# Dining Note: Simple Diet Diary — user reviews > 318 indexed App Store user reviews of Dining Note by 4th May Games Inc., rated 4.80/5 from 857 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dining-note-simple-diet-diary/id1194971321/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dining-note-simple-diet-diary/id1194971321.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 691 · 4★ 138 · 3★ 18 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 4 ## What do users think of Dining Note? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Simple and easy to use - 🚀 Straightforward interface - 💡 Flexible for recording food intake - 🚀 Minimal and non-intrusive - 👍 Doesn't focus on calories or weight loss **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional crashes or glitches - 💡 Limited customization options - 💡 Lack of syncing between devices - 💡 No notes or mood tracking section **Commonly reported bugs** - Swipe up gesture to exit app sometimes doesn't work - Photo uploads can be unreliable or cause app to crash - Inconsistent behavior when trying to save entries **Most requested features** - Add ability to edit or delete entries - Implement time stamps for meals - Include option to export data - Add more drink categories beyond just water and coffee - Integrate with Apple Health or other fitness apps ## Newest reviews (19 of 318) ### 4/5 — Overall great *2026-07-15, version 1.2.6* Great and easy to use. A couple bugs, most annoying is that there is a picture icon that makes it seem like you should be able to log a picture of your food, but it does nothing. (I checked the app permissions and there is no option to give it camera access, so it’s just an unbuilt feature.) would have reported this instead of putting it in the review, but the website doesn’t work. But yeah, for the most part it’s great and I really like it. ### 4/5 — Widget? *2026-05-17, version 1.2.6* Is there not a widget option? This is the only thing missing for me. I wanted a simple organized way to write my food down without all the trackers. So it’s great! Just wish I could put it on the Home Screen as a widget ### 4/5 — simple and effective *2026-04-15, version 1.2.6* Honestly , it’s so simple, and exactly what i needed. i just needed a simple app where i can log and look back. no over the top menus. very simple notes app with pre-made breakfast, lunch and dinner sections. Does the trick. Just wish there was a print option (with pdf export option) as would be useful to send info to dietician . ### 4/5 — 4 stars *2026-03-26, version 1.2.6* Adds pop up after u input dinner, and it’s a sad gray theme unless you pay them to change colors. ### 5/5 — Wonderful Accountability Tool! *2026-03-16, version 1.2.6* I had lost almost 40lbs - I knew that I didn’t want to continue counting calories, but I did want to start keeping some kinda’ diary of what I was eating everyday to stay accountable. This app is simple but effective. Just what I was looking for! I highly recommend. ### 5/5 — It’s amazing! *2026-03-15, version 1.2.6* It works amazing! I love using it and it’s so simple and easy to use! ### 4/5 — Plain, Simple, and Free *2026-03-02, version 1.2.6* A simple no-frills way to write down what you eat and drink in a day (there is even a place for exercise if you want to jot that down too). I second the suggestion of being able to take a photo in the moment vs only choosing from your photo library. I also suggest moving the water and coffee trackers out of the “snack” tab and into the “drink” tab. Having some way to enter the time you ate would be helpful too. (Instead of just writing it in the note - if it were a separate metric then you could better analyze/track when you eat.) That being said, not a bad app! Thanks for making it simple and totally accessible at the free tier. ### 5/5 — This app is great. *2026-03-01, version 1.2.6* Does exactly what I want it to do without any bells or whistles. Perfect!!! ### 5/5 — perfect app *2026-02-28, version 1.2.6* I wanted a no-nonsense, super simple food diary and this is perfect ### 4/5 — Basic Functional *2026-02-14, version 1.2.6* Just what I need, I’m not calorie counting just trying to be aware of what I’m eating and how much to stay healthy. Could do with a UI polish but otherwise good. ### 3/5 — Love it, but… *2026-02-12, version 1.2.6* I have a suggestion. This app is already really easy and simple to use, which I love. But I have a suggestion that could benefit users with chronic health conditions. When selecting what you would like to record, it would be nice to have a section just for logging symptoms so that users like myself can track them alongside diet to see if there’s a correlation with the symptoms. Otherwise, I love the simplicity of the app and that I don’t have to pay a subscription just to have a place to easily organize my food log. Thank you :) ### 4/5 — App suggestion *2026-02-08, version 1.2.6* App suggestion Needs to add a medication tab in the program. So we can add it too our daily routine ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-01-23, version 1.2.6* Use this as part of my gym health plan ### 5/5 — So helpful *2026-01-12, version 1.2.6* Love this app! Helps me record everything I eat /drink. Very easy to use. ### 5/5 — Basic *2026-01-10, version 1.2.6* Super simple. I’ve done all the other apps with the photos and the macros - I know all those numbers etc now. This is a basic diary - Just write what you ate/drank. Keeps me on track without all the pfaffing about on those mostly over complicated apps ### 5/5 — Super simple and just right *2026-01-08, version 1.2.6* I’m using it to record patterns. It’s no frill. I use the snack entry to write a quick observation like, “I was super hungry by 11 am” so I can see how earlier food choices impacted satiety and hunger. This is perfect. You