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Voice calorie tracker, six apps that log a meal you say or type

By Eric Parker, founder of TrueCal. Updated October 16, 2026.

Speaking a meal is an option in all six apps, but the plans differ. The MyFitnessPal voice logging help article puts Voice Log on Premium. The Lose It membership pricing article includes voice in Lose It! Premium, and the Cronometer voice and Siri article places Voice Log on Gold. The MacroFactor Describe help article describes voice input through Describe, while the MacroFactor App Store listing states there is no free tier and the MacroFactor product page includes every feature with a subscription. The TrueCal pricing page puts voice logging on Pro. The MyNetDiary iPhone page offers free Voice Logging for individual foods and Premium Plus AI Voice Logging for a whole meal.

Typing a meal description is also listed in the Cronometer voice logging help article for the same Voice Log feature, the MacroFactor Describe help article for Describe, and the TrueCal AI information page for Pro. The MyNetDiary FAQ lists AI Food Log by Description for Android only, but names Premium Plus in the heading and Premium after three free tries in the answer. A typed-sentence feature is Not stated in the MyFitnessPal and Lose It pages read for this comparison.

The facts below come from each company's own pages read October 16, 2026, with no ranking of the apps.

Spoken and typed meal logging, app by app

Voice and typed logging facts from each company's own pages, checked October 16, 2026
Logging questionMyFitnessPalLose ItCronometerMacroFactorMyNetDiaryTrueCal
Voice logging offeredYes, Voice Log. checked October 16, 2026Yes, Say It in the help center and AI Voice in the App Store listing. checked October 16, 2026 checked October 16, 2026Yes, Voice Log. checked October 16, 2026Yes, Describe through keyboard dictation. checked October 16, 2026Yes, Voice Logging and AI Voice Logging. checked October 16, 2026Yes, voice logging. checked October 16, 2026
Plan needed for voicePremium. checked October 16, 2026Lose It! Premium. checked October 16, 2026Gold. checked October 16, 2026Paid subscription, no free tier. Subscribers have all features. checked October 16, 2026 checked October 16, 2026Voice Logging for one food at a time is Free or Premium. Whole-meal AI Voice Logging needs Premium Plus. checked October 16, 2026 checked October 16, 2026Pro. checked October 16, 2026
Typed plain-words descriptionNot statedNot statedYes, type within Voice Log. checked October 16, 2026Yes, Describe. checked October 16, 2026AI Food Log by Description is Android only. Its FAQ heading says Premium Plus, but its answer says Premium after three free tries. The FAQ plan table places AI voice and text logging on Premium Plus. The wording conflicts. checked October 16, 2026Yes, Pro. checked October 16, 2026
How the words become foodsSearches the same food database used for typed searches. checked October 16, 2026The help center says Say It searches for a food by voice. Database entry or AI estimate for the nutrition numbers is Not stated. checked October 16, 2026AI turns speech into text and identifies foods without generating nutrition numbers. Foods are matched to database entries. checked October 16, 2026 checked October 16, 2026The Describe help article describes common-foods database search, not branded foods. Whether the May 2026 AI tab uses that same search is Not stated. checked October 16, 2026 checked October 16, 2026AI Food Log by Description matches foods to the database. AI Voice Logging recognizes foods and estimates portions. Premium Plus AI features use generative AI. Basic Voice Logging method is Not stated. checked October 16, 2026Large language models read descriptions for sourced estimates. Every nutrition number must come from a source or the user. checked October 16, 2026 checked October 16, 2026
Review or fix the entryChange servings or meal before saving, or start again. Edit or delete saved entries. checked October 16, 2026General logging steps select foods and serving before saving. Nutrition can be edited after logging. A Say It specific review step is Not stated. checked October 16, 2026Review matched foods before saving. Saved Diary entries can be edited. checked October 16, 2026 checked October 16, 2026Review foods and quantities on the plate before logging. Saved foods can be edited from the Food Log. checked October 16, 2026 checked October 16, 2026Review both AI features before saving. AI Voice Logging also accepts spoken additions, removals and changes. checked October 16, 2026Review the estimate before saving. Logged portions and items can be edited. checked October 16, 2026 checked October 16, 2026
Voice logging from Apple WatchNot statedNot statedNot statedYes, with an editable suggestion to confirm. checked October 16, 2026Not statedNot stated
Voice through Siri or another assistantNot statedNot statedSiri Voice Logging, Gold on iOS. checked October 16, 2026Not statedThe iPhone page advertises whole meals by Siri Shortcuts. The April 18, 2025 help article says built-in shortcuts were removed and no direct Siri equivalent exists for quick calorie entry. The pages disagree. checked October 16, 2026 checked October 16, 2026Not stated

What each app does with the words you say

MyFitnessPal

According to the MyFitnessPal voice logging help article, Voice Log looks through the same food database as a typed search. Matching the spoken words requires a steady Wi-Fi or cellular connection. Our MyFitnessPal review covers more of the app.

