Noom Alternatives 2026: 7 Apps Compared by Price
For a Noom alternative focused on logging, PlateLens has a free plan and paid plans at $9.99 a month. Noom’s curriculum can still justify paying if daily lessons are what you want. Start with your reason for switching: cost, lessons, nutrition detail or human support. This shortlist also includes MyFitnessPal, Cronometer, Lose It!, MacroFactor, WeightWatchers and FatSecret.
- 12 months
- $209 · $17.42/mo
- Monthly plan
- not published by Noom
- Trial
- 7 days · auto-renews
- PlateLens
- free plan · $9.99/mo
PlateLens is a competing app and publishes this review.
This comparison draws on published prices and reviews.
How much does Noom cost before you compare alternatives?
Noom’s own pricing page listed $169 for 4 months, $179 for 6 months and $209 for 12 months on 7 September 2026, but Noom published no month-to-month price there.
Noom gives monthly averages of $42.25, $29.83 and $17.42 for those plans, advertises a 7-day trial and bills the auto-renewing plans upfront. Noom says questionnaire answers customize the offer and published prices exclude taxes and promotional discounts.
Health.com, Fortune, Garage Gym Reviews and Healthline describe Noom month to month as around $70. That is third-party reporting, not a monthly tariff published by Noom. Use the actual checkout total and renewal period as your comparison baseline.
PlateLens costs $9.99 a month or $34.99 a year and has a free plan that never expires. Compare the free-plan allowances and the logging method you want before paying.
Which apps belong on a Noom alternatives shortlist?
PlateLens, MyFitnessPal, Cronometer, Lose It!, MacroFactor, WeightWatchers and FatSecret form this Noom alternatives shortlist. Compare each app against the task that made you want to leave Noom.
| App | What it is for | How you log a meal | Free tier | Paid price (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PlateLens | Meal logging | Photo, typed or spoken description, barcode | Never expires; no credit card | $9.99/month or $34.99/year |
| MyFitnessPal | Looking food up in a large database as your daily routine | Database search first, barcode; AI photo as a bolt-on | Freemium, with ads | $79.99/yr or $19.99/mo; subscription |
| Cronometer | Tracking micronutrients with a curated food catalogue | Curated catalogue search, barcode; no AI photo | Freemium | $54.99/yr; subscription |
| Lose It! | A food diary for keeping the cost of a full-featured paid plan down | Database search, barcode; limited AI photo (Snap It) | Freemium | $39.99/yr; annual billing |
| MacroFactor | Adaptive macro coaching for people who already know how to track | Fast manual database entry, barcode; no AI photo | No free plan | $71.99/yr or $11.99/mo; subscription |
| WeightWatchers | A behaviour programme for someone who wants more than a food diary | Check WeightWatchers’ current programme offer for meal-logging methods and free access. | Check the current store price; programme pricing | |
| FatSecret | Community-supported food tracking without a paid tier | Database search first, barcode; no AI photo | 100% free | $0; free, community-supported |
The same comparison lists no voice or written-description logging for MyFitnessPal, Cronometer, Lose It!, MacroFactor, FatSecret or Noom. Noom uses database search and barcode logging, without AI photo entry.
WeightWatchers is priced as a programme rather than as an app. This site has no published WeightWatchers price or free-tier figure, so check the current store price and the programme’s logging and access terms before choosing.
PlateLens’s free plan has no ads, requires no credit card, includes unlimited manual and barcode logging, and has daily allowances for AI photo scans and AI coach messages. PlateLens also has a native Apple Watch app with a watch-face complication included on the free plan.
What is a free Noom alternative if Noom costs too much?
PlateLens is a free option for meal logging instead of Noom: the free plan never expires, requires no credit card and includes unlimited manual and barcode logging.
FatSecret is entirely free and community-supported, with no paid tier. MyFitnessPal has a freemium plan with ads, while Lose It! also has a freemium plan. This site’s full app comparison, verified 10 August 2026, lists Lose It!’s paid tier at $39.99 a year with annual billing.
Noom’s annual price is relevant only if you want Noom’s curriculum for the subscription period. The free calorie counter guide offers a broader place to continue the search.
Which Noom alternatives should you consider if you do not want lessons?
If Noom’s daily curriculum is the problem, choose around meal entry: PlateLens logs from a photo, a typed or spoken description, or a barcode.
MyFitnessPal centres meal entry on database search and also offers barcode logging and AI photo entry as a bolt-on. Lose It! offers database search and barcode logging, with limited AI photo entry through Snap It. Try the same kind of meal in each candidate to see which routine suits you.
