2024-02-20
Help with app
Hi I need an email address removed from my app
As Scottish slimmers advice there are more than one and is causing glitches and not letting the app correctly add in checks . Can someone contact me please. Thanks
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Description
Scottish Slimmers’ Eating Plans – FeelGood™ and Classic Checks™ - are easy to follow and designed to help you create healthy, sustainable eating habits.
With 40 years’ experience helping people like you lose weight and keep it off. The Official Scottish Slimmers App makes keeping on track with your eating plan simple.
Use it daily and you will be winning at weight loss.
What’s included?
- Unlimited App and Web use for every subscriber
- The only app that supports Scottish Slimmers eating plans
- Choose how you lose with FeelGood™ or Classic Checks™
- Weigh-in weekly or daily, then view and track your progress
- Search with built in barcode scanner
- Access unlimited food data inc major supermarkets
- Record your Checks™ throughout the day
- No ads – ever!
Plus, 1000's of recipes, inspirational success stories and tips to help you reach your target!
WHAT USERS SAY...
Fantastic app!! *****
by Peds07
Easy to use, and very helpful!
Brilliant! *****
by Kgribb
Really great easy to use App, had a weeks free trail and now couldn't do without it, haven't yet been unable to find a food , and love that it gives you items like toast with butter , tea with milk, so much easier . Would definitely recommend.
Love it *****
by Juicy junie
Couldn't be without this signed up for Year really keeps me on track
Mrs Falkiner ****
by Up the right Drexel
A great app that's helped me lose a stone and a half and eat healthily - it's simple to use and motivational - I like filling up the veg, fruit and calcium boxes ensuring a healthy diet.
Brilliant app *****
by AineyF
Very user friendly and easy to understand and use.
Superb *****
by LaTricoteuse
What a well designed app. Diary records dietary intake and exercise and auto-calculates checks. Even has scope to calculate check values of my own cooking, which is the clincher for me as the sight of low cal food on supermarket shelves I find totally depressing. Love it. Thank you.
*Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 48 hours before the end of the period. Your subscription must be managed by you.*
The auto-renewal can be cancelled by visiting Settings on your phone homepage > iTunes & App Store then tapping on Apple ID > View Apple ID > Subscriptions > Cancel subscription.
Our terms and conditions can be viewed here https://www.scottishslimmers.com/legal
What's New in Version 3.1.3
This version provides support for our updated eating plans, more nutritional information, and we squished a few bugs.
Seller
Name
Best You Wellbeing Limited
Information
Developer
Categories
Version
3.1.3
Size
25.2 MB
Game Center
No
VPP Device Licensing
Yes
Rating
Rated 12+ for the following:
Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References
Infrequent/Mild Medical/Treatment Information
Compatibility
iOS 11.0.0 or later
Devices
iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone SE (3rd generation), iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro, iPad Pro (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air, iPad Air (Cellular), iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 (Cellular), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini Retina, iPad mini Retina (Cellular), iPad mini 3, iPad mini 3 (Cellular), iPad mini 4, iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad mini (5th Generation), iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi), iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular), iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (9th Generation), iPad (9th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (6th Generation), iPad mini (6th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (5th generation), iPad Air (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (10th generation), iPad (10th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPod touch (6th Generation), iPod touch (7th generation)
Languages
English
App Store: Customer Ratings
Ratings & Reviews
3.9 of 5 (367 Ratings)
App Store: Customer Reviews
2021-11-07
Not as good
App not as good as it was previously no option to save your own recipes to add to your diary anymore you have to work out the calories etc yourself then create an item !
2021-04-08
Could easily be improved with just a couple of tweaks!
Please can you make it easier to add in things you eat every day. Either allow copying across days, or even just change the default weight in favourites to what you want. If I eat a smoothie for breakfast every day, I have to add each ingredient in every day, changing the weight of each item. It takes ages!
Also can you provide more information on Everyday Essentials.
