A great app!
Since I started using this app I can honestly say I have been thoroughly enjoying it. There are reviews that talk about the lag of the app but, since they seem to be a bit older I thought I’d give up updated claim: IT WORKS GREAT!! I love knowing that I’m contributing to an active research project aimed to enrich lives of everyone in the world. I definitely would recommend this app for anyone that is interested in leading healthier lifestyle AND learning why it improves health outcomes.
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Response from developer
We're delighted to hear that you're enjoying the app and that you've had a positive experience with it! We admire your appreciation for the research and its potential to enhance lives. Your recommendation is a valuable insight for potential users. Thank you for your valuable feedback!
Improved But Still Has Problems
The app does well at tracking food and water intake. You can now add your weight and other health data. Before the update, I couldn’t add any health data. However when I add my weight in lbs it graphs the same number in kg, basically showing 2.2 times the recorded weight. I know that I put it in lbs cause it shows my weight in lbs in the window to add more “vitals” (“health data”)
The sleep function is ok but somewhat glitchy. If you use the sleep now button when you wake up and try to write comments there is no way to exit the comment box so you just have to cancel the entry and remember your start and end sleep times and enter it manually. Also the app before the update let you start sleep after a 5, 10, 15, or 30 minute delay which I found more accurate because it takes me at least 10 minutes to fall asleep.
The sleep function is ok but somewhat glitchy. If you use the sleep now button when you wake up and try to write comments there is no way to exit the comment box so you just have to cancel the entry and remember your start and end sleep times and enter it manually. Also the app before the update let you start sleep after a 5, 10, 15, or 30 minute delay which I found more accurate because it takes me at least 10 minutes to fall asleep.
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Response from developer
Thank you for your feedback. We are working diligently to resolve the weight conversion issue and the sleep comment glitch. We really value your input and have added all your suggestions to our list of requested features. If you have more ideas or face any issues, please contact us through the app or email at circadian@mycircadianclock.org.
Can’t add sleep
I really wanted to like this app because I was Dr Panda’s book and it’s fantastic so I wanted to participate in the research. However, the app is clunky. It didn’t connect with my Apple health app even though I gave it permission. When I tried to manually input the sleep time it did not work. I also attempted to contact the developers via the contact us form in the app and it kept saying…try again later. I also think it may have messed with my Apple health sleep tracking because that app recorded me as asleep and I didn’t even have it my Apple Watch on at the time plus it was 8 pm. I didn’t go to bed until about midnight. If they fix all these issues I’d love to try again.
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Response from developer
We apologize for the app inconveniences. We are committed to addressing the problems related to recording sleeping time. Please reach out to us at circadian@mycircadianclock.org for personalized assistance. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we strive to improve your experience with our application.
Could be better
When I first started, I wasn’t sure if I was supposed to itemise everything separately (if I hadn’t taken a photo) or log as a meal/recipe title. The instructions could be a little clearer for first time users.
I’m still trying to log my items for the baseline period but when I enter a date + time that is not within the last two hours, it adds it to the timeline at the time I’m adding it. So the Date/Time log option is irrelevant. According to the timeline I’m having everything ‘now’!
Sometimes I’m forgetting to log a dinner (and that’s on me) however when I log it the next morning for the previous day, you can’t see if it indeed added it to the previous day’s timeline. I can tell what I’ve had for each meal as I’ve been logging alongside this in MyFitnessPal at the same time.
Could use initial improvements so we know we are logging correctly for the study.
I’m still trying to log my items for the baseline period but when I enter a date + time that is not within the last two hours, it adds it to the timeline at the time I’m adding it. So the Date/Time log option is irrelevant. According to the timeline I’m having everything ‘now’!
Sometimes I’m forgetting to log a dinner (and that’s on me) however when I log it the next morning for the previous day, you can’t see if it indeed added it to the previous day’s timeline. I can tell what I’ve had for each meal as I’ve been logging alongside this in MyFitnessPal at the same time.
Could use initial improvements so we know we are logging correctly for the study.
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Apprehensively optimistic
I’m hoping this app will be beneficial and I can see the potential. But, I have no way to contact anyone on the site for support so I have to leave a review here. I hope someone sees it. I just started using the app five days ago. After a few days there was an update and now we cannot log vitals correctly, cannot choose the category or weight measure for the log being made, only a number. Also, everything I get a notification for a tip and click it, it opens the app and shows the tip, but all menus disappear so I cannot leave the tip, I have to close the app and restart it. Also, after logging a “live” sleep, I cannot go into the entry to adjust start or stop time for the sleep.
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This Method Works
I’ve been using this app for almost 3 months. The first ten days was the adjusting period but after that I noticed that I was more aware of what I am going to eat and how much. I went to bed earlier and have more energy. I weight myself every day and it slowly coming down which is good.
I think I’ll continue to use it.
I think I’ll continue to use it.
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App won’t send data
Was working fine until day 14. Now will not send data. Also won’t send pending data. And won’t send feedback info when I tried to open a ticket. It’s a shame.
Dire need of an overhaul
Whole thing needs revamped. Simple as. I still use it though so it deserves 2 stars at least. I understand that there is a lack of funding for good tools like this app, shame.
Infuriating UI
As nice as this app sounds it has some of the most infuriating UI of any app I’ve used.
- It is nigh impossible to back-date key events if you don’t enter them before starting (food intake, exercise, sleep)
- It records coffee as a fast breaking activity when there is absolutely no insulin production from this event.
- the insistance on taking a picture of your food is baffling to me (personal opinion)
- the UI is clunky and unintuitive: can’t easily tell what is being updated, can’t easily distinguish what part of the sub-menu you are currently in. It’s a confusing mess.
- Was unable to link the account created using a single unique identifier (secret code) across multiple devices : Events entered into my iPhone did not show up on my iPad and vice versa. This forces you to use a single device in order to get proper data entry or invalidate the whole process.
Ended up deleting the app after 4 days because poor, inconsistant and/or mismatched data entry invalidated ALL the data entered in the app.
- It is nigh impossible to back-date key events if you don’t enter them before starting (food intake, exercise, sleep)
- It records coffee as a fast breaking activity when there is absolutely no insulin production from this event.
- the insistance on taking a picture of your food is baffling to me (personal opinion)
- the UI is clunky and unintuitive: can’t easily tell what is being updated, can’t easily distinguish what part of the sub-menu you are currently in. It’s a confusing mess.
- Was unable to link the account created using a single unique identifier (secret code) across multiple devices : Events entered into my iPhone did not show up on my iPad and vice versa. This forces you to use a single device in order to get proper data entry or invalidate the whole process.
Ended up deleting the app after 4 days because poor, inconsistant and/or mismatched data entry invalidated ALL the data entered in the app.
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JJ
I can’t get into this app - can’t get a code to my email very frustrating
