Reviews of Malama - Gestational Diabetes

By: Malama Health App

List of user reviews and ratings for Malama - Gestational Diabetes

Total ratings

4.62 (Rating count: 90)

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Review summary

Users repeatedly praise Malama for easy, centralized logging, reliable reminders, CGM/Bluetooth sync, and shareable provider reports, plus AI-driven insights. However, common critiques include inaccuracies in AI meal analysis, beta-stage instability, limited report export options, and UI readability/navigation problems, plus occasional device connectivity issues. Overall, it’s valued for comprehensive tracking and clinician-facing reports, but would benefit from more stable performance, better export options, and UI refinements.

Pros

Easy-to-use, centralized logging for sugars, meals (with photo support) and other data.
Helpful reminders to test/check blood sugar on time.
Syncs with CGM or Bluetooth meters for automatic data entry.
Generates shareable reports/PDFs that can be shared with clinicians.
AI-driven insights and trend recognition to aid meal choices and carb counting.

Cons

AI meal analysis is often inaccurate or discouraging in tone.
App is described as a beta with occasional lag or instability.
Limited export/download options for reports (no direct in-app download; rely on email/drive).
UI/UX issues such as hard-to-navigate meal text input and poor text contrast (white text on white background).
Occasional connectivity issues with glucometer links or devices, requiring manual entry.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.50

All time rating average: 4.62

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Date	Author	Comment
2024-12-17	C *****	This app is great for pregnant moms that GD. It encourages you and they provide help with getting a doula, groceries, and transportation for appointments as well.
This app is great for pregnant moms that GD. It encourages you and they provide help with getting a doula, groceries, and transportation for appointments as well.
2024-10-31	Al*****	This app is wonderful. It is so easy to keep track of my numbers. The reminders help me remember when to test and it's so helpful how the data is laid out so that I can see the trends and share with my doctors.
This app is wonderful. It is so easy to keep track of my numbers. The reminders help me remember when to test and it's so helpful how the data is laid out so that I can see the trends and share with my doctors.
2024-10-18	Ma*****	I've been using this app to track my meals and blood sugars and set reminders to check my blood sugars for the past 6 weeks. It is incredibly helpful in managing my gestational diabetes while I am a full-time working mom. The AI generated insights and personalized trend recognition is invaluable.
I've been using this app to track my meals and blood sugars and set reminders to check my blood sugars for the past 6 weeks. It is incredibly helpful in managing my gestational diabetes while I am a full-time working mom. The AI generated insights and personalized trend recognition is invaluable.
2024-10-07	Nh*****	Really like that it sync with my cgm so I don't have to track my eating numbers after & it does it automatically. It's still in beta, so lags a bit with updating numbers & analyzing. It's super convenient app & simple to use. I wish the pdf would download to my phone instead of having to upload it to my drive. No option to download right now, but there's an option to mail the pdf to the Dr. My mfm really liked the pdf & info. They're gonna start recommending the app to other patience.
Really like that it sync with my cgm so I don't have to track my eating numbers after & it does it automatically. It's still in beta, so lags a bit with updating numbers & analyzing. It's super convenient app & simple to use. I wish the pdf would download to my phone instead of having to upload it to my drive. No option to download right now, but there's an option to mail the pdf to the Dr. My mfm really liked the pdf & info. They're gonna start recommending the app to other patience.
2024-09-29	Sh*****	Best app I could find for gestational diabetes. I definitely recommend it to any momma who's struggling!
Best app I could find for gestational diabetes. I definitely recommend it to any momma who's struggling!
2024-09-14	Da*****	Great app to document blood sugars for you and your provider! Has made this process of logging meals and glucose levels tremendously easy!
Great app to document blood sugars for you and your provider! Has made this process of logging meals and glucose levels tremendously easy!
2024-08-20	Lo*****	The best app I've found to help me stay on top of my gestational diabetes. It tracks everything for you and even gives suggestions on meals that you log.
The best app I've found to help me stay on top of my gestational diabetes. It tracks everything for you and even gives suggestions on meals that you log.
2024-06-06	Br*****	This app is incredibly easy to use. Makes keeping an accurate log so much easier! I love the text reminders to take my blood sugars. My provider has been impressed with the detailed log and I love how easy it is to create the document and upload it to my provider. The only reason I had a 4 star and not 5 star is when using the "I'm about to eat" I would like to add my calculated carbs before the app does the analysis of my meal. Also, the AI analysis of my meal is sometimes very discouraging.
This app is incredibly easy to use. Makes keeping an accurate log so much easier! I love the text reminders to take my blood sugars. My provider has been impressed with the detailed log and I love how easy it is to create the document and upload it to my provider. The only reason I had a 4 star and not 5 star is when using the "I'm about to eat" I would like to add my calculated carbs before the app does the analysis of my meal. Also, the AI analysis of my meal is sometimes very discouraging.
2024-05-22	Ka*****	Definitely a work in progress as the opening screen suggests. There are things I like, such as not having to do a proper food diary, but the AI always assumes the worst meal from the description you put in no matter how much detail I add. The suggestions aren't accurate. This app is specifically for pregnant women yet it suggests fish for every dinner. Pregnant women shouldn't have more than 2 servings/week. It told me to have more consistent breakfast even though I eat the same meal every day
Definitely a work in progress as the opening screen suggests. There are things I like, such as not having to do a proper food diary, but the AI always assumes the worst meal from the description you put in no matter how much detail I add. The suggestions aren't accurate. This app is specifically for pregnant women yet it suggests fish for every dinner. Pregnant women shouldn't have more than 2 servings/week. It told me to have more consistent breakfast even though I eat the same meal every day
2024-05-20	Mo*****	Great for my reminders and helping me keep track of my blood sugar, but the analysis on the meals ends up suggesting something I've already included in the meal as a replacement a good chunk of the time. (Ex I logged wild rice and it said "instead of rice pilaf try wild rice")
Great for my reminders and helping me keep track of my blood sugar, but the analysis on the meals ends up suggesting something I've already included in the meal as a replacement a good chunk of the time. (Ex I logged wild rice and it said "instead of rice pilaf try wild rice")