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WeightBuddy: Calorie Tracker
Joyride GmbH · 3,017 ratings · ★ 4.6
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Top complaints - extracted from 27 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"free"
8 negative reviews mention this · 30% of all complaints
★★★★★ "i hate these "tracking" apps that say that can help and what not and then charge you for using, even if it gets the calories or what not wrong, it still makes you pay, to even get the account started it wanted to charge me 23$ after suppose…" - Sam S
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"calories"
5 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "i hate these "tracking" apps that say that can help and what not and then charge you for using, even if it gets the calories or what not wrong, it still makes you pay, to even get the account started it wanted to charge me 23$ after suppose…" - Sam S
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"food"
5 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I paid for the premium but it doesn't recognises the barcodes. sometimes it identifies the food with different ones, other times doesn't recognises at all. Also you cannot change the macro of food you insert manually edit: I contacted the s…" - M.
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"cannot"
5 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I paid for the premium but it doesn't recognises the barcodes. sometimes it identifies the food with different ones, other times doesn't recognises at all. Also you cannot change the macro of food you insert manually edit: I contacted the s…" - M.
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"tracking"
4 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "i hate these "tracking" apps that say that can help and what not and then charge you for using, even if it gets the calories or what not wrong, it still makes you pay, to even get the account started it wanted to charge me 23$ after suppose…" - Sam S
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"subscription"
4 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "claims that you don't need a subscription to use it but without one you cannot log or do anything... kinda sad because everything else about it was good just wish there were features to use for free. like at the bare minimum at least to tra…" - Raini Day
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"features"
4 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "claims that you don't need a subscription to use it but without one you cannot log or do anything... kinda sad because everything else about it was good just wish there were features to use for free. like at the bare minimum at least to tra…" - Raini Day
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"version"
4 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "This used to be a great app! Unfortunately, it's just started this thing where instead of allowing you to complete any options, it suddenly keeps insisting on upgrading, even to complete simple actions, even while attempting to do activitie…" - Kellyn Roth
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"basic"
4 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "false advertisement, will lock you out of basic features after more than 1 day of use." - Max B.
10
"everything"
3 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I felt the whole product was a little overpriced from everything that he gave me. the recipes didn't even work and when I canceled during the free trial they charged me. anyways, stay away they replayed by saying to go to support. that is a…" - Brian Lambert
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"without"
3 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "wants money first without results" - Nuri
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"anything"
3 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "claims that you don't need a subscription to use it but without one you cannot log or do anything... kinda sad because everything else about it was good just wish there were features to use for free. like at the bare minimum at least to tra…" - Raini Day
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dont ignore my emails now I want my money back
I felt the whole product was a little overpriced from everything that he gave me. the recipes didn't even work and when I canceled during the free trial they charged me. anyways, stay away they replayed by saying to go to support. that is a hassle in itself. and there is no way to submit a request at the. end it just tells you that it was not submitted.
I paid for the premium but it doesn't recognises the barcodes. sometimes it identifies the food with different ones, other times doesn't recognises at all. Also you cannot change the macro of food you insert manually edit: I contacted the support and they confirmed that you cannot edit macros of manually inserted food. this is misleading. definitely not worth to pay premium as it is now
wants money first without results
claims that you don't need a subscription to use it but without one you cannot log or do anything... kinda sad because everything else about it was good just wish there were features to use for free. like at the bare minimum at least to track cals.
I love triedng
horrible and very annoying, did not help whatsoever and it was taking AGES to load even with great wifi, good Internet, all of the above.
This used to be a great app! Unfortunately, it's just started this thing where instead of allowing you to complete any options, it suddenly keeps insisting on upgrading, even to complete simple actions, even while attempting to do activities that should be covered in the free version.
loved it until it wouldn't let me log my food anymore unless I bought the full version. that would have been nice to know to start out with.
false advertisement, will lock you out of basic features after more than 1 day of use.
The calories are atleast 200 less than they should be for each item i tested.
wanted to like it but it's not a free app, false advertising, good features but not free. If you're alright paying, it'll probably be a good app but the try out period isn't long enough for me to want to pay before I know it's an app I want on my weight loss journey
it's a good app if u like paying just to track your meals
Basically app claims to be free, but after 3-4 days of using it u can't even log your activity bc it wants u to buy it. This rly is a scam, don't do it, it'll work for a few days and then pop up adds until u can't even log anything. So I'm being told there's a daily limit, but how can I hit the limit if I just got up??? Like it's okay to be wrong, take the L and move on.
Starts prompting for payment right after entering a meal and refuses to add it!! Very bad experience using this app, even basic features are behind a paywall. myfitnesspal is a far better app!
Good app and design but the main USP of scanning food and tracking calories is not free, not even the basic version or with ads.
I am trying to cancel my trial and cannot manage to do this
no way to use the app without a premium subscription. ill stick to lose it
it was cool until you realize that after you take a pic of one meal, you'll have to pay for the second so you can't actually track your calories or anything. don't recommend.
aint free sadly u cant choose calories only up to 7 unless u want to pay no thanks
it's a cool app, well made, useful, but EVERYTHING is locked behind a pay wall. You can't log more than one meal or activity a day. absolute waste of time.
good
i hate these "tracking" apps that say that can help and what not and then charge you for using, even if it gets the calories or what not wrong, it still makes you pay, to even get the account started it wanted to charge me 23$ after supposedly being free or "cheep"
cannot get past the deal page.
after a day and a half of logging food - the app stopped letting me save meals. It would only bring up the paid app ad and nothing more. Definitely not what I was looking for.
I liked using just the basic calorie and weight tracking it provided but after 13 days it wont let me log any meals anymore because it keeps pushing paying to unlock the full app and I don't need all the extra stuff purchasing the subscription gives
Very cute and enjoyable design. I'm giving two stars bc the main reason you download the app is bc of the food tracking feature, and you cannot use it at all, not even a dumbed down version, unless you pay for it! If I had an extra $40 laying around, I would pay for the yearly subscription, but since I don't, I won't. Disappointing. 🥺😢
Sentiment summary
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