Instead of MyFitnessPal
Calorie and nutrition tracking with a food database.
Worth the work
The database is the product, and the open ones are smaller. Wger tracks the numbers; you will scan fewer barcodes.
You lose: A food database with millions of entries and a barcode scanner that works.
Start here
Wger
Nutrition and workouts. The food database is yours to build.
github.com/wger-project/wgerwger.de
A compose file, a domain and a reverse proxy.
Also worth a look
- OpenNutriTracker
A mobile app, not a server. Local data, small database.
Facts checked 8 November 2026. Licences, activity and archive status come from each project's own repository; the verdict and the cost lines are the desk's.