Grove vs MyNetDiary: One Fiber Number or 108 Nutrients?

MyNetDiary is a calorie counter that also tracks fiber, as one of up to 108 nutrients. Grove tracks fiber and nothing else. Pick MyNetDiary if you want calories, macros, water and fiber in one diary, or you need Android, iPad or Apple Watch. Pick Grove if fiber is the one number you are working on and you want it on the main screen with a daily gut check-in beside it.

I build Grove, so read this knowing that. I checked every MyNetDiary detail below against its App Store page and its own website on October 12, 2026. Where those pages do not mention something, I say "not listed" instead of guessing.

Does MyNetDiary track fiber?

Yes. Fiber is one of the nutrients in its food diary, and you can give it a daily target. MyNetDiary's own guide to eating more fiber, written by one of its dietitians in 2021, gives the path: open the Coach tab, tap My Plan, then Nutrient Targets, and select fiber. The same guide suggests 14 grams of fiber per 1,000 calories.

The two apps differ in how much else is on the screen with it.

The same day in both apps

Say it is 4pm. Breakfast was oatmeal and a banana, lunch was a burrito bowl with black beans, and you want to know if dinner needs more fiber.

In MyNetDiary that day is a full food diary. Its App Store page lists calories, macros, exercise, water and "108 nutrients." Fiber is in there once you have picked it as a target. You also logged the chicken, the rice, the coffee and the water, because a calorie diary only works if everything goes in.

In Grove the day is a hill. Each food you log lands on it, and Grove the broccoli walks toward your goal flag. The screenshots on this site show a day at 13g against a 25g goal, so 12g to go. You did not log the chicken or the coffee. Grove only counts fiber, so foods with none can be skipped.

MyNetDiary shows your fiber next to the rest of your diet. Grove shows fiber alone.

Feature comparison

| Feature | Grove | MyNetDiary | | --- | --- | --- | | Main thing it tracks | Fiber | Calories and macros, with "up to 108 nutrients per entry" | | Fiber goal | Yes, starts at 25g and you can change it | Yes, set under Coach, My Plan, Nutrient Targets | | Food data | USDA database, Open Food Facts for barcodes | "2 million staff-verified foods," built on USDA and NCC sources | | Barcode scanning | Yes | Yes, in the no-cost tier | | Photo logging | No | Meal Scan, listed under Premium | | Daily gut check-in | Yes, one tap: Great, Good, Meh or Rough | Not listed. Its GLP-1 tools log side effects like nausea and bloating | | Water tracking | No | Yes | | Apple Health | Reads and writes fiber, saves gut symptoms | Apple Health sync listed | | Widgets | Home and lock screen, with one-tap logging | Widgets listed | | Devices | iPhone, iOS 18.0 or later | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple Vision listed, iOS 17.0 or later. Android and web too | | Account | None | "No account required to start" | | Ads | None | "No ads" | | Price | Grove+ $7.99/mo or $49.99/yr, after 7 days with the whole app and no card | No-cost tier. Premium in-app purchases listed from $8.99 to $59.99, Premium Plus at $14.99 |

MyNetDiary's App Store page shows 4.8 stars from about 169,000 ratings on October 12, 2026. The listing does not say which Premium price is monthly and which is yearly, so check the app's own plan screen before you pay.

Where MyNetDiary wins

It tracks your whole diet. Calories, macros, water, exercise and fiber sit in one diary. If your doctor asked you to watch sodium and fiber together, or you are losing weight and want fiber along for the ride, one app is easier than two. Grove tracks fiber and nothing else.

You can start without paying. Its website says the no-cost tier includes barcode scanning, macro tracking, water tracking and a food journal with full nutrient detail, without ads. Grove gives you the whole app for 7 days with no card, and then it needs a Grove+ plan.

It runs on more devices. iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Android and the web. Grove is iPhone only.

