Needs an update
I love this app, but I have trouble finding some items I eat. I realize it is
Impossible to have everything but could it be updated? I love the quick carb button which I use if in a hurry or can't find something. Thank you!
Updated review: I Still love love love this app and keep coming back because it is so quick and easy. I have tried other apps with more info and other fancy stuff but I wind up not using them because it takes too much time. This app I use for keeping track of my carbs everyday. It keeps track of other stuff too and if you put in everything you get your protein, fat etc etc but if you are in a hurry it is so easy.
One thing though is that it does not go down from “I still need to drink 8 glasses of water” even when I enter in my water consumption (which also is super easy) I can look at my water page but it would be nice if it showed on home page. You can adjust how many carbs you want to eat each day. Thank you!
Impossible to have everything but could it be updated? I love the quick carb button which I use if in a hurry or can't find something. Thank you!
Updated review: I Still love love love this app and keep coming back because it is so quick and easy. I have tried other apps with more info and other fancy stuff but I wind up not using them because it takes too much time. This app I use for keeping track of my carbs everyday. It keeps track of other stuff too and if you put in everything you get your protein, fat etc etc but if you are in a hurry it is so easy.
One thing though is that it does not go down from “I still need to drink 8 glasses of water” even when I enter in my water consumption (which also is super easy) I can look at my water page but it would be nice if it showed on home page. You can adjust how many carbs you want to eat each day. Thank you!
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Good while it lasted; super irritated & need a refund.
Where do I begin. This app was helpful to me for about a week & a half until it crashed and lost all my information. Such a bummer, especially since I was able to lose 6lbs in that period of time and wasn't able to add that entry which was huge for me. I attempted to upload the app again and it only worked for about 1 day, if that. I made a third attempt to reload the app and of course I'm being charged $4.99 each time! Now I can't seem to be able to get a refund for at least the last two uploads. Not happy & need to find a better app for carb tracking.
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A good product in need of an update
I have been using this product for several years and always though it was the best thing since sliced bread until I installed it on my iPad Air 2 and iPhone 6 with iOS8+. It works no better with iOS9. It frequently crashes out of the app and I have to open it again. The company has not updated the app in the last five years and apparently doesn't care. The email log feature doesn't work, and the restaurant info omits many national (and international) chains that have entered the market since 2011. I have tried emailing the producer and never receive a response. I keep hoping for an update but am looking for an alternative.
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WAS great till ...
This was a great app for the week it was working. Now it does nothing (tried turning phone off/on and checking for updates and looking for customer support--to no avail). Another reviewer said if it freezes/crashes you have to re-install and lose all your data. I don't mind throwing 2.99 down the drain, but flushing 5-6 hours of time spent inputting a month of diet data is disgusting! At least I have my data on a tablet (handy dandy low-tech handwritten "app" -- swell). So sure, the app is fine if it's working for you, but you could lose data and TIME as well as $ -- consider that before buying.
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Loved everything but the crashes!
I've told tons of people about this app and in general I find its one of the easiest I've found to keep a food journal.
HOWEVER, twice now I have used it for a few days and then it gets stuck on the home screen. No matter what I try to push, no matter how many times I totally close the app - even restarting my entire phone - I can not get any response. I've had to delete it from my phone and download it again. Since I can't get in I have no way to email my past journal entries.
HOWEVER, twice now I have used it for a few days and then it gets stuck on the home screen. No matter what I try to push, no matter how many times I totally close the app - even restarting my entire phone - I can not get any response. I've had to delete it from my phone and download it again. Since I can't get in I have no way to email my past journal entries.
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Good app BUT....
I like this app because it is very basic and easy to use. Not only does it track carbs for you, but it also let you know how many calories you're consuming each day.
On the downside, it doesn't have all the perks that my fitness pal has, and the food database is a bit more limited.
My biggest gripe however is that whenever I type something into the food database the app shuts down. Then I have to reopen the app and type it into the database again and then it will work. Which is very annoying. I am thinking of shopping around for a new carb counting app. I am really annoyed that I paid money for this and it just craps out.
