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1. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

   Don't waste your money. I got this last year, and didn't use it, so after 2 months I canceled it...or so I thought. So at 4 months I canceled it AGAIN. no joy. Now the app won't even show the account, it just cycles and bails. Horrible customer service via AI. DO NOT GET APP.

2. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

   Complicated and strange food. Waste of money! Wish I would’ve gone with another meal plan app. This app is complicated and the recipes are not to my liking. From the reviews it sounded like the recipes would simply generate and the food choices would be more basic. This app requires too many steps and the food combos are weird. I struggled to find more than a handful I liked.

3. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

   Scam. They’ve been charging $20/ month and there is no way to cancel subscription, sign in to the account, or contact the company. I want my money back!!! Cancel my subscription!!!

4. ★★★★★crashes, freezes and errors

   App not working. Tells me to update, and then it doesn’t. App not working. Tells me to update, and then it doesn’t

5. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

   Overpriced and deceptive. Glitchy and limited functionality. More to the point, signs you up to monthly billing even if just trying for one month and hides charges in the app.

6. ★★★★★accessibility and assistive-technology issues

   Kept crashing, not accessible for me as a blind person but perfect idea. This looked to be the perfect solution to what I needed. However, as soon as I open the app, it keeps crashing. I’ve also found out through experimenting that it is not fully accessible with my screen reading software as a blind person. Many unlabeled buttons and I cannot drag and drop to add recipes. This is really sad because I would love to use this service.

7. ★★★★★crashes, freezes and errors

   Purchased app and its not working. I just purchased the app and its not working every time I log in it gives me an error! Total waste of money!

8. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

   Impossible to cancel. I cancelled our subscription over 3 times and was continuing to still get charged! I emailed customer support after each time, several times and NO response no refund! If cancel it again and then sure enough, the next 1/4 I would get billed again. This has been such a frustrating process. Don’t sign up if you aren’t positive you’ll love it!

9. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

   Worst experience. Honestly the food looks so much better than it taste . I don’t recommend this diet at all!!!

10. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Disappointed. Very difficult to use

11. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Needs Help. I will say, I’ve come from multiples meal planning and macro tracking apps which were very user friendly. This app is NOT that at all. Not even close. It is EXTREMELY confusing. It is a little more manageable if you do it on the website, but I downloaded the app for a reason. The leftovers is confusing if you’re trying to do it from the app. I also purchased the macro tracker thinking that it would track/show the macros for the meals I had planned for the week-it did not. I really want to love this app, but it is absolutely horrible in its user friendliness. I have never used an app or program where I felt so completely lost and confused as I did with this app. It is great for recipe ideas, but again NOT even close to subpar as a meal planning app. I’m regretful I spent as much as I did on this app.

12. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    Over priced. Got this app to try and it’s not as expected. Price is expensive and doesn’t give as many recipes/ranges as I thought. I find myself using a recipe more as an idea than an actual meal for my family. I’m googling other foods to make with some items off this app. Wish there were more options on editing the meal plans. After purchasing the app and trying it out I noticed they have a cookbook that most likely has the same recipes and a fraction of the price. I also saw that if you’re wanting more/different recipes, you have to purchase add ons…. For the first price paid for the app, it needs to have every recipe ever thought of. I did reach out for a refund but apparently I reached out 1 day late. 1 day. Don’t make the same mistake I did. Just buy a cook book or search super basic recipes that you can find anywhere else for free. Customer service doesn’t help just fyi. Was told mine was cancelled but they just cancelled the renewal.

13. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    Wanted this to be great but so disappointed!. I wanted to start the vegetarian whole 30 so this in theory seemed like the dream app but I was extremely disappointed and here’s why: 1. They automatically sign you up for auto renew and on the app it is hard to find how to change your subscription (not user friendly) and it does not come up on your Apple subscriptions if you have an iPhone. 2. It wouldn’t let me change the date of when I wanted to start it so my week had to start on a weds which isn’t what I wanted. 3. When I tried to change the amount of meals I wanted the meal to last as in leftovers for ththe next day but the recipe didn’t change. When you look on the support Center there are so many FAQs so seems like a lot of people have these issues or they are aware. Just seems like this is not that user friendly :/ and it’s not like I’m not tech savvy!

14. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    Don’t purchase this app, and then try to cancel, it won’t happen!. I cancelled the day after I purchased the app. I purchased for one month only at their monthly subscription rate of $24.99 monthly. The app clearly states your subscription renews until easy cancel The charge came through as $36.00. When I tried to call, I got a very strange message, then almost immediately received a text saying “How can I help you?” They messaged me that I had signed a two-year agreement so they couldn’t cancel or credit me. I never signed a two-year agreement. Their response was “ The good news is, you’ll really enjoy our service so the monthly fee will not be a concern.” I said I couldn’t wait to write a review on this and he sent me a nasty meme.. I have pursued this with my bank, but it is going to be an ongoing hassle!

15. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    NO MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. Cancelled subscription within hours, no refund despite several emails to support. Extremely frustrating.

16. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    Thought it was a good idea. The App version is difficult to use on my iPad, so I end up having to go out to the website if I want to try to use it. Very cumbersome and time consuming. Since I am the only person on a special meal plan, and many of the recipes are for multiple servings with no ability to adjust, it wastes time. If I add my own recipe, then I have to manually add the ingredients to the shopping list. Seems silly to include baked or fried bacon as a recipe. Waste of time and money. Will not renew and wish I could cancel and get pro-rated refund.

17. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    Frustrating, unhelpful and a waste of time -do not believe the 10 day free trial promise. If you use Apple to login to apps and hide your email as I do, you CAN NOT receive the ten day guaranteed money back refund. Their answer is “ask Apple for a refund”. You can not try their app without paying for it. Unless you are on Whole 30 I would recommend against using this app. My friend who recommended it does whole 30 and I definitely do not and found frustrating, unhelpful and a waste of time. Now I’m supposed to waste my time trying to get a hold of Apple what a joke.

18. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    No FODMAP choice. Really bummed. Had high hopes

19. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    Won’t allow me to cancel subscription. I signed up for the monthly subscription, but i don’t find it worthwhile. App won’t allow me to cancel the subscription. I want it canceled NOW!!!

20. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    No way to filter for dietary restrictions. You can set a filter for dietary restrictions, but the app will not change your meal plan.

21. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    Buyer Beware. Upon purchase I quickly realized this app wasn’t for me. You’re not able to control total calories and the company wants an extra $5/month to add macro tracking. I reached out to cancel because the company advertises a “10-day money back guarantee” but I was denied a refund because I purchased through the App Store. Not at all satisfied with the product or their handling of the response. Glad I only bought one month of access rather than a full year. I’ll be disputing this charge.

22. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Repetitive recipes with little food variety. So disappointed with this “whole30 “ app. Second week beef hotdogs were on the menu. There isn’t anything wrong with a hotdog once in a while, but NOBODY buys an app so they can make a hot dog. Sweet potatoes are the side dish for every three meals. Healthy eating should be a variety of foods and certainly should not include processed meat. Need more vegetables in meal plan.

23. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    Wouldn’t recommend. Not even close to worth the amount of money they charge a year! When I first downloaded I was so excited I very quickly found out that it’s very repetitive. Most of the recipes are the same from week to week and is doesn’t even give you a full week of meals and recipes. After the first few weeks I never used it at all and some how missed it auto charging my bank for almost a year. When I realized this I emailed them to see if they would credit me back my last quarterly charge because I canceled it and haven’t used it. They credited me back half of one charge because of you want to cancel they charge you a 14 dollar administrative fee! Are you kidding me?!?! Most places are more then willing to credit more then one charge, these guys didn’t even offer and then charge a 14 dollar fee!

24. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Endlessly Loads. Got the app to do the meal plans for a Whole30 month, it just endlessly loads the silly bowl of hearts when I try to load the required grocery lists or edit my profile, but the actual meal plan tab works somehow. Not a functional app.

25. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    Bummer about the onboarding. We’ll it’s not a great start. Just paid for a plan and down loaded the app, which is asking me to schedule a meal to unlock the rest of the app, which would be great IF I COULD GET THE SCHEDULER TO WORK. I’m really hopi h this gets fixed asap so I can actually try the app! Looks promising but total UX fail so far!!

26. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    You have to purchase. Boooooo!

27. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Just wasted $13.99. Confusing app, can’t eliminate sugar, if you decide “classic” recipes can’t change to “Mediterranean” or “fodmap” - no choice for “GERD”

28. ★★★★★a needed feature is missing

    Need a version for the iPad. An app that is developed for an iPhone doesn’t always translate well to the iPad. I have vision issues and needed the bigger screen so downloaded to my iPad only to find that it’s the same size and the only option is vertical not horizontal.

29. ★★★★★a needed feature is missing

    Needs a lot of work. This app needs a lot of work! It makes Realplans more difficult to use. Even writing this review is hard because what I’m typing is in a white font on a white background Am unlikely to renew my plan.

30. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Fodmap. If you are looking for a fodmap meal planner this is not for you. Prior to signing on, Fodmap is included in their advertising. Comes up in a fodmap search. Once I subscribed to the app there is not an option. I canceled immediately, within 5 minutes. Still looks like I’m in the hook for the month.