# Tolly: IBS & IBD Companion — Scan Food. Track Gut Triggers

> AI-powered gut health companion for tracking symptoms and identifying food triggers. (iPhone/iPad app by Ryan Scheinman.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tolly-ibs-and-ibd-companion/id6761734618 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ryan Scheinman](https://appshunter.io/developer/1891162003)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Medical
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.90/5 from 15 App Store ratings · 8 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 10 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-04-22
- Data updated: 2026-09-01
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tolly-ibs-and-ibd-companion/id6761734618/reviews.md

## What is Tolly?

Your stomach has rules. Tolly helps you learn them.

Tolly scans food products, analyzes restaurant menus, tracks your symptoms, and uses AI to find the patterns between what you eat and how you feel. Built for people with IBS, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, stoma, and digestive sensitivities.

Barcode scanning is completely free. No limits, no trial.

SCAN ANY FOOD IN SECONDS

Point your camera at a barcode and Tolly checks every ingredient against a database of 100+ known digestive triggers. You get a score out of 100 with a clear explanation for each ingredient — not just the rating, but WHY it was flagged.

· Green — generally safe for sensitive stomachs
· Yellow — use caution, may cause issues
· Red — common trigger for digestive conditions

RESTAURANT MODE

Snap a photo of the menu and Tolly's AI analyzes every dish, estimates the likely ingredients, scores each one, and tells you the safest thing to order — plus how to ask your server to modify a dish.

TRACK YOUR ENTIRE DAY

Log everything that affects your gut: meals and drinks, alcohol, sleep, stress, bowel movements (Bristol scale), menstrual cycle, and 15+ symptom types including pain, bloating, fatigue, brain fog, and urgency.

DAILY FLARE RISK SCORE

Every morning, Tolly predicts your flare risk from the last 3 days of data — food, sleep, stress, alcohol, bowel movements, and cycle phase — with a score from 0 to 100 and specific guidance.

AI-POWERED INSIGHTS

After 10 journal entries, the AI surfaces patterns you'd never catch alone: which foods correlate with your worst days, how sleep and stress affect symptoms, how long recovery takes after drinking, and which foods are consistently safe for you.

"I HAVE PLANS TONIGHT" MODE

Going out, drinking, or traveling? Get personalized AI advice on what to eat before, during, and after — based on your trigger history.

DOCTOR REPORTS

Generate a professional PDF summary of your symptoms, triggers, patterns, and meals over 7, 30, or 90 days. Share it with your gastroenterologist by email or AirDrop.

SUPPLEMENTS & MEDICATIONS

Track daily supplements and medications, and see whether your symptoms improve on days you take them.

FLARE MODE

Bad days happen. Flare mode includes a hydration tracker, curated safe meal suggestions, a simplified check-in, and a guided breathing exercise.

SAFE FOODS LIBRARY

Build your personal reference of foods your body tolerates and foods to avoid, based on experience.

BUILT FOR

Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, IBS, stoma, GERD/acid reflux, food intolerances, and anyone whose stomach makes eating complicated.

PRICING

Free — Unlimited barcode food scanning with full ingredient analysis. No limits, no trial.

Premium — $7.99/month or $29.99/year (3-day free trial on the yearly plan). Unlocks restaurant menu scanning, AI insights, daily flare predictions, doctor reports, advanced tracking, plans tonight mode, flare mode, saved foods library, and ingredient label scanning.

Tolly is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. It provides general educational insights and personal tracking. Always consult your doctor for medical guidance.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://meettolly.com/

## Key features

- Barcode food scanning with ingredient analysis
- AI-powered restaurant menu analysis
- Comprehensive symptom and lifestyle tracking
- Daily flare risk prediction
- AI-driven pattern identification
- Personalized advice for social events
- Generate shareable doctor reports

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tolly Premium | $7.99 | per month |
| Tolly Premium | $29.99 | per year |


## Recent user reviews (8 of 8)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tolly-ibs-and-ibd-companion/id6761734618/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Tolly is great!