On the downside, it doesn't have all the perks that my fitness pal has, and the food database is a bit more limited.
My biggest gripe however is that whenever I type something into the food database the app shuts down. Then I have to reopen the app and type it into the database again and then it will work. Which is very annoying. I am thinking of shopping around for a new carb counting app. I am really annoyed that I paid money for this and it just craps out.
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Not that great
I bought this app a couple days ago and I'm already finding that a lot of common foods are not listed. I have to do an additional search online to find the carb count. Plus I then have to manually add that item to my favorites so I can use it next time. This is becoming a big hassle. They should have a scanner to scan the bar codes of items or at the very least update their food list.
Oh and did I mention the app stopped working today! Ugh! I'm not happy. Hopefully they fix it soon! Meanwhile I'll be looking for a better more accurate and dependable app.
Oh and did I mention the app stopped working today! Ugh! I'm not happy. Hopefully they fix it soon! Meanwhile I'll be looking for a better more accurate and dependable app.
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Horrible
If you haven't used a tracker like myfitnesspal or sparkpeople, then maybe this app is up to your standards. But if you have used a tracker with a wide database you will be shocked and disappointed. First, the design of this app is awful. It is not intuitive. It shouldn't take me 15 minutes to figure out how to add multiple meals. Just horrible design. Second, the database is sorely lacking. Expect that you won't find basic foods on here. Third, learning how to use other supposed features is near impossible bc of the design once again. I don't think I have ever given an app 1star. I am deleting this and will just have to figure out another way to carb count. Can't believe I spent money on it.
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Works great, when it actually works
Bought this app and used it for about three days before it just froze on the homepage. Closed the app, restarted my phone, app still stuck on the home page. I uninstalled, reinstalled, reentered all of my information. Worked perfectly for three more days and the same thing happened. It is really hard to track your progress if you only have to start over every three days!
I love this app when it actually works--easy to use, tracks everything important to a low carb dieter, and I like that it keeps track of water too. I just wish it wasn't so buggy.
I love this app when it actually works--easy to use, tracks everything important to a low carb dieter, and I like that it keeps track of water too. I just wish it wasn't so buggy.
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Has issues.
I really like this app but for some reason it is completely frozen. It would crash when I selected a food item and now it's completely frozen. I've shut the app off as well as restarted my phone and still, when I open the app, it is frozen.
Update: I had to completely delete the app and hence, lose all my info. I reloaded the app and had the same issues with crashes when I selected an item. Again after about 3 or 4 days it completely froze. So again it is deleted! I won't waste anymore time just to lose everything on an app that hasn't been updated since Oct 2011! Apparently they have abandoned this app!
I do really like the app but cannot stand the crashes and freezing. Please, please, please update this app and I will be more than happy to try again!
Update: I had to completely delete the app and hence, lose all my info. I reloaded the app and had the same issues with crashes when I selected an item. Again after about 3 or 4 days it completely froze. So again it is deleted! I won't waste anymore time just to lose everything on an app that hasn't been updated since Oct 2011! Apparently they have abandoned this app!
I do really like the app but cannot stand the crashes and freezing. Please, please, please update this app and I will be more than happy to try again!
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This used to be a good app; in serious need of update
Since upgrading the operating system on my iPhone, this app works extremely poorly. Sometimes it will crash and will not operate at all. The only recourse is to delete it and download it again. Unfortunately, this means you lose all of your entries and personalized food choices.
Even if it does work, it is extremely faulty. If one searches in the database, when you select the item, the program crashes. If you reopen it and enter the same item, it will sometimes then allow the entry to go in. Since it takes several times longer than it should to enter an item, and later the app crashes and no longer works, it does not make much sense to use this app.
When the app has improved and does not crash as described above, I will update my review.
