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MyFitnessPal vs Weight Watchers, one plate counted two ways

By Eric Parker, founder of TrueCal. Updated October 2, 2026.

MyFitnessPal counts calories and macros, and Premium costs $79.99 a year. WeightWatchers uses its own equation to count Points and says members do not need to count calories. Its Core plan starts at $12 a month with a 12-month commitment.

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Chicken, rice and broccoli in calories and grams

Take a plate of 100 g roasted skinless chicken breast, 100 g cooked brown rice and 100 g boiled broccoli. These are USDA values per 100 g, checked October 2, 2026.

These figures are not MyFitnessPal database entries. Its food database is built by its community. A check mark identifies an entry MyFitnessPal reviewed or added and considers accurate and complete. Checked entries can still have mistakes, and entries without a check mark are not always wrong.

Which parts of the plate are ZeroPoint foods

Skinless chicken breast and broccoli appear on the WeightWatchers Core Program ZeroPoint list. WeightWatchers gives ZeroPoint foods 0 Points. Adding oil, butter, dressing or sauce with a Points value changes that.

Brown rice is absent from that list. WeightWatchers publishes no Points value for brown rice on its site, so this page gives none.

The Points equation is not public. This page does not estimate it.

WeightWatchers publishes more than one ZeroPoint list. This comparison uses the Core Program list.

What goes into a Points allowance

Fiber, protein and unsaturated fat bring Points down. Saturated fat and added sugars raise them. Calories are part of the equation too.

WeightWatchers sets a Daily Points Budget using age, height, weight, sex assigned at birth and whether the member wants to lose or maintain weight. Weekly Points provide extra Points for the week after Daily Points are used.

For tracked foods, the WeightWatchers app also shows protein, carbs and fat.

The prices attached to a year of membership

MyFitnessPal Premium costs $79.99 a year or $19.99 a month. Its 7-day free trial is available if you have never had Premium or a Premium trial.

MyFitnessPal offers Free, Premium and Premium+. A Premium+ price is not published on its Premium page.

WeightWatchers Core starts at $12 a month on a 12-month plan. It renews for another 12 months unless canceled. The standard monthly fee is $24. New members can take a 30-day free digital trial, followed by $24 a month.

Core+ adds more live coaching and Workshops. WeightWatchers says Workshop memberships start at about $45 a month.

This page leaves out WeightWatchers Clinic and every medication plan.

Membership details side by side

Detail	MyFitnessPal	WeightWatchers
Counting unit	Calories and macros	Points
Free access	Food and exercise logging, weight and progress, your own foods, meals and recipes, and viewing macronutrients.	Not published on its site
Sample plate	USDA calories and macros for chicken. Brown rice. Broccoli.	Chicken breast and broccoli are ZeroPoint foods. Brown rice has no published Points value.
Paid choices	Premium and Premium+.	Core. Core+.
Lowest published yearly commitment	Premium at $79.99 a year	Core from $12 a month for 12 months
Month-to-month price	$19.99 for Premium	$24 standard monthly fee
Trial eligibility	7 days free if you have never had Premium or a Premium trial	30 days free for new members, then $24 a month
Devices	iOS, Android and website	iOS and Android. Web food logging is not published on its site.

A separate option with TrueCal

TrueCal has a $0 plan for manual calorie logging, daily and weekly views, meal history and manual meal editing.

Pro costs $29.99 a year or $9.99 a month. Macro breakdowns, custom goals and saved-meal tools are Pro features. With Pro, you can log from a typed description, voice, a photo or a barcode.

TrueCal works on iPhone, Android and the web, with sources you can check for nutrition estimates. The iPhone and Android apps offer 14 days of Pro free through the App Store or Google Play.

Answers about this plate and these plans

How many Points is brown rice on WeightWatchers?

WeightWatchers does not publish a Points value for brown rice on its site. This page does not estimate the unpublished equation.

Does WeightWatchers require calorie counting?

WeightWatchers says members do not need to count calories. Calories still contribute to its Points equation.

What are the published prices for an annual commitment?

MyFitnessPal Premium is $79.99 a year. WeightWatchers Core starts at $12 a month with a 12-month commitment.

Is skinless chicken breast a ZeroPoint food?

Yes. Skinless chicken breast is on the Core Program ZeroPoint list at 0 Points. Oil, butter, dressing or sauce with a Points value changes that.

References for the plate and subscriptions

MyFitnessPal free account details, checked October 2, 2026
MyFitnessPal Premium pricing, checked October 2, 2026
WeightWatchers Points equation explanation, checked October 2, 2026
WeightWatchers calorie counting guidance, checked October 2, 2026
WeightWatchers Core commitment, checked October 2, 2026
USDA roasted chicken breast, checked October 2, 2026
USDA cooked brown rice, checked October 2, 2026
USDA boiled broccoli, checked October 2, 2026
MyFitnessPal barcode and database information, checked October 2, 2026
MyFitnessPal check marks, checked October 2, 2026
WeightWatchers Core ZeroPoint list, checked October 2, 2026
WeightWatchers macro display, checked October 2, 2026
MyFitnessPal plan names, checked October 2, 2026
WeightWatchers digital trial terms, checked October 2, 2026
WeightWatchers Core+ details, checked October 2, 2026
WeightWatchers Workshop pricing, checked October 2, 2026
WeightWatchers mobile apps, checked October 2, 2026
TrueCal pricing, checked October 2, 2026
TrueCal logging features, checked October 2, 2026
TrueCal product information, checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026