting all of the best deals from across

Acer just announced two new gaming laptops with great specs and sleek designs

Acer just revealed two new gaming laptops at IEM Katowice, a Counter-Strike tournament in Poland. These are entries in the

The Sony headphones that I wear every day just scored their first major discount since Black Friday

For the first time this year, Amazon is slashing a straight $100 off the Sony WH-1000XM4, my favorite wireless headphones

An Android 14-based build of Fire OS may be in the works for Fire TVs

A report from 2023 said that Amazon was moving its Fire TVs to a new software platform, and yet, an

Moto Razr Plus 2025 benchmark details next-gen flagship tech from Qualcomm

Motorola's upcoming foldable was spotted in a benchmark test with important CPU details.

OM System’s OM-3 camera marries vintage style with a high-tech stacked sensor

OM System has unveiled the OM-3 Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera, combining an old-school Olympus-style body with the latest stacked

Another One UI 7 beta will sadly delay Samsung’s Galaxy S24 stable rollout

Samsung informed Galaxy S24 testers that another beta will delay the official One UI 7 rollout.