Even if it does work, it is extremely faulty. If one searches in the database, when you select the item, the program crashes. If you reopen it and enter the same item, it will sometimes then allow the entry to go in. Since it takes several times longer than it should to enter an item, and later the app crashes and no longer works, it does not make much sense to use this app.
When the app has improved and does not crash as described above, I will update my review.
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Keeps quitting and then freezing up!
I really wanted to be happy with this app. The problem is that whenever I search for a new food, it quits! Then I relaunch, search for it again, and maybe it will let me add it into my log or maybe not -- maybe it will quit again. Another problem is that after 4 days of use, it freezes up. No way I can access it; after rebooting my iPad, it still doesn't work. So I have to delete and reinstall but that means all my data is gone! This has happened twice now! I've sent a message to the developer on this, describing these problems and asking for help, and have had no response.
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Needs improvement...
It's not a bad app if you don't mind looking up generic nutition for foods that you search, but I wish it had a scanner so you can use the actual data from the food you are eating. You can search for the food but there are no name brands and the nutritional information often isn't the same as what is on the package. I went back to My Fitness Pal because having the scanner was too nice of an option to give up....maybe if they add a scanning feater and large database to go with it I'll switch back. Until then I'm out $2.99 on this app
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Great app for carb tracking
Only reason I didn't give it a 5 is because the database doesn't have much of what I eat but I only have to enter an item once and save it, so not a big deal. Also would be nice to have the option to set my limit with total carbs instead of net. The diet I'm following doesn't recognize net carbs so I have to keep going into the log to see where I'm at with total carbs. Other than those small items, I'm very happy with this app.
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Good app but, lots of room for improvement.
What I enjoy about this app is it counts and keeps log of daily carbs along with a pie chart of balance based on daily settings. I really wanted to enjoy this app more but, there are some can't ignore issues such as;
Counts calories but cannot set a calorie limit.
Counts exercise but doesn't subtract calorie burn from total calories. So if you have a limit you have to toggle between screens and so the math yourself. This can even be achieved by adding exercise to main page along with calorie/carbs.
Personalized main page feature would be great! Inputs such as fiber, fat, could be seen, added or removed from main screen would be a big plus.
Very limited list of foods in database. There is a manual place for additions but no quick serving sizes in oz, grams, etc.
Most food choices are listed in servings. Again, cannot just place amount in measure without doing math.
These simple changes would make this app a total 5 star product. I would be willing to pay for a version that have the options listed above.
Counts calories but cannot set a calorie limit.
Counts exercise but doesn't subtract calorie burn from total calories. So if you have a limit you have to toggle between screens and so the math yourself. This can even be achieved by adding exercise to main page along with calorie/carbs.
Personalized main page feature would be great! Inputs such as fiber, fat, could be seen, added or removed from main screen would be a big plus.
Very limited list of foods in database. There is a manual place for additions but no quick serving sizes in oz, grams, etc.
Most food choices are listed in servings. Again, cannot just place amount in measure without doing math.
These simple changes would make this app a total 5 star product. I would be willing to pay for a version that have the options listed above.
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Tentative stars
I would give this app 4 stars for its convenience and ease of use, but I'm wary of its accuracy.
It would seem that most of the content is user- contributed and not fully described or moderated. For instance generic items such as Swiss cheese and hot dogs will have multiple versions with the same exact name but different carb counts (ie hot dogs fluctuate from 7-44 carbs per 1 link, no bun serving, whereas my package says "less than 1 carb" per serving). Also, it seems to have off-brand items and restaurants (or ones that are geographically constrained), so were you to try to add a good ol' Oscar Meyer wiener, you will have to go to your fridge and input calories, fat, carbs, etc all yourself.
So, this is a good app if you mostly want to input "quick carbs" and exercises to keep track on the go, but I would be skeptical of assuming that the carb counts already listed on the program are correct - especially if you're following a strict carb count!
