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Great app and support is spot on
I switched over to this app after MyFitnessPal removed the barcode feature from the free version and I have no regrets. The app works and works great and when I had trouble with a bug I ran into, their support responded almost immediately and kept in constant communication with me (which tells me they genuinely care). I’ve already started losing weight with this app and the optional push notifications really help remind me when I might’ve forgotten to log a meal (which I sometimes do) and helped motivate me to continue to use the app on days when I’m being lazy or when I know I’ve gone over and don’t want to log I was over. I ended up paying for premium (TOTALLY WORTH IT!) as I thought the option to have less calories during the week and more calories during the weekend fit my lifestyle perfectly as well as the intermittent fasting reminders that alert me when I should stop eating at night. The fasting reminders alone have significantly helped me sleep better as I don’t get indigestion while laying down cause I ate too much too late. Overall this app has significantly improved my life in many minor ways and the support team behind the app makes me feel like they genuinely care about their customers and not only their customer’s money.Show lessAceking1212
Fantastic app, and great support!
First, I will say that this app is really wonderful. I started using it about 10 years ago and it helped me lose about 40 pounds in the first year. It just made me very conscious of what I ate, in part with just keeping track of it by entering it, and in part, it was helping me understand where all the calories came from. It was actually very easy to lose the weight by knowing what piled on calories, and what I could fill up on without worrying. I got to my goal, and I have kept at that stable weight for the past nine years and I think it’s great. And my eating is much healthier in addition to being at a good weight. The second thing is that the technical support is great. The app was very easy to use, but over the last few months, it became very sluggish and frustrating. I didn’t think to actually reach out to customer support but instead I wrote a review with only two stars instead of 5 that I’d previously rated it, complaining about it. Well, technical support reached out to me and asked for some information, and then they just made a suggestion - that I make sure all my data was backed up online, which it was without doing anything, and then delete and reinstall the app. I did that, and it completely fixed the problem. I don’t think I’ve ever had an app technical service person reach out to me proactively from a review, start a dialogue, and then give me a solution to fix the problem. Kudos to you guys!Show lessSockmunki
Developer Response
Sorry to hear of the trouble! Please send us an email via reviews@loseit.zendesk.com so we can look into what’s going on here. The more detail you can provide about what exactly you are experiencing (including screenshots if that helps demonstrate the problem), the quicker we'll be able to troubleshoot!Excessive and annoying ads
I have probably used this app for 10 years or more. It’s been absolutely great up until the last few months when the developer started allowing advertising within the site. and that’s the only reason I am giving it 1 star. Other than that it would get a 5 star rating. In the beginning the ads were only annoying; however now it is totally over the top. You will be adding an item and your screen is suddenly hijacked by a pop-up ad that has to fully load before you can get rid of it. it’s lovely to be inputting a food item and suddenly have your screen hijacked with a huge picture of a toilet bowl. Then a couple of days ago I had one that included audio and wasn’t able to get rid of it until it had played in entirety. I have no idea if you can get away from the ads if you pay for their “Premium” plan, which they are also constantly trying to push on you, but if I notice the ad at all I make sure I DON’T buy the product. I’m not willing to cut off my nose to spite my face, especially in light of all the foods and recipes I have input over the years, but in all honesty, I’m tired of everyone wanting to be in my pocket. I just really wish the developers were not apparently so driven by greed that they have gotten to this point. Very disappointing.Show lesswow - frustrated users abound
I (normally) love this app
I really think you need to reconsider the new ads you’ve added in. I have been using this app since at least 2012 and what I tend to do it pay for the premium and then after it runs out, the next time I have extra cash I pay for another year. But the great thing about this app is that the free version is still completely functional so I was ok going without premium for a few months at a time. Having ads in a free version is totally understandable but there is a huge difference between banner ads and the new, usually unskippable ads that you’ve added in and it completely breaks this app in my mind. It might be tolerable if you had different subscription options aside from just one yearly cost all at one time. For a lot of people it’s easier to have lower monthly fees than one big yearly fee.
Apps that use ads like what you’ve added are usually an INSTANT delete for me but because I’ve been with this app for SO long and love it so much I really don’t want to delete it. However, having this specific type of ads in also makes me never want to pay for premium again and just find another app to use out of spite. This type of intrusive ad says we really don’t care about providing our customers with a quality product anymore, we’re just going use them to make us more money with every ad that gets accidentally clicked while someone is trying to make it go away. This app would be 5 stars from me without this new addition.Show lessTashieMarie
Almost perfect
My specific needs for an app like this might be unique but where this app falls short for me has to cost it a star in my book. For health reasons I need to track a great deal of nutrition info, fat/sodium/protein/etc not just calories that might be all one needs if he/she is just trying to straight up lose weight and count calories. If that’s all I were doing I’d give it 5 stars for my needs, and if that’s you, you can probably stop reading and download it.
My frustration happens with the accuracy of the food database. I know it must be a daunting task keeping that thing current and accurate, and the barcode scanning feature is fantastic, if only things had the correct nutrition facts! My health concerns have me tracking every milligram of sodium for example. So If I scan a barcode, on even a popular name-brand item, and the nutrition facts are either wildly off or have “n/a” for an important stat, it’s very frustrating to stop and add a custom food to the “my foods” database. Just slows me way down and reduces my accuracy if I’m trying to track a recipe with multiple ingredients and there’s something wrong with 7 out of 9 of them.Show lessSteve Marchesani
This app will help you lose the weight stay healthy and disciplined!
