My GLP ShotMy GLP Shot vs MyFitnessPal
These two apps cover different things. MyFitnessPal is a calorie and food tracker. My GLP Shot is a GLP-1 medication tracker. Most GLP-1 users who track food use both. The interesting question is not "which one wins" but "do you actually need a dedicated GLP-1 tracker if you already pay for MyFitnessPal Premium?"
The short answer: yes, because MyFitnessPal Premium does not include GLP-1-specific features, and the dedicated tool is free for the basics anyway.
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Quick verdict
- Already use MyFitnessPal for food: keep using it for food. Add My GLP Shot (free) for the medication side.
- Considering MyFitnessPal Premium specifically to track GLP-1: don't. Premium adds food and macro features, not GLP-1 tracking. Use My GLP Shot's free tier for the medication piece.
- Don't track food in detail and just want a clean shot tracker: My GLP Shot alone covers it. No food log needed.
- Privacy-first user: My GLP Shot. Local-first by default with optional end-to-end encrypted sync.
What each app does
| My GLP Shot | MyFitnessPal | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary purpose | GLP-1 medication and weight-loss tracking. | Food, calorie, and macro tracking. |
| Shot logging | Native, with dose, time, site, and side-effect notes. | Generic medication entry. No GLP-1 specifics. |
| Active-medication concentration chart | Yes. Models tirzepatide and semaglutide half-lives. | No. |
| Custom dosing schedules | Yes. Microdosing, split-dosing, bi-weekly, custom intervals. | Standard medication reminders only. |
| Injection-site tracking | Yes. Recommends next site to use. | No. |
| Food and calorie tracking | No. Out of scope on purpose. | Yes, with a huge food database. |
| Macro tracking | No. | Yes (premium). |
| Recipe importer | No. | Yes (premium). |
| Barcode food scanner | No. | Yes. |
| Weight tracking | Yes, with trend chart. | Yes. |
| Body measurements | Premium. Waist, hips, chest, arms, thighs, with trend charts. | Yes (some in premium). |
| Mood and appetite tracking | Yes, correlated to dose cycle. | Limited. |
| Lab value tracking | Premium. A1C, lipid panel, kidney panel, custom labs. | No. |
| Doctor PDF export | Premium. GLP-1 specific. | No. |
| Premium price | $19.99 per year flat. | $19.99/month or $79.99/year (subject to change). |
| Free tier covers core need | Yes. Most GLP-1 users never need to upgrade. | Yes for food. Premium adds macros, recipe imports, ad-free, etc. |
| Account required | No. Default is local-only. | Yes. |
| Where data lives | On your device by default. Optional encrypted cloud sync. | In the operator's cloud. |
| End-to-end encryption | Yes. AES-256-GCM with browser-side PBKDF2 key derivation. | Not documented as end-to-end encrypted. |
| Source code | Open on GitHub. | Closed source. |
| Major data breach history | None to date. | 2018 breach exposed 150 million accounts. |
Why a dedicated GLP-1 tracker matters
MyFitnessPal can let you log a generic medication entry, just like it lets you log a vitamin. That is not the same as tracking a GLP-1 routine. Specifically:
- Concentration peak and trough. Tirzepatide has a 5-day half-life; semaglutide has a 7-day half-life. By day 6 or 7 you are at roughly 25% of peak concentration. The active-medication chart in My GLP Shot visualizes this so you can see whether appetite returning lines up with the medication wearing off. This is a GLP-1-specific feature; a generic medication log cannot do it.
- Dose-cycle-aware appetite trend. Appetite, mood, and side effects map to where you are in the dose cycle. That correlation is what tells you whether your current dose is still working or whether it is time to talk to your prescriber about titration.
- Injection-site rotation. The four standard subcutaneous areas (abdomen quadrants, upper outer thigh, back of arm) need rotation to reduce irritation. The app recommends the next site based on what you used recently.
- Custom dosing schedules. Microdosing, split-dosing, and bi-weekly cadences are common in this niche. Most general apps only handle standard daily or weekly reminders.
- Doctor PDF tuned to GLP-1 visits. Weight trend, dose history, lab values, side-effect timeline. The exact information GLP-1 prescribers want, formatted for a 15-minute appointment.
The pricing math, if you are considering MyFitnessPal Premium
MyFitnessPal Premium is roughly $19.99 per month or $79.99 per year, and what it unlocks is food and macro features, not medication tracking. If you are paying that subscription specifically because you want better medication or weight-loss tracking, you are paying for the wrong feature.
My GLP Shot is $0 for the free tier (which covers shot logging, weight, mood, appetite, photos, the active-medication chart, reminders, and custom schedules), or $19.99 per year flat for premium (which adds lab tracking, body measurements, and PDF doctor exports). No monthly tier on purpose. Over five years, premium My GLP Shot is $99.95 total. MyFitnessPal Premium over the same five years is $399.95 (annual plan) or $1,199.40 (monthly plan).
A reasonable setup for someone who tracks both food and a GLP-1 routine: free MyFitnessPal for food, free My GLP Shot for medication. If you eventually need MyFitnessPal Premium for the food side, that is a food-side decision. The medication side does not need to add cost.
The privacy story
MyFitnessPal has a complicated privacy history. The 2018 breach exposed 150 million account credentials. Ownership has changed hands more than once (Under Armour to Francisco Partners). The app is cloud-based and stores your food, weight, body measurement, and exercise history on their servers in a form they can read. The current privacy policy is the authoritative source for what is and is not done with that data, and the policy is worth reading periodically because it changes.
My GLP Shot defaults to local-only storage. Your shots, doses, weights, mood, body measurements, lab values, photos, and notes never leave your device unless you explicitly opt into cloud sync. If you do, the encryption happens in the browser before upload (PBKDF2-SHA-256 with 600,000 iterations to derive an AES-256-GCM key that never leaves your device). The server stores opaque ciphertext only. We have no key material. Full details at /security.html.
For GLP-1 medication specifically, where the data covers prescription drugs, weight, body measurements, and mood, "the operator can read it" matters more than for general food tracking.
Migrating shot history from MyFitnessPal
If you have been logging GLP-1 doses as generic medication entries in MyFitnessPal, the cleanest migration path right now is manual entry of dose history into My GLP Shot. The app supports backdating shots so you can rebuild a 6-month or 12-month history quickly.
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