*2026-05-18*

Tolly has been helping me track foods to know which ones are triggers for me. I love that this app is user friendly, created with the chronically ill in mind, and how it’s identifying exactly what’s in my food. Flare mode is my favorite!! It’s genius, actually. 10/10 recommend!

**Developer response:** thank you so much for the kind words and for being part of the tolly community. means everything to us!

### 5/5 — Amazing app

*2026-05-10*

I have struggled for a while with finding the right app to help with my sensitivity towards foods. This app is a game changer I can do everything I need documenting and scan items and it alerts me when something might cause issues 🙌

**Developer response:** this is exactly what tolly was built for! so glad it’s finally giving you the answers you’ve been looking for 🙏 game changer is what we’re going for.. thank you so much for the kind words 🌱

### 5/5 — Game Changer

*2026-05-08*

I just downloaded this app yesterday and have loved what it has to offer. As someone with a busy lifestyle and active Crohn’s, I don’t have time to track AND analyze my symptoms and triggers. It has been so simple to log my sleep, meals, energy levels, bowel habits, etc and let Tolly do the analysis for me. It’s a fairly new app, but I am confident the developers will spearhead future treatments for IBD.

**Developer response:** this honestly made my day. thank you so much. tolly was built because I was in the exact same spot.. active crohns, busy schedule, no time to sit down and cross-reference everything I ate with how I felt. the whole point was to make the tracking effortless and let the ai do the hard part.
we’ve got a lot more coming. your feedback and support early on means more than you know.

### 5/5 — Great app - helped with gut issues!

*2026-04-24*

This is a great app, super easy to use and actually relates the foods I eat to the stomach problems I have. 10/10 recommend!

**Developer response:** this made our day, thank you John! that's exactly what tolly is built for — connecting the dots between what you eat and how you feel. really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review 🌱🧡

### 5/5 — It’s About Time!

*2026-04-23*

So many apps tell you if something you are eating is healthy or give calories and macros. But people need something ore when they have gut issues! This is so needed for people trying to figure out what ingredients are triggering for them. It takes the guess work out , I am having my own daughter download and use so we can figure out what’s causing her issues.

**Developer response:** this means everything, thank you so much! so glad tolly is helping your family figure out what’s triggering and what’s safe. that’s exactly why i built it 🙏🌱

### 5/5 — Savior for your gut!

*2026-04-23*

Ive had a lot of issues over the years with my gut health and never had a fast or effective solution until I tried this app. No regrets!

**Developer response:** no regrets is exactly what we’re going for! really happy it’s been a fast and effective solution for you Kyle, that’s the whole mission. thank you for the kind words 🙏

### 5/5 — Review

*2026-04-23*

Thank you, definitely a game changer for my gut health

**Developer response:** thank you Gary, game changer is what we’re aiming for! really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review, means a lot to us 🌱

### 5/5 — Finally an app that actually gets it.

*2026-04-23*

After being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease a year ago this app actually makes a huge difference in my life. It gives straight reasoning into if something will irritate my gut or not right away so I know not fear what I eat. This app genuinely benefits my life for the better now in managing a disease that was supposed to ruin my life.

**Developer response:** this genuinely made my day. i was also diagnosed with crohn’s and built tolly because i felt the exact same way — not knowing what to eat is one of the scariest parts of the diagnosis. so glad it’s making a difference for you 🧡

## Frequently asked questions about Tolly

### What is Tolly's primary function?

Tolly helps users with digestive issues understand their personal food triggers and symptom patterns. It achieves this through barcode scanning, AI analysis of menus, and detailed tracking of meals, symptoms, and lifestyle factors.

### How does Tolly's barcode scanner work?

You can scan the barcode of any food product, and Tolly will analyze its ingredients against a database of over 100 known digestive triggers. It provides a score and explains why each ingredient was flagged.

### Can Tolly help when eating out?

Yes, Tolly's restaurant mode allows you to photograph a menu. The AI analyzes each dish, estimates ingredients, scores them, and suggests the safest options, even offering modification advice.

