Lifesum: AI Calorie Counter
★ 4.7What it actually doesLifesum is a calorie counter and nutrition tracker with AI-powered food recognition and personalized diet plans, but suffers from critical synchronization bugs, frequent crashes, and data loss following recent updates.
Actually does
- ✓Nutrition tracking95% of reviews
- ✓Water tracking15% of reviews
- ✓OCR / Document scan25% of reviews
- ✓AI assistant15% of reviews
- ✓Трекер макронутриентов (белки, жиры, углеводы)20% of reviews
- ✓Progress Tracking10% of reviews
- ✓Sync across devices35% of reviews
- ✓Freemium5% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Готовые планы питания (кетодиета, средиземноморская, веганская и др.)
- ⚠Схемы интервального голодания
- ⚠Планы питания со списками покупок
- ⚠Библиотека с тысячами рецептов
Common complaints
- ✗Frequent crashes and account logouts40% of mentions
«It keeps crashing for the last three months, I have to log back in and then prove my premium access»
- ✗Data loss (food items, water, calorie goals randomly deleted)20% of mentions
«Randomly deletes your food items but leaves blanks 'item, 0 calories'»
- ✗Synchronization issues with Apple Health and third-party apps25% of mentions
«Very poor synchronization with third-party apps, incorrectly displays (underestimates) burned calories»
- ✗Lags and long loading times when opening and scanning25% of mentions
«Lags during scanning, have to restart it constantly»
- ✗App doesn't work without internet10% of mentions
«Doesn't work without VPN, doesn't work even without internet»
What people praise
- ★Simplicity and convenience of tracking calories and nutrition
«Good app. Really helps control weight and lifestyle. I've been using it for several years»
- ★Rich functionality for macronutrient tracking and nutrition balance
«Allows me to track proper nutrition and regulate the balance of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates»
- ★AI for food recognition significantly simplifies entry
«Adding AI is just great! Before that, I couldn't use it consistently and regularly because I had to weigh everything in detail»
- ★Large barcode database and variety of dishes with calorie information
«Many barcodes, many dish options with calorie information»
- ★Long-term reliability (when it works)
«I've been using it for several years now, occasionally switching to something else, but I always come back to Lifesum»