Spoonful - Low Fodmap Scanner

Great info - difficult to use. I love the information that Spoonful has to offer. It's extremely helpful. However, I struggle to locate things in the app through the search function! I will locate it on the internet, so I know it's in the system, but can't get it to pull up in the app. This is frustrating, because you can't see all the details in a web browser, only in the app. Again, great information, but the app needs work!

This is an unfinished app. Does not refresh when scanning the next code. A few tech issues. Camera is weird, back button doesn't work when in camera. Small things, but enough. This app should be $5 a year in beta, untill you fix thier issues. Cancelled sub before free trial was over.

I got this app as I'm vegan and currently low fodmap so my options of food are extremely limited. I have found it so helpful to help me find new foods that are safe but I do take it with a pinch of salt, as it claimed my blueberries had wheat in and alot of vegan products I know to be 100% vegan came up with that it wasnt, unsure how often everything gets updated. But it has helped add some normality back to my life

Great app overall and gound it very useful for a while, but for reasons unexplained it has suddenly stopped doing it's thing unless I'm on WiFi. Which really isn't too great seeing how you usually need to barcode scan in shops and they don't always have WiFi!

It's not accurate. It's a good idea but poorly executed. I pulled up a bread that it supposed to be OK at 1 slice. The app indicated it was high Fodmap bc of garlic and onion. It doesn't have either. 😑

Had some issues but they resolved it for me and were very helpful. Pretty useful app. It's definitely missing a bunch of products but I guess it takes time to upload everything. I feel like this app is worth it cuz it saves time from reading all the ingredients and googling every time. A worthwhile investment

You only get 5 free searches per month. The app seems to only have manufactured products (no fruits and veggies?) And when you add a product to your favourites (which is easy to do by accident), there doesn't seem to be a way to remove it.

I gave this a poor review because it wasn't working correctly after purchase. However I was able to contact support for the app and they were very helpful and I was able to use it without issues. Many thanks for the prompt care & help from Spoonful

I couldn't get this app to work with Android. It got hung up at every section of the account creation. Froze my phone. Forced restart. Then wouldn't finish registration because it said no internet connection even though phone is connected to home WiFi. Useless app. Trying again. Finally got registered. Opted for limited account so I could test it. 1st item I searched returned 0 result, but ate up one of my 3/month searches. I'd call that a fail. Not getting a paid account for no results.

This app doesn't scan,so disappointed and I have a paid app, just says item not found and it's slow to scan

I'm a long time vegan who has recently adopted a low FODMAP diet. This app is invaluable to me. It helps me figure out which things are okay to eat and which might cause me discomfort. Highly recommended in conjunction with the Monash Low FODMAP Diet app. One possible improvement would be to allow multiple filters (for instance vegan and low FODMAP). The vegan is less essential to me since I've been reading labels for years, but it would be nice to have both in a single view just for convenience. If this is possible and I just haven't discovered the feature yet, feel free to let me know.

I'm a teenager figuring out their dietary needs and this is SUPER helpful. The search feature, plus the fact that you can filter by store? Brilliant. Also love the scan feature, and the fact that you can stack diets (gluten free AND low FODMAP, for example). My one issue with this app are that it won't let me save/favorite items, so I have to screenshot them- this could be a bug, not sure. Overall love the app! Super happy with it :)

For a newbie like me this app has been absolutely invaluable! If something I scan isn't there, I can easily scan and email the required information to not only help myself, but others, too! And support is excellent at responding to those emails so I don't have to try and guess when it may have been updated. Thanks for making the elimination period less stressful and confusing!

Don't Bother. Starting December 1 2021 you will only be allowed 5 scans & 3 searches per month. This can easily be achieved on 1 shopping trip. You will be charged $2.99/month if you want anything more than that. The Monash app, considered the Gold Standard, costs a $9.99 flat fee. Developer's claim that this is "necessary to provide the level of service" is questionable when there are better apps out there that don't charge such a high fee.

