Noom alternatives: another weight-loss program, or just dinners
Stay with Noom if the lessons and coaching are the product. WeightWatchers is the other big program. MyFitnessPal, Lose It! and MacroFactor are logs without Noom’s curriculum. Carby is the alternative if you only wanted dinners under a grocery budget, not a weight-loss course.
Pricing comparison
Noom Weight $70 a month or $209 a year before tax. WeightWatchers Core from $12 a month on a 12-month term. MyFitnessPal Premium $79.99 a year. MacroFactor $71.99 a year. Lose It! Premium in-app. Carby $39.99 a year after a 3-day trial. Noom Med is extra.
| App | Starter price | If you stay a year | Trial | Refunds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noom | Noom Weight: $70 for one month, or $209 for the 12-month plan, before tax, on Noom’s plan-pricing FAQ. Most users are described as starting on a 4-month plan at $169. | $209 if you stay on the annual Weight plan. $840 if you stay on the $70 monthly plan for 12 months. Noom Med and GLP-1 Rx are extra (homepage lists Microdose from $79 then $199 a month, and advanced GLP-1 from $149 then $349 a month, plus tax, for new accounts as of March 31, 2026). | Noom’s cost page says a 7-day trial is available on Weight; cancel anytime. Medication programs have their own signup quiz. | Plans auto-renew unless canceled. Manage in the Account Portal or app Settings → Manage Subscription. App Store purchases follow Apple. |
| Carby | $39.99/year after a 3-day trial on web yearly checkout | $39.99 if you stay on the web yearly plan after the 3-day trial | 3-day trial on the web yearly offer visitors actually see. Monthly ($9.99) and weekly ($4.99) plans also exist. Read the checkout. | Web Stripe charges: email within 30 days of the charge for a refund. App Store charges go through Apple. Cancel during the trial and you are not charged. |
| WeightWatchers | Core starting at $12 a month on a 12-month commitment, auto-renewing at $12 a month unless canceled, on WeightWatchers plan pages. Month-to-month Core is listed at $24 a month on the how-it-works plan picker. Core+ from $22 a month on a 12-month term. Med+ from $25 the first month, then $74 a month on a 12-month plan; medication cost not included. | $144 if Core stays at $12 a month for 12 months on that commitment. $288 at the $24 month-to-month Core rate. Med+ at $74 a month after the first month is much higher; meds are extra. | Core includes two free weeks of Coaching and Workshops on the plans comparison table. Digital Core itself is a paid membership; read the checkout. | Plans auto-renew at the end of the term unless canceled. App Store purchases of the WW app follow Apple. Clinical Med+ services go through WeightWatchers Clinic. |
| MyFitnessPal | Free food diary. Premium $79.99 a year or $19.99 a month. Premium+ $99.99 a year or $24.99 a month, on MyFitnessPal’s Premium+ page. | $79.99 on Premium yearly. $99.99 on Premium+ yearly. $0 if you stay on the free diary. Grocery is extra. | 7-day Premium or Premium+ trial if you have never upgraded or redeemed a trial. First charge is after the trial unless you cancel. Auto-renews. | Cancel at least 24 hours before renewal to avoid the next charge. Premium features stay until the paid period ends. App Store or Google Play purchases follow those stores. |
| Lose It! | Free to download, with an optional Premium subscription. Lose It! does not publish a dollar price on the public Premium page; read the in-app checkout. | Free if you stay on Basic. Premium yearly cost is shown in the app, not on loseit.com/premium. Grocery is extra. | Free Basic needs no trial. Premium trial, if offered, is shown in the App Store or Google Play checkout you see. | App Store or Google Play purchases follow those stores. Deleting the app does not cancel a store subscription. |
| MacroFactor | $11.99 a month, $47.99 per half year, or $71.99 a year, US prices on the App Store listing. | $71.99 on the yearly nutrition plan. $143.88 if you stay on monthly at $11.99. Nutrition + Workouts bundle $89.99 a year for new users on or after January 1, 2026, per MacroFactor help. | 7-day trial of the premium ad-free app. No free subscription tier. | Auto-renews unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage from Apple or Google account settings. App Store purchases follow Apple. |
Grocery purchases are extra on every row. Read the checkout you actually see.
What each tool is best for
- Family dinners under a grocery budget, not a food diary: Carby
- Carby does not count calories or carbs. It plans five dinners and one aisle list around a store and a spending limit. Use it when the next job is shopping, not logging last night’s plate. Compare
- Points and workshops instead of Noom lessons: WeightWatchers
- Another full program, not a simple diary. Med+ is their clinical path. Compare
- Logging without a psychology course: MyFitnessPal
- A diary. No daily Noom lessons. Compare
- A calorie budget without coaches: Lose It!
- Weight-loss tracking, not a behavior curriculum. Compare
- An algorithmic coach instead of psychology lessons: MacroFactor
- Adaptive macros, no Noom color system. Paid, no free tier. Compare
Verdict
Keep Noom for the course. Switch to WeightWatchers for Points. Switch to a diary if you only wanted logging. Switch to Carby if you only wanted cheap family dinners and you were never looking for a weight-loss program.
Carby vs Noom in one tableFrequently asked questions
What is cheaper than Noom for dinners?
Carby web yearly is $39.99 after trial. Noom Weight annual is $209 before tax. They do different jobs, so cheaper is only true if you did not want Noom’s course.
Does Carby replace Noom Med?
No. Carby has no clinicians and no GLP-1s.
Can I use Carby with Noom?
Yes. Log in Noom. Plan household dinners in Carby. Two apps.
Sources checked October 20, 2026: Noom homepage · Noom Weight plan pricing FAQ · Noom program cost page · App Store listing · iTunes Lookup id 634598719 · App Store listing · iTunes Lookup id 6779585429 · Carby billing policy · Carby refund help · WeightWatchers US homepage · WeightWatchers plans · WeightWatchers how it works / plans · App Store listing · iTunes Lookup id 331308914 · MyFitnessPal homepage · MyFitnessPal Premium · MyFitnessPal Premium+ · App Store listing · iTunes Lookup id 341232718 · Lose It! homepage · Lose It! Premium · App Store listing · iTunes Lookup id 297368629 · MacroFactor site · MacroFactor App Store listing · MacroFactor subscriptions help · iTunes Lookup id 1553503471. Competitor facts come from those public pages and US iTunes Lookup. Missing cells were omitted, not guessed.