Best nutrition apps gyms can give members (2026)
The short answer: If you want every member to get a free app that plans meals around their training, plus a club space for your gym, Siloh is the best fit. If your nutrition offer runs through personal trainers inside a full coaching platform, ABC Trainerize is the established choice, and Evolution Nutrition is a solid add-on for ready-made dietitian meal plans.
We make Siloh. Here's how we judged:
- Cost to the member and the gym. Can every member use it without a new subscription?
- Training-aware nutrition. Does food guidance change with how members train?
- Community. Can the gym gather members, run challenges and post notices?
- Staff workload. How much a coach or dietitian has to do for each member.
- Fit with existing tools. Whether it plugs into what gyms already run.
Comparison table
| App | Best for | Member cost | Meal plans | Training plans | Gym community tools |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siloh | Giving all members a free nutrition and training app | Free; optional Pro | AI meal plans (Pro); recipes and grocery lists (free) | AI programs (Pro) | Yes, free Clubs |
| ABC Trainerize | Trainer-led coaching across a gym or studio | Paid by the business | Recipes and meal plans; Advanced Nutrition Coaching add-on | Yes | Branded app option |
| Evolution Nutrition | Dietitian-built meal plans delivered by trainers | Paid by the business (Pro from $59/month) | 4,400+ RD-created plans | No | No |
| MyFitnessPal | Members who already log food | Premium $79.99/year, paid by member | Premium+ only | No | No |
| Nutrium | Gyms with an in-house dietitian | Paid by the professional | Yes, dietitian-built | No | No |
The apps
1. Siloh
Best for: gyms that want every member to have a free nutrition and training app, and a place to bring members together.
Siloh is a nutrition and training app that plans your meals and your workouts as one system, so training days and rest days eat differently.
Pros
- Free for every member: food logging, recipes, grocery lists, run tracking, streaks and a weekly report. Siloh Pro adds AI meal plans built around the member's training program, with training-day and rest-day fueling.
- Clubs is free for gyms: owner and member roles, join requests with an approval queue, pinned notices, post moderation, events with GPS check-in, challenges with challenge leaderboards, and chapters and squads for multiple locations or classes.
- Households let members share dinners scaled per person with a combined grocery list, which helps when a partner or family eats the same meals.
Cons
- iPhone only for now; Android is coming soon.
- A newer app (launched July 30, 2026), and it does not handle memberships, billing or class booking, so it sits alongside your gym software rather than replacing it.
Price: Free for members. Siloh Pro is a 7-day free trial, then $19.99/month or $149.99/year. For gym-wide arrangements, talk to us.
2. ABC Trainerize
Best for: gyms and studios where trainers deliver coaching and nutrition through one platform.
Pros
- Trainers can deliver recipes and meal plans, monitor macro tracking and use habit coaching.
- Built for studios, gyms and multi-location businesses, with a custom branded app option.
- Integrates with MyFitnessPal so members can share food diaries with their coach (announced September 2025).
Cons
- Advanced Nutrition Coaching is an add-on included with the Studio plan, so deeper nutrition tools cost more.
- Value depends on trainers doing the work for each client.
Price: Paid plans (Grow, Pro, Studio); see Trainerize for current pricing.
3. Evolution Nutrition
Best for: gyms that want trainers to hand out dietitian-designed meal plans quickly.
Pros
- Access to 4,400+ meal plans created by registered dietitians across 22 dietary categories, with food swaps and shopping lists.
- Client self-service meal planning reduces staff time.
Cons
- Meal planning only; it does not plan workouts.
- No free plan.
Price: Pro from $59/month.
4. MyFitnessPal
Best for: members who already track food and gyms whose trainers use Trainerize.
Pros
- A familiar food logger with barcode and meal scanning in Premium.
- Food diaries can be shared with trainers through the ABC Trainerize integration.
Cons
- It tracks food; it does not plan training. The meal planner requires Premium+.
- Each member pays for Premium on their own.
Price: Premium $79.99/year; Premium+ $99.99/year or $24.99/month.
5. Nutrium
Best for: gyms with a registered dietitian on staff.
Pros
- Built for qualified nutrition professionals, with meal planning, a food diary and messaging in the client app.
- Clients get appointment reminders and progress tracking.
Cons
- Needs a nutrition professional to run it, so it does not scale to every member on its own.
- No training plans or community features.
Price: Paid plans with a 14-day free trial.
How to choose
If the goal is to give every member something useful on day one, without hiring a dietitian, Siloh is the simplest place to start. If your trainers already run clients through Trainerize, keep it and add Evolution Nutrition or MyFitnessPal for food. If a dietitian leads nutrition at your gym, Nutrium is built for that workflow.
What nutrition app can a gym give members for free?
Siloh is free for members and includes food logging, recipes, grocery lists and a free Clubs space for the gym. Members can upgrade to Siloh Pro on their own for AI meal plans and training programs.
Is ABC Trainerize good for gym nutrition?
Yes, ABC Trainerize is a strong choice when trainers lead nutrition, with meal plans, macro tracking and habit coaching. Deeper nutrition tools come through the Advanced Nutrition Coaching add-on.
Does Siloh connect to gym management software?
Siloh does not handle memberships, billing or class booking. Gyms use it alongside their existing management software.
What is the difference between Siloh and Evolution Nutrition?
Evolution Nutrition gives trainers a library of dietitian-made meal plans, while Siloh plans meals and workouts together for each member. Evolution Nutrition is paid by the business; Siloh is free for members.
Can a gym with several locations use Siloh?
Yes, Siloh Clubs supports chapters and squads, so one gym can organize members by location or class.
Is Siloh available on Android?
Not yet; Siloh is on iPhone today and Android is coming soon.
Try Siloh free.
Everyone starts free on iPhone. Pro adds the AI that plans your meals around your training.