# Coaching App for Training and Meal Plans in One Place > Which coaching apps let you build training plans and meal plans in one place? Kahunas, PT Distinction, FitBudd, My PT Hub and Trainera include nutrition; Trainerize and Everfit charge an add-on; TrueCoach uses MyFitnessPal. Costs at 10, 30 and 75 clients, checked October 2026. *Author: Trainera Team | Published: 2026-10-12 | Reading time: 8 min* ## Which apps let a coach build both training plans and meal plans for clients in one place? Several coaching apps include nutrition planning next to training in the base plan: Kahunas ("Unlimited Nutrition Plans" on every plan), PT Distinction (an AI meal planner, with features "included in our packages"), FitBudd (a built-in nutrition library and meals and macros tracker), My PT Hub (nutrition coaching) and Trainera (meal plans, 1,100+ recipes and a food log). ABC Trainerize and Everfit sell meal planning as a paid add-on, and TrueCoach connects to MyFitnessPal for nutrition instead. All vendor details below were checked on the vendors' own pages in October 2026. The right pick depends on how deep your nutrition coaching goes and what it costs you at your client count, so this page shows both. ## Three ways coaching apps handle nutrition Nutrition shows up in coaching software as a native feature, as a paid add-on, or through a separate tracker your client already uses. * **Native:** you write the meal plan in the same app as the training plan, and the client logs food in the same app. One login, one place for check-ins. * **Paid add-on:** the training app has basic food or macro tracking, and full meal plans or recipe books cost extra each month. * **Integration:** the client logs food in a separate app such as MyFitnessPal, and the coaching app pulls the numbers in. You coach macros, but you do not build meal plans inside the tool. None of these is wrong. A macro-focused coach whose clients already log in MyFitnessPal may be happy with an integration. A coach who sends full weekly meal plans with recipes needs native meal planning or the add-on. ## How each app handles nutrition, checked October 2026 This table uses the vendors' own wording and pages, so you can check every line before you sign up. | App | How nutrition works | Extra cost for nutrition | Source | | --------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Kahunas | Native: "Unlimited Nutrition Plans", "1.6 Million Verified Foods", "800k Barcodes", micronutrients and a TDEE calculator on Essentials; supplement plans | None listed | [kahunas.io](https://kahunas.io/) | | PT Distinction | Native: "AI (Smart) Meal Planner" among headline features | None: the FAQ says features come "included in our packages" | [ptdistinction.com/pricing](https://www.ptdistinction.com/pricing) | | FitBudd | Native: "built-in nutrition library and meals & macros tracker" | None listed | [fitbudd.com/pricing](https://www.fitbudd.com/pricing) | | My PT Hub | Native: "nutrition coaching"; Starter allows 50 nutrition plans, Premium is unlimited | None listed | [mypthub.net/pricing](https://www.mypthub.net/pricing/) | | CoachRx | Native: an exercise, nutrition and lifestyle calendar (LifestyleRx) | None listed | [coachrx.app](https://www.coachrx.app/) | | Trainera | Native: nutrition plans, 1,100+ recipes, food log with search and typed barcodes, AI food photo scanning by plan | None for meal plans; AI food scanning depends on plan (see below) | [trainera.fit/pricing](/pricing) | | ABC Trainerize | Client meal and macro tracking; "Advanced Nutrition Coaching" is an add-on | $20/month on Grow, Pro 5 and Pro 15; $45/month on Pro 30 to Pro 200; included on Studio and Enterprise | [trainerize.com/pricing](https://www.trainerize.com/pricing/) | | Everfit | Food journal and macros tracking; "Meal Plans & Recipe Books" is an add-on | From $39/month, or from $33/month billed annually | [everfit.io/pricing](https://everfit.io/pricing/) | | Harbiz | "Nutri AI" add-on | +€14.99/month as shown on the EN pricing page | [harbiz.io/en/pricing](https://www.harbiz.io/en/pricing) | | TrueCoach | Integration: "MyFitnessPal Nutrition and Habit Tracker" | No TrueCoach add-on; the client uses MyFitnessPal | [truecoach.co/pricing](https://truecoach.co/pricing/) | | Practice Better | Nutrition planning with That Clean Life, inside a practice management (EHR) tool | Not priced separately on the pricing page; built for health practitioners | [practicebetter.io/pricing](https://practicebetter.io/pricing) | Training-first tools such as Hevy Coach and TrainHeroic list workout building, progress tracking and chat as their headline features, with no nutrition planning among them on