Lose It

The Lose It food logging help article describes Say It as searching for a food by voice. It also describes a public database in the Search tab. Whether the nutrition numbers for voice entries come from database records or an AI estimate is Not stated. Our Lose It review gives more detail about the app.

Cronometer

The Cronometer article about its use of AI assigns AI the work of turning speech into text and identifying the foods. It says AI does not generate nutrition numbers. The Cronometer food logging methods article says spoken foods are matched to database entries. Our Cronometer review covers its other logging options.

MacroFactor

The MacroFactor food logging help article describes natural language search. The MacroFactor Describe help article says Describe searches common foods and is not intended for branded foods. The MacroFactor May 2026 release notes describe an AI tab with a Describe mode for text and photos. The help article does not say whether that mode uses the same common-foods search. Our MacroFactor review has more about the app.

MyNetDiary

The MyNetDiary FAQ says AI Food Log by Description matches the description to its food database. AI Voice Logging identifies foods and estimates portions, and Premium Plus AI features use generative AI, or large language models. The method behind basic Voice Logging is Not stated. Our MyNetDiary review covers the app beyond voice entry.

Checking a spoken meal before it saves

The MyFitnessPal voice logging help article describes individual food edits before saving, including serving size, number of servings and meal. It also allows starting over, then editing or deleting entries after saving. In the Lose It food logging help article, the general steps after finding a food are selecting foods and a serving before saving. Logged nutrition can be edited, but a separate Say It review procedure is Not stated.

The Cronometer voice logging help article returns matched foods for review before adding them to the Diary. The Cronometer Diary editing help article describes editing saved entries. The Cronometer voice and Siri article cautions that quantities may need correction on the first attempt. The MacroFactor Describe help article puts selected foods and quantities on the plate for review, and the MacroFactor food editing help article allows later changes from the Food Log. The MacroFactor food logging help article cautions that natural language searches can return imperfect matches.

The MyNetDiary FAQ describes review before saving for both AI features. AI Voice Logging also accepts spoken changes to foods. That FAQ warns that the app can occasionally misread a food or portion. The TrueCal features page describes reviewing an estimate before saving, and the TrueCal AI information page says logged portions and items can be edited.

The plan each app puts voice on, and its listed price

Our app comparisons cover other differences between calorie trackers.

Voice logging on a watch or through Siri

The MacroFactor Apple Watch announcement describes speaking a food on Apple Watch and receiving a suggestion that can be edited before confirmation. The Cronometer Siri help article offers Siri Voice Logging to Gold users on iOS. The Cronometer voice and Siri article specifies app version 4.53.1 or newer and says Siri entries are added to the Diary for review.

The MyNetDiary iPhone page advertises Siri Shortcuts for recording whole meals by voice. The MyNetDiary Siri help article, dated April 18, 2025, says the built-in shortcuts were removed and there is no direct Siri equivalent for quick calorie entry. That article describes a shortcut a person builds to log a saved meal, but not a recipe. These pages disagree. The MyNetDiary Android page separately lists food logging by voice on Wear OS.

Watch voice logging and Siri logging are Not stated in the MyFitnessPal, Lose It and TrueCal pages read on October 16, 2026. Siri logging is also Not stated in the MacroFactor pages.

Limits the companies list for voice entry

Saying or typing a meal in TrueCal

The TrueCal AI information page lists free manual calorie logging, with typed descriptions, voice, photos, barcodes and macros on Pro. The TrueCal App Store listing describes saying the meal aloud or recording a voice memo. The TrueCal description for language models says large language models interpret the description, while the TrueCal AI information page requires every nutrition number to come from a source or the user.

The TrueCal features page describes reviewing an estimate before saving, and the TrueCal AI information page allows editing logged items and portions. Apple Watch voice logging and Siri logging are Not stated. Our explanation of how TrueCal works follows a description into a food log.

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Questions about logging food by voice

Is MyFitnessPal Voice Log free?

No. The MyFitnessPal voice logging help article lists Voice Log as a Premium feature.

Can Cronometer record food through Siri?

Yes. The Cronometer Siri help article offers Siri Voice Logging for Gold users on iOS.

Which of these six apps offers voice logging on a free account?

MyNetDiary does. The MyNetDiary iPhone page describes free Voice Logging for one food at a time and Premium Plus AI Voice Logging for a whole meal.

Does MacroFactor Describe search branded foods?

The MacroFactor Describe help article says it searches common foods and is not intended for branded foods. Whether the May 2026 AI tab Describe mode uses that same search is Not stated.

Company pages read on October 16, 2026