ME/CFS Pacing User Reviews

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Too buggy

I liked the concept behind this app so much I downloaded it twice. The first time I tried it, after several weeks, it started giving me 2000 units to start off each day. I couldn’t figure out why, so I deleted the app and data and started over. This time I’ve only used it a few days. On the first day, I started with 7000 units of energy for my opening balance. I wish! On day 5, my remaining energy units appeared as 295.5, but the actual number was -1045.

Granted, I only have mild chronic fatigue, and maybe this app wasn’t designed for me. I did reduce the units on my activities quite low compared to the defaults; maybe if I’d made them even lower, I might not have had a problem.
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Useful idea but error with calculations

This app has really helped me understand pacing and how it can benefit managing ME. I want to continue using it, however the cumulative calculator seems to not work past 2/3 days or there is an error with the calculations which makes it redundant.
If this is fixed it would be a really great app.

It would also be useful to alter past days when you get behind with logging activities or energy levels. Since these are often the busy days that you then need to account for when you have time afterwards.
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A much needed app for ME/CFS Long Covid

This app is good at tracking your energy use and helps you better understand what is causing your worse fatigue episodes

Sadly, app no longer works 👎🏻

Was finding this app really helpful to try and get my head around managing my fatigue. It was useful to be able to log activity + drains & refills. But it has now totally stopped saving anything I add. Will let me click into an activity and scroll to the amount of time done but doesn’t save the data of adjust my energy balance. Unfortunately this renders the app completely useless. I hope it can be fixed???
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Very well thought out concept, Buggy execution

I’ve been logging activities in the app for a few days and finding the format very helpful, but I can’t log any drain or refill activity points which significantly limits its usefulness, I can’t get in touch with support to ask them about this, I had to do a deep dive just to figure out how to get a login for the app (you have to register on the website)… etc
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This is helpful, thanks for creating it

I haven’t quite been able to get my head around the ‘energy units’ side so I just use the minutes and equate them to my energy levels instead, I guess it’s finding a system that works for you and being able to quantify your personal energy levels for the activities in your life. I’ve only used this just under a week but it’s helping me pace myself in a way I haven’t been able to before and it’s helping me come out of a real slump. Thanks for creating this app. I would definitely recommend it but I think it’s about finding the best way that it works for each individual which is something you have said in the ‘help’ section anyway.
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Works if you know tech

There are a couple of UX problems, but this is absolutely vital to recovery from long COVID.

Poor

First, the text in the instructions abruptly ends per introductory screen, without a scroll option.

Second, there’s no delete option to delete the provided activities and drains. As well, the text doesn’t fit or scroll properly in the boxes.

Thirdly, and the most annoying, which made me delete the app - after spending half an hour inputting preliminary information, only to hit the back button - all my information was deleted.
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Love the idea

Love the idea but the app keeps crashing when I am putting in my initial info. This is my third time, each time it deletes all my input

Doesnt work

Doesnt remember any data entered when setting up, the whole thing simply doesnt work.

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