### What kind of data does Tolly track?

Tolly tracks meals, drinks, alcohol, sleep quality, stress levels, bowel movements, menstrual cycle, and over 15 types of symptoms like pain, bloating, and fatigue.

### How does Tolly's AI provide insights?

After at least 10 journal entries, Tolly's AI analyzes your logged data to identify correlations between specific foods, sleep, stress, alcohol, bowel movements, and your symptoms, revealing patterns you might miss.

### Can I share my data with my doctor?

Yes, Tolly can generate professional PDF reports summarizing your symptoms, triggers, patterns, and meal history for 7, 30, or 90 days. These reports can be easily shared with your gastroenterologist.

### Is Tolly free to use?

Yes, Tolly is completely free to download and use. The barcode scanning feature has no limits or trial periods.

### What devices does Tolly support?

Tolly is available for iPhone and iPad devices, catering to users on the Apple ecosystem.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4.4 — 2026-08-07

Personal allergy & trigger alerts — scan results now flag YOUR specific sensitivities.
200+ new ingredients added to the scanner database.
Bowel tracking rebuilt — Bristol scale, urgency, frequency, color, and more.
Camera guides added for label and menu scanning.
Animated onboarding and redesigned AI insights preview.
Flare mode persistence bug fixed.

### 1.3 — 2026-07-07

Bug fixes and performance improvements. Faster barcode scanning. Smoother journal experience. More ingredients added to the database.

### 1.2.5 — 2026-05-07

New in this update:

· Journal redesigned — choose between "Log a meal" or "Log how I feel" when adding an entry. You can now track symptoms, sleep, stress, and bowel movements without needing to log a meal.
· Edit entries — tap any journal entry to update it if you logged something wrong.
· Delete entries — swipe left on any entry to remove it.
· App stability and bug fixes throughout.

Have feedback? DM us @tolly.app or email tollyhealthapp@gmail.com

### 1.2.0 — 2026-05-05

Bug fixes & performance improvements:

· Doctor Report PDF export completely rebuilt — now generates instantly from your local data with no network dependency. Export and share with your doctor via email, AirDrop, or save to Files.
· Restaurant menu scanning rebuilt from the ground up for reliability — faster image processing, better error handling, and clearer results.
· AI Insights engine overhauled — now surfaces hidden patterns you can't see yourself: timing correlations, stress-gut connections, sleep impact, food combination effects, and a weekly experiment to try.
· Insights no longer restate the obvious — every insight tells you something you didn't already know from your own journal entries.
· Grocery list feature removed to streamline the app experience.
· Improved image compression for menu and label scanning — faster processing, fewer timeouts.
· Better error messages throughout — clear explanations and retry options instead of silent failures.
· Various stability improvements and bug fixes.

Have feedback? DM us @tolly.app or email tollyhealthapp@gmail.com

### 1.1.0 — 2026-04-30

What's new in Tolly:

· Restaurant Mode — snap a photo of any restaurant menu and get instant AI analysis of every dish with safety scores, ingredient estimates, and modification tips
· Doctor Reports — export your symptoms, triggers, and meal history as a professional PDF to share with your gastroenterologist
· Advanced Journal — now tracks drinks, alcohol, sleep, stress, bowel movements (Bristol scale), and menstrual cycle alongside food and symptoms
· Daily Flare Risk Score — a daily prediction from 0-100 based on your last 3 days of food, sleep, stress, and more
· "I Have Plans Tonight" — tell Tolly what you're doing (eating out, drinking, date night, traveling) and get personalized before, during, and after advice
· Supplements & Medications tracker — log what you take daily so Tolly can factor it into your insights
· Ingredient explanations — every scanned ingredient now shows WHY it was flagged, not just the color
· Expanded symptoms — brain fog, joint pain, heartburn, skin issues, headache, mouth sores, and more
· Unlimited free barcode scanning — no limits, no trial, scan everything
· Smarter AI insights — now analyzes sleep, stress, alcohol, and cycle patterns alongside food triggers

This is the biggest Tolly update yet. We'd love to hear what you think — leave a review or DM us @tolly.app.

## Related topics

[ibd companion](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/ibd-companion)

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