# MOVE! Coach

> 16-week weight loss and management program for Veterans and others. (iPhone/iPad app by US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/move-coach/id878356988 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)](https://appshunter.io/developer/430646305)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.20/5 from 497 App Store ratings · 62 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 95 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2014-05-16
- Data updated: 2026-09-01
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/move-coach/id878356988/reviews.md

## What is MOVE! Coach?

MOVE! Coach Mobile is a weight loss app for Veterans, service members, their families, and others who want to lose weight. This 16-week program guides users to successful weight loss or weight management through education, and use of tools, in an easy and convenient way. Users can monitor, track, and receive feedback regarding their progress with weight, diet, and exercise goals.

Some Key Features:

Self-Management Modules – Educate users on a variety of weight-management success strategies using videos, worksheets, games, and other tools. Modules are made available weekly based on your progression through the 16-week program.

Tracker – Assists users to track weight daily, set weight loss and SMART goals, and see progress reports and summaries

Tools – Provides users with calculation tools and tools to manage stress

Support – Helps users identify supports and resources for successful weight loss
This app can be used by itself, but additional benefit may be achieved if used in combination with treatment with your healthcare provider and by tracking health & fitness activity with third-party HealthKit compatible apps. If you’re just starting out, MOVE! Coach can access your existing HealthKit height and weight data, and synchronize your progress recording weight entries with Apple’s Health app.

MOVE! Coach Mobile was created by the National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (NCP), under VHA’s Office of Patient Care Services.

## Key features

- 16-week guided weight loss program
- Self-management modules with videos and games
- Daily weight tracking and progress reports
- Goal setting and SMART goal features
- Stress management tools
- Identification of support resources
- HealthKit integration for data syncing

## What do users think of MOVE! Coach?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 👍 Allows custom food info
- 💪 Helps with healthier eating
- 📈 Aids in weight loss
- 🏃‍♂️ Increases physical activity
- ✅ Free tool for accountability
- 💡 Useful for VA physical therapy
- 🌟 Potential for improvement
- 💯 Successful weight loss reported

**Cons**

- 📱 Clunky interface
- 📉 Difficult food entry
- 🚫 No back button
- 🗑️ Outdated design
- 😵 Confusing navigation
- 😩 Frustrating user experience
- ❌ Primitive functionality
- 🪲 Glitchy performance
- 👎 Inaccurate calorie counts
- 🗑️ Removed key features (diet/activity logs)
- 🚧 Difficult to use for beginners
- 🖥️ Poor readability (dark text on dark background)
- ⚠️ Inconsistent calculations
- 🧩 Overbuilt and modified foundation

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Half screen taken by crisis support
- Scrolling one line at a time
- Food entry errors (e.g., 190 calories showing as 1400)
- Cannot enter smaller increments of time for activities
- Difficulty editing recipes
- No back button to change or edit entries
- Cannot see entire option when entering food
- Cannot delete added food entries
- No way to back up, requires closing and reopening app
- Squished interface on iPhone
- Screens with no way to exit or submit answers (e.g., goal weight)
- Cannot report problems
- Apple Watch Health data not loading directly
- Weight data reset after 6 months
- Graph not working properly (only shows two days)
- App does not function on iPhone 15 Pro Max
- App breaks at week 12 chapter 2, repeatedly shuts down
- No diet or exercise tracker found
- Cannot get past EULA prompt
- Crashes during modules, data lost upon restart
- Cannot unlock Module 16
- Cannot add height/weight to proceed
- Dark selections, barely readable
- Difficult to navigate
- Cannot see information when setting up (height, age)
- App crashes during Week 2, Chapter 2
- Cannot go back to add foods from previous day
- App crashes when trying to enter food info
- App crashes regularly on iPhone 6s Plus
- App closes when clicking on Self Assessment Guide Week 2
- Cannot see custom item entry screen (number entry in the way)
- App not updated for nearly a year
- Weekly diet report annoying
- App charges double calories for almond milk
- Entering recipes assumes whole recipe is one serving
- Favorites function is useless
- Cannot manually enter calories
- Food categories don't match package labels
- Difficult to find specific foods
- App crashes too much
- Diet and activity logs removed in updates
- Module 16 cannot be unlocked
- Cannot see information on screen
- Week 2 crashes the whole app
- Cannot change date for dietary entries
- Exercise calorie count is generic and inaccurate

**Most requested features**

- Barcode scanner for food
- Integration with other health apps (Apple Health, MyFitnessPal, Fitbit)
- Ability to edit previous entries/dates
- More conversational serving sizes
- Allow smaller increments of time for activities
- Sync data from other health apps
- Update app for newer iPhones
- Improve search function for food tracker
- QR scanner for food
- Link to MyFitnessPal
- Customizable exercise calorie counts (incline, speed)
- Ability to edit recipe entries
- Add missing foods
- Sync with My Healthy Vet
- Dark mode option
- Ability to report bugs directly

## Recent user reviews (10 of 62)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/move-coach/id878356988/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Food tracking is unfortunately useless

*2026-07-20*

no support for iPad screen sizes. it pulled a random weight from the last time I tracked it in Apple health, several years ago, and set that as my baseline rather than my current weight which was significantly more. Additionally, not a single food or beverage that I at today was in the app for food tracking except eggs, but it wouldn't let me search for hardboiled eggs. :( Applegate sausage, cherry coke, baby spinach, lifesavers candy, none of it in the app. Can't track calories in if the foods aren't in the app, and none of those are niche products, either. Needs an updated database, perhaps they could license one from a mainstream fitness provider?

