Reviews for Monash University FODMAP diet

So frustrating to use. The search sometimes just doesn't load and I never know if it's because that food isn't there or the app isn't loading. The layout is frustrating & clicking back doesn't go back to search results, but to the beginning. Green light foods sometimes mean you can eat freely and sometimes mean you can only eat a certain amount, but that is not easily seen at a glance. More than anything else I need a section of completely ok foods at any amount. Needs to be more user friendly.

This app is ok, but I'm not sure it's worth $9. I have 2 big issues with it. The first relates to bugs in the "search" function, and the second relates to the actual content of the app. First up, Bugs: I have found 2 bugs, so far. It's easier to simply give examples rather than explain, so here goes: Bug #1: I search for "oats" and I get a list. I click on "oats, rolled". I hit the back arrow. It goes back to my "oats" search. BUT, then I search for "rice" and I get another list. I click on brown rice. I hit the back arrow. It goes back to my "oats" search. Why doesn't it go back to my list of rice foods? I have experimented, and it seems that the only way the app will remember your search is if you start from the home screen, click on "Food Guide", and then search for something. Otherwise, the app will always return to your initial search, no matter what you subsequently search for. This is very frustrating. Bug #2: I search for "peach". I click on "peach, white". I hit the back arrow. It goes to a list of "pea" foods, not my list of "peach" foods. This error is not as common, but frustrating nonetheless. Next up, Content: Monash purposefully omits foods, even in generic form, that have not paid to be certified. Companies pay to have their products "certified". These foods are listed by brand name on the app. Fine. Nice to know. The problem is that Monash seems to purposefully omit products that compete with it's name-brand partners, even in their generic form. For example, there is no listing for any type of ready-made oat cereal that is not a Kellogg's (or other partner) product. I don't expect the app to specifically list "Cheerios" if they are not a paying partner, but could they at least list generic oat O's cereal? Same thing with Rice Chex and Corn Chex--no generics for these, either. If someone is going to pay $9, the information provided n the app should be unbiased.

App is informative on ins/outs of the diet, including lots of recipes and journal space. On the downside, database could definitely use improvement. Lots of rare foods included, but common foods are missing. Most frustrating, is the stop light system. Some green foods, it states that green means you can have unlimited servings. Other foods, it will say in notes that it's high in something over certain amounts. Would be helpful to trust colors, without having to click through on each item.

No ability to export diary data. That's a big problem for me. The food logging is tedious and makes analyzing the data hard. Ideally, you'd be able to enter foods, build recipes, and select those foods/recipes for you diary food logging. But there is only basic text entry. Food search often doesn't work, and I have to back out to the main menu and start over.

What makes this app so great & worth every penny for me was the "Food Guide" which made it really easy to determine if a food was low fodmap or not. You can look up practically any food you could think of and it will tell you, so that you're not left guessing, which saves you a lot of time & trouble. I also really appreciate the "Recipes" section because it gives you lots of meal ideas so that you're not stuck eating the same meals over and over, which helps keep you sane while on this diet.

app for iOS is much better and easier to use. some of the categories in this app do not appear in the iOS version and some that are on iOS do not appear here. the food journal is much better on the iOS version, this one is only a one week trial version which is not even long enough for the elimination phase, let alone the re-introduction phase. The limitations are frustrating, as my phone is android and I don't always have my iPad with me.. The food guide is quite good though.

Using this to finally start the FODmap diet that I've been putting off for years. The diary functionality is frustrating for a paid app. It often opens/defaults to the day before (but not always?), so I have to go back and edit if i forget to catch that. The options for BMs are pretty limited. Might be nice to have a water tracker/log of some sort as well instead if having to make a personal note or count it with meals. Symptoms, intake, and output are important, so the diary could be improved.

One of the few apps I've ever bought, and completely worth it. I refer to it regularly. This app is the source for the most up to date FODMAP information, direct from the testing lab. I do wish it gave the actual amount of each FODMAP in each food, rather than just assigning a color. They say they do this to reduce confusion, but honestly the light system is more confusing and requires more guesswork than numbers would.

It's only kind of helpful. They need more food in their system. And a way to search for a specific food. And most of the recipes are honestly kinda gross. It comes with all the info you could need on the fodmap diet. And a way to record. But in my opinion, it shouldn't cost what it does for what it provides. Google search and a journal would provide you with just a much if not a lot more.

This has been a lifesaver for my Microscopic Colitis. It's easy to use, shows me what is safe to eat and in what quantity. There's a shopping list feature, so you can add the safe foods and see the list at the grocery store. There are other good features, too. The one-time cost of the application is used for the testing of more foods and new items are constantly added, while previous items are updated and packaged foods are being added. I use this constantly and recommend it!