2021-03-12
Terrible
I have used the Scottish slimmers app for a few years now and it has always been good, however now that it has been upgraded it’s horrendous, things are hard to find you can’t store recipes etc. I have tried to cancel and can’t I’m being charged £17.99 every 3 months for nothing , awful.
2021-02-08
Shocking
Old app was the best ever diet app I’ve followed. This new updated one is horrible and not user friendly at all. Who ever made this change deserves to be shot
2021-01-26
Waste of money.
I have followed Scottish Slimmers for years. I was keen to try this new app but I am left very very disappointed. The app has lots of bugs and doesn't work very well at all.
When you reach your every day essentials goal , it congratulates you leaving a message on your daily diary (nice ) but then the screen goes dark and stays that way.
The food search isn't in alphabetical order which makes things more difficult to search for. The food search also doesn't let you search for one egg for example, you have to input the grams.
It also doesn't recognise no need to count vegetarian food like quorn, it adds the checks when it should free on the feel good plan.
When you add an item that hasn't scanned or add your own item doesn't allow you to delete or edit it. It also doesn't allow you to add your own recipe now.
The check count is very confusing , if you go over your daily checks it takes them off your flexi checks as it should, but the whole week count doesn't take into consideration the days your checks have been under . This leaves you thinking you have less checks left than you do. It would make more sense to have the flexi checks taken off once you have reached your weekly checks allowance.
Your weight loss so far only shows the amount you have lost from the previous week not from the day you started so you have to work out your total weight loss yourself.
I have contacted Scottish Slimmers direct and just got a very short , cheeky reply. Their customer services is awful.
There's just too many things wrong with the whole set up. it's very frustrating and unpleasant to use. It would be easier going back to using a notepad.
Such a shame as the last app was brilliant, much easier and nicer to use and the customer service was great. I use a lot of apps, and this by far is the worst one. Don't wasted your time or money - use MyFitnessPal instead.
2021-01-04
Checks not adding
Great app. But was Glitch in the systems. Checks not adding. Then adding twice contacted them about it. Got cheeky reply. Lots of other apps available. Worth looking when you have to pay.
2020-11-26
Don’t waste your money
What a waste of time. No different to free calorie counting apps such as MyFitnessPal other than maybe a couple of recipes.
2020-11-03
Upgrade of looks, downgrade of function
The new app seems to have less products in it, unable to add meals and generally less functionality. Also comes up with errors and you need to go onto the website to change details. Avoid until they fix make it half as decent as the old version.
2020-10-07
Oh dear... so disappointing.
Genuinely disappointed at how grim this app is. I was excited to have a low cost app with an eating guide that looked to be achievable and adaptable. The app has spelling errors ‘you’re free trail ends in 7 days’ ??!!? Oh jings. Tried to pop my breakfast eggs in and I’m presented with options such a 3kg boxes of eggs. Um, just 2 single eggs was sufficient but okay.... I guess if maybe you want to weigh everything or eat only packaged food then possibly would work. Scottish Slimmers used to be so successful back in the day but this app is woeful and I’m curious as to who thought it was user friendly in it’s design? There’s not even a list of foods that don’t require checks if you’re on the different plans, you’d have to grind through the categories if you have time to do so, in which case safe yourself the time and (admittedly smaller amount of) money and just calorie count on a free app. Sorry, SS but such a let down!!
2020-07-29
Can’t use this app
Like the other reviews I loved the previous app. The current one I find is not suitable for me and I can’t work out how to use it. Such a shame as I’ve always found Scottish slimmers to have the diet plan
2020-07-27
Gone Backwards
This app is terrible. The app that they had a few years back was far superior to what they have now. What I can’t understand is why they made changes to the app that they had previously by taking away decent features! It is impossible to make a meal now and save it on the app, and why it no longer shows what your everyday bonus foods are is beyond me. Save yourself the money and use something else. A pen and paper is just as easy as trying to use this app.
2020-07-14
Very disappointing
I used the previous app which logged everything very easily was effective.
This, however, is a total scam. It just doesn’t remember details, you can’t save meals and is utterly frustrating.
