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Diet Assistant Pro

by Alberto Portela
2.6 out of 5 stars201 customer ratings
All Ages
Price: $1.94
Sold by:Amazon.com Services, Inc
Languages Supported: English

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Latest updates

What's new in version 1.4.2
  • Share your progress on Twitter.
  • General improvements.

Product Details

Release Date: 2010
Date first listed on Amazon: October 31, 2010
Developed By: Alberto Portela
ASIN: B004N945WS
Customer reviews:
2.6 out of 5 stars201 customer ratings

Product features

  • Generates a weekly menu of healthy foods and combinations
  • Provides nutrition facts
  • Calculates your BMI (body mass index)
  • Contains a wide variety of diet plans to suit your needs
  • Creates a weight chart for simple monitoring

Product description

Diet Assistant is a successful dieting tool for people who want to lose, maintain or gain weight as well as carry out a healthy lifestyle.

Features:
• Healthy choices of diet food with the right combination
• Nutrition facts
• Weight tracker
• BMI (Body Mass Index) calculator
• Diet plans to suit your needs
• Shopping / Grocery list
• Personal pocket-size weight-loss manager
• Sleek, intuitive and simple to use user interface
• Weight Chart / Graph
• Diet and weight loss tips
• Data backup/restore
• And much more!

Feedback is welcome.

* This version is Ad-free

* Tip: Check the menu for options within each screen.

Accessing the app's settings:
- Press "Menu" from its main screen
- Select "Preferences"

How to use the widget:
- Press the "Home" key on your android device
- Press "Menu" then "Add" and select "Widget" from the list
- Browse through the alphabetical list and choose "Diet Assistant"
- That's it :)

Deleting items from the shopping/grocery list:
- Long press on a chosen item
- Select "Delete item"

You can now follow the app's news and updates by following it on Twitter @dietitianApp!

User Data Privacy

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Technical details

Size: 1MB
Version: 1.4.2
Developed By: Alberto Portela
Application Permissions: ( Help me understand what permissions mean )
  • Open network sockets
  • PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming
  • Write to external storage
Minimum Operating System: Android 1.6
Approximate Download Time: Less than 30 seconds

Customer reviews

2.6 out of 5 stars
201 global ratings

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Customers find the diet assistant app functional and useful, with good suggestions and ideas. However, the app receives mixed feedback regarding its quality, with some finding it well-designed while others consider it too basic to be useful. Moreover, the diet options are criticized for being unrealistic, and customers report limited customization options. The app's ease of use and measurement accuracy also receive mixed reviews.

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13 customers mention "Functionality"13 positive0 negative

Customers find that the diet assistant app works well and is very useful, with one customer noting it runs smoothly on the Samsung Galaxy S3.

"...For tracking weight & goals, I have used Libre - free and works great. This app isn't worth paying for weight tracking...." Read more

"...it's perfectly usable, but is it that hard to add a landscape layout?..." Read more

"...Works fine on my Samsung Galaxy S3, KitKat. The app runs smoothly exits with the back button, and doesn't have lots of unnecessary permissions...." Read more

"...This app is decent and does what it claims. Options are indeed there and are accessible for changing to and from metric." Read more

10 customers mention "Idea quality"10 positive0 negative

Customers find the app's suggestions helpful, with one mentioning it's good for focusing on specific challenges.

"Good suggestions." Read more

"this will is perfect. does more than advertised. thanks for a better useful app. this will help after my shoulder surgery to get back in shape." Read more

"...For a free app it provides lots of suggestions and diet plans." Read more

"very nice app. good graphs, easy to use and set up. I really appreciate the shopping list. It does what it advertises." Read more

41 customers mention "App quality"28 positive13 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the app's quality, with some finding it well designed while others describe it as too basic to be useful.

"looked like a great app. installed and loaded the widget and it made my incredible crash. uninstall...." Read more

"This app looks great and has all the things needed to keep you accountable to a diet!..." Read more

"A program that is virtually useless. It counts no calories and proposes multiple diet plans based on strange concepts...." Read more

"...Overall a decent app that helps you to figure out what diet will best suit you...." Read more

40 customers mention "Diet options"17 positive23 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the diet options in the app, with some appreciating the variety of vegetarian programs while others find the plans unrealistic.