their pricing pages. If you coach nutrition, check with them directly before you choose one. ## What training plus nutrition costs at 10, 30 and 75 clients Once you add the nutrition add-on where one is needed, flat-priced apps with native nutrition often come out cheaper than per-tier apps. Figures are monthly billing for the cheapest plan that covers the client count, from each vendor's pricing page, checked October 2026\. Taxes and payment fees are not included. | App (plan) | 10 clients | 30 clients | 75 clients | Nutrition in that price | | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ---------- | ---------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | Trainera (Starter, Pro, Business) | $19.99 | $49.99 | $99 | Meal plans and recipes; AI food scan from Pro | | Kahunas (Essentials, Growth, Ultimate) | $35 | $69 | $99 | Native nutrition plans; currency shown as "$" | | My PT Hub (Premium, unlimited clients) | €59 | €59 | €59 | Native; prices shown in EUR to some visitors | | PT Distinction (Pro, Pro, Master) | $59.90 | $71.90 | $129.90 | AI meal planner included; extra clients billed per client | | CoachRx (6-50, 6-50, 51-150) | $79 | $79 | $199 | Nutrition and lifestyle calendar included | | FitBudd (Starter, Pro, Pro) | $47 | $99 | $189 | Nutrition library and tracker; includes per-client overage | | ABC Trainerize (Pro 15, Pro 30, Pro 75) + Advanced Nutrition | $70 | $124 | $225 | Add-on: $20 at 10 clients, $45 at 30 and 75 | | Everfit (Pro 10, Pro 35, Pro 75) + Meal Plans | from $68 | from $114 | from $159 | Add-on priced "from $39" | | TrueCoach (Standard, Pro) | $69.98 | $164.98 | quote above 50 clients | Through MyFitnessPal | CoachRx's homepage FAQ shows $149 for 51-150 clients while the pricing page shows $199, so confirm at checkout. For Harbiz, add €14.99 a month for Nutri AI to the plan price at your client count; our [Trainerize pricing breakdown](/blogs/trainerize-pricing) and [Everfit pricing guide](/blogs/everfit-pricing-2026) show the full tier ladders. If per-client pricing is what pushes your bill up, read [coaching platforms with no per-client fees](/blogs/coaching-platforms-no-per-client-fees). ## What your client should see in one app The test of "one place" is the client's phone: today's workout, today's meals and the log for both should sit in the same app. Use your free trial to check these from the client side, not only from your coach dashboard. | What to check | Why it matters | How to test it | | ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | | Meal plan with recipes and amounts | Clients follow a plan they can cook, not a macro target alone | Assign one day of meals and open it as the client on your phone | | Food logging speed | Slow logging is the first habit to drop | Log a real breakfast by search, then by barcode, and time it | | Swaps inside the plan | Clients will not eat the same lunch five days running | Swap one meal and check the day's totals update | | Training and nutrition on one screen or one check-in | You review both in one weekly check-in instead of two apps | Run a mock weekly check-in and see what you can read in one view | | Language and units | Grams vs ounces and the client's language affect adherence | Switch the client app to their language and units | | Import of your existing plans | Retyping meal plans costs you days | Import one meal plan from your current spreadsheet | ## Native nutrition or MyFitnessPal integration? Integration fits macro coaching with clients who already log food elsewhere; native fits coaches who write meal plans. With an integration, the client keeps their own food database and habits, and you see numbers without changing their routine. The trade-off is two apps for the client and no meal plan written by you inside the coaching tool. With native nutrition, the plan, the recipes, the log and your feedback sit in one place, but clients who love their old tracker have to switch. We compare the two approaches for consumers in [Trainera vs MyFitnessPal](/blogs/trainera-vs-myfitnesspal), and the dedicated nutrition tools in [best nutrition coaching software](/blogs/best-nutrition-coaching-software). Messages you can send when you move a client from a separate tracker to your coaching app: | Situation | What to send | | ------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Switching trackers | "From Monday your meals and workouts are both in the app. Log breakfast there first; I will check your totals on Thursday." | | First meal plan | "Your plan has three breakfast options. Pick any, and tell me which one you skip so I can replace it." | | Missed logging | "No logs since Tuesday. No problem, just