Give it a wide berth.
2020-06-19
Terrible App - has potential
This app awful to use. The barcode scanner did not recognise about 50% of my scanned items , despite these being well known brands (particularly Tesco own brand for some reason). It also did not allow for recipe creation - so for instance a stew or bolognaise batch cook with 12+ ingredients you had to enter each every time. So time consuming !
The search function was also rubbish - not even close most times.
Cancelled after a 9 days. It’s ashame because the diet structure itself works but the app completely ruins it. Customer support (SS not apple) also terrible regarding use and limitations of the app.
Would not recommend.
2020-05-25
Doesn’t correctly point fruit
No matter how many pieces of fruit I put in a day they are all free!!! This was not the case with previous app as allocated free allowance and then counted points for additional- find this and other changes make the app unusable.
2020-05-06
Not great, old app was 100 times better.
I have been with Scottish slimmers in the past and found it very helpful especially the app, how quick and easy it was to navigate, but this app is a complete waste of money. Just wasted £17.99.
2020-05-05
Contradicting, unusable!!
I have used Scottish Slimmers on and off for years, and the app before was so easy to use before this upgrade. There is a lot of contradicting values for GC & FG foods, what is printed in the books isn’t so on the app & where you could search your item & only the item searched would come up along with picture, too many search results and ones that don’t even have your searched terms in it. This in my opinion isn’t an upgrade but a downgrade. It makes the diet not make any sense as most values are contradictory to the books and you need both to make sense in order to follow it properly. If it’s not broke don’t try and fix it, it was fine as it was!!
2020-03-10
UNPROFESSIONAL
LOTS OF PEOPLE LOSING MONEY NOT WEIGHT - NO RESPONSES TO EMAILS - NO REFUNDS - PEOPLE BEING BLOCKED ON FACEBOOK FOR ASKING FOR REFUNDS/COMPLAINING.
I rejoined mid Nov after leaving 10 months prior...suddenly in October I started receiving emails from SS...now, guven I was no longer supposed to be registered with them surely that’s a data breach????
Looking forward to to seeing how this progresses...
Several 1 star reviews have been deleted since late November giving an unbalanced and artificially good over all rating.
Shambolic and unprofessional handling of this roll-out of changes to SS digital.
The Scottish Slimmers brand has been damaged - paying customers do not forget massive f-ups like this.
I have now subscribed to Weight Watchers.
I (politely) emailed the company several times; no response. Now my month subscription to the app only plan is 3 days away from ending and 1 got precisely 10 days of functioning app.
I asked for a refund. No response.
I have now subscribed to Weight Watchers.
I have cancelled my subscription (10 days worth of functioning digital support!) and am now with Weight Watchers - what a great programme, app and website! also less expensive than SS!
I have now subscribed to Weight Watchers.
In response to your developer replies to many of the recent reviews: yes! change can be hard for some people but remember •>we’re all here to change ourselves by losing weight and are totally up for change!•< but when, as PAYING CUSTOMERS, changes come along in the shape of *seriously mismanaged roll outs* then naturally we will be unhappy when the product we pay for and rely on for support fails to deliver.
I have now subscribed to Weight Watchers.
2020-03-09
Taken something simple and effective and made it user UNfriendly!
Below is my review of the original SS app, which I gave 5 stars. I’ve removed this rating and given it only 1 star following the update of the app. I notice that the Developer’s response to other (critical) reviews is to say that the app offers everything the previous app did, plus more. I have to contradict them on this. Not only have I lost recipes I had saved on my app, which enabled me to add a single portion size to my daily food diary, but the re-developed app no longer offers the facility to enter your own recipe and calculate Checks per portion and add to the food diary! The food diary no longer shows when you’ve reached your veg and calcium requirements, something that I found very helpful! Tracking weight loss is not as ‘graphic’ either - it’s simply a list of weigh ins by date. I understand something needed to be done for followers of the Feel Good plan but the developers have made a huge mistake changing the app for users of the Classic Checks plan. Perhaps a separate app should have been created for Feel Good users. Unless the app is updated to incorporate the recipe facility I won’t be renewing it when my subscription expires at the end of this month...