The food list is bigger. MyNetDiary says it has 2 million foods and that they are "verified by our staff, not user-submitted." Grove searches thousands of foods from the USDA database. If you eat a lot of restaurant and brand-name food, the bigger list will save you typing.

It has tools for GLP-1 medication. Its site lists injection tracking and a log for side effects like nausea and bloating next to your meals. Grove has none of that. Our guide to tracking fiber on a GLP-1 covers how Grove fits in.

Where Grove wins

Fiber is the screen. You open Grove and see today's grams and your goal flag. There is no nutrient list to set up and no calorie budget beside it. If fiber is the only number you want to move this month, you see it every time you open the app.

You only log what has fiber. A calorie diary needs every bite. A fiber log needs the oats, the beans, the fruit and the bread. Most days that is five or six foods. The ones you eat most sit on the Today screen as tiles, and one tap logs them.

A daily gut check-in, for everyone. Once a day you tap Great, Good, Meh or Rough. Grove lines your answers up with your fiber, so after a few weeks you can see whether your higher-fiber days were your better days. MyNetDiary lists side-effect logging as part of its GLP-1 tools. Its pages do not list a general daily gut check-in.

No account at any point. Grove has no account, no email and no ads. Your food log is stored on your iPhone and, if you are signed in to iCloud, it also syncs through your own private iCloud account. Grove has no server that stores your log.

What Grove does not do

Grove does not track calories, protein, macros or water. It cannot log from a photo. It runs on iPhone only, and after the first 7 days it needs a Grove+ plan. If any of those is a dealbreaker, MyNetDiary is the better pick.

Which one should you use?

Choose MyNetDiary if you want calories and fiber in one diary, you want to start without paying, you use Android, iPad or Apple Watch, or you take a GLP-1 and want to log side effects.

Choose Grove if fiber is the number you are trying to move, you would rather log six foods than everything you ate, and you want a daily record of how your gut feels.

Still weighing other apps? Our roundup of the best fiber tracker apps for iPhone covers FiberUp, Proto, Cronometer and MyFitnessPal. If you do not know your daily number yet, the fiber calculator works it out in a minute.

Frequently asked questions

Does MyNetDiary track fiber?

Yes. Fiber is one of the nutrients in MyNetDiary's food diary. Its own guide says to open the Coach tab, tap My Plan, then Nutrient Targets, and select fiber to track it against a daily target.

Is Grove a good MyNetDiary alternative?

It is if fiber is the only number you want. Grove gives you USDA fiber numbers, a barcode scanner and a daily gut check-in. You give up calories, macros, water tracking and MyNetDiary's larger food list.

Is MyNetDiary's fiber data accurate?

MyNetDiary says its 2 million foods are verified by its staff and built on USDA and NCC sources. Grove uses the USDA database for search and Open Food Facts for barcodes. Both apps start from published data instead of numbers typed in by other users.

Which is cheaper, Grove or MyNetDiary?

MyNetDiary, if its no-cost tier covers what you need. Its App Store page lists Premium in-app purchases from $8.99 to $59.99. Grove+ is $7.99 a month or $49.99 a year. You get the whole Grove app for 7 days with no card before you pick a plan.

Does MyNetDiary track gut symptoms?

Its website lists a log for side effects like nausea and bloating as part of its GLP-1 tools. A general daily gut check-in is not listed. Grove asks one question a day, with four answers, and shows them next to your fiber.

Can I use Grove on Android or iPad?

No. Grove is an iPhone app and needs iOS 18.0 or later. MyNetDiary lists iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Android.

Can I track calories in Grove?

No. Grove tracks fiber only. If you want calories and fiber in one app, MyNetDiary does both.

The bottom line

MyNetDiary is a full food diary with fiber in it, and it suits a whole-diet goal. Grove tracks fiber only, and it suits a month where fiber is the one thing you are trying to change.

If that is your goal this month, get Grove on the App Store and see where today lands.