Calory: Daily Calorie Counter for PC and Mac

Software Reviews and Criticism

• By bermudalocket

  Catalyst woes?

  This app is a good example of the largest drawback of Catalyst: no-effort porting to PC leading to a bad user experience and a more bloated app store. It felt like I was running this app in an emulator. The controls are buggy and don't always work on the first click (e.g. *all* pickers) and some views are mis-sized leading to content clipping off the screen or into other views (e.g. "Unlock More Features" view). Catalyst issues aside, the view in which the user selects a food to add to a plate is extremely difficult to use with only pictures and no labels. The beverages section is particularly hard to navigate. The food selection as a whole is very scarce and many common items are missing. I was unable to recreate a single one of my meals. I understand that I'm supposed to pay to use the app, but I shouldn't be tied to a subscription when trialing the features. The premium screen was also closeable, leading me to think it was just "extra stuff," not the most basic features.

  
  
• By Wriggles-Riley

  Definitely helpful, but could use some tweaks

  I'm really enjoying using this app. I appreciate the visuals, all the customization options for plates/recipes, and the ability to log specifc items from various grocery stores. The thing that is bothering me right now is that it is somewhat easy to accidentally log meals incorrectly, but (unless it is user error) it isn't possible to delete logged items. I've had to resort to scooting mistakes to other days in the past before I even had the app...which is of course less than ideal. With the addition of a delete option, I'd be happy to rate this app 5 stars instead of 4.

  
  
• By RobjPage

  Great app, stil a few bugs

  Overall, terrific app. Scans barcoded foods or nutritional labels, allows manual entries for foods and recipes. Has kept me on track quite well. Still has a few quirks. Blows up on certain tasks. I had assumed that info would be sent to the developer for a fix but the problem has persisted for months. I've worked around it and it's not a show stopper, but is annoying.

  
  
• By BNJOHNTON

  ALMOST PERFECT (at least for me)

  I love the scaled down ease of logging calories in this app. Some people have lamented the lack of options which for the beginner may be helpful. For me, I know within a pretty narrow margin how many calories are in the foods I eat. I was just looking for the easiest, quickest way to log them. I found it in this app. PS. It doesn't yet subtract calories from cardio or other kinds of calorie burning excorcize. I hope they add that (in a very simple way of course) in the future. THIS APP ROCKS !!!

  
  
• By RobotPigOverlord

  Crashes, lacks basic functions

  Using this app on a Pc, the app crashes frequently, and it also lacks extremely basic functions like the ability to create a custom recipe. It also requires you to input a "quantity" when creating a custom food. If i am logging a 1/4 cup of flaxseeds, for example, the measurement (1/4 cup) is sufficient, I dont need to put in the quantity of flaxseeds (1/4 cup of seeds probably has dozens and dozens of seeds). The app also doesnt have a distinction for Net Carbohydrates vs Carbohydrates. This is extremely basic, especially considering the popularity of low carb diets. Totally not worth paying a subscription for this app.

  
  

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