The Scottish Slimmers diet plan has got to be one of the easiest to stick to, in part because it's so easy to work out how many 'checks' a food will 'cost' (unlike another well known diet plan, where you need a maths degree to calculate how many 'points' a food is worth). But for the times when the nutritional value of a food isn't shown on the packaging (or pro-rated for its weight) this app is a must have! It saves looking up your Check Book, you can simply type in the search box whatever food you're looking for and then enter the weight or helping size. If the item has a barcode then it's even simpler - you can just scan and add the item to your daily checker!
This app has so much to help keep you on track - aside from giving check values and tracking food on the daily checker you can also calculate and add checks for exercise, track your weight loss and waist size, view your weekly flexichecks, create and save your own recipes to calculate Check value per helping and add it to your daily checker, save favourite food items for easy access, and more!
The proof, as they say, is in the pudding... I have done this plan in the past by attending classes but now live in England, with no classes available. I still have all my books for the plan, but haven't used them since purchasing this app. I started my diet 5 weeks ago and have lost 10lbs in that time as I have no excuse for not tracking what I'm eating. It won't make you lose weight, and it won't give you the basics of how to use the diet plan (so if you've never done it before you would need to join a class initially or buy the books online) but it will give you the tools you need to track your eating and weight loss.
2020-03-01
USED to be such a good app
I previously attended Scottish slimmers and paid for the app. I understand that Scottish slimmers has been bought over since all the classes shut. But I thought I’d still use the app, as it used to be fantastic.
However this new app is poor and a total disappointment compared to the old one. Badly laid out and tricky to navigate. Plus basic foods from Aldi were not found in the search function.
So I will not be paying £6.99 a month to use this.
The NUTRACHECK app is so similar to the old Scottish slimmers app, it’s cheaper and easier to use. Which is a shame Scottish Slimmers, as I was keen to return to you. But not until you up your game
2020-02-28
Dreadful
After reading review about trying to cancel I have to write a comment . I was a member just over a year ago and rejoined, I also have tried to cancel my membership as I can’t get access to certain things I have tried and tried to contact them over three times. They did however contacted me via email but did not answer me with regards to refund ,as they only commented on that it would take 30 days to get all the information on previous membership
I informed my bank they informed me that if that I was not getting the package that was on offer to me I was within my rights to refund , I’m still waiting for answers , I’m beginning to think that this is just a slam!!!!!
2020-02-26
Update went wrong
This app was brilliant. I signed up this month after some months. Not easy to use any longer. Unfortunately will be cancelling until hopefully further update!
2020-02-17
Awful
I found this app absolutely awful. I joined but shortly after realised that it wasn’t vey good. It kept sticking and was very slow. I then knew it wasn’t for me and wanted to cancel. There doesn’t seem to be a customer service number or email address to be able to have a refund. I wrote to the email provided and phoned the number but both times I was referred to questions and answers. I then cancelled on the site but I’m wary that it has cancelled as I have not received any emails to confirm and am still receiving notifications about keeping up to date with my diary. I tried phoning again but there is no answer you are just told to go back to Help Questions. I just don’t know how to cancel plus I ended up paying £9.99 for half an hour then realising the app is awful!
2020-02-13
Bring back the old app!
I used the older version a few years ago and it was great. Signed up again and this new one just doesn’t work very well- trying to find plain old vegetables is a pain as it only seems to recognise pre-packaged foods, and I hate having to enter new food info every time. Bring the old app back please!
2020-02-10
Awful!
Just an awful app. Used to be great. Loved the old user friendly and helpful app. Hate the new “improved” version it’s useless. Don’t waste your money!
2020-02-10
Dreadful
BEWARE OF SIGNING UP. I am Finding it impossible to cancel. I tried to stop through my bank but they say must be cancelled
by SS but they won’t send me a proper reply me and phone
number unmanned.
