MyNetDiary vs MyFitnessPal

Privacy compared: the newest public version of each, scored by the same six rules. MyNetDiary scores 67 and MyFitnessPal 58, so MyNetDiary is 9 points ahead.

67of 100

MyNetDiarycom.fourtechnologies.mynetdiary.ad

version 9.2.8 ahead by 9

58of 100

MyFitnessPalcom.myfitnesspal.android

version 25.10.0

Who is ahead on what

The longer bar is the better one on every axis; a score is the mean of its six axes. The arithmetic behind each is on the app's own card.

Axes: MyNetDiary leads on 2 axes, MyFitnessPal on 2 axes; 2 axes are level.
Trackers: MyNetDiary carries 7 trackers, MyFitnessPal 15 trackers; fewer is better.
Dangerous permissions: MyNetDiary may ask for 2 permissions, MyFitnessPal for 6 permissions.

The six axes

Each axis is one short rule applied to both apps, with the one thing that decided its number underneath.

Security MyFitnessPal +30

MyNetDiary 70 1 security problem found.

MyFitnessPal 100 No security problem found.

Tracking MyNetDiary +25

MyNetDiary 26 7 tracking tools found.

MyFitnessPal 1 15 tracking tools found. It is 35 points below the bottom of the scale, so the total loses 5.8 more.

Build hygiene MyFitnessPal +7

MyNetDiary 57 The app passes 8 of 14 checks of how well it was built.

MyFitnessPal 64 The app passes 9 of 14 checks of how well it was built.

Packaging level

MyNetDiary 100 Unpacked, the base APK is 205 MB; 459 KB of it is unused files.

MyFitnessPal 100 The phone can use everything in the app.

Access MyNetDiary +30

MyNetDiary 68 Asks for 4 of 11 kinds of permission; no special access.

MyFitnessPal 38 Asks for 7 of 11 kinds of permission; no special access.

Background level

MyNetDiary 78 Runs no background service, but starts by itself after a restart.

MyFitnessPal 78 Runs no background service, but starts by itself after a restart.

TrackersMyNetDiary 7 · MyFitnessPal 15

The advertising, analytics and attribution SDKs recognised in each app. What only one of them carries is what sets it apart.

Only in MyNetDiary

AppsFlyerGIPHY AnalyticsMixPanel

In both

Facebook SDKFacebook ShareFirebase AnalyticsIAB Open Measurement

Only in MyFitnessPal

Amazon AdvertisementAmplitudeBranchBrightcoveFirebase PerformanceGoogle AdMobGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerHuawei AdsSplitUnity Ads

Dangerous permissionsMyNetDiary 2 · MyFitnessPal 6

The permissions Android asks the user about at run time: the camera, the microphone, the location, the contacts and the like. An app may need one for what it does; asking is not the same as using.

Only in MyNetDiary

none

In both

CAMERARECORD_AUDIO

Only in MyFitnessPal

READ_CONTACTSREAD_EXTERNAL_STORAGEREAD_PHONE_STATEWRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Where this comes from

Both are the apps' public cards: what anyone may know of an app, from its newest public version - one Google Play installed, and out in the world. Each card has the score's lines and the earlier versions: MyNetDiary, MyFitnessPal.