When your calendar is loaded with important client calls and late meetings, tackling weight loss can feel like just another task that you have to fit into your busy schedule. In such a scenario, you may want to consider the Noom program to reach your weight goals. Noom is a coaching and meal-tracking platform that you can fit into your schedule in a useful, convenient way.
With quick, psychology-based lessons, color-coded food logging, and data-driven progress tracking, Noom aims to help you understand your habits, make smarter choices under time pressure, and build sustainable routines that can coexist with a demanding work schedule.
Our team tested 15 of the most popular weight loss programs and apps to select our top picks, including Noom. Expert testers, including certified nutritionists and personal trainers, provided feedback on aspects such as accountability, sustainability, program user interface, and overall experience.
Read on for our full 2026 Noom diet review.
Noom
| Fortune score | 4/5 |
at Noom
- Our thoughts: We love Noom’s approach to weight loss by building healthy habits
- Compatibility: iOS, Android
- Who it’s for: Folks who want a sustainable weight-loss program
- What makes it different: This program includes accessible, inclusive support communities
Pros
- Easy to navigate and use
- Totally customizable
- Flexible eating plans for your preferences
Cons
- Doesn’t offer many long-term tools
- Some may not love daily weigh-ins
- No daily meal plans
What is Noom?
Noom is a smartphone-based weight loss and health program that uses short daily lessons, food and activity tracking, and coaching tools to help folks change eating and lifestyle habits, not just count calories. It emphasizes a psychology-based approach, teaching users to understand why they eat the way they do and to build sustainable behaviors over time rather than follow a rigid, short-term diet.
Noom combines education, tracking, and behavioral coaching to support weight loss and overall health. The program uses a color system to categorize foods by calorie density, encourages regular weigh-ins and meal logging, and includes optional coaching, fitness content, and, for eligible users, medication support through its Noom Med offering.
After downloading the app, you begin by completing an online quiz that asks about your goals, weight history, and health conditions, which generates a personalized plan and suggested program time length. Day to day, the experience typically includes reading brief psychology-based lessons, logging foods and exercise, reviewing progress charts, and engaging with in-app support such as groups, coaches, or structured programs like Noom Move workouts.
Noom Specs
Our Experience with Noom
A member of our team, Grant, tested Noom for a nine-month period and shared his thoughts on the app’s functionality, ease of use, accountability, safety, and more. Grant is a 27-year-old man who is 5 foot 9 inches tall.
The program’s recommendations are presented in a way that’s easy to understand, Grant said. It centers around replacing wasteful calories with other, more filling nutrient dense foods that can help you lose weight. The app tailors goals to your body weight, favorite activities, and more, all based on a form that you complete. “The program doesn’t necessarily provide a set meal plan, but it includes plenty of health-conscious recipes that are good. I prefer to cook for myself with recipes found online, and ended up using Noom to track those calories,” Grant said.
The app offers built-in support communities to encourage your journey. You do have to seek out the communities, he explained. But there are plenty of hyper-specific groups that you can join, such as active men, young folks, pregnant women, and more. “Many people in the groups were encouraging each other to continue on their weight loss journey, even if they weren’t seeing immediate results, which really helped me to stick with it. I didn’t feel any body shaming whatsoever—quite the opposite,” Grant said.
Grant was incredibly happy with his results after a nine-month trial: “This program helped me lose nearly 70 pounds. I attribute the first 24 pounds that I lost directly to Noom—it helped me to understand that I was eating more calories than needed, which helped me clean up my diet. It felt like a game, getting to the right number of calories for my goals.” He stopped using Noom after about a year, once he reached his goal weight and once he had learned how to build a sustainable diet.
What We Liked
Using Noom involves logging your meals and snacks in the app daily. The app is customized based on an initial survey that you take with your starting stats and goals, and then provides a calorie and macro goal based on a healthy and sustainable weight loss timeline. The app has a community space for chatting about your challenges, successes, and more. There is also a space for educational content related to aspects of your lifestyle that may impact your weight loss, such as sleep and fitness. Here’s what Grant liked most about Noom.
Functionality (5 out of 5):
“I found it challenging at the beginning,” Grant admitted. “After about two weeks, I found it much easier to stick with and logging became a normal part of my day.”
Grant liked that the app saved recipes and foods previously logged, making the entire process much less daunting. He noted that the app tracked both calories and macros easily. In general, his experience was user-friendly. He found it easy to add new recipes, tweak old ones, or enter meals from scratch.
“I loved that the app paired with my Apple watch and Oura ring to help track my daily steps and sleep,” Grant said.
Grant liked that the app saved recipes and foods previously logged, making the entire process much less daunting. He noted that the app tracked both calories and macros easily. In general, his experience was user-friendly. He found it easy to add new recipes, tweak old ones, or enter meals from scratch.
“I loved that the app paired with my Apple watch and Oura ring to help track my daily steps and sleep,” Grant said.
Safety (5 out of 5):
“The program definitely causes you to rethink some of the foods you are eating, which has helped me cut back on unnecessary snacking, use of unhealthy oils, and moderation of sweets, all of which helped me to lose weight,” said Grant.
While users are encouraged to weigh in daily to track progress, photos aren’t required. You can also skip a weigh in if needed, and it won’t impact your progress. The app also has personalized support (included in the subscription payment) that could be used, as well as active dietitians in the community groups who were there to answer common questions daily. All in all, Noom prioritizes a safe, healthy approach to weight loss.
What We Would Change
Sustainability (4 out of 5): While Grant loved the functionality and approach of Noom’s weight-loss program, he wished he learned some more long-term tools. Grant would have liked to learn how to keep things sustainable after meeting his goal, outside of the app.
“I found it challenging to stop counting calories after it became a part of my daily routine,” he said. After hitting his goal, he wished that there was more instruction in Noom on how to create and maintain a sustainable diet without having to count your calories or rely on that to keep you in check.
This article was medically reviewed by Jillian Robillard, MS, RD, LDN. Jillian is a licensed and registered dietitian at Whole Balanced Nutrition. “A drawback of Noom from a dietitian’s perspective is that the color-coding food categorizations sometimes have to do more with calorie amounts rather than nutrient density. So nutrient rich foods may be in an orange category, which could potentially be confusing,” Robillard says.
“I’d suggest meeting with a dietitian, because a 1-1 discussion can help boost intrinsic motivation, self-efficacy, and reduce resistance to change while you are trying to start healthier behaviors,” said Jillian.
Who It’s For & Who It’s Not For
Comparing to Other Weight Loss Programs
Frequently asked questions
Does Noom work?
Yes, Noom can work well to help you track calories and macros, along with fitness, to maintain a safe calorie deficit in order to lose weight.
What are the cons of Noom?
Noom doesn’t have preplanned menus or a way to order portioned meals, the way that programs like Nutrisystem do. Noom can keep you on track with counting calories, but our tester wished that the program helped you find ways to stay sustainable and maintain your weight after you reach your goal. It largely relies on continuing to count calories, which not everyone wants to do permanently.
What does Noom cost per month?
Noom Weight typically costs about $70 for a single month as of this writing, with the average monthly price dropping substantially when you commit to a longer plan. For example, Noom lists four months at $169, (about $42 per month) and 12 months at $209 (about $18 per month), so what you pay each month depends on how long you sign up for.