I loved the old app and it helped me lose more than a stone. The new one to me is unusable, including desktop version. Searching for simple everyday foods is a nightmare. It comes up with totally unconnected food or strange brands I’ve never heard of. In the old app if you typed in tea you would have a simple option to choose black tea or tea with milk. Now you get every kind of flavoured or iced tea but hard to find a good old British cuppa and if you do track it down it will come up in grams ...?? I decided to cancel but I am finding that difficult too. I have tried various ways and contacting company but another payment has now been taken. I will try contacting my bank tomorrow to stop any more payments been taken. If you contact SS you get an unhelpful generic reply. You get blocked from Facebook page if you say anything against it. Much better apps out there to help your weight loss journey. I was a real SS fan so sad to say that, and no SS nothing to do with not liking change - the app is not good.
2020-02-01
Major disappointment
This app used to be brilliant. It allowed you to input your own recipes and it worked out checks. You could track exercise. Then in November they updated the app and it’s taken away the majority of the functionality. Just awful.
2020-01-26
Not great
I downloaded this app and a lot of the foods that I’ve been using (Sainsbury’s fresh soups etc) are not logged on the app. When I add the food, all the nutritional information has to be added at 100g. Then when I try to “custom” the amount of food to the amount I’m using (e.g 50g), it still automatically sets it to 100g. I’ve even tried adding the food with the nutritional value of 50g but the app does not accept it.
2020-01-24
Can’t use it!
Signed up for subscription with app August 2019 for a year - worked well to start with prior to changes. Since December haven’t been able to use the app as my login details won’t work, the forgot password feature doesn’t send a reset email yet when I try to re-register it tells me my email is already registered. Helpline has automated message telling you bugs are being fixed and to check the Facebook page for updates then no option to speak to anyone. The email provided is not for customer service, although I did try this- and the FAQ haven’t answered my question as to how I can contact SS to sort this. Been a frustrating experience and disappointed at lack of assistance to sort this. Seems like customer service is low priority for company.
2020-01-12
Dreadful app and even worse customer service
Having used this really good app for years I am
so disappointed that it has changed so so much for the worse. I have tried to contact customer service for a refund. They took an increased amount this month. Contacted them straight away but still waiting for a reply. I have been blocked on the Facebook page. Would love to hear from them.
2020-01-12
Rubbish!
This used to be an excellent app. Simple to use and I lost 3 stone using it.
Now, since the update, the whole look has changed. It’s completely different and complicated and fussy. Also, I’ve tried 4 times to add a certain food for today and it won’t register.
I’m cancelling my subscription and going to a rival as this app is no longer fit for purpose.
Shame.
2020-01-12
What have you done!!
Horrible redesign, lost all my settings and favourites because my subscription can’t be found. Anyone looking for a great calorie tracking app should try Nutracheck Calorie counter.
2020-01-07
Awful Changes
As a loyal member of Scottish Slimmers over the years it is such a shame to see that the app has been “updated” The functionality is awful.
I can see that most of reviews that are 4 & 5 * are historic most of them a year ago! Yes a year the app was fabulous.
This app was so easy to use it took into account your every day bonus checks but now it doesn’t they have taken away many of my favourite “scanned items” and when you load them on manually it gives you the wrong check amounts. I’m so sad to say but I’ll be cancelling my subscription.
Im all for change and was excited to see a new app but sad to say 1* for me with very little content. Listen to the feedback!
2020-01-07
Do not touch
Absolutely rip off of an app. I read that the original app was 5 years old therefore out of date but this has gone back at least 10 years. Does not give you any kind of guidance on how to use. Can not find basic foods you enter. Save your money. Certainly not worth the £6.99 a month. I’ve cancelled my subscription already.
2020-01-06
Used to be such a good app
Very disappointed with this renewed app. So much functionality has been lost from the old app. No longer are foods grouped into meals/snacks, no tracking of Everyday Bonus foods and no exercise tracking. The link to Scottish Slimmers recipes is also missing..and the user interface is just bland.
