Noom coaches the psychology of weight loss. QBod coaches your whole body, food, training, and recovery in one plan, with the daily habit built in.
Try QBod FreeYou are likely considering Noom for weight loss coaching and wondering whether an app with AI-driven coaching, workout programming, and adaptive nutrition targets could give you similar accountability at a lower price point, or whether Noom's psychology-based approach is what you actually need.
| Feature | QBod | Noom |
|---|---|---|
| Primary focus | Multi-goal fitness (6 archetypes) | Weight loss / psychology |
| AI coaching | ✓ (Coach Q, real-time, agentic) | Yes (Welli AI assistant) |
| Macro tracking | ✓ (full suite) | Yes (color-coded food system + calorie & macro tracking) |
| AI food logging | ✓ (voice, photo, video) | Yes (AI food logging with 1M+ food items) |
| Workout generation | ✓ (AI, recovery-informed, 2,000+ exercises) | Not listed |
| Recovery / HRV tracking | ✓ | Not listed |
| Weight trend analysis | 8-factor ETW masking | Not listed |
| Adaptive TDEE | ✓ | Not listed |
“Not listed” means the feature is not described on Noom’s public App Store listing or official site as of June 2026 — not that it cannot be done. A ✓ marks a feature QBod publicly describes.
| QBod | Noom | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ✓ | 14-day trial |
| Core plan | Essentials $59.99/yr | ~$209/yr |
| Full plan | Premium $119.99/yr | ~$209/yr (+ coaching add-ons) |
Based on publicly available information, Noom annual pricing has been listed around $209/yr, with optional human coaching and Noom Med priced separately. QBod Premium is $119.99/yr and provides AI coaching with Coach Q across six goal types, workout programming with 2,000+ exercises, and meal planning with 1,000+ recipes. QBod Essentials is $59.99/yr. Pricing and features can change over time.
Consider a body recomposition goal, where you want to lose fat while maintaining or building muscle. Based on publicly available information, Noom centers on a weight loss program with calorie awareness and behavioral lessons. QBod sets a specific recomp macro split, generates strength training designed to help protect muscle, tracks your recovery to help reduce the risk of overtraining, and adjusts your calorie target weekly as your body changes.
These are fundamentally different approaches. QBod is built to optimize the interaction between nutrition, training, and recovery to reach a specific physical outcome.
It depends on what you want. Noom focuses on weight loss, psychology-based lessons, food logging, supportive communities, optional 1:1 coaching, and access to GLP-1 programs for eligible users (as of June 2026). QBod is built for nutrition, training, and recovery in one app. If you want AI workouts, meal plans, adaptive calories, and recovery-aware coaching, QBod may fit better.
Noom's public App Store listing highlights daily lessons on psychology, habits, and behavior change, plus supportive communities called Circles and optional 1:1 coaching (as of June 2026). It also lists AI food logging with 1M+ food items, calorie and macro tracking, meal plans, recipes, and Noom Move classes.
Yes. QBod generates AI workouts and meal plans for you. Noom lists meal plans and dietitian-backed recipes, plus Noom Move with 1,000+ fitness, stretching, and meditation classes (as of June 2026). Custom AI workout generation is not listed on Noom's public App Store listing or official site.
Yes. QBod uses recovery signals like sleep and heart-rate variability to guide coaching and workouts. Recovery tracking or HRV tracking is not listed on Noom's public App Store listing or official site as of June 2026.
QBod has a free tier. Paid plans are Essentials at $59.99/year and Premium at $119.99/year. Noom lists a 14-day trial and published plan prices that include a 12-month plan at $209 (as of June 2026). Noom also says plans may be customized after the sign-up questionnaire, and Noom Med and Premium coaching are priced separately.
Free tier available. 14-day trial on all paid plans. No credit card required.
Start Free TodayComparison based on publicly available information as of June 2026, sourced from Noom’s App Store listing and official site. Competitors’ features and pricing change over time, we welcome corrections at contact@qbod.fit.
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