The app enables the user to set a goal weight, body fat, or muscle mass and it uses reports of your average change for the week, for you to see the progress of your dieting. It also calculates body mass index (BMI) and and waist circumference. For a more detailed description of the app, see Google Play or iTunes and for a detailed review, see Reviews.
Pros
Cons
✔ The app has clear graphs to see progress towards goals.
✘ The app does not have alerts when goal weight is below the healthy range. It does not provide guidance on setting realistic weight targets.
✘ The app provides a recording only function. There are no other functions such education etc.
Reviewer:Dietitian App Review Working Group, Auckland DHB, July 2015. Review: "Very simple and user friendly tool to monitor weight. Useful for people who want to track their weight and waist circumference. The other tracking options such as body fat and muscle may be useful to a selected group of users. Safety concerns: possible risk as there are no alerts for weight goals outside of healthy weight range or setting unrealistic weight goals." New Zealand relevance:★★★★☆ Comments: "Allows user to individualize measurement settings. There is provision for measurements of weight and height to be set to metric units such as cm and kg, which are used in New Zealand."
Tech review
The tech review relates to the technical aspects of the app, such as security, privacy, etc
Reviewer:Sara Jebreil, July 2016 Security: This app is somewhat secure as it does not require a login for use but does allow the user to set up pin protection Privacy: There is no privacy policy or data encryption but since data is stored on devices internal memory and/or SD card this is of less concern Performance: Perfect/timely response; no technical bugs found/contains a ‘loading time left’ indicator Impact of the app on battery life and device performance: Does not reduce device performance using on average 7.7 MB of data over 3 hours. Interactivity: Offers a variety of interactive features/feedback/user input options Customisation: Allows complete tailoring to the individual’s characteristics/preferences, retains all settings Data sharing: Yes, various options are available such as google drive, Dropbox and email Multiple device syncing: No Use of locations services such as GPS: No
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This review is based on the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS) developed by researchers at Queensland University of Technology, Australia.(1) It is designed to score apps on a few comprehensive dimensions — engagement, functionality, aesthetics, and information quality. Each dimension comprises several items which are rated on a 5-point scale from “1.Inadequate” to “5.Excellent”. Read more about the MARS scale.
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