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Too basic
I think this is a good app to get started and to remind you to be consistent, however I don’t feel like it’s good for tracking specifics. For example, the food. I don’t think there are sufficient options to really keep track of what you eat and there are many things that are missing. Therefore,I am not likely to renew my membership. I will be looking for something better. Examples of foods missing: brown rice, tortilla, taco, pork, salsa, guacamole & specific fruits (you have fruit and berries separate, why not banana, apple, etc) also, separate poultry by chicken and turkey. The messages about diversifying the meal is completely unnecessary. If I’m having chicken one meal and ground turkey the next, and maybe my vegetables are different, I don’t need to be told to have some variety in my meals because clearly I do. Lastly, the coffee options needs to change. I gather most people don’t only add one thing like cream or sugar. It only allows you to add one thing. What if it’s a latte? Or flavored creamer? There’s just not enough options to accurately create or analyze your diet.Show lessreviewerCMH
Overall great, but a few recommendations
Simple has been a really lightweight way to get into intermittent fasting. I love not tracking every meal in detail but it motivates me to not eat too late. There a few things that I don’t love though. First, it’s really hard to edit a meal and I’m not even sure it’s possible. The time defaults to when you enter the meal, so if you track a meal a few hours after and don’t pay attention, it messes with the whole schedule. Second, it’s be great to be able to start fasting without adding a meal. Or else you need to enter the meal when it’s over and often I want to enter it right when I’m starting and not when it’s over. So I have to enter a fake meal or snack so I can get an accurate fasting start time. Third, I connected my Apple Watch and I’ve still gotten an alert that I haven’t entered a work out even though it’s clearly tracking my active minutes. I’m not sure if you’re unable to connect to workouts vs just active minutes but it’s also unclear that I could add a workout without duplicating active minutes.Show lessLgfsdgygseh
An intentionally misleading money grab
Intermittent fasting works, but this app is a scam. They set false expectations that would land their users in the hospital or the morgue. (No, a person will not lose 160 pounds in 6 months through intermittent fasting alone.) They’ve also designed numerous traps into the app to trick users into converting trial accounts into paid subscriptions. Decline to do this and they just rearrange the buttons and screens and ask again and again to deceive you into giving them your money by mistake. Don’t fall for their dirty tricks. It’s a bad app peddled by bad people.
ADDENDUM: Their response about how they’d love to hear about my Simple experience is all for show. I contacted support BEFORE writing my review. When they refused to help because they claimed it violated some arbitrary internal policy of theirs, I replied that they’d left me with no alternative but to write a review about my experience and seek resolution with my credit card company. They didn’t bother to reply to that, so that’s exactly what I did. Their sudden concern is a pile of hot garbage. There are a lot of 1-star reviews here with people complaining they’ve been scammed or were charged when they weren’t supposed to be. Buyer beware.Show lessSporkville
The free trial is a SCAM!!
The app was promoting a free trial and where i need to use my card so i did. However it yesterday charged me over $200 for a year subscription saying i have not cancelled my subscription. First of all i never subscribed to the paid service and i provided my card details trusting them and for to try a free trial. However since its a scam they charged me for a full year and refused to give me back my money as any other scam. If it is was a legit business they will for a month not for 12 months!! Please be aware when using their free trial before you get scammed!! **************************************************Reply to developer: true. I started a free trial on oct 2020 and provided my cards for a free trial. Like i replied to Anne on email i had no knowledge i was subscribed to a monthly/annual service. If i knew i would have cancelled or contacted your team. I saw your promotion on instagram and provided my card details for a FREE trial. I used it for a few hours and i knew it was not for me. But now i am been charge for a full year though service has not been used for even 24 hours!! My card details was provided for a free trial and not to be charge for a monthly/annual subscription that i was not aware!Show lessschifferaishath
Waste of money, got ripped off!!!
I got suckered into this app by an advert on Instagram. “Try for $1 for a week! Satisfaction guaranteed in first 30 days!” Well, I ended up paying for the fist 12 weeks up front for $35 because it was a “discount” offer and I figured if I didn’t like it, the guarantee would cover me. Well, I was absolutely WRONG. I start the app, and it is super cheesy. Not custom tailored to your needs at all. It’s basically an over glorified timer to remind you when to eat and stop eating. Logging meals is annoying, you have to search through a bunch of emojis that match with what you ate. I used this diligently for about 4 days and I hated it. I honestly was already intermittently fasting before this app, without even trying. This will not be helping me with my weight loss journey, so I contacted their support team to help me with my refund. I was told that I have to use this annoying app for 30 days and then, I’ll only get a 50% refund. They don’t stand by their guarantee, so BEWARE. Don’t fall for it like I did. You’ll surely be disappointed. Just set a timer on your phone for a window of 8 hours to eat, and that’s basically what you’re paying for. Not to mention the app is super buggy, I had to constantly re-log meals twice, the app on the Apple Watch does NOTHING. It’s total garbage.Show lessSammyJagar
Developer Response
Hello! Thank you for reaching out. We’re very sorry to hear that you haven’t found our app useful. Our app is subscription based and our Support Team is obliged to act in accordance with our Refund Policy: simple.life/refund.htm. Our subscription-based features are daily content about fasting and healthy life, personalized insights on your eating patterns, and our AI-based personal fasting coach, suggesting you change your fasting protocol from time to time. The feedback from our users is truly important to us, and we always try our best to make sure that their expectations are met. Let us know more about your experience at help@simple.life, we would be glad to solve any issues you've experienced with our app and review your case. Best Regards, Simple TeamCreative app! It craves more creativity though
Thanks for the easy-tasked app that helps journaling and regulating eating habits. Although this is everything anyone could ask for, solving more “tweaks here and there” in one’s lifestyle is always essential for further development. I have a couple of suggestions that would make this app “The App” that I’d call (My Body Journal).
