The app limits how much you can actually do with it. Anything you track that's not a barcode is immediately saved as a favorite with no way to unfavorite so you have to delete it, you also can't delete recipes. Both of those make ZERO sense. It makes very frustrating and difficult to navigate the app in general. It's like they tired making as simple as possible but instead just made it overly complicated. The one positive is that the food items have one result not hundreds like other apps.
Reviews for Lifesum: AI Calorie Counter
I just purchased premium so I could save meals thinking it would be easier. I hadn't used it in a couple months. whatever layout update they made is terrible. Not nearly as user friendly and way harder to track items than it used to be. what happened to the 3 meals and then snacks. you could click on one and then add all the items. now it's super goofy and makes no sense. wish they would go back to the old way. who in their right mind tried this new way and thought it was better??
the free version is pretty decent compared to other apps. I like that I can scan barcodes or search to track food, I also like how it adjusts based on the exercise you do each day. a lot of features are locked :( but the subscription is crazy expensive so idk if it would be worth it.
updated review: this has only gotten worse, it's a total crapshoot of how much numbers will change each time you add food (even previous entries), which makes this completely unreliable even as a diary. I'm uninstalling, I've given this time to get better and it's causing more frustration than it's giving support.
I'm new to the app and I really wish there were different measurement options available instead of just "1 serving", grams, and ounces. What is 1 serving? One cup? One box? A pallet?! lol it could literally be anything. I use grams as well but I don't always have a scale on me, so, so far it's not easy to track my calories.
This app used to be quick and seamless since the addition of the new input options. Scanning doesn't work on wifi and typing in entries takes forever. Also, theres a glitch where if you put in that you only had a 0.5 serving, sometimes it will still put that you had the full serving or a serving below 0.5..so you have to go back and change it again! Another glitch is scanning a bar code, info is correct initially, but then info changes once you track it
This app was really good when I started using it in January, but it seems to get worse every update. Recently, all of the calorie estimates are wrong, and the most recent update doesn't even let you search for corrections. It just takes you back to the "multi-modal" tracking window with the same incorrect macros.
You can't adjust your daily calories unless you pay for premium. That's outrageous!! Advertisement showed photo uploads for food logging, but that also is nowhere to be found as a free feature, nor was it disclosed as a premium feature upfront before downloading and giving them my info. I'm not paying for bare minimum user controls that come standard on other apps like Lose It. This company can kick rocks.
At first I loved this app but lately it's been ridiculously inaccurate. It way overestimates calories often and I have to readjust the portion size to get the right calorie count. For ex, I logged a McDonald's filet o fish which is 390 but the app logged it as 2250 calories. The water oz is also getting glitchy. Lately the first couple of glasses are fine, but then they start to triple and quadruple each glass after. I will now be canceling my premium membership.
I have been using it for a few months now and the experience has been great with one exception - it started happening about a week ago where the barcode scanner accurately scans item and has the nutritional breakdown correct, but the values change completely once you hit track. These values are so off from the original at times, it is making the app unusable.