2020-01-04
New app update is poor.
Really disappointed to open the app and find out it has changed. Not a fan of the new layout and format and miss seeing pictures when searching for items. I also cannot find all my saved meals anymore on the app as I never use the desktop version. Not a change for the better In My opinion and tbh the only reason I stuck with scottish slimmers was the simplicity of the app and how I could log food. I would now consider other competitors programmes for weight loss as it no longer is as simple to use.
2019-12-31
Used to be great - don’t go there now
I was a happy subscriber and user of this app until a recent upgrade locked me out of the app with no warning, lost all my data and my subscription information. The support was non existent and I was actually told if I wanted my data back that they had lost that I would have to submit a SAR (subject access request). After weeks of quietly and politely requesting the situation is resolved or I be provided with a refund with no reply - I can now access the app again but it’s buggy and shows no sign of reinstating my data- can only assume that when Scottish Slimmers went into liquidation they sold the app rights in to a couple of school kid developers (actually I retract that - school developer code is far superior to what the app now represents). Shoddy work and shoddy inconsistent immature support - spend your money elsewhere!
2019-12-30
Update is terrible
I have used this app for 4 years and I loved it. I can understand why it needed updating, but since the update it has become so slow and mine glitches constantly. It automatically jumps back a week when trying to add food to my diary, it won’t find food now that was there before. Until this is all fixed, it will remain a one start from me!
2019-12-30
App terrible since it’s changed!!!
I’ve been using this app on and off for a few years, Logged on today and there’s been a major change.... it’s now a terrible layout and there are major issues with it! It’s keeps flickering on and off and it doesn’t know what day it is!! I Used to love this app but obviously cost cutting has reduced the quality of it!!
2019-12-16
New App
The new app is terrible. A waste of money. The old app was excellent. This will likely make me look for a different program. Money back please.
2019-12-12
Not only is the new app no use customer service is none existent !!
I have emailed three times about a refund and sent a fb message and have still not been given one. I was using the Scottish slimmers app and doing well when I decided to take a months break. When I returned the app had changed but I thought it was just the look of the app that had changed and paid £9.99 to sign up again (even though I had previously been paying £6.99 I decided I didn’t mind the increase as it was working) however once I started using the app I realised it didn’t recognise any food I scanned. I emailed the same day as I read online that if you weren’t happy you could get a refund within the first 14 days. However I got an email full of excuses back and no refund. I then emailed again and still had no reply and my 14days are up on Sunday and the app is still unusable as far as I’m concerned as all my food is bought from Lidl and none of it will scan and I am not going to manually enter every food when the whole point is for it to be easy.
2019-12-11
Update wasn’t necessary
This new updated app is rubbish, the previous app was so much better allowing you add your exercise amount, to create meals and add them to your daily list. However now if I want to do this I have to create my own and add calories and fat etc how am I supposed to know these, that was the joy of the previous app it made everything so easy and it worked brilliantly. Now I can’t even use the search list to find something as simple as a piece of fruit! I tried to add grapes and nothing came up. 🤔
I am really disappointed with this and really wish that it hadn’t been updated.
2019-12-08
What have you done to the app?? Awful now!
I have used the SS app for some time now and thought it was fantastic. The “improvements” that have been rolled out are terrible. Did you use any focus groups to test the changes ? Did you test this with your user community in the market? I’m afraid if it doesn’t improve I will just have to use an alternative. Trust me, I have worked in IT and system roll outs for many years . This is NOT an improvement by any manner of means. Disappointed.
2019-12-06
If it ain’t broke don’t fix it!
Since the update the app for me is unusable. There are so many alternatives available (many free) but I was happy to pay the extra for the features available. This app is now no better than these free alternatives and I liked that you could select generic items like milk for example whereas now there are so many to chose from, all different check values. Plus the price has increased from £6.99 to £9.99 to top it off! :(
Thanks for the response. When you cancel at £6.99 and try to rejoin, it only allows you the option to join at £9.99. The items may be in the app somewhere the easy of use isn’t there. The alternatives may not comply exactly with SS but there are multiple plans available that the consumer can easily switch to, therefor please don’t take for granted that this is a diet model people will accept the unacceptable to stick with.
