Update
Was requested to update app , now it won’t open ????
Latest update not working
Your latest update has rendered the app unusable. I cannot open it at all. Please can you help fix this, otherwise I cannot take part in the study.
Intent is there but execution is very poor
This app is extremely buggy, slow and inconsistent. The idea and concept are right on but execution sucks. I just downloaded the update and now it won’t work at all. Sad as I just got 9 days though recording my details.
Changing time
I am in week three of 14 and so far, I am enjoying the app. I love the picture feature. However, if you are just recording a food item manually, it records the present time by default and doesn’t let you change it afterwards. This has messed up my food diary (and your research data, by the way!!) so many times!! I can understand that you cannot erase past items, but you should allow people to change the time of a food item. Since this is all about the right timing, it is essential to record the correct time and it shouldn’t be that difficult to add this option to the app!!
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Primitive
This app is very primitive. Even the how to videos sound like a kid just talking into a recorder and the pics are so small. I used the app for 10 days and then it just stopped working. It was a lot of effort to log food and sleep. Also, the picture taking and food logging just seems so antiquated. There are so many apps already that can log things like food, sleep and water intake, there is no need to try and reinvent the wheel. If you need good data collection, see what is already out there and team up with a company that already has the ability to track this type of information and already has millions of users.
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I love this app
In 2015 I was still teaching and my weight was 151 pounds ( I am 5’3”) I listened to an interview of Dr Panda and decided to get the app and give it a try.
I went from 151 to 114 just by eating within the time I set. No effort, no hunger, I took a picture of everything I ate.
Fast forward to 2020, the pandemic and other things going on in my life, and I started eating later, and later. The pounds started to add up.
I just hit the reset button and I am back on track, and I started loosing the weight again 6 pounds so far!
I also love that I am contributing to scientific research.
I went from 151 to 114 just by eating within the time I set. No effort, no hunger, I took a picture of everything I ate.
Fast forward to 2020, the pandemic and other things going on in my life, and I started eating later, and later. The pounds started to add up.
I just hit the reset button and I am back on track, and I started loosing the weight again 6 pounds so far!
I also love that I am contributing to scientific research.
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Great Idea But Too Many Functionality Problems
I have read the book which was really informative and was looking forward to using this app. I have tried to log my day with this app every day but it is constantly frustrating me.
The app will suddenly close in mid use and when I try to reopen it I get spinning hands on the clock but it doesn’t open. I close it from my home page , open in the app store sometimes it works , sometimes the hands are spinning again and it won’t open. If I delete and install again I lose my data. I already lost sleep data when the new version installed.
Also because there is no ability to view your daily list of entries in food and bev when I try to open app the next day and add missing entries ( that I couldn’t previously because the app crashed) I have no idea what I logged and what I didn’t.
Tried again to update yesterday and today. Crashed AGAIN. Re-Opened in app store- Got as far as sleep section and crashed again and I got the spinning clock. That was the third attempt today. I give up.
Please fix the functionality or tell me what I am doing wrong as this is very irritating. I have fitbit prime and other health apps but have never had these problems and I am losing patience.
The app will suddenly close in mid use and when I try to reopen it I get spinning hands on the clock but it doesn’t open. I close it from my home page , open in the app store sometimes it works , sometimes the hands are spinning again and it won’t open. If I delete and install again I lose my data. I already lost sleep data when the new version installed.
Also because there is no ability to view your daily list of entries in food and bev when I try to open app the next day and add missing entries ( that I couldn’t previously because the app crashed) I have no idea what I logged and what I didn’t.
Tried again to update yesterday and today. Crashed AGAIN. Re-Opened in app store- Got as far as sleep section and crashed again and I got the spinning clock. That was the third attempt today. I give up.
Please fix the functionality or tell me what I am doing wrong as this is very irritating. I have fitbit prime and other health apps but have never had these problems and I am losing patience.
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Great research, great book, appalling app
I have persisted with this app, in spite of it being probably the worst interface I have ever used. You have to be forgiving, determined and really quite dedicated to use it.
The photo function is unreliable, retrospectively adding fitness data or content is very patchy. It locks. It saves your data before it’s complete. If it weren’t for it being such an important academic initiative I certainly wouldn’t bother.
Please please for the sake and integrity of your research find another university that does programming and get them to cooperate in building you a solid, intuitive, usable app. Even as a project for students.
Use your academic status and reach to get this right. You will get so many more participants and that can only help them and help you. It will be also perfect your data.
If you can’t get any help then put out a notification to your thousands of users and ask for help. There will be someone out there with the skills and interest to do it, even without payment.
The photo function is unreliable, retrospectively adding fitness data or content is very patchy. It locks. It saves your data before it’s complete. If it weren’t for it being such an important academic initiative I certainly wouldn’t bother.
Please please for the sake and integrity of your research find another university that does programming and get them to cooperate in building you a solid, intuitive, usable app. Even as a project for students.
Use your academic status and reach to get this right. You will get so many more participants and that can only help them and help you. It will be also perfect your data.
If you can’t get any help then put out a notification to your thousands of users and ask for help. There will be someone out there with the skills and interest to do it, even without payment.
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Little improvement
I noticed that most of the reviews were from a few years ago, so I thought I’d give an update. Unfortunately little improvement, still clunky, unresponsive and slow. Has not lost any of the data I’ve input yet so hopefully that’s an issue that is sorted. I’ll keep using, for now, as I like the research angle. Not sure will do so over the longer term. Good luck with research.
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Great experience
The app is easy to use. Information given about circadian rhythms very helpful in setting up own goals. Tracking food, sleep, exercise over the 12 weeks really helped me set new habits. I lost, weight, sleep better, have more energy and exercise more. Thank you!