It would seem that most of the content is user- contributed and not fully described or moderated. For instance generic items such as Swiss cheese and hot dogs will have multiple versions with the same exact name but different carb counts (ie hot dogs fluctuate from 7-44 carbs per 1 link, no bun serving, whereas my package says "less than 1 carb" per serving). Also, it seems to have off-brand items and restaurants (or ones that are geographically constrained), so were you to try to add a good ol' Oscar Meyer wiener, you will have to go to your fridge and input calories, fat, carbs, etc all yourself.
So, this is a good app if you mostly want to input "quick carbs" and exercises to keep track on the go, but I would be skeptical of assuming that the carb counts already listed on the program are correct - especially if you're following a strict carb count!
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A few features short of five stars
This app is a very convenient way to track yourself on a low carb diet! I've found myself entering lots of custom foods like kimchee, protein shakes, or low carb coconut macaroons...so it takes a bit of time to set up with your normal eating routines. The way your daily diet progresses on the overview graphic is awesome!
That said two things held me back from making this a 5-star review:
(1) All foods you eat are broken into breakfast/lunch/dinner but there needs to be a snack category (or midday, mid afternoon, nighttime snacks). Particularly because folks modulating their insulin or on the TKD would want track their eating with finer granularity, I would recommend the addition of "snack" meal divisions.
(2) When assigning food to your log it is uploaded to breakfast/lunch/dinner according to the *current* time of day. That's just wonky! Sometimes, I don't have time to do my logging right away, and so it would be more convenient to select the time the meal was consumed so I can backlog it.
Beyond those two significant lacking features it is a great app; as you adjust to using it you may spend a bit of time uploading custom foods, but it quickly becomes very easy and intuitive. Recommended!
That said two things held me back from making this a 5-star review:
(1) All foods you eat are broken into breakfast/lunch/dinner but there needs to be a snack category (or midday, mid afternoon, nighttime snacks). Particularly because folks modulating their insulin or on the TKD would want track their eating with finer granularity, I would recommend the addition of "snack" meal divisions.
(2) When assigning food to your log it is uploaded to breakfast/lunch/dinner according to the *current* time of day. That's just wonky! Sometimes, I don't have time to do my logging right away, and so it would be more convenient to select the time the meal was consumed so I can backlog it.
Beyond those two significant lacking features it is a great app; as you adjust to using it you may spend a bit of time uploading custom foods, but it quickly becomes very easy and intuitive. Recommended!
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Helpful and Fun!
I'm just starting a low carb plan and I'm really liking this app. It's relatively easy to learn, shows the information I need, and is pretty fun to use.
It could be better in some respects. The navigation is a little cumbersome, especially around entering new foods. I would like to be able to add and update food options without having to go through the Entry, as I may not want to log anything, just to add to my possible menus. I'd also like to see more categories for the foods, such as condiments/toppings and snacks.
But, in general, I'm loving this so far.
It could be better in some respects. The navigation is a little cumbersome, especially around entering new foods. I would like to be able to add and update food options without having to go through the Entry, as I may not want to log anything, just to add to my possible menus. I'd also like to see more categories for the foods, such as condiments/toppings and snacks.
But, in general, I'm loving this so far.
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Very helpful tool.
This is a very useful app that allows you to track daily carbs, daily weight, and plot progress in relationship to your weightloss goal. The app helps you manage your daily intake informing you how many carbs you have left for the day based on on a 30 gram per day carb allotment, which can be changed in the preferences section. A scanner function would be nice, as others have suggested, however, you only need to enter a new food item once and then you can choose that item again easily going to the previously entered items tab. Worth the cost, easy to use.
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Extremely Helpful App
I started a low carb diet and told my friend that I wished I could make an app that counts my macronutrients. Well I did a search in the App Store and found this app and it does the trick! I like the water counter and weight tracker too plus it shows you averages over time of food intake. It also lets you add your own foods! I would give it FIVE stars in a heartbeat except some bug is preventing me from exporting my data. I get an endless twirly when I try to do that. I hate to not give it five stars but that needs to be fixed.
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