The best low FODMAP apps for iPhone

There isn’t one best low FODMAP app. It depends on what you need help with. For logging meals from a photo, scanning packets for low FODMAP and spotting your own triggers, there’s Fodmi. For a food guide from the university team that developed the diet, there’s the Monash FODMAP Diet app. Spoonful and Fig scan packaged food for several diets at once, FODMAP Friendly has recipes and a recipe checker, and mySymptoms is a detailed diary you can share with your doctor.

We make Fodmi, so we’ve put it first. Everything below about the other apps comes from their App Store listings, checked on 22 October 2026 (FODMAP Friendly’s price rechecked on 26 October 2026). Prices are US prices and can change.

At a glance

App	Best for	Price	iPhone
Fodmi	Logging meals from a photo and finding your triggers	Free download, full access by subscription	Yes
Monash FODMAP Diet	A food guide and reintroduction diary from the diet’s developers	$7.99 once	Yes, also iPad
Spoonful	Scanning packaged food at the shop	Free, with in-app purchases	Yes, also iPad
Fig	FODMAP plus allergies or other diets	Free, with a paid Fig+ plan	Yes
FODMAP Friendly	Recipes, meal plans and checking your own recipes	Free	Yes, also iPad
mySymptoms	A detailed food and symptom diary for your doctor	Subscription, 7-day free trial	Yes, also iPad

Fodmi: for logging meals from a photo

Fodmi is built around the meals you actually eat. Take a photo of your plate, say what you ate, or type it. Fodmi picks out the ingredients, including hidden garlic and onion, and shows the meal across the six FODMAP groups with a traffic light. A few hours later it asks how the meal sat, so over a few weeks you can see which foods line up with bad days.

• Photo, voice or text logging, and search across more than 900 foods with the amount where each stays low (see the food list)
• A barcode and label scanner for packaged food, rated ingredient by ingredient for the amount you’ll eat
• After-meal check-ins you can answer from the lock screen, with symptoms and the Bristol stool scale
• Weekly trends and a PDF report for your doctor or dietitian

What it doesn’t do: there’s no recipe collection, it covers low FODMAP only, and it’s iPhone only. How Fodmi works out its answers.

Monash FODMAP Diet: from the team that developed the diet

The Monash FODMAP Diet app comes from the research team at Monash University that developed the low FODMAP diet. Its listing describes a food guide covering hundreds of foods with a traffic-light system, a list of branded products Monash has certified as low FODMAP, over 70 recipes, a shopping list, and a diary for food, symptoms, bowel habits and stress that guides you through reintroducing foods. It costs $7.99 once, with no subscription. Fodmi vs the Monash FODMAP app goes through the differences.

Fodmi is not affiliated with or endorsed by Monash University.

Spoonful: for scanning packaged food

Spoonful is a food scanner. Scan a barcode or take a photo of a product, and it gives a green, yellow or red result for your diet, including low FODMAP, gluten-free, allergens and plant-based. Its listing says the low FODMAP results are reviewed by dietitians, and that it suggests alternatives when a product doesn’t fit. It’s made for the supermarket: its listing doesn’t mention a diary for home-cooked meals. Fodmi vs Spoonful goes through the differences. For other scanners and lists, see alternatives to Spoonful.

Fig: for more than one diet at once

Fig checks product ingredients against more than 2,800 diets and allergies, including low FODMAP. You scan a barcode, and it can list suitable foods at over 100 grocery stores and restaurants. You can set up profiles for several people, which helps families with different needs. It’s free, with a paid Fig+ plan for restaurants, multiple profiles and unlimited scans. Fodmi vs Fig goes through the differences.

FODMAP Friendly: for recipes and meal plans

FODMAP Friendly comes from a low FODMAP certification organisation. Its listing describes a list of laboratory-tested foods with a pass or fail rating and a maximum serve, over 200 recipes, meal plans, a recipe maker that helps you check FODMAPs adding up across a recipe, certified products, and a directory of FODMAP-trained dietitians. It’s free, and its listing shows no in-app purchases. Fodmi vs FODMAP Friendly goes through the differences.

mySymptoms: for a detailed diary to share

mySymptoms is a general food and symptom diary used for IBS and many other conditions. You can log food (with barcode scanning), drinks, medication, stress, exercise, sleep, energy and bowel movements on the Bristol scale. It analyses which foods go with which symptoms and exports reports as PDF or CSV, or shares them with your clinician online. It’s a subscription with a 7-day free trial. Its listing doesn’t mention FODMAP ratings for foods. Fodmi vs mySymptoms goes through the differences. For other diaries, see alternatives to mySymptoms.

Which one should you pick?

• Just starting the diet and want to learn which foods are low? A food guide (Monash or FODMAP Friendly), or our free low FODMAP food list.
• Shopping for packaged food? Fodmi’s scanner if low FODMAP is your only diet; Spoonful or Fig if you also avoid gluten or allergens.
• Want to find your own triggers without logging every ingredient by hand? Fodmi.
• Your doctor asked for a detailed diary? mySymptoms or Fodmi’s PDF report.

Many people use two: a food guide or scanner for shopping, and a diary for what they actually eat. Whichever you choose, the diet works best as a short trial followed by reintroduction, ideally with a dietitian. Our guide to the low FODMAP diet explains the three phases.