Gymex vs MyFitnessPal: Which Wins in 2026?
MyFitnessPal and Gymex both help you train — but they solve different problems. MyFitnessPal is nutrition; Gymex is a full AI strength coach. Here's an honest head-to-head on programming, coaching, price and who each one is really for.
Disclosure: Gymex publishes this comparison and appears in it. This is documentation-based research, not an independent review. Product claims were rechecked against official vendor pages on 20 October 2026; local prices can vary. See our editorial policy.
The short answer
MyFitnessPal is a nutrition app; Gymex is a training coach that also tracks nutrition. If you lift, Gymex replaces two apps with one.
What is MyFitnessPal?
MyFitnessPal is the best-known calorie and macro tracker, with a huge food database and barcode scanning. Its biggest strength is the largest food database and the most established nutrition tracker.
Side-by-side comparison
| Gymex | MyFitnessPal | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | AI strength coach | Nutrition |
| Writes & adapts your program | Yes — adapts weekly | No (nutrition only) |
| RIR autoregulation | Yes | No |
| Plateau & overtraining detection | Yes | No |
| Voice set logging | Yes | No |
| Nutrition tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Price | Free, £7.49–£20/mo | Free–£16/mo |
| Platforms | iPhone, Android | iOS, Android, Web |
Where MyFitnessPal wins
MyFitnessPal has a deeper food database and is a dedicated nutrition tool. It's the right pick for people who only want a dedicated calorie tracker.
Where Gymex wins
MyFitnessPal only tracks food; Gymex combines macro and barcode nutrition tracking with full strength training and AI coaching, so your eating and training live in one app. That's the difference between an app that records or suggests training and one that actually programs and autoregulates it for you — for a fraction of the price of a human coach.
Bottom line: MyFitnessPal is a nutrition app; Gymex is a training coach that also tracks nutrition. If you lift, Gymex replaces two apps with one. You can try Gymex free on iPhone or Android and decide for yourself.
Frequently asked questions
Is Gymex better than MyFitnessPal?
It depends on what you want. MyFitnessPal is best known for being nutrition — MyFitnessPal has a deeper food database and is a dedicated nutrition tool. Gymex is a full AI coach: MyFitnessPal only tracks food; Gymex combines macro and barcode nutrition tracking with full strength training and AI coaching, so your eating and training live in one app. For most lifters who want the app to program and adapt their training, Gymex does more.
Is MyFitnessPal or Gymex cheaper?
MyFitnessPal costs Free–£16/mo. Gymex is free to start; Core is £7.49/month without AI, Premium adds AI coaching at £15/month, and Pro Premium is £20/month. Store prices can vary by country.
Can Gymex replace MyFitnessPal?
For most people, yes. MyFitnessPal only tracks food; Gymex combines macro and barcode nutrition tracking with full strength training and AI coaching, so your eating and training live in one app. The main reason to keep MyFitnessPal is if you specifically need what it is best at: people who only want a dedicated calorie tracker.
What does Gymex do that MyFitnessPal doesn't?
Gymex writes and adapts multi-week programs, uses Reps in Reserve context to guide loads, detects plateaus and overtraining, logs sets by voice, and tracks nutrition on iPhone and Android. MyFitnessPal only tracks food; Gymex combines macro and barcode nutrition tracking with full strength training and AI coaching, so your eating and training live in one app.