"...The only thing wrong with it is that it advocates high carb dieting via the food pyramid. If you want to burn fat, you need to lower your carb intake!" Read more

"...It isn't a calorie counter or an exercise program it is for DIET planning and assisting!..." Read more

"...low calorie, Which will only result in Rebound weight gain and Eating disorders. This app Should be removed from Amazon altogether!!" Read more

"...Diet programs are like cleaning your body, crazy about fruits, feed your muscles, I feel good, loving fruits, soup lover, and salads are great........" Read more

16 customers mention "Ease of use"10 positive6 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the app's ease of use.

"...I think it is very clean cut and straight forward and can't wait to use it more!" Read more

"...This app does not let you track what you eat, you can replace one of their suggestions, but you have to pick something from their pre-determined..." Read more

"...It figures out your BMI easily. Of course there are numerous free apps that do that...." Read more

"...the settings on the home page of the app to feet/inches/pounds...very simple...." Read more

7 customers mention "Measurement accuracy"4 positive3 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the measurement accuracy of the app, with some finding it easy to switch between metric and imperial units, while others report issues with weight and height measurements.

"...Options are indeed there and are accessible for changing to and from metric." Read more

"...It defaults to metric measurements, but you can change it for height and weight. There is however no way to change it for portion size...." Read more

"...This app does change very surprisingly easy from metric to whatever you want... Now that i made that clear, the app looks good to me but i admit I..." Read more

"...Yes, it defaults to metric system, but that is easily changed to pounds and inches...." Read more

24 customers mention "Customization options"4 positive20 negative

Customers express dissatisfaction with the app's customization options, noting limited choices and a lack of food options, with one customer specifically mentioning that only 10 preset diet plans are available that cannot be edited.

"...For menu recommendations, there's no portion sizes or calorie guidelines. Portion-control is a HUGE part of most successful weight loss strategies...." Read more

"...decent app otherwise, limited choices. I can't really compare it with similar apps, since I don't have any other diet related apps...." Read more

"...Found this program was using 57% of my resources and I hadn't even opened the program yet! Phone was super sluggish (evo 4g)...." Read more

"This app is outdated and needs a bit of new ideas. As we have heard carb counts really have no impact, be it low or high...." Read more

Top reviews from the United States

  • Amazon Customer
    1.0 out of 5 stars crash
    Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2011
    Verified Purchase
    looked like a great app. installed and loaded the widget and it made my incredible crash. uninstall.
    features look good thought I might actually use it
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  • kattastrophe
    5.0 out of 5 stars great for accountability
    Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2011
    Verified Purchase
    This app looks great and has all the things needed to keep you accountable to a diet! It isn't a calorie counter or an exercise program it is for DIET planning and assisting! for those that can't find the 'preferrences' on the home screen to change to feet/inches they need to realize over 95% of the world uses the metric system.. the USA is the outlier.
    The app has lots of diet plans guides and the ability to change things if needed. It gives you a pocket assistant ra5her than writing everything down and shelling out big bucks for a nutritionist or dietitian... only need to consult family doctor. It looks to do what it says and "promote better lifestyle and eating habits"... plus No BS or adds. I think it is very clean cut and straight forward and can't wait to use it more!
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  • JJCEO
    1.0 out of 5 stars D is for delete which is what you will do with this app, better yet don't download it and save your time!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2014
    Verified Purchase
    A program that is virtually useless. It counts no calories and proposes multiple diet plans based on strange concepts. Diet programs are like cleaning your body, crazy about fruits, feed your muscles, I feel good, loving fruits, soup lover, and salads are great.....

    If you touch an item on the menu sometimes it will tell you what it is and how to prepare it (Very general instructions). Sometimes it will tell you the portions and details, nutrition info and provide a list of possible replacement items to choose from. The app seems to do what it wants when it wants and I could not figure out the logic of the app.

    Finally after opening the app a dozen times it popped up with buttons for my diet, diet plans, graph, profile and weight entries.

    It asks that if you want to post to twitter you can download another Diet Assistant program to add into this app. When you download it the twitter portion overwrites the original app and will not run unless you add your twitter account information. When you uninstall the twitter portion you have to reinstall the diet app again. The pop up for twitter is a free gift! (just joking) If you don't tell it not to pop up it will continue.

