Sounds Great— Unfortunately, Too Good To Be True
Biome claims to support holistic diets and symptom management, but it falls short in several critical areas. There’s no way to add individual triggers or conditions, which makes it feel generic rather than personalized. For example, despite stating that I have GERD, it still recommends tomato-based foods—something I absolutely can’t eat.
This app seems geared toward people with little understanding of nutrition rather than those seeking tailored guidance for managing specific health conditions.
To make matters worse, Biome locks its features behind paid plans, which feels like gatekeeping essential health information that should benefit everyone, not just those who can afford it. Unfortunately, this app isn’t for me, and I can’t recommend it.
This app seems geared toward people with little understanding of nutrition rather than those seeking tailored guidance for managing specific health conditions.
To make matters worse, Biome locks its features behind paid plans, which feels like gatekeeping essential health information that should benefit everyone, not just those who can afford it. Unfortunately, this app isn’t for me, and I can’t recommend it.
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Response from developer
So sorry you had a negative experience. Our context and history mechanism had a little bug which we just patched today. The next build should be available tomorrow which fixes the diet and symptom management piece. Really appreciate the detailed review. It helps us make this app better. As far as paid vs free, we're trying to find the balance between the two and will consider your suggestion. However, running these AI insights along with a larger context on your history isn't super cheap for us and we are just trying to find a sustainable balance. Hope you give it another try in the future.