Comparison

Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen vs 12 Fixes

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen

This app helps users track daily intake of 12 key healthy foods recommended by Dr. Greger. It also includes a weight tracker with HealthKit integration, based on principles from "How Not to Diet."

Highlights
  • Daily food tracking
  • Dr. Greger's 12 recommended foods
  • Weight tracker
  • HealthKit integration
  • 21 Tweaks feature
Features
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Keep track of the foods recommended by Dr. Greger in his New York Times Bestselling book, How Not to Die, and now his new book, How Not to Diet. The 21 Tweaks feature, based on How Not to Diet, also provides a weight tracker. The weight tracker can use HealthKit to either save manually entered weight values or to read weight data from HealthKit enabled scales. In the years of research required to create the more than a thousand evidence-based videos on his website NutritionFacts.org, Michael Greger, M.D, FACLM, has arrived at a list of what he considers the most important foods to include in a healthy daily diet. Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen details the healthiest foods and how many servings of each we should try to check off every day. He explains his rationale in his book How Not to Die. All his proceeds from his books, DVDs, and speaking engagements are all donated to charity. NutritionFacts.org is a non-commercial, non-profit, science-based public service provided by Dr. Greger, providing free daily updates on the latest in nutrition research via bite-sized videos. He has nearly a thousand videos on every aspect of healthy eating, with new videos and articles uploaded every day. Like this app, everything on the website is both free of ads and free of charge.

About

12 Fixes

This wellness app guides users through 12 critical habits to improve overall health and well-being. It offers a flexible, non-judgmental approach suitable for various lifestyles and dietary needs, focusing on strengthening immunity and promoting better physical health.

Highlights
  • Track 12 critical health habits
  • Improve immune defenses
  • Minimize disease risk
  • Support fat loss and muscle preservation
  • Reset gut health
  • Flexible for any culture or diet
Features
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Use this 12 Fixes to Healthy app to track the 12 most critical habits, found in the book "12 Fixes to Healthy," to improve your health and wellness. Flexible enough to use in any culture or with diet restrictions, this non-guilt plan created by an expert dietitian nutritionist helps you strengthen immune defenses, minimize risk of disease, lose excess fat, preserve muscle, reset gut health and overall feel better.

Screenshots

Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen4 screens
12 Fixes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen at 13K against 12 Fixes's 2. 12 Fixes's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.5). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen against 5.0 for 12 Fixes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen has 13K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen's written reviews are positive against 100% of 12 Fixes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen ships an update every 4 months, 12 Fixes every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen versus 12 Fixes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDr. Greger’s Daily Dozen12 Fixes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (13K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.515.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNutritionFacts.orgNutritional Educational Solutions

Customer experience

Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen

All ratings12,473 ratings
Positive98.5%
Neutral0.8%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews320 reviews
Positive92.2%
Neutral4.4%
Negative3.4%

12 Fixes

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Date/time tracking issues
  • Inconsistent checkbox behavior
  • Crashing or freezing on some devices

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add ability to track progress over time
  • Allow custom items/goals to be added
  • Integrate with other health/fitness apps
  • Provide personalized serving size recommendations
  • Add more food categories and variety
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  • Include recipes and meal ideas
  • Develop an Apple Watch version

12 Fixes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen

No in-app purchases

None

12 Fixes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen free?
Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 12 Fixes free?
12 Fixes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen or 12 Fixes?
12 Fixes is rated higher. Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen averages 4.9 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while 12 Fixes averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen or 12 Fixes have ads?
Neither Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen nor 12 Fixes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen or 12 Fixes?
Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen ships an update every 4 months, and 12 Fixes every 5 months. Most recently, Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen was updated on November 5, 2026 and 12 Fixes on November 3, 2026.

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