1) Easily generate an infographic data of body, just like the ones we get from the weighing machines, InBody. People could share their data report with their practitioners. They could easily set the calendar and info to be shared.
2) More calorie counting info to input to help people customize their fasting criteria with their practitioners.
3) If medical devices could be integrated in the data report to help people with serious conditions to regulate their diet/fasting.
and more is always good, but gets bad when it isn’t Simple! Thanks for this appShow lesskhalidalzabin
Keeps me honest…
It gets easy to tell myself that a little cream in my coffee is ok, or a bun on my burger won’t hurt, but tracking my fasts and seeing how those little things effect my progress is very telling and helps me stay on track. I like that you don’t count calories, but can track general types of food. I know that it can’t realistically include every food out there, but it was surprising to find falafel but not curry. I only use the demo version and so far it has been fine. I would like to try the full version, but can’t afford the $50 annually, ($80 if you pay the “sale” price of $20 per quarter). I might consider upgrading if the Christmas sale I’ve heard of returns. Overall, a simple fast tracker that is keto friendly (many others are not) that doesn’t require a degree in food science to log your meals, and keeps me honest with myself, without added guilt for doing it my way. Very flexible plans and eating windows.Show lessZombie In The Making
Love but would like to see a few changes…
I’ve only been using the SIMPLE app for a couple weeks and so far love it. I’ve lost 6lbs doing the 16hr fast. Yay! My sister is using the app and does a 20hr fast and has lost 12lbs in two weeks. Love the way you can track your eating, your time of fasting and also that it tells you how long you’ve been burning fat. And the articles are filled with great information. But three features I wish SIMPLE would have… 1. A search button to search articles. 2. A connect button to connect with family and friends. There’s no connecting. 3. More security put in place. You shouldn’t be able to login a paid subscription with just an email address. For me, protecting my personal information is important. This lack of security may cause me to end my subscription eventually. On a good note, I already feel better about myself because I feel more in control and feel like I’ve found something that works. I also find the articles very helpful. This is about getting healthy and I think as long as I follow the recommendations, I’ll do fine.Show lessKimmie.777
Using this App for About 2 Weeks
I have found intermittent fasting to be just what I need to get a handle on my weight and eating habits. Since starting the program I have seen a marked change in my cravings for unhealthy foods. I have been so addicted to sugars and bad fats and lots of processed foods. I was always a late night nibbler but that has stopped. So far I have lost 7 pounds and feel so much better. As far as the app goes, there is a lot there to help you and keeping track is pretty simple. But there are also some problems with the app. For example, after tracking my food for a week, I opened the app the next morning to begin my day and all my data, except for my name, etc , was gone. All my tracking, weigh-Ins, and plan information was gone. The app treated me a a new member and I had to start all over. I reported the problem and they finally reached out by email but they said I needed to give them more information. I did that but I have not heard back from them. Today my pictures would not upload and all the tips they provide were blanked out. I signed up for 3 months but if these kinds of things keep happening, I might look elsewhere. It is always a pet peeve with me that these developers never give you a way to contact them directly like a phone number. You tend to only interact with a computer.Show lessWomanoftheWord
Tried Many Dieting Apps
I have deleted so many diet tracking apps from my phone that we're so burdensome that I just gave up. I have tried IF before to lose a few pounds and liked it but with the Simple App I now see IF as a change of lifestyle. I love Simple! It's easy to use and track my fasting and liquid intake. The articles are easy to read and are inspirational. I am 64 and my face has never looked so good! The app reminds me that I haven't logged liquid intake so I am drinking more water than ever. My face has never looked so good and my jowls are gone! I have never felt more focus and energized. After a bout with Covid I was so fatigue for about 6 months. My energy is back and I am now exercising. The return of energy was quick for me. Prior to Simple I would do the 2 days fasting and 5 days off. I am now doing 18:4 everyday and I can see it now as my lifestyle change and yes the lbs are coming off. I have recommended the Simple App to family. I like the podcast also. Thanks Simple!Show lessDAl2133
