fotorieFatSecret alternative: count calories with a photo and without ads
FatSecret is the quintessential free calorie app: diary, database and scanner without paying, in exchange for ads and a community-driven database with ups and downs. If you are looking for an alternative, you probably want less noise and less time logging. This is how it compares with Fotorie.
What FatSecret does well
FatSecret has been offering the essentials of a calorie counter since 2007 without asking for a credit card: food diary, community-driven food database, barcode scanner and weight charts, all in the free version. It also has an active community that shares recipes and progress, and a web version that some people prefer to review the diary from their computer.
Its limits are those of its model: ads in the free version, a database where the same food appears with different values depending on who uploaded it, and the same old problem for homemade dishes, which have to be assembled ingredient by ingredient. Image food recognition exists, but it is in premium.
How Fotorie differs
- Logging is taking a photo. The app identifies the foods on the plate, estimates grams and calculates calories and macros with the confidence of each ingredient; you adjust the portion with a tap if you know the weight. For packaged foods, barcode. Details in calories by photo.
- No ads. Not even in the free version. The model is paid plans for those who want more photos, more messages to the coach and call minutes.
- Weekly menu with real recipes, free. 50 free step-by-step recipes calculated for your calories and diet, with equivalents and shopping list. Full example in healthy weekly menu.
- AI Coach who knows your day. Logs what you tell it in writing, voice note or call, corrects meals from other days, suggests dinner with what you have left and takes into account your medication and blood pressure. More in AI nutritional coach.
- Consultation criteria. It is made by Vitasane, nutrition centers in Seville since 2012. Calorie floors and macro distribution come from there, not from an internet table.
- Data in the European Union, encrypted and linked to your email; you delete them from the app whenever you want.
Fotorie does not have a community food database or a web version of the diary. If what you want is a giant and free search engine for packaged foods, FatSecret does it very well. If what you want is not to search, Fotorie does it with the camera.
Comparison table
| Feature | Fotorie | FatSecret |
|---|---|---|
| Calories per photo | ✔ Yes, with estimated grams and portion adjustment | ◐ Image recognition in the premium version |
| Database and barcode | ✔ Barcode and text search | ✔ Very large community database and free barcode scanner |
| Weekly menu with recipes | ✔ 50 free step-by-step recipes, equivalents and shopping list | ◐ Community recipes; plans in premium |
| AI Coach | ✔ Chat, voice note and call; knows your day | — No conversational coach |
| Workouts | ✔ Strength with illustrations, cardio, sets and weights | ◐ Exercise logging |
| Medication and blood pressure | ✔ The coach takes them into account when recommending | — No |
| Ads | ✔ No ads, not even in the free version | ◐ With ads in the free version |
| In English and Spanish | ✔ Made in Spain, in Spanish from day one, now also in English | ✔ Translated; community data in several languages |
| Price | ✔ Free; Essential €3.99/month; Plus €4.99/month or €39.99/year | ✔ Free with essentials; premium with subscription |
| Headquarters and data | ✔ Nutrition center in Seville; data encrypted in the EU | ◐ Australian company |
Comparison as of septiembre de 2026, with public information from each app. FatSecret features and the distribution between free and premium may change.
When to stick with FatSecret
- If you never want to pay and ads don’t bother you.
- If you mainly log packaged foods with barcodes and a community database is enough for you.
- If you use the web version to review the diary from your computer or participate in its community.
When to try Fotorie
- If ads and duplicate entries have tired you out.
- If you eat homemade dishes, from a lunchbox or out, where the photo saves minutes every day.
- If you want a ready-made weekly menu and a coach who knows what you’ve eaten, how much you weigh, what you’ve trained and what medication you take.
- If you prefer a Spanish app with data in the EU.
How to change
There is no import from FatSecret to Fotorie. What your plan needs fits in a two-minute questionnaire: weight, height, activity, goal and diet type. You can compare the result with the daily calorie calculator and, if your goal is to lose fat, with the calorie deficit calculator. The weekly menu appears already made and the first meal is logged with a photo. Download Fotorie and try today.
Fotorie is a habit app with an artificial intelligence coach. It does not replace your doctor or nutritionist; during pregnancy, lactation or with a pathology, consult first.
Frequently asked questions
Is FatSecret really free?
Yes. It is one of the few calorie apps whose free version includes the diary, database, and barcode scanner, in exchange for ads. The premium version adds plans, image recognition, and analysis.
Is FatSecret data reliable?
Its database is community-driven. It is very extensive, but the same food can appear several times with different values, so it is advisable to choose verified or branded entries. For packaged foods and their barcode, the data is accurate.
What does Fotorie offer compared to FatSecret?
The way of logging (a photo of the dish instead of searching), the weekly menu with real free recipes, an AI coach who knows your day, your medication and your blood pressure, integrated gym and no ads. It is made by a Spanish nutrition center and stores data in the EU.
Can I transfer my FatSecret data to Fotorie?
There is no import. Fotorie starts with a two-minute questionnaire that calculates your plan; the history is built from that day.
Is Fotorie free?
The free version includes 2 photos and 3 messages to the coach per day, the menu with 50 recipes, the gym and health, without ads. Essential (€3.99/month), Plus (€4.99/month or €39.99/year, €29.99 for the first year) and Family (€9.99/month or €89.99/year) expand photos, messages and call minutes.
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No ads, in English and Spanish, and with the weekly menu included. Take a photo of your next meal and compare.
