BodyDex vs Lose It!

Not on the annual plan anymore — Lose It! raised its new-subscriber Premium price to $79.99/year in December 2025 (from $39.99; legacy subscribers may keep older pricing), which matches BodyDex Premium at $79.99/year. At the same price, the difference is depth: BodyDex includes multi-item AI scanning, an AI nutrition coach, peptide / GLP-1 protocol tracking, and a workout logger, none of which Lose It! offers. Lose It! does run frequent promotions, so a discounted first year is still possible.

Yes — Lose It!'s "Snap It" feature detects the food or foods in a photo and estimates servings, and it's a Premium feature. User reviews commonly report that it identifies the right foods most of the time but struggles with portion sizes. BodyDex's AI scan is also Premium-gated and is multi-item: it identifies each food on the plate and lets you correct items individually before logging.

Not for new accounts. As of 2026, Lose It! has moved the barcode scanner behind the Premium paywall for new sign-ups, though some long-time free users retain access. In BodyDex, barcode scanning is part of the permanent free tier on both iOS and Android.

We found no dedicated medication or protocol tracker in Lose It!'s official materials — it's a calorie counter first. BodyDex treats peptide and GLP-1 tracking as a first-class data type: weekly dose schedules, titration plans, reconstitution math, injection-site rotation, and supply alerts, alongside your food log. See our GLP-1 tracker guide for details.

Lose It! claims a database of 56+ million items and recipes — one of the largest in the category. BodyDex combines FatSecret, USDA FoodData Central, and Open Food Facts, which covers branded, restaurant, and international foods well but is a smaller catalog. If obscure database breadth is your top priority, Lose It! has the edge there.

Yes — the free tier of Lose It! is ad-supported, and removing ads requires Premium. BodyDex has no ads on any tier; there are zero ad SDKs in the app build. If an ad-free free tier matters to you, that's a structural difference, not a settings toggle.

Lose It! is account-based with server-side storage, which enables their social and challenge features. BodyDex stores your food logs, weight, recipes, workouts, and protocol data locally on your device in SQLite — there is no centralized BodyDex database of user food entries. For sensitive protocol data, local-first is the stronger default.

Pick BodyDex if you want multi-item AI photo scanning, free macros and barcode scanning, peptide / GLP-1 protocol tracking, an AI coach, and on-device storage with no ads. Pick Lose It! if you want a veteran calorie counter with a huge food database and a gamified, social calorie-counting experience — especially if you can catch one of its frequent promotions.