Potentially awesome, but needs updates
This app should be able to do all the things that MyFitnessPal can do as well as be connected to a Fitrax wrist band to calculate steps and track sleep. The app has the beginning of progress going in that it actively syncs with my Fitrax band and calculates steps, calorie intake from food, and tracks my sleep. There are options to set goals for Weight, Calories, Fat%, and blood pressure.
Unfortunately though, the app won't let me update my weight manually; I am required to use the Fitrax BMI scale which is inconvenient. Also, I am unable to manually update my blood pressure or send feedback through the app because the keyboard that pops up to enter values won't go away when I'm finished writing and blocks the update/send button so I am only able to close out of the page to make the keyboard go away. There is no Done button on the keyboard to make it retract down.
The log food screen is flawed also in that I can't update a food entry once it's added to the day. An error message pops up when I press Update. It's also frustrating that I am required to scan barcodes of food every time I want to log it. There is no saved database for recently logged or saved food items. Another issue is that there is no ability to input half serving sizes. Many times I eat 3/4 of a serving but I can only record a full serving because I have no other option, which shows an incorrect calorie intake. Additionally, when I input a new food, I am unable to record the carbs, protein, sodium and fat spaces, so I can't determine a good ratio of carbs:protein:fat with this app. I might as well do it by hand.
Finally, there is no option to log exercise other than steps per day. I need to be able to log my exercise so that I can calculate how many calories I have burned.
Hopefully this review gives developers understanding of how much improvement needs to be done on this app.
Right now, this app is useless, but hopefully an update will come soon with better, more efficient abilities.
Unfortunately though, the app won't let me update my weight manually; I am required to use the Fitrax BMI scale which is inconvenient. Also, I am unable to manually update my blood pressure or send feedback through the app because the keyboard that pops up to enter values won't go away when I'm finished writing and blocks the update/send button so I am only able to close out of the page to make the keyboard go away. There is no Done button on the keyboard to make it retract down.
The log food screen is flawed also in that I can't update a food entry once it's added to the day. An error message pops up when I press Update. It's also frustrating that I am required to scan barcodes of food every time I want to log it. There is no saved database for recently logged or saved food items. Another issue is that there is no ability to input half serving sizes. Many times I eat 3/4 of a serving but I can only record a full serving because I have no other option, which shows an incorrect calorie intake. Additionally, when I input a new food, I am unable to record the carbs, protein, sodium and fat spaces, so I can't determine a good ratio of carbs:protein:fat with this app. I might as well do it by hand.
Finally, there is no option to log exercise other than steps per day. I need to be able to log my exercise so that I can calculate how many calories I have burned.
Hopefully this review gives developers understanding of how much improvement needs to be done on this app.
Right now, this app is useless, but hopefully an update will come soon with better, more efficient abilities.
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Not bad. Good be contender if some things were modified.
Pretty good but definitely can use an upgrade. There's no means for updating your original vitals, once put up the system. Makes it difficult to track your true gains/losses. There are no challenges, so I'm not sure of the true function of the point system. The steps, sleep, and food log are great but I still have to manually calculate my percentages because I'm unable to update the original vitals. Overall, good for a basic tool and app. Could have a better chance at challenging FitBit or others, if it had better usability around data entry.
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Good but could use some tweaks
Overall it's a good app, the database for the food log is quite extensive, and the step/sleep tracking is pretty spot on. The UI is a bit tacky but not horrible. I just haven't found anything that justifies the points tab being there other than bragging rights for how long you've used the app. Also I've yet to find anything that could tell me what the money portion of the tab is used for. Overall it's a good app but it could use some tweaks.
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Decent
Annoying that users have to keep logging in every time that it is closed.
