I use this app a lot BUT…
As the title says, I use this app a lot. However, it is used in conjunction with other apps because many of the foods I routinely eat are not included in FF, so I have to go to other sources for my information. There is no option to use that external information in the recipe maker, which often renders it useless for my needs.
MY MAIN source of irritation, however, is the fact that on my iPhone 13 Pro Max running iOS 26.6.1 the measurements calculator in the Recipe Maker ONLY works with oz and grams. All the other options are grayed out, which makes it difficult to calculate certain things. At that point it becomes guesswork, which is NOT what you want when you are using an app in hopes of alleviating a health issue.
MY MAIN source of irritation, however, is the fact that on my iPhone 13 Pro Max running iOS 26.6.1 the measurements calculator in the Recipe Maker ONLY works with oz and grams. All the other options are grayed out, which makes it difficult to calculate certain things. At that point it becomes guesswork, which is NOT what you want when you are using an app in hopes of alleviating a health issue.
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Recipe maker add-on feature is invaluable to me
The recipe maker is a paid feature but it is definitely worth the money. It’s mainly what I use the app for. It allows me to enter my recipes and edit them to make them low FODMAP. It breaks down the FODMAPS and gives you the percentage of each ingredient. I wish they’d included calories, fat, protein and fiber count. We people on the FODMAP diet often have issues with fat, and issues getting enough fiber. If they made a paid stand-alone app just for recipes with more comprehensive breakdowns, I’d get it!
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No scan product option and other things
I downloaded this app and does not have any ability to scan for product rather than typing.
Does not have the ability to search by brand name to see if it is FODMAP safe.
Cannot search quite a few things and nowhere to be listed such as Bell peppers. I do shop at No Frills and Loblaws but not finding this app very helpful.
Also I am worry about privacy and not selling my email after signing up .
I live in Canada but this app does not help much as mentioned above.
Does not have the ability to search by brand name to see if it is FODMAP safe.
Cannot search quite a few things and nowhere to be listed such as Bell peppers. I do shop at No Frills and Loblaws but not finding this app very helpful.
Also I am worry about privacy and not selling my email after signing up .
I live in Canada but this app does not help much as mentioned above.
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Can’t even sign up for an account
I downloaded the app, tried to sign up as a new user, and I can’t because the app doesn’t recognize my city and says it doesn’t exist. Useless.
Nicely done.
This is the best app that I have used thus far. Straight forward to use, has most single ingredient foods and no adds.
Very helpful for this diet but…
It has a lot of helpful tools and I like the variety of recipes, they look like things I’d want to eat even off of this diet. But it drives me crazy that every time I click on a recipe to look/add it, it starts you over at the beginning of the recipes again, I mean if you’re trying to browse through. Even with app background refresh turned off.
I wish the recipe maker also had some common processed ingredients in it, like (insert popular brand) gluten free flour. Which would be commonly used instead of trying to come up with our own version of flour. (Gluten free mainly due to it being low fodmap bc wheat isn’t.)
Thank you :)
I wish the recipe maker also had some common processed ingredients in it, like (insert popular brand) gluten free flour. Which would be commonly used instead of trying to come up with our own version of flour. (Gluten free mainly due to it being low fodmap bc wheat isn’t.)
Thank you :)
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Requires too much personal info to use
I can see an app like this wanting to know the country we live in, or maybe even the state, but you don’t need to know my city and/or zip code. It will not let you continue without creating an account, and you can’t create an account without providing your city and zip code. These should be optional for those who want to find ingredients/products near them (with the ability to both add or rescind it later if you choose), but you should not be forcing people to give out that kind of data. It’s too bad bc I was even considering paying the one-time fee for the recipe creator feature, but that won’t be happening since I can’t even get into the app.
Stop requiring more personal data than people want to give. At minimum, make it optional. Yeah I could just make a location up, but it irked me enough that I’m just saying nope to the app as it stands.
Stop requiring more personal data than people want to give. At minimum, make it optional. Yeah I could just make a location up, but it irked me enough that I’m just saying nope to the app as it stands.
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Access problems
Can’t access it. Keeps asking for a valid email but won’t let me input one
Great app!
I had some trouble setting up my account at first, but the developer was very quick to respond and got the problem solved. The app is very user friendly, and I like how everything is categorized for easy searches. I’m looking forward to using this app!
Won’t accept my email address
I had high hopes, but “FODMAP Friendly” is not friendly to me. It refuses to allow me to create an account with my email address … ***@comcast.net … (replace stars with my name). It says it is not a valid email address. UGH. What is wrong with this app?!
FODMAP Stacking information-woo hoo!
