I was looking for a new calorie tracker and this one seemed great. It had good reviews and linked to some other apps I use. I went ahead and paid for a month of Pro so I could access more features. I found that simple items from Costco were not in their database. It seems to be more UK based. I double checked my settings to make sure I had English (USA) as my language as it said to do. I also tried to add an item and it kept saying “server error” after inputting everything which was frustrating because it didn’t save anything and took time to add. Also it offered to scan the nutrition label but then didn’t read it right at all. I wish I could get my money back. That’s another thing- they should have had a free trial so that if it didn’t work for me I would not be charged $8.99. Learned my lesson!

I've downloaded several food tracker apps to use and compare. I'm willing to pay for Pro service if it offers the right features at the right price; I'm not expecting to get everything I want for free. That said, the reviews for ARISE made me hopeful, as did the beautiful interface and integration with HealthKit. But when I tried to add my first food item I discovered the database is horribly incomplete. Only very basic food items are included, such as "Chips." So I tried adding something every other app's database includes— a "ThinkThin Creamy Peanut Butter Bar." Nothing came up. I tried "ThinkThin"... nothing. I tried "Think thin"... I get 1 hit for "Think thin Barry (sic) oatmeal." (Apparently it's a user-added food, and since it's hand-typed and misspelled I'd be hesitant to trust the data.) There's no scanner so I have to manually enter the item. The app allows me to enter quantity in oz only, not "bar" or "g" and I can't enter 2.1 oz because there's no decimal option for that field. Further, I can only enter Protein, Carbs, and Fat. So... what if I'm trying to track net carbs? Do I input that instead? But my entry goes into the app's public (user) database and the field is labeled "Carbs" not "Net Carbs." In other words, user added food data isn't likely to be accurate or reliable. I don't know if an upgraded food database is included in the Pro subscription because there are no details as to what's included with Pro, only weight loss promises. The Developer's website is not in English, with no option to switch languages. After actually using this app I'm sorry to say I don't trust all the positive "reviews." I give it a Big Thumbs Down.

Had to reinstall the app, all data gone now. Good that I am using it only for three days. But up to now disappointed, though purchased a year subscription. Why I cannot preview how many calories I consumed on previous days? Only shows if you exceeded or not your daily limit? I guess it is obvious that if you control your calories intake you want to know how many you consumed before???Updated! Overall quite good app, I would still prefer more user friendly stats as how many calories I consumed on previous days, and charts that are more easily readable, as currently it’s not informative for me.

I feel grateful for the support from this app. I normally don’t connect and motivate we’ll w digital devices, however, your app has motivated and encouraged me to get back on track!I do not understand the joy points and wish there was somewhere I cauldron find a better explanation of how those work.I also wish your site would allow me to plug in info on a given day after the fact. Sometimes I write food intake down in my planner and am unable to get it in the app in time. Thanks for what is working to help me reach my goal!

I wish I had realized that this app focuses on low fat instead of carbs. It’s very hard to add a food. I paid my subscription and I should have only done one month to try it. It’s not as easy to use as other apps. Now I’m stuck with this for a whole year, even though “you can cancel any time”. I want a refund. There is no way to communicate with them either. This was a big mistake!!! Note, I give this one star. It would not accept my review unless I gave it five stars!

Immediately on downloading I tried to scan some common foods, such a bread Aldi always carries, a common brand of canned salmon, and finally JIF peanut butter. None of these were recognized by the barcode scanner, and the result was a message that not every food has a barcode entered yet. For the price of this subscription, I expect a decent database of food. These are common foods, not rare oddities. This is a dealbreaker for me. Other apps manage to recognize these foods. I’m not going to manually enter everything I eat. Hopefully, the developers will improve their database and barcode scanner because it’s very poor compared to several other apps I’ve tried.