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1. [R1] Lifesum 1/5 · US Ai Ruined This App: I’ve used this app on and off for years and loved it. However, with the introduction of Ai to the tracking, it’s become wildly inaccurate. I can tell it the same item from one day to another and get completely different nutrition results. Not a small margin of error but massive swings. Then, you have to take the time to go and adjust every single meal. It. Becomes so time consu
2. [R3] Lifesum 3/5 · US Macros saving to zero: I really don’t like it how sometimes when you custom input your own nutrition lets say for example I know the weight and macros for X amount of bourbon chicken from Leanne Chin so I’ll take a separate AI give it my gram total have that tell me my macros for that amount and then I’ll copy paste macros Into lifesum and then sometimes later in the day it’ll sshow all zeros for
3. [R4] Lifesum 2/5 · US Useless! Incorrect macros even when you scan a label: I scanned multiple labels and each time the carbs and protein and calories were input differently than the nutrition label shows them. The app doesn’t allow you to edit that info so tracking your macros with this app results in inaccurate data
4. [R9] Lifesum 3/5 · US Used to be better: I’ve used this app on and off for the past five years and I like it. however, the AI is egregiously off when it comes to calories and nutrition so best to search your food in the database or input your own recipes. Also the little motivational blurb it gives you are random, telling me my goal is to gain weight when I’m trying to lose weight and talking about my midday check-in w
5. [R6] Lifesum 3/5 · US Update issues: This recent update fixed some bugs but added new ones where its not showing me calories consumed anymore
6. [R12] Lifesum 3/5 · US Was good but not anymore: After the update, it won’t save whatever food I track. I inout the calories and it doesn’t show, not sure whats wrong because the app used to work :(
7. [R15] Lifesum 3/5 · US Fix the Search: Decent app until you need to search for something. If you’re one letter or apostrophe off, the search starts drooling all over itself and slamming its helmeted head against the floor. It’s unbelievably bad.
8. [R19] Lifesum 1/5 · US Loved to hated - DO NOT DOWNLOAD: I loved this app when they made it very simple. They have added so many things now and there’s bugs that make the app completely broken. For example I set my daily calorie intake to 1700 and for some reason it won’t save it and does a RANDOM calorie number. Secondly, when you select a meal plan it sets your carbs, protein and fats for you. there is NO way to remov
9. [R7] Lifesum 2/5 · US Pop ups are so irritating: I have used this app for years both the free version and the paid version. I love it, it does everything I want it to and is easy to use. However, currently I am using the free version and the amount of pop ups to subscribe is intolerable to the point I don’t use it. Every time you open the app there is an ad to subscribe that takes ages to load. I just want to track my
10. [R30] Lifesum 3/5 · US daily user for years: The app used to be better. Now pop ups for subscriptions pop up EVERY SINGLE TIME you open the app. Since they added that "feature" the app takes forever to open and is usually glitchy until you close it and open it again. Food info isn't regulated bc it's often incorrect. I had premium for a year and i don't think it's worth the cost. you can just google recipes and the macr
11. [R36] Lifesum 3/5 · US I was very loyal to this app.: I’ve used this app over the course of 5 years and I loved it so much! I recommended it to people and everything, but in the past year with adding AI and trying to upsell me every time I opened the app. I had to stop using it. Overall, it helped me lose weight and it has great tools. I’m finding myself using other apps more considering it’s less hassle opening the app
12. [R48] Lifesum 3/5 · GB Love it but: I’ve had this app for almost 5 years now, but recently every single time I go on the app it can’t just open its always trying to get my to pay more to upgrade which I’m never going to do. I wish it would go back to normal where you have the option to upgrade but it’s not shoving it down your throat every single time you open the app. Sometimes you just want to quickly enter your calor
13. [R14] Lifesum 4/5 · US This is how I keep myself accountable: I love this app, but the only thing I don’t like is that you have to pay for the advanced options but you have to do that with any app so it’s really not that big of a deal I suppose.
14. [R17] Lifesum 5/5 · US Pretty good for a free app: It’s nice for being free and it’s easy to track calories now. The recipes aren’t free though which is a bummer but understandable
15. [R24] Lifesum 3/5 · US Potentially good: This app has a lot of great features, but it falls short in a few areas: -the selection of recipes is very very limited and frankly not worth the price of a premium subscription. -the daily encouragement messages on the main screen are a nice feature, but are also super buggy. It frequently thinks its dinner time at 9am and other such nonsense. -the ai language tracking is fin
16. [R37] Lifesum 1/5 · US Lack of Value: The fact you have to upgrade to the paid version just to set / adjust your macros yourself is laughable and provides zero value. Makes me want to just delete all together.
17. [R29] Lifesum 5/5 · US Good: Calories are a bit off at times but a solid 8-9/10 in my opinion
18. [R40] Lifesum 1/5 · US Waste of money!: So I purchased the subscription for a year, don’t remember how much it was. Then after using it for a few weeks or a few months the I noticed I was staying below my calories and still gaining weight. So I downloaded a different app and the cals were off on Lifesum by a lot. I emailed them asking for a refund and never got a response back. So yeah don’t waste your money.
19. [R51] MyFitnessPal 2/5 · US The New Update is horrible: I’ve been using this app as a competitive bodybuilder for a while, but the new update is terrible. The information used to be much easier to find and much more intuitive. I hate that I can’t see how many macros At a quick glance. Please go back to the old interface.
20. [R53] MyFitnessPal 3/5 · US GC: Since the last update, there are no registered products in GC
21. [R54] MyFitnessPal 1/5 · US Syncing issues: Had premium. Major issues syncing and they WILL NOT FIX IT. Just keeps getting worse. Awful. Wish my trainer didn’t use this app. Nonsense.