TL;DR: Recipe Maker solves stacking; ONLY one time charge of $2.99
I’m just starting FODMAP, which is challenging since identifying short-chain carbohydrates is not intuitive. The biggest hurdle for me has been combining foods into a recipe or meal without stacking FODMAP friendly ingredients together inadvertently making a FODMAP unfriendly meal.
The Recipe Maker calculates the FODMAP load of each individual component, eg monosaccharides vs polyols) so you can remove or substitute ingredients or adjust the volume to develop an overall FODMAP friendly (for YOU) recipe or meal. Stacking mystery solved!!! It requires a little patience to input everything for recipes with a variety of ingredients, but SO worth it! The one time charge (which is not a subscription) is a bargain! The free trial lets you play around with a couple of recipes with some limited functionality, which I found helpful to test it out before purchasing it.
I’m just starting FODMAP, which is challenging since identifying short-chain carbohydrates is not intuitive. The biggest hurdle for me has been combining foods into a recipe or meal without stacking FODMAP friendly ingredients together inadvertently making a FODMAP unfriendly meal.
The Recipe Maker calculates the FODMAP load of each individual component, eg monosaccharides vs polyols) so you can remove or substitute ingredients or adjust the volume to develop an overall FODMAP friendly (for YOU) recipe or meal. Stacking mystery solved!!! It requires a little patience to input everything for recipes with a variety of ingredients, but SO worth it! The one time charge (which is not a subscription) is a bargain! The free trial lets you play around with a couple of recipes with some limited functionality, which I found helpful to test it out before purchasing it.
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Worth downloading
So much better than the other fodmap app. This one has all the food listings plus tons of recipes.
Fraudulent Undisclosed “in-app” purchases
App Store description does not state it requires in app purchases to use recipe maker. Developer repeatedly and fraudulently stated in response to multiple different reviews it is free e.g. “Developer Response 1y ago
Thank you for this feedback. This has been taken into consideration and the app is now free for all uses :)”
Thank you for this feedback. This has been taken into consideration and the app is now free for all uses :)”
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Paid $2.99 to support (not working on iPad mini)
Cannot login from my iPad mini 7th gen. I’m already logged in on my iPhone.
The issue:
1. Using the same password and email, I tried logging in through my iPad mini.
2. It keeps saying verify email when I hit enter.
3. It never sends a verification
4. Why would I have to verify anyways, I already did when I first logged in though my iPhone
The issue:
1. Using the same password and email, I tried logging in through my iPad mini.
2. It keeps saying verify email when I hit enter.
3. It never sends a verification
4. Why would I have to verify anyways, I already did when I first logged in though my iPhone
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Privacy Concerns
I’m going to give this app a try because it was recommended and because I need the help. But there is absolutely no need for my province, city, and full postal code all to be required fields to create an account. As it turns out, my own city and the capital city of my province aren’t available as options anyway (“not found”). I don’t mind entering my country. City & province are pushing it. I resent having to provide my full postal code &/or having to waste time figuring out a fake city & fake PC. If the app helps I’ll keep using it but until that data grab is fixed it will be under protest.
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Really useful, lacks vegetarian meat alternatives
This app has been really useful to plan meals, I also paid for the recipe making option which isn’t necessary but makes working out whether your meal is fodmap friendly when added together much easier. Would be great to include more vegetarian options within the database such as myco-protein used heavily in Quorn products.
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Excellent
I’m a long term user of Monash University’s App but this FODMAP Friendly App has made me a very happy new user. It really is easy to use.
Recipe Maker is so helpful and affordable
I can’t believe it only costs $2.99 to have a FODMAP stacking calculator that allows me and my clients to make our own low FODMAP recipes - you guys should charge more for this! I’m going to tell all my dietitian colleagues, what an incredible evidence based resource!
Response from developer
We think it's pretty great too! We want more people following this diet to have confidence in preparing their own foods, so we've kept the price low. Please share with your clients and colleagues, we would be very appreciative! :) Kind regards, the FF team
Love the new features!
But unfortunately the recipe maker keeps crashing! Updated my phone, hopefully that helps!
Best Fodmap App
I like this app because of the layout and the graphics. It has everything, even recipes. And it’s free!
The foods listed are extensive. I especially value the feature that shows the recommended quantity of the food that you can eat. They show this quantity in both volume and weight.
When you click on a food, the graphics are awesome for the percentages of your daily max in each Fodmap category (sorbitol, mannitol, fructans, GOS, Lactose, Excess fructose.)
The foods listed are extensive. I especially value the feature that shows the recommended quantity of the food that you can eat. They show this quantity in both volume and weight.
When you click on a food, the graphics are awesome for the percentages of your daily max in each Fodmap category (sorbitol, mannitol, fructans, GOS, Lactose, Excess fructose.)
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