MyNetDiary alternative — AI features without the $15/month tier
MyNetDiary's AI tools sit on a $14.99/month Premium Plus tier. Swoodie's AI runs on a free trial, then a much lower Premium.
The bottom line
MyNetDiary is a solid traditional tracker, but its AI features cost $14.99/month. Swoodie's AI runs on a 10-use free trial then a lower Premium, and adds recipe generation and a couples mode. Prefer paying once? Swoodie Lite is a $9.99 one-time purchase that unlocks the whole app except the AI features. It also exports your log, weights and saves as CSV, so your data can leave with you.
MyNetDiary is a mature, well-regarded tracker — 30M users, a 4.8 App Store rating, 107-nutrient tracking and an ad-free free tier. The catch: AI Coach, AI Voice Logging and AI Restaurant Menu Scan all live behind Premium Plus at $14.99/month.
Swoodie includes a 10-use free trial of AI photo, barcode and text logging — no card — then full AI features at a lower Premium price, plus recipe generation and a couples mode.
Features evolve fast
Swoodie ships new features regularly, so this page may not reflect the very latest. The homepage is always up to date — check there for everything Swoodie does today.
See the latest on the homepage →Feature by feature
| Feature |  Swoodie | MyNetDiary |
|---|---|---|
| Permanent free plan (not a trial) | Free — $0 forever | Free tier — no ads |
| Annual price | $39.99 / year | $59.99/yr Premium · Premium Plus (AI) higher |
| Monthly price | $9.99 / month | $8.99/mo Premium · $14.99/mo Premium Plus |
| App is ad-free | Free — no ads anywhere | Free tier is ad-free |
| AI features without paying | 10 free one-time uses, no card | AI behind Premium Plus ($14.99/mo) |
| AI photo calorie / meal scan | Trial — 10 free uses, then Premium | Premium Plus only |
| Barcode scanner | Trial — 10 free uses, then Premium | Free |
| Calorie estimate from a photo | Trial — scan output | Premium Plus |
| Log a meal you ate ("ate it") | Free — basic calorie logging | |
| Meal journal / food diary | Free: last 3 days · Premium: full history | Free |
| Packaged-product quality score (0–100) | Free — scan, score & breakdown · Premium: better swaps + Ask AI | |
| Blood-sugar impact read on a scanned meal | Blood Sugar Score — Free: steady / moderate / spiky, estimated from carbs & fibre | No glycemic index or load in the app |
| One-tap steadier swap for a spiky meal | Smart Swaps — Premium | |
| Recipe discovery / browse | Free — 8,000+ recipe library | Search-based recipe database |
| Swipe-to-choose recipe UX | Free | |
| Filter recipes by ingredients you have | Free — Discover Mode | |
| AI recipe generation (Chef AI) | Trial — 10 free uses, then Premium | |
| Import a recipe from a video / social post | Trial — 5 free saves, then Premium | |
| Hands-free voice cooking mode | Free | |
| Built-in kitchen tools (converters, scaler, cook times) | Kitchen Tools — Free: 6 offline tools (unit, oven & air-fryer converters, scaler, cook times, safe temperatures) | No recipe scaling |
| Multi-day meal planner (1/3/7-day) | Trial — 10 free uses, then Premium | |
| Shopping list merges duplicate ingredients | Trial — built with the plan | |
| Real-time couples meal matching (Swipe Together) | Host: Lite or Premium · Join: Free | |
| Shared meal plan | Host: Lite or Premium · Join: Free | |
| Separate macro targets per person | Free | |
| Multi-person session (family / friends) | Host: Lite or Premium · Join: Free | |
| Intermittent fasting tracker | Tracker: Free · Coach quips: Premium | Premium — timer + protocols |
| Paired wellness accountability (2-person daily score) | Host: Lite or Premium · Join: Free | |
| Shareable meal report card | Meal Report Card — Free | |
| Calorie & macro goal setting | Free | Free |
| BMR / TDEE auto-calculation | Free | |
| Body-stat & weight tracking | Free — on-device | |
| Diet-style macro targets (keto / low-carb / high-protein) | Free | Premium — keto, low-carb, low-fat presets |
| Custom macro targets (set your own grams) | Premium | Premium required |
| Daily insight drawn from what you logged | Coach Ollie — daily insight: Free · Pattern insights: Premium | Premium Plus only ($14.99/mo) |
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Cost over time
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Over 2 years, Swoodie costs $79.98. MyNetDiary costs $119.98 — you save $40.
Prefer paying once? Swoodie Lite is a $9.99 one-time purchase that unlocks the whole app except the AI features. It also exports your log, weights and saves as CSV, so your data can leave with you.
Swoodie is $39.99/year — about $3.33/month billed yearly. MyNetDiary's AI features need the Premium Plus tier at $14.99/month; a Lifetime plan is also offered.
MyNetDiary pricing verified May 2026 · source
Where MyNetDiary wins
MyNetDiary is a mature, highly-rated tracker — 30M users, a 4.8 App Store rating, an ad-free free tier and tracking for 107 nutrients. For deep, clinical-grade nutrient tracking — or if you want a one-time Lifetime plan — it's hard to beat.
Honest scorecard
Where Swoodie wins
- Swipe-to-choose recipe UX
- Real-time couples meal matching (Swipe Together)
- Multi-person session (family / friends)
- Paired wellness accountability (2-person daily score)
The verdict
Switch to Swoodie if…
you want AI photo scanning without a $14.99/month tier, recipe generation, meal planning, or shared planning with a partner.
Stay with MyNetDiary if…
you need clinical-grade 107-nutrient tracking, medication / glucose logging, or prefer a one-time Lifetime plan.
Made up your mind? Start free.
Swoodie plans the week, tracks what you eat and lets two people pick dinner together. The recipe library and tracking are free, no account needed — every scan carries a Blood Sugar Score, six Kitchen Tools work offline, and Premium is free for 7 days on the yearly plan.
We put these comparisons together from publicly available information and each app's own website. Prices and features change — if you spot anything inaccurate or out of date, email support@swoodie.app and we'll correct it. We want this comparison to stay fair.
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