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"Also, there are no community-entered foods. This is a feature in most cases." For me this is the only thing keeping me on MFP (also I don't live in the US so

"Also, there are no community-entered foods. This is a feature in most cases." For me this is the only thing keeping me on MFP (also I don't live in the US so it's a big time saver). The barcode scanner is a godsend. There are a lot of people dissatisfied with the stagnation of MFP though, I think with the right value proposition they're ripe for displacement.

silviogutierrez 7y ago
I will add it, if I figure out the proper way to rank entries. That is, make it clear what's community-entered but peer-reviewed in some way. Right now, MFP is a Wild West in the regard. Oh and to be clear: Joy does have a barcode scanner. It picks up 99% of foods out there.
- flocial 7y ago
  "Oh and to be clear: Joy does have a barcode scanner. It picks up 99% of foods out there." That's nice to know (I looked for the info but couldn't find it mentioned on the landing or iOS app page). The community entries are a mess. Spelling mistakes abound, sometimes the nutrition profile gets changed by the manufacturer, and barcodes get re-used. But it still covers most of my needs.
acemarke 7y ago
I'd used MFP years ago for a bit, then stopped. I just tried to get back into tracking my meals about a month ago, and tried out an app called LoseIt (Android: com.fitnow.loseit ). I compared them by entering the same meals into both for about a week, and decided to switch to LoseIt, mostly due to the food search feeling snappier and the presentation of the stats looking nicer. Also, LoseIt made it easier to re-enter meals that I'd had recently.
- silviogutierrez 7y ago
  Redux Royalty in the flesh! Your articles and tutorials were helpful in building Joy. Fun fact: it uses Redux heavily, with TypeScript. Your posts a few years ago in /r/reactjs/ and your site were instrumental. Different username on Reddit, but I'm sure you can find me. Many thanks. [1] [1] Even if you use a competitor!

silviogutierrez 7y ago

I will add it, if I figure out the proper way to rank entries. That is, make it clear what's community-entered but peer-reviewed in some way. Right now, MFP is a Wild West in the regard. Oh and to be clear: Joy does have a barcode scanner. It picks up 99% of foods out there.

flocial 7y ago
"Oh and to be clear: Joy does have a barcode scanner. It picks up 99% of foods out there." That's nice to know (I looked for the info but couldn't find it mentioned on the landing or iOS app page). The community entries are a mess. Spelling mistakes abound, sometimes the nutrition profile gets changed by the manufacturer, and barcodes get re-used. But it still covers most of my needs.

acemarke 7y ago

I'd used MFP years ago for a bit, then stopped. I just tried to get back into tracking my meals about a month ago, and tried out an app called LoseIt (Android: com.fitnow.loseit ). I compared them by entering the same meals into both for about a week, and decided to switch to LoseIt, mostly due to the food search feeling snappier and the presentation of the stats looking nicer. Also, LoseIt made it easier to re-enter meals that I'd had recently.

silviogutierrez 7y ago
Redux Royalty in the flesh! Your articles and tutorials were helpful in building Joy. Fun fact: it uses Redux heavily, with TypeScript. Your posts a few years ago in /r/reactjs/ and your site were instrumental. Different username on Reddit, but I'm sure you can find me. Many thanks. [1] [1] Even if you use a competitor!