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Weight Loss Apps

These apps offer food and activity tracking, personalised plans, and motivational tools to help you make small, lasting changes. Many also provide healthy recipe ideas, goal setting, and progress monitoring to keep you encouraged along the way.

Used as part of your daily routine or alongside professional advice, the right apps can give you practical support that fits around your lifestyle - helping you stay motivated, in control, and confident in reaching your goals. Apps are free to use or have freemium content available. 

The NHS Weight Loss Plan is a free app designed to help adults manage their weight through healthy eating and physical activity. It offers a structured 12-week programme that includes meal plans, exercise goals and progress tracking tools. The app aims to support users in making sustainable lifestyle changes for weight loss and long-term health improvement.

NHS Weight Loss Plan
NHS Weight Loss Plan

Healthy Living


Entirely Free

Apple iOS

77%

Level 2

Android

77%

Level 2


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Calorie Counter + is a weight management and nutrition tracking app designed for adults and older adults. It allows users to log meals, monitor their calorie intake, and track health metrics like body mass index (BMI). It also includes features like barcode scanning and integration with devices like Fitbit and Apple Health to streamline data input.

Calorie Counter +
Calorie Counter +

Healthy Living


In App Purchases

Apple iOS

84%

Level 2

Android

84%

Level 2

Web App

86%

Level 2


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Cultivating Wellbeing is a low-cost subscription app designed to support adult users in improving their fitness and mental wellbeing. It combines mood tracking, informational resources, and guidance for outdoor activities to encourage regular movement and self-reflection. The app aims to promote long-term wellbeing through consistent habits and mindful routines.

Cultivating Wellbeing
Cultivating Wellbeing

Healthy Living

Mental Health

+1


In App Purchases

Apple iOS

83%

Level 2

Android

82%

Level 2


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HS Couch to 5K is a 9 week guide to help you start running and run 5km without stopping. It lets you:

  • Choose a coach to help guide you during your run.

  • Play music while you run and listen to your coach at the same time.

  • The app can connect you with a community of runners that are also using the app.

  • After 9 weeks of using the app, you may be able to run 5km without stopping.

NHS Couch to 5K
NHS Couch to 5K

Healthy Living


Entirely Free

Apple iOS

73%

Level 2

Android

72%

Level 2


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The NHS Food Scanner app helps individuals and families make healthier food choices by scanning product barcodes and suggesting alternatives with improved nutritional content. Aimed at supporting weight management and overall health, the app provides at-a-glance information on sugar, salt, saturated fat, and calorie content in everyday packaged foods.

NHS Food Scanner
NHS Food Scanner

Healthy Living


Entirely Free

Apple iOS

74%

Level 2

Android

73%

Level 2


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NHS Active 10 Walking Tracker is a free app designed to encourage short, daily bursts of brisk walking (active 10-minute walks) for adults, teenagers and older adults. It features a straightforward exercise timer and tracks walking durations to help users build healthy habits and improve general fitness, including during and after COVID‑19.

NHS Active 10 Walking Tracker
NHS Active 10 Walking Tracker

Healthy Living

Respiratory


Entirely Free

Apple iOS

77%

Level 2

Android

76%

Level 2


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Yuka is a food and cosmetic product scanner that helps users make informed decisions about their nutrition and wellness. The app allows users to scan product barcodes to receive a simple health score based on nutritional quality or ingredient safety. It is free to use with optional premium features available through a subscription.

Yuka - Food & Cosmetic Scanner
Yuka - Food & Cosmetic Scanner

Healthy Living

Utilities/ Administration


In App Purchases

Apple iOS

74%

Level 2

Android

75%

Level 2


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YAZIO is a calorie tracking and diet management app designed to help adults achieve wellness and weight loss goals. Users can log meals, monitor calorie intake and expenditure, and track nutritional values such as macronutrients. The app also integrates with fitness devices like Apple Health, Fitbit, and Garmin to provide a more complete picture of health and activity.

AI Calorie Tracker by Yazio
AI Calorie Tracker by Yazio

Healthy Living


In App Purchases

Apple iOS

78%

Level 2

Android

78%

Level 2


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MyFitnessPal is a food and fitness tracking app that helps users monitor their nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle habits. It offers tools like food and health diaries, barcode scanning, and calorie tracking, as well as integration with wearable devices such as Fitbit and Garmin. The app is free to use with optional premium features available via subscription.

MyFitnessPal: Calorie Counter
MyFitnessPal: Calorie Counter

Healthy Living


In App Purchases

Apple iOS

75%

Level 2

Android

75%

Level 2


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Google Fit is an app to help you track how much you exercise to support your heart health.

Google Fit works by using the sensors and camera in your phone to track how many steps you take and how hard you exercise. The app tracks your heart rate and you can see your progress on a graph. You can set goals to be more active, and connect the app to other health apps. Google Fit is free to download and free to use. 


Google Fit: Activity Tracker
Google Fit: Activity Tracker

Healthy Living


Entirely Free

Apple iOS

79%

Level 2

Android

78%

Level 2


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