22. [R56] MyFitnessPal 3/5 · US Great still needs improvement: I love it it really has helped me lose weight and control my eating knowing what’s in food but you should make everything free so that people can use it freely and also make it for kids who are struggling
23. [R65] Lose It! 1/5 · US Trash app, inaccurate nutritional data: Wildly inaccurate and incomplete nutritional info.
24. [R66] Lose It! 5/5 · US Use it to Lose It!: An excellent tool to guide/assist/track your journey to a healthy lifestyle. I’ve been using it semi-regularly since 2011, so 15 years! It’s gotten more and more sophisticated over time and now offers a wealth of information to help you manage your weight and overall health and fitness. I highly recommend it.
25. [R67] Lose It! 3/5 · US Add Weight is broken: I’ve been using this app for years and have appreciated it very much. However, I have now reached that age where I need to track my calcium. I was absolutely shocked to learn that lose it does not track calcium! Minus 2 stars because it’s just that important for women. Please add support for this, and soon. Thanks.
26. [R68] Lose It! 1/5 · US New update just freezing: Every time I try to edit or delete an item from yesterday’s meals, the whole thing freezes for 10+ seconds (or entirely). Lose It! has had lagging problems for several years (as a long-time paid user), but this makes it unusable.
27. [R79] Cal AI 1/5 · US Misleading Trial offer!: When I clicked 3 day trial it charged me 29.99. I tried to reach out to customer service and they didn’t reply.
28. [R80] Cal AI 5/5 · US 5 star: Works really well helped me lose weight I will recommend
29. [R81] Cal AI 3/5 · US Synch issues: I really like this app after using MyFitnessPal for years I tried Cal AI and I really like it a lot. The issue is the sync to apple health is unreliable. It syncs some entries and not others. so until they figure that out I’m going back to my fitness pal
30. [R82] Cal AI 1/5 · US Money grab: I’m truly disappointed. I never leave reviews for anything but this is another level of pathetic. I couldn’t even finish setting up the app because it has you sign up for the paid subscription.
31. [R93] Calorie Counter 2/5 · US Free version is glitchy: Every time I open the app it has deleted my previous entries. I’ve added today’s meals 3 times. Why would I pay for premium if I have to keep re-adding what I’ve already logged?
32. [R94] Calorie Counter 5/5 · US Great program: Love the app, but hate the color.
33. [R95] Calorie Counter 3/5 · US Great app but one issue: Only getting 3 stars because they constantly update the ui when it’s not needed. They make the ui more complicated and change it constantly. Whenever I get used to it they change the ui again and make it worse.
34. [R96] Calorie Counter 1/5 · US Sign-up is Broken: It does not instill much confidence when your sign-up flow is broken. I got all the way to the end where you highlight reviews and the continue button doesn’t work.
35. [R107] Cronometer 2/5 · US Lots of bugs since update: Constant crashes, multi year user. Please fix.
36. [R108] Cronometer 5/5 · US Best free cal tracker that also has free scanner: It has a free barcode scanner basically everything you need and can create quick profiles for unknown food items for free with your cammera
37. [R109] Cronometer 3/5 · US Very Buggy: I like this app but before I lay down money on the paid version they need to work out the bugs on the free version. It freezes a lot. Macro ratios dont update or match between views. It also does this weird “wipe” or blank screen every time you update macros or other info that is annoying.
38. [R110] Cronometer 1/5 · US First Try: I can’t get out of photo loop. Paid for months ago and figured I never had a problem with My Fitness Pal so give it a go, but I wasted my money on this app.
39. [R22] Lifesum 1/5 · US AI SUCKS: I have used this app for many years and loved it. The switch to AI is annoying and doesn’t always categorize my food correctly. It takes twice as long to fix the mistakes from AI. Please give the option to toggle off this new AI version and back to original version.
40. [R55] MyFitnessPal 5/5 · US Best app ever: Top tier free
41. [R58] MyFitnessPal 4/5 · US I like it: Except I wish u didn’t have to pay to he the perks
42. [R64] MyFitnessPal 5/5 · US One of the best: This is one of the best calorie tracking apps I’ve used so far. I’ve never been a fan of tracking calories because it always seemed like such a burden; down to every single bite of food. Even at one point I terribly miscalculated my calories and had no energy, and no menstrual cycle. But this was really easy to use and it was free with very minimal in app pay options. Which was gr
43. [R71] Lose It! 1/5 · US Greed: It was amazing at the start and their Greed now is insufferable wdym I can’t scan my food now and can’t look at my Marcos
44. [R75] Lose It! 1/5 · US Free version used to be good: Lose it was a great app until the company got greedy. They began taking all the features you could use for free for years and transitioning them to the paid only. The best feature was being able to scan barcodes. This is no longer an option for free users and it definitely takes the app from perfect to trash.
45. [R77] Lose It! 1/5 · US Used to be perfect: This app used to be exactly what some of us needed in an app. Now that the barcode scanner is only available on the paid version it gets a 1 star review.
46. [R111] Cronometer 5/5 · US Easy to use: Cronometer is easy to use and provides a wealth of information. It keeps me on track with my nutritional needs.
47. [R114] Cronometer 5/5 · US Best health app out there: I love being able to see how I’m doing with my nutrition goals, even down to specific minerals and vitamins.
48. [R117] Cronometer 5/5 · US All the biometrics: You can monitor all your biometrics. Everything. And if you have the paid version you can get suggestions on the nutrients you may need. Finally. A good app and at a decent price.