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Great motivator, good potential
I like this app, because it helps to keep me accountable, it has positive feedback, and it has goals. I’m only given ng it 4 stars instead of 5 because it has room for growth. I would like to see an in-depth meal tracker that would show me total calories and macronutrients, as I’m trying to workout and be healthier and want to make sure I’m eating enough. In the beginning it was telling me how I needed to eat to lose weight, i was 114 lbs when I started, so that wasn’t my goal. I would also like more interaction with my 23andMe data. I’m trying this for a few months for the tracking and to explore the app more. If it adds these other functions it would be stellar!!Show lessAhampa
This App Helped Me By Being Free
I have to say I have been using lark for years now. I don’t do the pay wall as I am a poor individual for full disclosure lol. That said this app helped me on my journey of 170 pounds of weight loss and healthy lifestyle choices. This app and the hard work the men and women put in to it really is worth it to at least try. I love how they a Siri like chat bot that helps you log and learn. Then you can go crazy from there and the pay wall seems to be something I’d do if I could afford it lol. This app is something I feel like is an Apple offering, I would not be surprised if I see Siri starting to do what this app has been doing for years.
Kudos to the Lark Team!Show lessallthegiodnamesaregone
That annoying friend that’s only being helpful
Lark is a great app to keep y’all on your toes. If any of you need a constant reminder, or someone who is always letting you know when you are not eating healthy, or if you want someone to point out how you haven’t done anything all day, this app is for you. I know it doesn’t sound great but honestly we all need direction, and discipline when it comes to weight loss. I’m just being realistic. I know I’m hard headed and need the annoying reminders and facts the Lark app gives me about my eating habits and lack of movement. As annoying as the notifications and feed are in the Lark app it’s that friend that keeps you on your toes about important goals in weight loss.Show lessDreaO23
Lark App Review
Although this app has assisted me with thinking differently about weight loss and how to achieve my goals, there are several things that are less desirable. The app doesn’t link with my FitBit which I received free, so if I don’t carry my telephone everywhere, my steps are not calculated. You may add these to the app but it would be so much more convenient if the app and FitBit synced. Also, when logging foods inputting a tuna steak often gets mistaken for a steak which can be misconstrued as a not so healthy food. Then again if I would just put in tuna, it would take away the doubt. I may have to change my way of recording meals. Otherwise I do like the app and it’s hints and suggestions help me through those times when I may be weak!Show lessDdotRae
Judgement Free Zone
What I like the best about using Lark so far is that it has shifted my thinking about food and exercise from punishment and discipline to making kind decisions for myself. Lark doesn’t lambast you for eating a piece of pizza, or for getting minimal exercise. Instead, it focuses on what you did RIGHT, giving you positive reinforcement that makes you want to keep doing that. For years I struggled with a binge/restrict eating cycle and the inability to consistently stay active because I wanted to be perfect. The first few times I slipped up with my eating after downloading Lark, I struggled to tell the app... until I realized there’s nothing to be embarrassed about. It’s an app. And coming clean and being able to admit that I ate (x) because I was feeling (y) and this is a pattern I’d like to be more conscious of next time has been pivotal in changing my habits. But the humanoid text interface of Lark makes it a lot more welcoming than a food tracker app, with calorie counters that turn red when you go over your limit, or daily fat allowance bars that glow with silent shaming. Now, when I go to eat, or when I’ve been sitting for too long and think “it’s a nice time to get up for a little while,” I think of how proud Lark will be when I make a healthy choice, and how good that will feel.Show lessShante Renee.
Change habits and the way you think
I’ve been using Lark for a couple of weeks now and overall, I like it! I don’t currently have a Fitbit or the like, so I like that it can use the health data from my phone for activity. I also like the way it looks at your diet as healthy, unhealthy, and mixed - as a combination of choices. It feels less boxed in and restrictive than being meticulous about counting calories and portion sizes, but I can see the pattern of my choices, and instinctively want to improve to more green. I wish that there was somewhere to input medical conditions - I have no way to let the AI know that I have anxiety and that’s why my sleep may not be optimal so four hours on a high stress day is actually very good for me, or that I have food allergies, so will not be trying to eat more of whatever. There is a notes section though, so I’ve been marking that up so when I review, I can say oh yeah, this is what was going on there. And I’m down about five pounds just from getting a little more active and making better choices and that is always encouraging.Show lessCburch74
Not particularly helpful
If you’ve ever taken a nutrition course or have a nutritionist, then this app isn’t particularly helpful for you. The app basically gives you small, really basic steps for you to take towards a healthy lifestyle. That’s great, but I can get the same information from my nutritionist or from brochures from my primary care provider’s office. It says it’s “personalized” with your 23andme results, which at first attracted me, but really it’s just telling you what your results are.. which you can already do on the 23andme website.
It’s interface is easy to use and all you really need to do is check in and tell the app what you’re eating every day. However, I’m already tracking my food on MyFitnessPal (which is free btw), so that wasn’t really useful for me either.
I would recommend this to someone who has never sought guidance from a health professional before and has not a single clue what healthy looks like.Show lesserin! ;D
Love this App!
I don’t usually rate apps, but I really felt the need to with this one. After using the app for 3 weeks, I have to say that I am hooked. I used to use BodySpace which is just mediocre especially in terms of its plans for women. This app somehow has a way of keeping me accountable. It has a lovely layout and I love checking off each exercise as I go. I love that it tells you how much you lifted on that particular exercise last time; I have been upping mine to challenge myself. I feel amazingly accomplished and extremely tired after Linn Lowes awesome program. Best I’ve done in a long time and I’ve tried many plans and fitness apps. Now I have completely moved away from BodySpace. I hope they continue to grow and add more... I’m excited to see!Show lessFanchon Adiscot
Nice app
This app tracks everything and cheers on your small accomplishments while also giving you feedback where you can make a change to improve. It also lets you track your mood, feelings and activity in addition to food. It starts with focusing on one area and then slowly adds goals. It gives you information on why it is suggesting something including the occasional link to a related research article. The only thing I don’t like is that it doesn’t ask you to verify your food after you type it in. I put in chicken ginger soup and it read it as chicken finger and called it an unhealthy meal which it wasn’t so a little more intuition in this area would be very helpful so it doesn’t classify things incorrectly as I can’t fix it once it’s in and it doesn’t change even if I delete and re add with different wording. Other than that it’s great! It helps me stay on track by reminding me to log stuff and letting me know how active I am throughout the day.Show lesswperruna
Can’t Connect to 23andMe and Support is Disappointing
I received an email from 23andme about Lark and how it connects to my data and will provide a more comprehensive and bespoke wellness plan for me. I downloaded Lark, launched the app and went answered the chatbot questions. None of the questions included 23andme so I tried to find a setting where I could input the account info and there was nothing. Then I emailed support and the first thing they replied with was a link to install Lark. I replied and said I have Lark and I just want to connect 23andme. They told me to launch Lark and Lark (the bot) would ask me for my information. I said again, that the bot didn’t ask me and if there was somewhere else that I can input the info. It’s been days and I haven’t received a reply. On top of that, the interactions with Lark the Bot based on the health info that it does have about me is pretty basic and doesn’t lend to the extra time I have to spend having a scripted exchange with a poorly written chatbot. I literally want those hours of my life back that I spent trying to get this thing to work. I recommend using Fitness Genes if you want a comprehensive fitness report based on your genetics.Show lessTigerBrown