From reading the reviews I can see that there are many users that are very unhappy with the updates. I can see that you generically reply suggesting that the app was 5 years old and that we need to move with the times and that change is good. The most basic rule in business is to listen to the customer, if many users are highlighting the same issues with the product then you really need to take notice.
2019-12-02
Hate the new version
I LOVED the old app but the new one is just the same as all of the others such as my fitness pal (which you can get for free). Why change it?? Extremely disappointed and after trialling the new app I will not be purchasing. Hate it. Awful.
2019-12-01
New app is a disaster
The new app “improvements” and “update” is a catastrophic disaster. The database is so bad that it can’t give you any values for the simplest of things. Unbelievably disappointed.
2019-11-28
FURIOUS
1 star review but should be -1. You’ve updated the app. I signed in EVERYTHING is gone, my two years worth of food diaries, all my recipes I keyed in item by item, all my favourites. Why have you done this? Why changed what wasn’t broken. That’s is my subscription cancelled.
2019-11-28
Gone downhill!
I have been following the app on and off for 3 years and absolutely loved the old layout. I woke this morning to find “the new and improved” and it is horrific. So difficult to use and that’s coming from someone quite tech savvy! I would not recommend.
2019-10-07
SS
Good app. Keeps me accountable and quite useful to know the calorie value of all I eat.
2019-05-26
Scottish slimmers app
Not much use if you are following flexi slim.
2019-04-29
Very Good
This is a very good app. It makes planning daily/weekly food intake easy.
It would be even better if you were able to share recipes as my husband and I are both following the diet and must duplicate recipe input to count the checks.
2019-02-19
Fab
Have lost weight a couple of times now, after having my two children. Highly reccommmend.
2018-11-12
Fab app!
Brilliant app for logging all your checks. Well worth paying the extra to log more than 5 items a day.
2018-10-21
Small screen
Updated my iPad now screen half size also price per month doubled very disappointed with size of screen and price increase
2018-10-15
Bar scanner
I love this app, however I would have given it a 5 star if the bar scanner was better doesn’t pick up a lot basic items like fitness pal does. Overall it’s a good app
2018-10-01
Good but expensive
This would have got 5 stars but I feel it’s expensive. You don’t just buy it. The charge is ongoing. I could cope with some adverts if this made it free or a one off payment.
2018-09-28
Great App!!
I have taken advantage of trial for a week to see if I wanted to use online or go to class. I am loving it. It is so easy to use and as long as you are honest it opens your eyes to what you are eating! It has made me do more exercise as you get extra checks, just didn’t realise it was only up to 20 checks only but I will keep exercising!
2018-07-30
Consistent Results!! Great App
Been on the plan for two weeks, recorded everything and consistently lost weight week 1 - 2lbs and week 2 - 2lbs. I only had 13 1/2 to loose so hopefully the steady loss continues. Using the App has definitely kept me on track. It's a must if you're on the Classic Checks plan.
2018-07-04
Fantastic app
Been using this app for a few months now, fantastic for tracking and nearly all food is already on, it’s also very easy to scan bar codes and add them. Highly recommend as I’ve had no issues.
2018-06-21
Good app
Enjoying this app so far. Love the barcode scanner where it works out the check value for you.
The only downside I see is that the checks don’t drop down as you loose weight so you continue eating the higher amount given... you’d think something could be done for when you weigh in it automatically recalculates.
Lost a lot using this app though and happy with it 🙂
2018-06-05
Excellent App
This app is a must. If your like me and tried every diet going (and failed) then you need this in your life.