This app gets used multiple times a day. I'm still new enough at Low FODMAP that I need to check everything. What I really like: You just scan the barcode and the info pops up. You can just glance and see "red" and know or, you can look at the reasons why and see the ingredients causing the FODMAP issue. This makes the app essentially educational. You learn what to look for to avoid issues. Also, if you were to eat something and have a reaction, you could check it to see what the offending ingredient was and know for next time. I also like that you can submit any product that is not yet there (I mean, there's a lot of products out there!) and the developer gets back to you by email to let you know that he added it. Nice!

Useless. Wouldn't scan, so I reinstalled, then tried 10+ times to log back in before giving up & creating a new account. It finally scanned, & every result was "this may be low, medium, or high fodmap, so look at Modash's app." Except when I scanned a can of Coke as an obvious control item. It didn't recognize it, & the whole app shut down when I tried to take a pic for the app. Why waste my time with this hot mess if it just tells me to use a different app? Glad I didn't pay for the premium.

This app is a godsend. I've recently had to go on the low FODMAP diet to identify my triggers and this has made things easier. I can scan things and learn if I can have them or not. If a product isn't in their database, then I just send them a picture of product, the ingredients and a barcode and they email me back within the hour. They add the product to the database and tell me if it's low, moderate or high FODMAP. You can even see the products that other people are scanning. It's convenient.

I thought this app would be useful to help my 13 year old navigate for choices for herself but I have to choose only one dietary restriction when she has more than one. I would like to be able to scan products to see if they are gluten free, low FODMAP and dairy free. Having only one dietary restriction with IBS is not necessarily realistic. She is more than capable of reading the labels, I just hoped this might be a nice little feature to have on hand. I appreciate your effort.

This was a decent app to help with my child's dietary needs for Celiac disease. It's too bad they can't make money on ads like everyone else.

I really liked this at first but am not interested in paying a subscription fee. I can get the same functionality using my grocery store app for free.

I love your app. I used to go to the grocery store with multiple lists of high and low FODMAP items. Now I just scan the bar code. I find your assessments very reliable. I just wish that companies would not use the vague term "natural flavors" in their list of ingredients.

So far, out of the FODMAP apps I've looked at, there are several things this app has that I really like. I didn't delve into the others very far, simply because of what I saw when the apps open. So far, this is the only app I've found with a scanner, that is amazing! You can scan a product, see what ingredients are in the "moderation" or "bad" category and decide if it's good for you or not. Also, the products are reviewed by medical professionals, big plus!

Could of had ads. As someone who needs gluten-free diet it's expensive. Not going to pay. Don't waste time here.

I use this to scan items in the store snd love to browse the discover items to get more ideas. Would love to be able to access the things I have scanned somewhere in the app without having to mark as a favorite. Overall, a great app! Thank you for creating it!!

This app is very helpful for IBS sufferers on Low Fodmap diet, especially on the elimination phase. It can identify trigger ingredients and save you from buying something that can cause you issues. Looking at what others have scanned can also be very useful way to discover what low fodmap options are out there. They also have a facebook page where you can ask questions and offer suggestions. After Monash University App, this is the app I use the most for my low fodmap diet. Thanks guys!

I have only had this app for about an hour. LOVE IT! I have scanned items that are in my house and instantly have an answer for my FODMAP diet. Going to take it with me when I go shopping. Also like the fact that it tells me why I shouldn't eat it based on my restrictions.

Amazing app, very useful, most products are already in it but if you can't find an item you can email them a pic of it and ingredients and barcode and they will add it for you. Makes shopping very easy and quick. Would HIGHLY recommend it.

This App is so helpful when grocery shopping, I really enjoy using it as a guide. When a product can't be found, the team asks you what it is (pictures) and they upload it later which is a great way to expand. They care about their audience!

I downloaded this app awhile ago and it had lots of issues before. Those have improved. Now the new issue is how inaccurate it is. The ingredients of items are wrong. Also it keeps saying things are low fodmap when they are actually high.

Love this app! In the short time I have been using it, I have been able to scan and then avoid a number of IBS triggers that I never would have suspected were high fodmap, which has saved me a lot of future discomfort from extreme bloating. Highly recommend for anyone on the low fodmap diet due to IBS. An invaluable tool!