Weight gain app goals from seven companies

Find the setting that adds to maintenance

MyFitnessPal describes adding calories during goal setup. Cronometer calculates a surplus from the selected rate. MacroFactor offers a gain goal expressed as a weekly percentage. MyNetDiary lets a gain plan use a date or weekly rate. TrueCal's FAQ names a gain target.

Lose It takes a different route. Its gain article describes a Maintain plan with an added calorie budget. The Lose It review and MyFitnessPal review give more detail about their goal tools.

The TDEE calculator is a separate reference for maintenance estimates. Exercise estimates have their own page at calories burned lifting weights.

Check whether protein gets a target

MyFitnessPal and Cronometer publish default macro allocations. Lose It describes a protein goal entered by the user. MacroFactor bases its protein recommendation on lean mass and a selected protein category. MyNetDiary lists protein planning by grams or calorie percentages as free, while its High-Protein Diet setup needs a subscription.

The protein tracker app comparison covers protein features separately. The Cronometer review and MyNetDiary review expand on those apps. For the measurements named in goal discussions, see the lean body mass calculator and FFMI calculator.

Reuse the foods and drinks already logged

MyFitnessPal makes saved meals free and includes Recent and Frequent lists in its free features. Cronometer includes custom meals in Basic and reserves repeating foods for Gold. These options reuse entries when the same foods or drinks appear again.

Lose It lists recent foods and meals in its food logging guide, with plan access Not stated. MacroFactor offers favorites and recently logged foods in its logging guide, plus copying foods, meals or days under its subscription. MyNetDiary includes favorites, recent meals and copy-from-day for free, while autologging needs Premium.

Cal AI describes Food Memory for frequent meals in its Google Play listing. Its free access is Not stated. TrueCal puts saved-meal reuse in Pro. The Cal AI review looks at its logging features, and the comparison directory links to more app details.

Look back at recorded weight

MacroFactor defines its Weight Trend as a moving average that gives recent weigh-ins more weight. It requires a subscription. The MacroFactor review covers its goal adjustments.

MyFitnessPal lists measurement history and past progress on every plan in its plan table. Cronometer makes its single metric weight chart available to all users, with Basic charts limited to a seven-day window. MyNetDiary lists uncapped weight charts as free and Trend Analysis on iOS and Timelines on Android as Premium features.

Lose It documents a Dashboard Weight card, with plan access Not stated. A smoothed trend is Not stated. TrueCal describes weight history on its features page, where the weight view plan is Not stated.

Six USDA records for calorie-dense foods and drinks

This table reports what USDA lists, read October 10, 2026. It is not a list of what to eat. Calories use each record's serving weight and are rounded to a whole number.

TrueCal access for logging and goals

Logging calories by hand is free. Logging from typing, voice, photo and barcode, and macros, are Pro. The AI information page describes those methods and saved-meal reuse. The pricing page lists meal templates and macro goals in Pro, and the product facts put custom goals and saved-meal tools in Pro.

The FAQ allows a gain target but does not resolve whether it needs Pro. The TDEE calculator reports a default gain rate of half a pound per week. The features page describes reviewing weight history and goal settings.