Leave a Review Food Diary See How You Eat App
Free Version is Not Worth It
The free version of this app has too many limitations to be useful for serious tracking. You can only edit meals for the current day, meaning if you forget to log something from a previous day, you’re out of luck. Additionally, you can only view your 7-day history, which makes it hard to get a good picture of your eating habits over time.
On top of that, the app is extremely spammy, constantly bombarding you with pop-ups to upgrade to the paid version, which gets frustrating fast.
The only features I did like were the ability to add extra photos and the timestamping of entries, but honestly, those perks aren’t worth the hassle. I’m switching to a spreadsheet for more flexibility!Show lesscokeaddict93
Developer Response
Thanks for your feedback! We understand the limitations can be frustrating. Upgrading to our affordable subscription resolves these issues, providing more flexibility. Your suggestions are valuable; we’ll keep them in mind for future updates. Thanks for trying our app!More than CICO…
I’ve been using this app for a couple of years now to track my meals (not calories) in regards to GERD and IBS. I recently had a few questions regarding the access of my history, as I had let my subscription lapse when things were going well. Mia was not only fast on the reply, but super helpful in resolving my questions too.
It’s been SO helpful to go back and match my symptoms to what I was eating in the days surrounding them. Definitely a multi-functional app. I actually avoid counting calories, and this app does an excellent job of staying neutral in its functionality that way. Really appreciated!Show lessIlaffalot
Developer Response
Thank you for being active and sharing your experience with us and the benefits of using Food Diary See How You Eat. It's great to have you on board!Has potential
Loved the visual diary & “tips” section as a bit of daily inspiration, but it maxed out at 4 weeks despite it having a dedicated button in the dock? I didn’t realize I had been using the paid version, and when it expired the app is pretty lame. I thought I was on the free version and I still thought the UI was poor (the best part is the photo grid). I hate only having 91 days of history. I don’t understand the available plans in apples settings view, there’s like 3 different monthly and yearly options from “diary” to “journaling” and they’re too vague to know what I’d actually pay for. The free version is also INCREDIBLY annoying about buying the paid version, which is a turn off in itself.
I’d give the paid version 3.5 stars for being my favorite style of food diary with crummy execution. The extras are confusing to me if they’re paid or not, the UI just generally looks like a scam website or fishing email. It needs regular spacing and more of the nice photography it used very sparsely.Show lessKaleighReviews
Developer Response
Thank you for sharing your experience. We are working on improving the user experience. Thank you for pointing out the naming errors on the subscriptions. We'll fix that. We will also make changes to the history length soon. What comes to ads in free versions: I have not seen one free app without upgrade ads. Think about Duolingo upgrade video ads for example. The idea of ads is to be annoying so that people would upgrade :) But it does not feel fun while using the app; I know, being an active Duolingo user myself. You can also use the "Give Feedback" tab on the app's settings page. We are eager to chat with our users and improve according to their wishes. I hope to talk to you soon.Very effective, simple app that I love using
I love using the SHYE app. I wanted to track my diet to understand it better over time, and start to see patterns to improve my choices. The action of a simple photo with ability to write some free form text about what is in it just works for me. I enjoy doing this, and it makes me think about my choices without being burdensome. I’ve also found the pdf export functionality is useful. On a few occasions I’ve provided it to nutrition, healthcare, and / or fitness professionals, and it has enabled very useful conversations.Show lessdavidpbowman
Amazing!!!
I’ve had this app for a couple months now and I originally downloaded it just so I can get a visual of what I’m actually putting in my body. I’ve learned so much about myself just by tracking because I think we have a natural bias towards ourselves to “think” we’re eating healthy but taking photos and having the literal image of what I ate has helped me open my eyes to the reality of 1) What I actually am eating 2) What times I’m eating and 3) As someone who deals with IBD, this is really helpful to see what foods make me feel good and what foods don’t. It’s also helpful to track what foods can cause certain reactions like acne or affect my hormones and energy levels. Overall, really love this app! It’s so helpful and I also really love the layout of it. It’s so simplistic and aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Also, their customer service is so quick to respond and fix any issues you may have. Big SHYE fan <3Show lessguccidest
Developer Response
Thank you so much for sharing your experience with the SHYE app. It's great to have you on board.Really like it, but could improve!
Overall this app is pretty great. It’s good enough that I kept coming back to it over similar apps because of how easy to use it is and how it keeps me accountable and mindful of the food I consume. I ended up splurging for a years membership so that I would be able to look back and see my history. I really recommend this app for anyone who wants to see what they eat laid out in front of them. It’s such a simple concept but it really makes a difference!
The one thing that I really wish would change about this app is being able to take more than six pictures a day. I’m a frequent snacker and like to drink non-water beverages: this means that the limitations on the photo amounts makes it difficult for me to keep track. For example, I’ll have dinner, but I’ll have a second glass of wine that I have to add as the evening snack. But wait, what if I want a third? Then where does it go? I add it as a little note but that’s not quite helpful as another picture.Show lessRadishCafe
Developer Response
Great to have you with us for so many years already. Note. You can add up to 12 photos per day. We reply to all customer feedback. Please use the "give feedback" tap to get in touch if you have any questions.Game Changer for someone with ADHD
I have ADHD and frequently forget to eat or am just uninterested in eating, which leads to a lot of 1) migraines from not eating and 2) unhealthy snacking because it’s easy and quick. This app holds me accountable and makes it fun- because taking pictures of my food makes making it more enjoyable. I haven’t had a migraine since I started using this app :) I know a lot of people complain that 6 meals is too much, but for me it’s perfect. I can’t eat a lot at once so my portion sizes are usually smaller, but then I get hungry faster, so 6 small meals a day is a lot better for me than 3 big onesShow lessrestinpete
Developer Response
Thank you for taking the time to write this. This is a very important message. Regular eating keeps you going. I also have noticed that the six meals pace suits me the best. I can feel the difference on the days I stick to that.So Helpful
First of all, I love how easy to use this app. I love all the reminders and the blog posts. This app made me stick to my healthy eating pattern, stop eating outside, cook more, and follow my diet easily. I saved money because of cooking at home more and eating less outside. Definitely recommend it!sphsln
Incredibly Helpful
This app has been incredible in keeping me on track for mindful eating. As someone who has struggled with eating disorders, and forgets to eat during busy days and then binges at night, this is SO valuable to keep me going with mindful eating habits.samdee33
Everything is locked behind a paid subscription
The only thing you can do on this app for free is post pictures. You cant write notes or change the title of any of the pictures you post. You can’t further ur tracking aside from the picture posting. Can’t keep track of nutrients or anything. I think this is false advertising for such little free content. Might as well slap a pricetag on the whole app from the start, seriously. waste of time.Show lessthe dark demon lord