I tried this app the first time and I don’t think I was in the mindset to succeed so I stopped and then the next year…. I had a better mindset so I started again. I’ve been on it steadily since about March of this year and boy oh boy! I’m even surprised how disciplined I am…but this app makes it easy for you to be disciplined because it has a lot of foods in the system already plus you can scan a barcode and put that food in . Be really honest with yourself on the amounts whether it’s ounce or one each or whatever measurement you’re using be honest because you’re only lying to yourself - Loseit doesn’t judge, they support. Loseit is there to support you all the way-if you’re a social person- great- you can chitchat with everybody there’s a lot of people supporting each other. I’m more private (this is a battle between me myself and I so I don’t need any encouragement I just look in the mirror or get on the scale and there is my motivation!) NEW FEATURE I LOVE: you can automatically add Or delete or add then edit typical breakfast lunch or dinner‘s that Loseit sees a pattern with- they made that editing MUCH MUCH EASIER - thank you Loseit !
I am 8 pounds from my final goal weight and I have you to thank for it ! I’m so glad you’re on my team. WOOHOO 🎉🥳Show lessSinglesSource.US
Recipes feature simplifies food logging
When you find a meal or snack that fits perfectly into your diet and you know you will have again and again, you can add the recipe (premium version upgrade) and it makes future food logging fast! This app offers options for tracking a number of different things so you can customize what you want to focus on, and even change that focus from time to time. It also watches for positive trends, such as Ive been starting my mornings with egg coffee and the app told me I tend to eat under my calorie allotment when I start the day with egg coffee.
Fyi egg coffee is a recipe I saw on a dr tv show and tastes much like a latte and replaces a regular breakfast. The recipe is to blend a raw egg well (I use a blender), then slowly splash hot coffee into it while stirring constantly- this should cook the egg while keeping it from scrambling - until a full cup of hot coffee has been added. Add sweetener to taste. Throw it in a blender for a few seconds to blend better and froth. I usually put the finished egg coffee in the microwave for 30-60 seconds to be sure its hot enough that the egg is cooked before drinking.Show lessSandra499
From Amazing to New ED Hangout?
Newest Review as of Monday, June 27, 2022:
Okay so as you can see in my old review LoseIt was a really good app that just needed some minor adjustments.. But now? It has since become the new hangout spot for underage kids asking adults how to starve themselves. I used to love interacting in the groups but now it seems like every other post is filled with an underage teen ranting about how they just binged & tried to make themselves throw up. I thought this app was for 18+..? It truly is a drag to be in groups now. These days I just log my food & weight then close the app. This is truly the new hangout spot for underage kids with eating disorders.
My old Review: I’ve lost 38+ pounds since using the Lose It App! I love everything about this app although I do have a few suggestions I’m hoping the developers will take into consideration. 1. Expand the food data base. 2. For the “Recipes” category, you should be able to create folders so you can organize your recipes. (Ex: You can create a folder for breakfast recipes, lunch, dinner, etc) That would really take creating recipes to the next level. 3. Under “My Food”, you should be able to add different foods. I wanted to add Wyman’s Just Fruit to my food catalog but there was no option to. 4. When creating recipes, there should be an option to move your added ingredients into any order you want. Get those changes going and my rating will be a 5 star!Show lessSundayaMartin04
Lose It works
If you are serious and committed to logging in your food and exercise, this app works. I wasn’t trying to lose weight fast . This app makes you accountable for what you eat and how much you work out. Slow and steady wins the race ! I still have a while to meet my goal, but it is working. I like how it calculates everything for you. If you work out you are allowed more calories for the day. My Apple Watch helps a lot for the work out calculations and it automatically records in the app. If I need encouragement, I can go to messages of people using Lose It and read their stories. The title is perfect, “ we’re all in this together.” I can communicate to friends directly to show how I am doing, which makes me more accountable. I can do all this on my time and not have to schedule meetings like I did with Weight losing groups. There are also articles I can read about nutrition and dieting to help along the way. Thanks I If I miss a day of logging, I can go back to the day and finish it so I don’t lose my count. Today I am 99 days logged and lost 18 lbs! My clothes fit better and I feel better .It works for me. Thank you to the staff of Lose It.
Sincerely,
Mary MalviyaShow lesstourist mm
It works.
270lbs down to 240lbs as of today. I ought to write a review at this point right? This app is easy, scanning foods is easy, the only hard part is keeping to it. Don’t fudge the numbers, don’t skip entering meals just because you aren’t sure exactly how many calories that local burger joint’s food has, just put in something. Though, I will say, with a calorie diet I have found it more useful to eat stuff that isn’t necessarily perfect pyramid healthy food, but instead just easier to track the calories on. So, between this app, regularly drinking shakes with some buttered toast (get yourself a small food scale, it helps IMMENSELY), eating smaller dinners, eating only between 12pm and 8pm, and daily walks, the results have been great. This app was a big part of that. Oh, and weighing myself every morning. Nothing motivates quite like seeing the changes in weight, even if it’s only a few points. Aaaalso, don’t expect your weight to always be lower than yesterday’s. It won’t be. Just so long as the average of the week seems to keep going down, you’re on the right path!Show lessTheOfficialZamics