Tried it free for a week (what have it got to lose..apart from weight 😊) was so impressed, down 3lbs first week and 6 weeks in I’ve lost 14lbs. It’s so easy to use, the scanner is brilliant and the Flexichecks are awesome to fall back on if you need them. There really is nothing you “can’t” eat..if you want it..have it. Well done to the designers 😊
2018-05-31
Excellent
I have been at target weight for over three years but still use this app every day to keep me on track. It’s really easy to use, a great tool for weight control.
2018-05-27
Very helpful
Have been contemplating joining Scottish Slimmers online as no groups near where I live and this plan has worked very well for me in the past. So have found the 7 day trial very helpful. Will be committing to at least six months at the end of it.
Thank you Scottish Slimmers
2018-05-25
Fab app
App is invaluable to keep you on track - 1st week in and wouldn't be without it. Would love if it was able to calculate what you have eaten and work out if your day was better counted as classic checks or feel good plan. Then you could repeat days that were good on different plans.
2018-02-20
Excellent App
Great app for tracking your checks....it’s so easy to use. You can search your foods and add them to your day. I’d highly recommend it for anyone following the plan.
2018-02-04
Very good
This is an excellent app for keeping track of what you are really eating. An eye-opener & a great aid to making healthy choices & weight loss. The option to scan barcodes or search by keyword with various options to calculate calorie & fat value, e.g weight in grams or portion size, really means you are in control of your eating and it's easy.
Only 4 stars as they really need to sort the loss of function that occurs one day each month when using the monthly ‘auto renew’ payment system. There’s a lag between payment leaving account and reaching SS which results in access being bumped down to ‘lite use’ and it’s a pain. Would be a 5-Star rating if not for this!
2018-01-16
Great app
This is a must have for anyone following Scottish Slimmers plan. Makes it so easy to keep on track and allows you to scan food items and keep an update of how much weekly allowance you have left.
2017-09-17
Like having a diet buddy 24/7
I love this app and can't recommend enough. Let's u scan everything you're eating incl sauces and spreads that you can sometimes forget. It's helped me so much since I started using it - so much easier than the food diaries I used to keep, I just update my app in my phone and I know exactly what checks I still have for the day. If you're following Scottish slimmers it's a must !
2017-09-09
Excellent weight loss tool
This little app provides all you need to keep you on track with your weight loss programme. It does all the counting for you and makes sure you eat a balance of healthy food. Once you have added some foods into your favourites you can plan your meals more quickly. I find it extremely useful. It also has a huge database of foods. Well done to the designers!!!
2017-09-05
Excellent App
Excellent app to keep me on track especially being able to scan food/drinks directly into the app. The only thing I would like is to be able to use it for the Feelgood Food Plan - hopefully that'll come soon - otherwise it's fantastic 😊x
2017-07-21
Scottish slimmers
Find the app very helpful for keeping track. The barcode scanner is great, saves having to work out checks. Would be better if Scottish slimmer recipes were included in the app, I use a lot of these and have to enter ingredients individually.
2017-06-28
Much better than sliced bread
Only been using for a week and still working my way through it. However, I have found it to be really helpful in keeping track of calorie intake.
2017-06-17
Excellent tracker app
Nearly 2 weeks in I am finding this app an excellent way to keep track of what I am eating and any exercise I am doing. Lost 3lbs the first week and I am finding that noting everything I am eating meal by meal and day by day is a good way to maintain my motivation. I am not the type of person to go to a slimming class so this is a good way for me to have some support to try and shift some weight.
2017-05-17
Makes counting easy!
Using the app makes it easy to keep track of your checks. The barcode scanner is particularly useful. The app is a great aid to losing and maintaining your weight 😀
2017-05-02
Really helpful
The app really helps you take control of your healthy eating plan. Everything is easily searchable and stored on the app so at the touch of your fingers you can access all dietary info personal to you. This is he kind of thing TK hat keeps me on track.
2017-04-17
very useful weight maintenance app
very useful to keep track and easy to maintain weight
would help if the zero points meals/recipes categories were included.
Keeping to the recommended points DOES reduce weight very slowly ie .5 to 1lb per month ,no surprise ,I found some form of activity is definitely required to burn more calories on a weekly basis.