**Developer response:** Thank you for the detailed feedback. We have shared your notes on iPad display sizing, weight baseline syncing, and food database gaps with the product team. If you would like to work through these issues further, please contact the Office of Connected Care Help Desk at 866-651-3180 (available 24/7).

### 5/5 — Move

*2026-06-05*

Fine program for 
Tracking food

**Developer response:** Thank you

### 5/5 — Update

*2026-05-09*

I like using the tracking program on Move Coach, but it needs to be updated, as there is a lot of guessing about type foods, how to break a casserole down. Also what would be a BIG help would include a scanner to scan foods when grocery shopping.

**Developer response:** We appreciate you sharing these suggestions and we will continue to review comments like yours to better understand what users need.

### 3/5 — It’s usable but not great for younger people

*2026-03-21*

I’m an AD service member testing out government made health apps for my own health journey. The biggest plus I see with this one is that the app allows you to add your own customized foods info like macros and nutritional values. Most other apps have that behind the premium features. The bad things I’ve seen; half of screen is permanently taken up by crisis support. It makes the interface annoying because when I search for something the crisis banner takes up 1/8 of the screen the search bar takes up another 1/8 and the keyboard takes up 1/3 at the bottom. I’m scrolling at one line at a time while other apps allow ten items to be in the search area at once. The servings are pretty strict, I would like more conversation to make it easier for me to give a better estimate when count calories. Also a barcode scanner would be helpful.

**Developer response:** Thank you for the detailed feedback. If you would like to work through these issues further, please contact the Office of Connected Care Help Desk at 866-651-3180 (available 24/7).

### 5/5 — Healthier Eating

*2025-12-16, version 1.7.14*

With the aid of the MOVE! Coach app I have made excellent improvement with increased physical activity and healthier eating.

### 3/5 — Too many issues

*2025-11-21*

Difficult to enter some foods. Entered my breakfast at 190 calories but the graph showed my breakfast at 1400 calories. Adding activities won’t let you enter smaller increments of time. Difficulty editing recipes.

**Developer response:** We appreciate you bringing this to our attention. We have shared this with the product team. In the meantime, if this issue persists or if you encounter issues with the app, please contact the Office of Connected Care Help Desk at 866-651-3180 to help troubleshoot, available 24/7.

### 2/5 — Food entry

*2025-09-14, version 1.7.13*

Ok delivery tool for the training models, but the food entry/tracking is far far behind peers.  Check out “my fitness pal” for an example what what this app
Should look like.  Thanks

### 1/5 — Primitive

*2025-07-19, version 1.7.12*

This app belongs in 1993. Any fitness app is easier to use and more user friendly.

### 1/5 — No “back” button to change or edit my entry.

*2025-04-28*

I’m new. I put in my food, but 
#1. Couldn’t see the entire option. Example: Egg omelet with cheese, made with…
I clicked on it to see what came after the …, margarine, oil, butter, etc., but it just added it as an entry. 
#2. Once it was added as an entry for breakfast, I could not delete it. Info button didn’t help either. I deleted the app. Very frustrating!
#3. I am noticing that the responses are toward positive reviews, and a few other “solution” suggestions. I did not see responses to people that had real issues with questions like mine.  
#4. Makes me wonder if the responses are Ai generated, based upon key words in each review. 
Please explain each of my concerns.

### 2/5 — Clunky

*2025-03-30, version 1.7.10*

No way to back up in certain areas, have to close and reopen the app to back up. Overall, not great.

## Frequently asked questions about MOVE! Coach

### What is MOVE! Coach Mobile?

MOVE! Coach Mobile is a 16-week program designed to guide users toward successful weight loss or weight management. It provides education, tools, and progress tracking for weight, diet, and exercise goals.

### What are the key features of MOVE! Coach?

Key features include self-management modules with educational content, a tracker for monitoring weight and goals, tools for stress management, and support resources. It also integrates with HealthKit for data synchronization.

### Is MOVE! Coach free to use?

Yes, the application is available for free. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned in the provided description.

### What kind of support does the app offer for weight loss?

The app helps users identify supports and resources for successful weight loss. It also provides self-management modules that educate users on various weight-management success strategies.

### Can this app be used with other health tracking tools?

Yes, the app can be used by itself or in combination with healthcare provider treatment. It also achieves additional benefit when used with third-party HealthKit compatible apps for tracking health and fitness activity.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.7.18 — 2026-08-26

Updated Tracker Section with interactive progress rings, clickable detail links, and sections for Weight, Goals, and Reports

### 1.7.16 — 2026-04-15

Removed MyPlate Kitchen link from the Tools section
Removed USDA ChooseMy Plate link from the Resources section
Changed the Twitter icon to the X.

### 1.7.15 — 2026-03-10

Updated UI libraries
Added newer UI elements

### 1.7.14 — 2025-11-04

New features

### 1.7.13 — 2025-08-22

Add Edit Button for Food
Enhance Triggers Activity in Module 10 Ch 1
Update Tracker Food Graph Color Scheme
Update Module 11 Chapter 1

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