4 Stars Is A Good Thing
Will this wreck 2 months of data? A bit. But the ability to
- customize
- have holistic tracking is worth it
Being able to track weather, AQI, exercise, diet, symptoms, blood pressure, and mental health in one place…life changing. Everything has its own app and while Zolia does require manual setup and input at this point, just getting over that hurdle has made symptom management so much easier.
I look forward to updating this to 5 stars!
Pain Points (for me):
- initial setup - worth it, and flexible. Do not recommend trying to set everything up at once. Ability to edit per session for future sessions makes pacing easier.
- would potentially be easier to set up on larger screen w/ mouse and keyboard
- changing time - clicking on the emoji icon to change time is difficult on smaller screens. need to test on iPad.
Current Setup:
4 session types - input, output, baseline, outliers. Will be adding “environmental” session type shortly to analyze further factors.
iPhone 13 mini
Response from developer
Thanks for the review. I really appreciate you taking the time to write out such a detailed breakdown, especially since I know the setup process is a headache. It's great to hear that once you got past that hurdle, having everything in one place actually helped. Thanks for calling out the UI issues, too. Trying to tap tiny buttons on a mini screen is frustrating, and we definitely need to make that easier. Thanks for sticking with us since early access. We'll work on earning that 5th star. And you can always feel free to reach out to us anytime hello@zolia.app with feedback or concerns. Best, Christine
Privacy forward and flexible
I do wish you weren’t planning subscription only. I know that everyone’s doing it these days but I strongly prefer being able to just buy software.
Response from developer
Thank you for the review, glad it is working well for you at this point & thanks for sticking with it through the setup. Re the subscription -- I entirely understand where you are coming from. I really wish it were feasible to have the app remain entirely free or be a one time purchase. It's possible that things will change, but currently it doesn't look like that will be sustainable in the long run with continued development. We are planning on keeping a generous free tier and keep pricing as affordable as possible. Best, Christine
Great tool!
Response from developer
Thank you for the review, we are so glad that Zolia is helping you! Apologies for not providing more details on the launch timeline, we've been working on figuring out the details. Our current plan is to introduce freemium in 2-3 months. We will give a month or so warning before this happens so that people who are working on the founder challenge have time to finish. For pricing - we plan to keep it competitive with other apps in the same space. Logging will stay free, some insights will be premium. We haven't fully decided on what full price for premium (without the founder discount) will be but it will likely be in the range of $6-12 / month with a significant discount for yearly. If you have any other questions, feedback, or anything else, we’re always happy to help at hello@zolia.app Best, Christine
I am very happy with it!
I have a question; I would like to add something as a factor (like foods), but if I am creating a new section (foods) it defaults to symptom. I can’t figure out how to choose “factor” in a new section. Thank you for this useful program.
Response from developer
Thank you for the review, and the kind words, we really appreciate it! Re creating a new factor widget: Longpress on the section header you want to add the widget to and select "add widget(s) -> create new widget". It sounds like you got here already. From there you should see a list of options including "rate it", "tag it", "count it", etc. For factors you want to select "Tag it". Then you can hit "continue" to configure the widget name & specific factors. You can also feel free to email us at hello@zolia.app with any questions or feedback. We are happy to help and it helps us to better understand where pain points are. Best, Christine