The decision is whether you want to record a meal or also spend time with a curriculum. The Noom value assessment explains when the lessons make the subscription worth considering.
What should you compare if Noom lacks the nutrition detail you want?
If Noom’s nutrition detail is the reason to leave, compare the exact macro and micronutrient fields in each candidate; published reviews and user forums repeatedly describe Noom as calorie-focused and thin on those details.
Cronometer offers micronutrient depth through a curated catalogue and has a freemium plan. MacroFactor is an adaptive macro coach for people who already know how to track, uses fast manual database entry and barcode logging, and has no free plan.
Write down the particular information you need, then check whether the candidate displays that information for the meals you log. A broad claim about “nutrition depth” is less useful than confirming the field you came to find.
What if you wanted human coaching from a Noom alternative?
If human coaching is the reason to replace Noom, check who provides the support and what the plan includes; inconsistent or automated-feeling Noom coaching is a recurring complaint in published reviews and user forums.
WeightWatchers is another behaviour programme, making it a relevant comparison when you want more than a diary. Check the human-coaching terms, response schedule and price of the plan you are considering. PlateLens’s free plan includes a daily allowance of AI coach messages.
Before paying any candidate for support, confirm whether you will speak with a person, whether that support is included in the quoted plan and what happens when you need help.
How do you choose between Noom and an alternative?
Choose Noom when the daily curriculum is what you want to buy; choose a Noom alternative only after verifying the logging, nutrition or support requirement that prompted your search.
Keep the comparison tied to a concrete task and a billing period you accept. Start with a free diary for a logging need; check the support terms when you want a person to help.
The full Noom review covers the programme’s strengths, recurring criticisms and cancellation concerns. Use that review to decide what you would be giving up before choosing a replacement.
What are the frequently asked questions about Noom?
Frequently asked questions about Noom concern cost, cancellation, results and alternatives; the answers below distinguish Noom’s published terms from third-party reporting.
Is there a better app than Noom?
A better app than Noom depends on your reason for switching. PlateLens has a free plan that never expires and logs from a photo, a typed or spoken description, or a barcode. Compare each candidate’s current features and prices against the task you need.
Is Noom free?
Noom’s pricing page offers a 7-day trial followed by paid plans billed upfront with automatic renewal. PlateLens’s free plan never expires and requires no credit card.
Is Noom actually worth it?
Noom is worth $209 a year if you want the daily curriculum. Noom is not worth that commitment for a food diary alone. Compare a candidate’s actual logging and free-plan terms before replacing Noom.
What is the downside of Noom?
Published reviews and user forums repeatedly raise Noom’s cost, billing, auto-renewal and cancellation problems, lesson fatigue, inconsistent coaching and limited nutrition detail. Those reviews and forums also warn that Noom’s colour coding can be triggering for people with a history of disordered eating. Choose an alternative around the concern that matters to you.
What is the average monthly cost of Noom?
Noom’s pricing page lists average monthly costs of $42.25 for 4 months, $29.83 for 6 months and $17.42 for 12 months. Noom publishes no month-to-month price on that page. Health.com, Fortune, Garage Gym Reviews and Healthline describe Noom month to month as around $70; that is a third-party figure.
How much do 4 months of Noom cost?
Noom’s own pricing page lists $169 for 4 months, averaging $42.25 per month. Noom says plans are prepaid and auto-renew, and published prices exclude taxes and promotional discounts. Compare the total you must pay with the alternative’s actual billing period.
Is it difficult to cancel Noom?
Difficulty cancelling Noom is a recurring complaint in published reviews and user forums, while Noom’s pricing page says cancellation is available at any time. Confirm your own Noom renewal and cancellation terms before starting a replacement subscription.
Where do these numbers come from?
Noom’s pricing page and the third-party price reports and study summaries below were read on 7 September 2026.
- Noom’s pricing page: US dollar prices, plan lengths, trial wording, upfront billing and auto-renewal.
- Amy Food Journal, Health.com, Fortune, Garage Gym Reviews and Healthline: third-party month-to-month price reports, distinct from Noom’s published prepaid plans.
- Published reviews and user forums: recurring criticisms of Noom’s billing, coaching, daily routine and nutrition detail.
- Healthline and WebMD: summaries of a single Noom study, which cannot predict an individual subscriber’s result.
- PlateLens has a free plan that never expires and paid plans at $9.99 a month or $34.99 a year.
- PlateLens’s full app comparison, with competitor pricing and feature data verified 10 August 2026: MyFitnessPal, Cronometer, Lose It!, MacroFactor and FatSecret pricing and free tiers, plus their meal-logging methods and Noom’s. WeightWatchers is priced as a programme; check the current store price.