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I started using the app in 2012. I still use it. I'm under the impression it's the best nutrition tracking app. I've moved on to iHealth for tracking weight

by lev99 9y ago

I started using the app in 2012. I still use it. I'm under the impression it's the best nutrition tracking app. I've moved on to iHealth for tracking weight and exercise amounts, which I used MyFitnessPal in the past. This information is still in MyFitnessPal, and I will sometimes look at the graphs there, but not often. Apple Watch and a Bluetooth scale are great for the quantified self.

rojobuffalo 9y ago
I didn't think MyFitnessPal was good enough either so I started working on a chatbot that you can just tell it what you ate in natural language and it will maintain a private web journal for you. I got a basic version to work and then discovered [Nutritionix][1] and lost motivation to compete. They seem to have nailed to web UI part. And they have an NLP input form you can use in the app. So it isn't the same as just texting a bot since you have to open the app, but the NLP is pretty good. And the UI for verifying what the NLP comes up with is also good. After researching every app I could find in this space Nutrionix stands as my favorite. [1]: https://www.nutritionix.com/app https://www.nutritionix.com/app
OldSchoolJohnny 9y ago
MFP is extremely limited when it comes to tracking micronutrients. If all you care about are very basic facts it's alright. If you care about much more then Cronometer is commonly considered the best.
- Distant_horizon 9y ago
  Co-sign your cronometer rec. Once I cared about my health, for real, it was the obvious choice.
- artichikin 9y ago
  thanks! cronometer founder here :-) my indie hackers interview for anyone that cares: https://www.indiehackers.com/interview/03874047f2 https://www.indiehackers.com/interview/03874047f2
  - papa_bear 9y ago
    Awesome, I didn't realize you did an interview! I have a ton of respect for the high standards you've been maintaining with data quality, keep it up.
stjohnswarts 9y ago
Cronometer and Carb manager are better

by lev99 9y ago

rojobuffalo 9y ago

I didn't think MyFitnessPal was good enough either so I started working on a chatbot that you can just tell it what you ate in natural language and it will maintain a private web journal for you. I got a basic version to work and then discovered [Nutritionix][1] and lost motivation to compete. They seem to have nailed to web UI part. And they have an NLP input form you can use in the app. So it isn't the same as just texting a bot since you have to open the app, but the NLP is pretty good. And the UI for verifying what the NLP comes up with is also good. After researching every app I could find in this space Nutrionix stands as my favorite. [1]: https://www.nutritionix.com/app https://www.nutritionix.com/app

OldSchoolJohnny 9y ago

MFP is extremely limited when it comes to tracking micronutrients. If all you care about are very basic facts it's alright. If you care about much more then Cronometer is commonly considered the best.

Distant_horizon 9y ago
Co-sign your cronometer rec. Once I cared about my health, for real, it was the obvious choice.
artichikin 9y ago
thanks! cronometer founder here :-) my indie hackers interview for anyone that cares: https://www.indiehackers.com/interview/03874047f2 https://www.indiehackers.com/interview/03874047f2
- papa_bear 9y ago
  Awesome, I didn't realize you did an interview! I have a ton of respect for the high standards you've been maintaining with data quality, keep it up.

stjohnswarts 9y ago

Cronometer and Carb manager are better