Foodnoms is the closest peer on this list: an Apple food diary, not a giant web brand. A Foodnoms alternative should say who ought to stay. Free barcode users should stay. The switch is for people who also want workouts and a coach in the same iPhone subscription.
What Foodnoms is good at
Foodnoms' own Lose It comparison, updated September 2026, describes Foodnoms as Apple-only, rated 4.7 from more than 7,600 ratings. That page lists prices of free or $40 a year. Foodnoms versus Lose It (https://foodnoms.com/vs/lose-it).
A second page does not use the same price. 123 Cal, published 3 October 2026, says both Foodnoms and MacrosFirst keep barcode scanning on the free tier, and that Foodnoms AI requires Foodnoms+. 123 Cal (https://123cal.app/compare/foodnoms-vs-macrosfirst). NutriScan's Lose It alternatives post cites other live Foodnoms prices, including $59.99 a year. Those pages disagree. This article will not pick a winner. Check the price in the App Store on the day you subscribe.
What the pages do agree on is the shape of the product. Foodnoms is a food diary for Apple users. Barcode scanning is described as available without the paid AI tier. That is a real reason to stay. BusyBody's barcode scanner is on the trial for 3 days, then on the subscription. It is not a permanent free scanner. If "foodnoms free alternative" is the whole query, this is the wrong app.
When workouts are the reason to leave
BusyBody is also Apple-only. Steps sync with Apple Health. The difference is the rest of the plan: photo logging, menu scan, fridge scan, voice, calories and macros, water, workouts that progress over time, and Bodi, a coach that answers from your own logs and targets. One plan. No feature is held back for a higher tier. After the 3-day trial the public price is $65.99 a year or $13.99 a month. Pricing (https://busybody.io/pricing).
That is a worse deal than a free barcode diary, and a simpler deal than a food app plus a separate workout app. The category post for that second case is calorie tracking with a workout tracker built in (https://busybody.io/blogs/calorie-tracking-app-with-workout-tracker). How the step count fits the calorie target is the Apple Health calorie tracker guide (https://busybody.io/blogs/apple-health-calorie-tracker).
Bodi is optional in the sense that you can log without opening a chat. It is not a reason to leave Foodnoms if you wanted a quiet diary and nothing else. It is a reason to leave if you are already paying for a coach or a workout app beside the diary.
Who should stay on Foodnoms
Stay if the free barcode log is enough and you like the diary. Stay if you want the smallest Apple app that records food and you already have a lifting app you will not replace. Stay if a published price of about $40 a year, if that is the price you see, matters more to you than workouts in the same subscription. Confirm the number. Do not take it from this page.
Switch if you are about to add a second app for training, and you would rather have the food log and the workouts on one iPhone plan. Do not switch if you need Android, a permanent free scanner, or a micronutrient panel. None of those are this product.
FAQ
Is BusyBody a free Foodnoms alternative?
No. Barcode, photo, and voice are included during a 3-day trial, then on the $13.99 monthly or $65.99 yearly plan.
Does Foodnoms include workouts?
The pages cited here describe a food diary, not a training app. That is the gap this alternative is for. If Foodnoms has added a workout log since those pages were written, compare the two App Store listings before you move a history.
Which Foodnoms price is current?
This page does not choose. One Foodnoms page said free or $40 a year. Another source cited $59.99 a year. Read the App Store sheet.