An alternative to ZOE: My Microbiote
ZOE and My Microbiote both count the plants of your week. Here is what sets them apart, checked on October 19, 2026 on ZOE's own page: check the price there before you choose.
My Microbiote
- Price
- Free, no ads.
- Languages
- Seven, including English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian and French.
- Devices
- In the browser, on phones and computers; it installs on the home screen and works offline. Not in the app stores yet.
- Herbs and spices
- A whole plant, whatever the amount. On top of that, sixteen categories in rotation, which require a real serving.
- Data
- On the device; an optional account syncs it.
ZOE
- Price
- Membership from £9.99 a month (app only, 12-month commitment, United Kingdom); gut microbiome test optional, £149.
- Specialty
- The plant counter is part of a wider nutrition app: meal scores, photo analysis, coach.
What sets My Microbiote apart
- Seven languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian and French.
- A plant counts in full as soon as something intact reaches the colon. Quantity is measured separately: sixteen categories — legumes, crucifers, fermented foods, resistant starch… — are only checked with a usual serving.
- 2,084 plants, each with its own page: how it is eaten, where it comes from.
- Free, no ads, no account required: without an account, the log stays on the device.
What it does not do
- It is not in the App Store or Google Play yet: it opens in the browser and installs from there.
- No microbiome test, no meal photo analysis, no coach.
- It is not a medical app: it measures the diversity of what you log, nothing more.