Scan doesn’t work
I’d really like this app if the bar code scanner would work.
I love it
So simple to use without all the silly bells and whistles. The only negative is goal weights and calories it wishes to set for you are waaaayyy to low but thankfully allows you to chance to suit. Wish that there was a calendar where you see your daily calories for the month at a glance, not just the bar graph. Edit: it logs me out every few weeks to months and I wait a few days for tech support, frustrating and no reason given as to why its always doing it. This time I’ve been logged out for 2 weeks and customer support is non responsive.
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Adding Steps to exercise options
It would be great if we had the access to add our daily step count to the options in exercise. I’ve used this app since it first came out, used the book before that. It’s the best app for Aussies, the database of food is so good. Great for recording macros.
Shame about the ads these days especially as I originally paid full price for the app years ago but it still won’t put me off using it every single day.
Shame about the ads these days especially as I originally paid full price for the app years ago but it still won’t put me off using it every single day.
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Ok app but probably won’t continue to use
The app is pretty simple to use. The scanner isn’t so good. It always says “scan item again” or “create food”, even for simple things! For instance I scanned Quaker Quick Oats and nothing! For this reason I doubt I will continue using it. If the scan doesn’t work I won’t create an entry. Not my job and to be honest it takes toooooo long!
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Not suitable for your own recipes
I think I’m done trying to use this app. I have created a lot of recipes so the app has kept me engaged. But I think I’m done. I just can’t find a good food tracking app. Issues I have with this app: when i search an ingredient and go to put in the amount I’m limited on the amount. I need a cup and instead it gives me oz, g. Another issue is a lot of items I try to scan in because they aren’t in the app but I scan it and a message appears that it can scan that item in. So I’m starting to feel the app is useless for me. I guess if all you eat is processed foods or fast food then this app probably has a large database. But it’s not suitable for building your own recipes.
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Very effective weight loss tool
The App help me to lose a lot of weight in a short time. I love the ability to keep on top of my calorie intake, calories burned through exercise, my weight, etc.
Recording my food intake helps me to eat healthier. I am able to check that I’m getting enough nutrients each day and also helps me to correct any shortfalls in my diet. E.g. i realized that I wasn’t eating enough fiber, & salt, and that I was eating a high cholesterol diet.
Knowing that I have exercise targets holds me accountable.
The two things I wish the App could do is to allow me to copy the information from one day to another (I sometimes eat the same food and would like to be able to copy and paste from one day to the next) and also to have more exercises added (for example,it doesn’t have things like shopping, cleaning, gardening, which all burn calories).
It’s an excellent App!
Recording my food intake helps me to eat healthier. I am able to check that I’m getting enough nutrients each day and also helps me to correct any shortfalls in my diet. E.g. i realized that I wasn’t eating enough fiber, & salt, and that I was eating a high cholesterol diet.
Knowing that I have exercise targets holds me accountable.
The two things I wish the App could do is to allow me to copy the information from one day to another (I sometimes eat the same food and would like to be able to copy and paste from one day to the next) and also to have more exercises added (for example,it doesn’t have things like shopping, cleaning, gardening, which all burn calories).
It’s an excellent App!
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Results!!
Great app that really makes you accountable for what you’re eating. Very happy with results so far!!
Liking it so far, Wish I could sync with Health App
I really appreciate the no-frills approach, and that there’s no need for a subscription to use basic features. Adding recipes is pretty simple, even if the food database doesn’t have all of the brands available here in New England. The only thing I wish was an option would be to sync with other apps, like Health or the gym apps I use, so I could get more accurate calorie counts. Hopefully, this gets added in the future!
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Lazy at best, dangerous at worst.
This app seems to be using a lot of questionable and biased science. I would really advise against using their recommended targets especially as a petite woman or you may receive targets that could endanger your health and push you towards disordered eating. Instead please talk to a dietician or at least your family doctor before jumping on an app like this and having it seem like 1100 calories a day is reasonable or safe for any grown adult!! That’s wildly untrue.
I like the simple interface and how easy it is to save my recipes and was excited to have something paired down that wasn’t pushing as much toxic diet culture on me as much as other apps (an impossible find it seems) I really just wanted something that lets me put in my food and then can show me my overall nutrition at the end of the day and this app does that well.
The feature of having a goal or highlighted nutrients is really nice BUT wasted on ONLY being usable towards calories and exercise. Why can’t I set a protein goal? Or iron or anything I’m working on getting every day to SUPPORT my health goals? This isn’t an exercise tracking app anyways so why is that given precedence over actual food related goals?
All in all this app flattens health into simple calories in and calories out to promote weight loss regardless of how safe that actually is for anyone without guidance or further information on supporting their health.
Unless you have guidance elsewhere please avoid this app! It’s not a full picture of health and is just one tool. One small, honestly unhelpful tool in the long run.
I like the simple interface and how easy it is to save my recipes and was excited to have something paired down that wasn’t pushing as much toxic diet culture on me as much as other apps (an impossible find it seems) I really just wanted something that lets me put in my food and then can show me my overall nutrition at the end of the day and this app does that well.
The feature of having a goal or highlighted nutrients is really nice BUT wasted on ONLY being usable towards calories and exercise. Why can’t I set a protein goal? Or iron or anything I’m working on getting every day to SUPPORT my health goals? This isn’t an exercise tracking app anyways so why is that given precedence over actual food related goals?
All in all this app flattens health into simple calories in and calories out to promote weight loss regardless of how safe that actually is for anyone without guidance or further information on supporting their health.
Unless you have guidance elsewhere please avoid this app! It’s not a full picture of health and is just one tool. One small, honestly unhelpful tool in the long run.
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Sensible
I’m old enough to have used the book for calorie counting many many years ago. The App is brilliant. It’s simple to use, great data base for Australia and has over the years helped me enormously to get my weight down with a recent goal of 11 kg loss. I intend tracking for maintenance for the foreseeable future. I also as suggested by others, wish you could choose not to have the calories burned with exercise subtracted from your total daily limit. It’s stopped me recording the exercise. If you could pop in that in as an option guys it would be perfect!
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