Slimming World vs Freshwell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slimming World
This app supports healthy eating and weight loss through a flexible food plan, a barcode scanner, and thousands of recipes. It offers expert tools, motivational content, and workout videos to help users achieve lasting results.
- Flexible healthy eating plan
- Barcode scanner for food choices
- Thousands of healthy recipes
- Expert weight loss tools and articles
- Member-exclusive podcast and success stories
- Workout videos and activity tracking
- Online community and live events
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Eat real food, get real support, see real results that last... download the Slimming World weight loss app today. Feel good on the inside and out from day one, and reach the weight or size you want to be. Download our top-rated members-only app and enjoy… * Slimming World’s healthy eating plan, Food Optimising – flexible to fit around you and your lifestyle (even your social life), so you can enjoy a night out, or in! You’ll also discover an easy way to plan your meals and snacks and add recipes directly to your Planner. * The Slimming World barcode scanner – for on-the-go access to help you make great food choices in seconds. * 1000s of official healthy Slimming World recipes, with a variety of cuisines to suit every dietary preference, budget and cookery confidence level. * Expert tools, strategies and articles – all based on Slimming World’s deep understanding of the science and psychology of weight loss – to help you get to know yourself as a slimmer. * Our exclusive members-only podcast, plus inspiration and real-life success stories from members just like you. * Workout videos for all levels (covering dance, cardio, building strength, and balance and flexibility), specially created by Slimming World to support you in becoming more active at your own pace, when the time’s right for you. Plus, you can now track your activity progress in our app by connecting to Apple Health, Google Fit and other fitness apps. Online-only members… In addition to all the features above, our digital service includes our friendly, inspiring and supportive Community, where you can meet and chat to people just like you and work towards your weight loss goals together. You’ll receive personalised support at the point of weigh-in, based on your progress, to help you through challenging times. Plus, you’ll enjoy unlimited access to our weekly schedule of inspiring live events, designed to boost your weight loss know-how and max your motivation. Joining Slimming World Online using our mobile app If you’ve joined Slimming World Online using in-app purchasing in our iOS app, your subscription will be charge to your App Store account. Once you’ve completed your purchase, you’ll be able to manage your subscription through the App store. Your plan auto-renews monthly unless you cancel your membership. Your App Store account will be charged at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. If you joined or rejoined Slimming World Online using iOS app, your subscription cannot be refunded by Slimming World. You can request a refund from Apple by using their report a problem website. If you’re cancelling within the first 14 days, you should choose the “Right of withdrawal” option. All refunds are subject to Apple’s terms & conditions. Slimming World’s Terms of use https://www.slimmingworld.co.uk/terms-of-use Slimming World’s Privacy promise https://www.slimmingworld.co.uk/privacy-policy The science behind Slimming World https://www.slimmingworld.co.uk/the-science-behind-slimming-world
Freshwell
Discover the benefits of a low-carb lifestyle for weight loss, increased energy, and overall health. This app provides weekly educational modules, visual sugar comparisons, meal planning tools, and progress tracking to guide you without calorie counting or intense workouts.
- Weekly educational modules on low-carb living
- Visual sugar equivalency graphics
- Low-carb meal planner with recipes
- Weight, BMI, and waist circumference tracker
- Calorie-free approach to weight loss
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The doctors at the Freshwell Health Centre have witnessed some spectacular health improvements in 100s of their patients since they started to promote a low carb lifestyle. This app is based on their successful methods. If you would like to lose weight, increase your energy levels and gain a number of other health benefits WITHOUT counting calories, endless sessions at the gym and feeling constantly hungry and tired, then you might want to consider downloading the Freshwell app! WEEKLY MODULES: Our six information packed weekly modules help explain how and why a low carb lifestyle may benefit you. We help you steer a healthy path through our unhealthy food environment. SUGRAPHICS: A jaw drop moment for many of our patients - have a look at the sugar equivalent of some common foods. It may surprise you. MEAL PLANNER: Based on the popular Freshwell meal planner, we have included a few of our favourite recipes to help get you started. PROGRESS: We have included a simple tracker and BMI calculator so that you can keep track of weight, BMI and waist circumference should you wish to. NOT FOR PROFIT: This free app has no ads, no pop-ups and no premium memberships. It is simply free information driven by our passion to help improve the health of our population.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Freshwell at none against Slimming World's 1. Freshwell also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and review sentiment (92% vs 82%). Slimming World's advantage is ratings volume (317 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Slimming World sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per month. Freshwell asks for nothing beyond the download.
Freshwell holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slimming World has 317 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Slimming World's written reviews are positive against 92% of Freshwell's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slimming World | Freshwell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (317 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.1% of reviews | 92.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 317 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 234 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Slimming World | Freshwell Low Carb Project Ltd |
Customer experience
Slimming World
Freshwell
In-app purchases
Slimming World
- Monthly membership$24.991 Month
Freshwell
No in-app purchases









