A French AI Alternative to MyFitnessPal

If you are looking for a French alternative to MyFitnessPal, Mello is the closest fit, because it replaces manual entry with AI photo tracking and was designed to work in French rather than translated after the fact. You photograph a meal and get calories and macros without searching a database.

MyFitnessPal earned its place. The food database is huge and the barcode scanner is handy. But the daily experience is heavy: you type each item, pick the right entry among dozens of near-duplicates, estimate grams, and split mixed dishes by hand. That workload is the main reason people stop logging after a few weeks, and a tracker you abandon does nothing for you.

There is also a language gap for French users. French dishes, supermarket products and home recipes are uneven in an app built first for the English-speaking market. You spend extra time correcting entries that do not match what is actually on your plate, which adds friction to an already tedious task.

Mello takes a different route. Instead of typing, you photograph the plate and the AI estimates the foods, portions, calories and macros. You confirm or tweak, and it is logged in seconds. The interface, the food recognition and the coaching are in French from the start, so a homemade gratin or a bakery sandwich reads correctly without a fight.

The bigger difference is what Mello adds on top. It is built for GLP-1 treatments like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro, which are surging in France now that Wegovy and Mounjaro are reimbursed. Every meal gets a GLP-1 Friendly Score from 1 to 10, and you can track your weekly injection and side effects in the same app. MyFitnessPal has none of that logic.

Be clear about your need. If you want the largest barcode database and you are not on a GLP-1, MyFitnessPal still makes sense. If you want a faster French experience with photo logging, and especially if you are on the medication, a dedicated app fits your day better and you are far more likely to keep using it.

Mello costs 19.99 USD per month or 99.99 USD per year with a 3-day free trial, so you can test the photo scanner before paying. Snap your food, get the calories and a GLP-1 friendly score, and keep your dose in one place. Download Mello and switch your logging to photos.