Gout Buddy User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience33.3% of reviews
Neutral3.7% of reviews
Negative experience63.0% of reviews

~ Based on 27 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is Gout Buddy Safe?

Gout Buddy - Stop Gout Attacks appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Gout Buddy is 91/100.

This assessment is based on 364 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.6/5.

Safety Analysis

90.4% of ratings point to a safe experience
4.9% of ratings suggest some concerns
4.7% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 364 App Store ratings for Gout Buddy.

Is Gout Buddy Legit?

Gout Buddy - Stop Gout Attacks appears legitimate, with a few gaps. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Gout Buddy is 73/100.

Based on 73 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Waste of money, nonsensical result

No free trial meant I took the risk and paid for a subscription, which was a waste of money. The risk scores in the app make no sense. As an example, I entered the exact same food item (gin cocktail) and got two hugely different results. I also entered “cigarette” as a test, and it came back with the highest risk score. I then googled what impacts cigarettes have on gout and the answer was that there’s no conclusive answer either was as to whether cigarettes are related to gout symptoms. I’ll be asking the App Store for a refund as this app appears to essentially be a random number generator.
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It’s just a journal with a AI

This isn’t as it is advertised. I expected more resources to explore in this app. But it’s just a journal with an AI response & rating. It isn’t helpful.

Heavy typing required

There are no click options for recording data. It’s simply a diary that you have to type every day and AI generated response. Basically an app you could build in a week. So bummed I paid for a year up front. You got me!

No trial and misled about subs

The app store does not say that this app requires a subscription. I have no problem with a sub for an app that works but I want a trial and to know BEFORE I download and link the app to my account forever that there is a cost.

Deleted instantly.

No free trial - odd risk accuracy

In order to try the app you need to subscribe. There is no free trial. I did that and it didn’t work for me. The app was easy enough to use but on my first day of tracking food it gave me a risk score of minus 17. Their risk score range goes from zero to 100. So that made me suspect something was wrong. There is no way to cancel the app and get a refund through the app. Fortunately the Apple App Store offered me an option to cancel and get a refund.
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Gout Buddy

Perfect Guide for People with gout

I need this

As a man who is approaching his 50's, I needed this app 20 years ago lol but this will help me in managing my diet

Simple

I like this app because it’s simple to use and very straightforward. I’m new to gout so I need all the help I can get.
The only reason I gave the app 4 stars was because I wish it offered gout friendly recipes and articles.
Otherwise, it’s great.

Gout

Good apps you can check if high purine food

Paid and scam

Paid

It’s a paid app

You cannot even use it without being charged. At least you could have give free trial.

no support?

Am having an issue with the risk meter fluctuating for no apparent reason. been waiting 6 days for answer sent to support. Otherwise am using the App and it has done it twice more. sent another support message. if they fix the glitch, I will change my rating.
edit: risk meter has reset again. still no response. i recommend not purchasing the subscription until it is fixed. lowered another star. three weeks waiting.Edit #2. week 5 with no answer. my gout rating resets to 73 every Saturday night at midnight and am only asking if it needs fixed or if it is normal. and yes, I did pay for a year subscription. I will not be renewing unless there’s a little bit of help when there’s an issue lowering one more star. I don’t think you can go in the negatives here. I was hoping the lower score would get someone’s attention.
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no support?

Am having an issue with the risk meter fluctuating for no apparent reason. been waiting 6 days for answer sent to support. Otherwise am using the App and it has done it twice more. sent another support message. if they fix the glitch, I will change my rating.
edit: risk meter has reset again. still no response. i recommend not purchasing the subscription until it is fixed. lowered another star. three weeks waiting.
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no support?

Am having an issue with the risk meter fluctuating for no apparent reason. been waiting 6 days for answer sent to support. Otherwise am using the App and it has done it twice more. sent another support message. if they fix the glitch, I will change my rating.

The camera analysis does not work

The camera analysis does not work. Bummer.

Got my life back

This app has changed everything about the way I think about my gout symptoms. I unfortunately was diagnosed with having a “mirroring” gout so I was getting it in both feet making me unable to walk. I work in restaurants so it’s just not an option, but now I can scan food, labels, or type it in an make the best choice to consume it or not. Thanks GoutBuddy for letting me take control.
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THEY'RE ASKING FOR 5 STAR BEFORE...

before you see the page wherein you have to pay. NAH.

Have to pay for subscription

There’s no trial period you can try for free to see if this app works for you. Disappointed that you have to pay a subscription right off the bat before you can even test the app out.

Expensive

Expensive with no trial to see if it fits for me

App doesn’t work

App doesn’t work. Been saying “finalizing” for an hour now