    Permissions:
    * modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
    * full network access
    * prevent tablet from sleeping

    The app installed 1.9MB into my device memory and it is non transferable to my SD storage. So why does it have the permission to write to SD storage?
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  • None of the Above
    2.0 out of 5 stars Better Free Options Out There
    Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2011
    Verified Purchase
    My review is solely on recommendations for "High Protein" diet option. I follow a high protein, low carb, low GI, low fat diet. (Healthy version of Atkins or Dukan).

    It figures out your BMI easily. Of course there are numerous free apps that do that. For tracking weight & goals, I have used Libre - free and works great. This app isn't worth paying for weight tracking.

    For menu recommendations, there's no portion sizes or calorie guidelines. Portion-control is a HUGE part of most successful weight loss strategies. As the app asked for activity level, I was surpised the info wasn't asked to determine daily caloric intake.

    For Day 1, it recommended kiwi (high glycemic, high carb), carrots (high carb, high glycemic) & wheat toast (typically minimized for carbs). The "diet choice" didn't say high protein / low carb, but the majority of "high fiber" diets stay away from bread products.

    If you're genuinely a novice & want to lose weight, I guess you may find it of value. I prefer Sparkpeople (free), which can make meal recs (not as many diet options), or allows you to enter your own meals, log exercise, water intake, weight.

    Studies show people who log, keep track of their food intake lose more weight, faster & more successful long-term - so do something. This isn't worth $1.94. Uninstalled.
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  • Roger D Peterson
    3.0 out of 5 stars option is there for allergies
    Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2011
    Verified Purchase
    I am allergic to seafood and was disappointed when I read that you couldn't set allergies. I decided to give the app a try anyway as my family enjoys seafood and I have to sustitute then anyway. After choosing a "diet" (they are really just weekly menus) I clicked on a seafood option and then you can see amounts, "recipies" (I use that term extremely loosly), nutrients, and an option to replace. When you click on replace it has a button at the top that says 'allergic to seafood' and will renove all seafood choices... from that meal only. For everything that you are allergic to (I only noticed it for dairy and seafood but I didn't click on every item) you have to select it in every day of every diet that you are going to use and replace it with something else. So, the option is there, if you don't mind having to go into each item you are allergic to and change it everytime that it appears.
    This app is really just one diet with different menus based on what you feel like eating that week. Each diet is one week of menus that focuses on one diet type, so if you don't know what type of diet works best for you this would be a good place to start to find out what type of diet works before buying the whole plan. Overall a decent app that helps you to figure out what diet will best suit you. And as long as you don't mind taking time to go into eah item that you are allergic to and change it everytime it appears, it is an okay app for people with allergies as well. It will save you money by not having to buy every diet plan out there just to give it a try flr a week and find out it doesn't work for you.
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  • Orion
    4.0 out of 5 stars It does it's job!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2014
    Verified Purchase
    Not sure what everyone is whining about. It takes your body type, allows you to select a diet, and makes a chart for your weight loss. The only thing wrong with it is that it advocates high carb dieting via the food pyramid. If you want to burn fat, you need to lower your carb intake!
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  • A. Hua
    1.0 out of 5 stars One Star
    Reviewed in Australia on August 10, 2014
    Verified Purchase
    Crashed the first time I tried it.
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  • veronique
    2.0 out of 5 stars Jeux
    Reviewed in France on September 11, 2019
    Verified Purchase
    Aucun
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  • Linus
    1.0 out of 5 stars Inutile se non paghi
    Reviewed in Italy on February 3, 2019
    Verified Purchase
    Come da titolo
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  • Felix W. Tsai
    5.0 out of 5 stars Handy & Effective Little App
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 9, 2014
    Verified Purchase
    This ap tend to be great for dieatary purposes, it doesn't require "insanely" Android prerequisite neither "agressive" ads! So far so good! Keep up the good up and future going updates as well!
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  • Camera-Obscura
    1.0 out of 5 stars Englisch- Kein metrisches System- Sinnlos !!!!
    Reviewed in Germany on August 9, 2014
    Verified Purchase
    Auch wenn Amazon meint, jeder Deutsche muss Englisch können, ist diese Bedingung hier noch kein Gesetz. Gott sei Dank. Ich bleibe ohne jeglichen Hochmut und ohne die geringste Scham einfach bei meiner Sprache und alle scheinbaren Universal-Helden mögen sich an dieser App ergötzen. Sollen Sie sich mit Pounds und Inches befriedigen. Solche Programme sind für mich ohne Wert und Nutzen, auch wenn Sie nichts kosten.
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