can flip through your days or see trends on the monthly calendar, like if and when you skipped a meal. ### 5/5 — Super simple food tracker *2026-01-07, version 1.2.6* If all you need is a dead simple app to keep track of breakfast/lunch/dinner, snacks & fluid intake without the ball ache of weighing the grams of protein or the exact brand or the calories per bite… this is perfect. It’s so easy to add what you’ve eaten without all the faff like every other app. I wanted something to track my diet to see what foods are effecting my stomach flares and this is it. You can add any exercise too. 1000% recommend ### 5/5 — Great app! Keeps me accountable *2026-01-06, version 1.2.6* I like how simple and clean the design is and it helps me make sure I’m not overeating! I also like how it is free with ads although I might purchase a subscription later ### 3/5 — Upgrade *2025-12-23, version 1.2.6* Not able to upgrade, freezes ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Next *2025-07-17, version 1.2.6* Hate it!! Hard to maneuver ### 1/5 — Keeps crashing: lost all notes *2025-03-07, version 1.2.6* Hi there, The app was working fine this AM - now suddenly it crashes every time I try and add a note. As it crashes every time I try and access the notes, I’ve therefore lost all my notes. Please advise. Many thanks ### 1/5 — Not a good app *2024-09-04, version 1.2.6* Doesn’t count calories and you can only add 3 meals and a snack … body builders eat more than 3 meals and a snack , the app is useless ### 1/5 — Why bother? *2023-03-06, version 1.2.6* No enhancement to Apple Notes. Fussy intrusive interface plus adds. ### 1/5 — 백업 검색이 안되어 너무 불편해요 *2019-03-10, version 1.1.3* 몇달이나 기록을했는데 폰을 바꾸려고보니 백업기능이 없어요. 이거 어떡하나요 ### 1/5 — Useless *2017-10-04, version 1.0.10* This app is beyond generic and juvenile! Unless you purchase additional app, it does nothing...just list what you eat. I can create a list/note on my iPhone to do that. Total waste of money. ### 1/5 — Sucks! Junk! *2017-09-20, version 1.0.10* This app doesn't even work! I click the check mark to save the info but nothing happens! So I close the app and try again several times and it still won't save my info! Junk! ### 1/5 — Please fix this app! *2017-07-03, version 1.0.9* It keep micksing my lunch up with my snack! ### 2/5 — Frustrating *2026-06-28, version 1.2.6* The app is straightforward but despite its simplicity, it glitches frequently. It appears there is an option to attach photos. When a photo is selected the app instantly closes. 🤔 My hope is that problem is corrected soon. I appreciate how intuitive the app is to operate; it just needs to stay open long enough to receive entries. 🤞🏻⚓️ ### 2/5 — What I was looking for BUT *2025-06-10, version 1.2.6* Update: I had to stop using this after just a few days. It glitches. I would input my info and later it would be gone. It’s unreliable. Also the swiping is annoying. You swipe to get out of the app and it just changes days. I’d have to do this multiple times to get it to work. I think I’ll just use my notes app. Perfect and simple for my needs. Only thing I would change is a notes section so I can log physical changes. I just use the drinks page for that. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Simple but great *2026-08-26, version 1.2.6* It’s really simple to use but that’s just what is great about this app- finally an app where you don’t get forced to use a subscription and you can use without paying !!🙃 ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-08-18, version 1.2.6* It's simple and easy to use and minimalistic which I love. It's also nicely priced with a one time purchase to remove ads and what not. Thank you! ### 5/5 — So easy to track! *2026-07-28, version 1.2.6* I have multiple comorbidity diseases. What I should eat is very limited. With Dining Note I am able to see what I ate. I don’t have to show anyone! If I ate something bad for me, I can work on changing that habit. The best thing is how easy it is to use. I don’t want to know nutrition facts. I want to remember what I put in my mouth. I highly recommend this app. ### 5/5 — Simple Diet Diary *2026-07-21, version 1.2.6* Excellent easy app to navigate to record your daily eating. Great for sustainable weight loss. ### 5/5 — Perfect, no nonsense *2026-05-17, version 1.2.6* This does what it says on the tin. It’s simple. It puts you in charge. No lists to search, no categories to fit into, no calories to count. Just ‘what did I eat today?’ in your own words. Perfect! ### 5/5 — Simple and easy *2026-04-28, version 1.2.6* Does what it says on the tin. Just need to add a notes section to complete this brilliant app! It's easy to use and clear. Great app!!! ### 5/5 — simple and effective *2026-04-10, version 1.2.6* Honestly , it’s so simple, and exactly what i needed. i just needed a simple app where i can log and look back. no over the top menus. very simple notes app with pre-made breakfast, lunch and dinner sections. Does the trick ### 5/5 — Quick, clean, simple *2026-04-03, version 1.2.6* This app does what it says it will do. An easy way to record your diet without any scanning or counting or fuss. It just works. Great for taking note and being mindful but not getting all caught up. Would recommend. ### 5/5 — Simple & straightforward *2026-03-25, version 1.2.6* This APP is perfect for seeing at a glance the choices I make during a single day. I find it helpful in creating and changing habits ### 5/5 — Dining note simple diet diary *2026-03-20, version 1.2.6* I downloaded it on Tuesday and started using it. It’s very easy to log what I’ve eaten for the day. I’ve seen other food diary apps but they want you to use your camera to record your food or are linked to AI --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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