log today's dinner so we have a starting point again." | ## Where meal plans stop and a dietitian starts Meal plans for healthy clients are common in coaching apps, but clients with a medical condition belong with a registered dietitian or their doctor. What a personal trainer may advise on nutrition depends on your certification and on local rules, so check both before you send prescriptive plans. For clients with diabetes, kidney disease, an eating disorder history, pregnancy or food allergies, refer out: the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has a [directory to find a nutrition expert](https://www.eatright.org/find-a-nutrition-expert) by location and specialty. This page is not medical or dietary advice. ## Where Trainera fits Trainera fits coaches who want training plans, meal plans and the client's food log in one app at a flat price per plan, not per client. * **Plans:** training and nutrition plans in one platform, with 1,800+ exercises with video and 1,100+ recipes. * **Food log:** food search pulls from Open Food Facts and the USDA FoodData Central database, and clients can type a barcode number. * **AI food photo scanning:** up to 20 scans a day for clients of a trainer on Pro, Business or Enterprise, or clients on Client Premium. Scanning a barcode with the camera sits in the same AI scanner. * **Habits and streaks:** clients keep workout and nutrition streaks; check-ins and habits run next to both plans. * **Moving in:** import training and nutrition plans yourself from JSON, CSV or Excel, or send Trainera your export and the team moves your clients and plans across for free. * **Clients:** a free client app for iOS and Android in 26 languages, plus TRAI, Trainera's AI assistant. Trainer plans in US dollars: Free $0 for up to 3 clients, Starter $19.99 for 10, Pro $49.99 for 30, Business $99 for 75, Enterprise on request. Prices differ by country, so check [trainera.fit/pricing](/pricing) for yours. If you run everything alone, our guide to [the best software for a solo personal trainer](/blogs/best-software-solo-personal-trainer) covers the rest of the setup. Be honest about the trade-off. If you want the largest verified food database with micronutrients, Kahunas publishes the most detail on that. If you want unlimited clients at one fixed price and do not mind euro billing, My PT Hub Premium is flat. If you are a dietitian who needs charting and practice records, Practice Better is built for that work. ## Your four-step shortlist for this week Turn this comparison into a decision with one real client and one real week. 1. Decide whether you write meal plans or coach macros only. That alone tells you native, add-on or integration. 2. Price the app at today's client count and at the count you expect in a year, with the nutrition add-on included. 3. Build one week of training and one day of meals for a real client in two shortlisted apps. 4. Open both as the client on your phone, log one meal, and keep the app where that took less effort. _See how training plans, meal plans and the food log work together on the [Trainera platform page](/platform)._ ## FAQ ### Which personal trainer apps include meal plans? Checked October 2026: Kahunas, PT Distinction, FitBudd, My PT Hub, CoachRx and Trainera include nutrition planning in their plans. ABC Trainerize (Advanced Nutrition Coaching) and Everfit (Meal Plans & Recipe Books) sell it as a monthly add-on, and TrueCoach connects to MyFitnessPal instead. ### How much is the Trainerize nutrition add-on? Per Trainerize's pricing page, checked October 2026, Advanced Nutrition Coaching costs $20 a month on Grow, Pro 5 and Pro 15, and $45 a month on Pro 30 to Pro 200. It is included on Studio and Enterprise. ### Does TrueCoach have meal plans? TrueCoach lists a MyFitnessPal nutrition and habit tracker on its pricing page (checked October 2026). Clients log food in MyFitnessPal, so it suits macro coaching more than writing meal plans inside the app. ### Can personal trainers give clients meal plans? It depends on your certification and local rules. Many coaches give general meal plans to healthy clients, but clients with a medical condition, pregnancy, allergies or an eating disorder history should see a registered dietitian or their doctor. ### Does Trainera have meal plans and a food log? Yes. Trainera combines training and nutrition plans with 1,100+ recipes and a food log that searches Open Food Facts and USDA FoodData Central. AI food photo scanning comes with trainer Pro, Business and Enterprise for their clients, or with Client Premium. --- Source: https://trainera.fit/blogs/coaching-app-training-and-meal-plans-one-place