Reviews of FoodSwitch

By: FoodSwitch App

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1.65 (Rating count: 286)

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Review summary

Users appreciate FoodSwitch for its easy-to-use interface and helpfulness in identifying healthier food options, especially for those with dietary restrictions. However, many report the app struggles to recognize scanned products due to a limited database, experiences long loading times, and has device compatibility issues. The shift to requiring registration for certain features and regressions in the new version compared to the previous one have caused frustration among users. Overall, the app is seen as promising but currently limited by technical and usability issues.

Pros

User-friendly interface suitable for all ages, including seniors.
Helpful for people with specific dietary needs like coeliac disease and fitness goals.
Allows scanning of barcodes to compare nutritional information and find healthier food options.
Option to add missing products to the database by users.

Cons

App frequently fails to recognize or scan many products, indicating a limited database.
Loading times are very long, sometimes taking days, making the app inconvenient to use.
Compatibility issues with certain devices; some phones are mistaken for tablets and deemed unsupported.
Gluten-free and other dietary filters require users to register, which some find inconvenient.
New version lacks features present in older version and has usability regressions, causing dissatisfaction among long-time users.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 1.70

All time rating average: 1.65

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48% (11)

Date	Author	Comment
2024-12-10	Ro*****	Trying to understand after the download opening the app is telling me 'loading your healthier options...' I don't think it is meant to go into its second day loading the new Percentage number is 26204% I thought that Percentage only goes to 100. I am about 2 minutes away from uninstalling this time-wasting app that I hope to maybe use. If you choose to ignore this feedback then I will take it to the top.
Trying to understand after the download opening the app is telling me 'loading your healthier options...' I don't think it is meant to go into its second day loading the new Percentage number is 26204% I thought that Percentage only goes to 100. I am about 2 minutes away from uninstalling this time-wasting app that I hope to maybe use. If you choose to ignore this feedback then I will take it to the top.
2024-12-02	Pe*****	My doctor recommended this app and I liked the idea. So I installed and then went to the cupboard and found some products to scan, just so I could see how it works. After scanning half a dozen products, none of them were in the database. This doesn't bode well.
My doctor recommended this app and I liked the idea. So I installed and then went to the cupboard and found some products to scan, just so I could see how it works. After scanning half a dozen products, none of them were in the database. This doesn't bode well.
2024-11-24	Ia*****	Suggestions not accurate. I sampled a few products and checked the 'healthier' options. One'healthier' option had twice the salt, three times the sugar and three times the calories. How is that healthier?
Suggestions not accurate. I sampled a few products and checked the 'healthier' options. One'healthier' option had twice the salt, three times the sugar and three times the calories. How is that healthier?
2024-10-17	La*****	Fabulous... this app makes it very easy to find and purchase healthy food to add to your diet. It has many useful choices so it can be set up to suit your needs. It's so simple to use, that an old bloke like me can use it.
Fabulous... this app makes it very easy to find and purchase healthy food to add to your diet. It has many useful choices so it can be set up to suit your needs. It's so simple to use, that an old bloke like me can use it.
2024-08-23	Ma*****	Hard to know if this app is good or not. It thinks my phone (Google Pixel 6) is a tablet, and says that the app is unsupported on tablets... Would love to try this app, but apparently your phone can't be too big! Poor foresight on the programmer's part.
Hard to know if this app is good or not. It thinks my phone (Google Pixel 6) is a tablet, and says that the app is unsupported on tablets... Would love to try this app, but apparently your phone can't be too big! Poor foresight on the programmer's part.
2024-08-21	Ma*****	It didn't scan anything that I tried to scan and couldn't match any arcades to any products from coles or woolies. Please troubleshoot this
It didn't scan anything that I tried to scan and couldn't match any arcades to any products from coles or woolies. Please troubleshoot this
2024-08-05	Ka*****	single entry point, I need to scan a barcode to reviews and compare related category products, but mo way to browse the general recommendations for categories of food.
single entry point, I need to scan a barcode to reviews and compare related category products, but mo way to browse the general recommendations for categories of food.
2024-07-18	So*****	I had to reinstall the app and the new version is terrible. Dose not show GF option in the same category of foods. Foods I know have gluten in them the app cannot conform that it has gluten contained. When I know the last version I came up with gluten contained. Terrible I'm going to have to Un install and find something else
I had to reinstall the app and the new version is terrible. Dose not show GF option in the same category of foods. Foods I know have gluten in them the app cannot conform that it has gluten contained. When I know the last version I came up with gluten contained. Terrible I'm going to have to Un install and find something else
2024-06-10	Ke*****	This is the worst app. There are never any new products. When I go to the store it's constantly coming up with nothing and asking me to send photos for the database that it doesn't have. There are too many products the app doesn't have, and it also takes too long to load every time I open it which is not convenient when I'm in the store trying to use it.
This is the worst app. There are never any new products. When I go to the store it's constantly coming up with nothing and asking me to send photos for the database that it doesn't have. There are too many products the app doesn't have, and it also takes too long to load every time I open it which is not convenient when I'm in the store trying to use it.
2023-06-16	De*****	Had the old app was great. Downloaded new app. If I want to use it will only open in the play store. There is no icon on my phone. Uninstalled and reinstalled still no icon. Not much use if I have to keep going into the play store to use it.
Had the old app was great. Downloaded new app. If I want to use it will only open in the play store. There is no icon on my phone. Uninstalled and reinstalled still no icon. Not much use if I have to keep going into the play store to use it.