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What a disingenuous title, they're killing some small app, not MFP which is the one people commonly use

dlgeek 7y ago
But, it's an app that's connected to hardware that was sold, and that /is/ news, because the hardware is now much less useful than it was when it was marketed and sold.
frodprefect 7y ago
Maybe this is a sign of what's to come (hopefully not)
hairofadog 7y ago
"MFP" is "My Fitness Pal" for those of you like me who haven't had enough coffee yet
passive 7y ago
Yeah, I was worried there for a moment, because MFP is a pretty great app for tracking what you eat, among other things.
- tlbsofware 7y ago
  Same here, I was about to spend all weekend scrapping their data to rebuild it if they were just going to shut it off. It’s definitely the top calorie tracker out there right now
  - rconti 7y ago
    Yup, using MFP is one of the best changes I've ever made in my life. (not to say I couldn't do the same with another product, but it happens to be the one i use)
hurricanesugar 7y ago
Agreed, although the idea of MyFitnessPal being killed for a moment activated my long-held desire to build an alternative. MFP is bloated, locked down (without a premium subscription) and the UX lacks thoughtfulness in many painful ways (two examples: navigating between diary dates and viewing macronutrients per meal).
- Topgamer7 7y ago
  I know there are at least 2 popular alternatives. My only real complaint of MFP is it takes like a full minute to start up. Don't know if its because I run adblock on my phone, and they have a long timeout to some metrics endpoint. But its a minor annoyance.
  - prostheticvamp 7y ago
    I found it a significant enough annoyance to switch to a competitor. Getting into food logging requires low friction.
  - Spivak 7y ago
    I feel like $45/yr is basically nothing for an app I use constantly every day. Do those minutes not add up for you?
    - Topgamer7 7y ago
      Nah, I'm usually doing something else while I log. So I just pay attention to that for a minute. They already data mine my input I'm sure, as well as there are ads. I can find something better to spend $3 on per month.
- artichikin 7y ago
  There are lots of good alternatives. I've been bootstrapping my alternative tracker since 2011. Started as a hobby project back then but now at $2M ARR and growing.
dang 7y ago
Ok, we've downgraded 'its' to 'an' in the title above.

But, it's an app that's connected to hardware that was sold, and that /is/ news, because the hardware is now much less useful than it was when it was marketed and sold.

frodprefect 7y ago

Maybe this is a sign of what's to come (hopefully not)

hairofadog 7y ago

"MFP" is "My Fitness Pal" for those of you like me who haven't had enough coffee yet

passive 7y ago

Yeah, I was worried there for a moment, because MFP is a pretty great app for tracking what you eat, among other things.

tlbsofware 7y ago
Same here, I was about to spend all weekend scrapping their data to rebuild it if they were just going to shut it off. It’s definitely the top calorie tracker out there right now
- rconti 7y ago
  Yup, using MFP is one of the best changes I've ever made in my life. (not to say I couldn't do the same with another product, but it happens to be the one i use)

hurricanesugar 7y ago

Agreed, although the idea of MyFitnessPal being killed for a moment activated my long-held desire to build an alternative. MFP is bloated, locked down (without a premium subscription) and the UX lacks thoughtfulness in many painful ways (two examples: navigating between diary dates and viewing macronutrients per meal).

Topgamer7 7y ago
I know there are at least 2 popular alternatives. My only real complaint of MFP is it takes like a full minute to start up. Don't know if its because I run adblock on my phone, and they have a long timeout to some metrics endpoint. But its a minor annoyance.
- prostheticvamp 7y ago
  I found it a significant enough annoyance to switch to a competitor. Getting into food logging requires low friction.
- Spivak 7y ago
  I feel like $45/yr is basically nothing for an app I use constantly every day. Do those minutes not add up for you?
  - Topgamer7 7y ago
    Nah, I'm usually doing something else while I log. So I just pay attention to that for a minute. They already data mine my input I'm sure, as well as there are ads. I can find something better to spend $3 on per month.
artichikin 7y ago
There are lots of good alternatives. I've been bootstrapping my alternative tracker since 2011. Started as a hobby project back then but now at $2M ARR and growing.

dang 7y ago

Ok, we've downgraded 'its' to 'an' in the title above.