NuMi Reviews

by UCI Prof

NuMi uses measurements that are not user friendly. For example: chocolate chip cookies made with butter serving size is ounces ... who has a scale to measure a cookie? If you look at other sites for same category and number of calories it equals 2 cookies not one... but one can’t determine this without going outside NuMi . They use milliliters when it would be normal to use ounces (at least in America). In order to record something it is minimally 2 step process... which could be so much more user friendly in so many ways. Called nutrisystem about a variety of issues like the ones above... they made all kinds of excuses and after a half an hour of talking, they admitted they have “lots of complaints about such things and they had no idea why it hasn’t been changed”. Apparently, the complaints have been around for awhile and no changes have been made. The only reason I keep using it is the Rio doc free food reward. Once I hit goal weight, I’ll be changing apps because the only “easy” entries are the nutrisystem foods. this app is the worst part of the diet!

by Bellasings

I’m a pretty tech- savvy person. I have the latest hottest iPhone. I have a computer… I’ve been on board with all of this for a long time. I do not like operating my weight loss system through NuMi. I do not believe it to be user-friendly, tried to Journal on my first week, ridiculous, not buying it . I do my own journaling in a way that I can reflect back-and-forth from day today quickly and not have to depend on The forward arrow , the back arrow & next !!! I know your company wants to be up with the times but sometimes you have to remember that if it’s not broken don’t fix it. It was much nicer when you gave us the booklets and let us journal inside a booklet . Because I’ve been on and off the program for so many years, it’s nice to reflect back on when I did in the years that I was so successful without having to dig out my cell phone or go to my computer.

I am doing fine on my program. I do this to the letter of the law. My philosophy on all of this weight loss is no matter which company you choose and I would say Nutrisystem for me , works the best but you didn’t gain the weight overnight you can’t expect any company to get the weight off of you overnight. It’s not healthy and it doesn’t work that way. That’s why I always come back to Nutrisystem when I have a pound or two or 20 to lose. I have used this company since the late 90’s I would say it has its merits.!!

by C987654321C

I have used LoseIt for years, and it is far better than this this app. Difficult to note and find favorite foods, and they are not saved in your favorites in your Nutrisystem account. Shopping doesn’t link to your account. It’s a separate cart! I know this is a business, but come on - this seems just greedy. WAY too many notifications - I finally turned them off. Pop up ads in Leaf are incredibly numerous and annoying. The notifications area is just too much - news, Leaf, Tips, etc. Should be able to toggle from day to day with a forward/back button instead of clicking in to a calendar and choosing a day. The typeface and buttons are so tiny. When you add a vegetable, it shows up at the bottom of the list, with blanks above - why? If you want to change the category of food, the serving size has to go back to “1,” and then you have to change the category and change the amount again. Annoying. Agree with another poster that the measurements should be in progress. I entered them once and it took me forever to find them again. Just got my weekly progress email - useless. I started on a Monday. It basically says I “missed” a day. Start when your users start, not on a set day. Overall, NuMi is JV and should be much better integrated to your Nutrisystem account.

by Pumasalad

Today is my first day of actual diet. Nutrisystems food pictures do not show the actual contents of the packaging. NuMi was hard and confusing to get set up. The “easy” meals they shipped to me still require frequent trips to the grocery store AND there’re very little instructions about how to start. I suppose all the frustrations will evaporate if I actually lose the weight. NuMi won’t let me edit the starting weight, it doesn’t offer actual help when you click on the little question marks, and it only offers one reminder a day for things that happen multiple times (go eat your four servings of vegetables now... drink 64 oz of water now... etc). It does sync nicely between the iDevices, but there’s no way for me to watch my husbands progress while we’re on the same diet (except to grab his phone and look at it). Some simple attention to UI detail and first time setup would go so far to making NuMi useable. Right now I’m thinking about tossing it and going back to some genetic tracking app like Lose It.

by Kshaaa

There have been a few updates to NuMi since my first review but my experience with it has not improved. They make an improvement in one area and then take away a feature of another. It’s incredibly frustrating. The latest feature they took away is the ability to go back and view past month’s entries. You now only have access to view the current month. I wanted to go back and copy a meal I had last week so I wouldn’t have to research for the foods but since what I wanted to view was on July 31 and it’s now August 5th I can’t go back. So irritating. NuMi is still to labor intensive to use. It has nothing on My Fitness Pal. It still doesn't remember foods the way MFP does and foods the system still say 1 serving. Well, what's the definition of a serving bc that can depend on the original user that input it and may be more or less that what I see on a package for a serving. If makes for inaccurate entires when there is no unit of measurement. Garmin also still isn’t in the system as a recognized fitness tracker. Developers needs to take a serious look at other fitness tracking apps as it would show just how bad and hard to use NuMi is. It may have a new look but it’s not any better as far as functionality.

by Worder9876

NuMi is extremely frustrating & not very user friendly, especially for someone new to the program. You try to read an article, and ad pops down & blocks it; every single thing you click on is another offer for a sale to buy more food or worse to join. I’m all about a sale but this is ridiculous. I understand you are also targeting non customers but there should be a way to reduce the ads if you’re a customer. Put sale stuff in one place - we will find it. Have a sale pop up ONCE at the home screen. Also finding guides & lists is cumbersome. You can’t mark fav articles to refer back to. Nutrisystem implies that it is quick & easy. Busy people don’t have time to search constantly when trying to go from week 1 to week 2 and figure out smart carbs, power fuels, etc. instead of eating the marked breakfast, snack, lunch, dinner, veggies. Need easy simple reference quick guides that are easy to find & save to refer back to. The journal is good for nutrisystem food but is very limited on other foods you’d prepare on flex meals. Who has time to have to figure out servings, calories, etc.? Wouldn’t need to do the nutrisystem food if I had time to do that. Very frustrating. Articles are good but searching takes too much time and when you find what you’re looking for, you are bombarded with ads. Needs major improvements to better benefit your customers rather than trying to attract new.

by Nutri Newbee

It does let me log Nutrisystem food. But Database of other foods is small. Usually have to create food and plug in all nutrition info. There are better apps with better data bases
I do not like the exercise logging feature. It does not allow me to put in my actual information from my Fitbit manually( don’t want to connect Fitbit to this app app). No matter what I try to log, it does it’s own calculation. So I stopped logging exercise.
As far as eating out. It is too difficult to try to figure out what to put into app, all a big estimate. Yes I am on a diet. BUT once a year my husband and I enjoy 1 buttered lobster roll each on our anniversary. Really, just what is that considered? A combo of what? .... Other? Pure fat, Power Fuel? Extra? Could not figure that out and didn’t log it. I tried finding a recipe and attempting to covert it somehow but that is not easy to dissect the components and translate to nutrisystem categories.
this app app is great for nutrisystem food & “nutrisystem world” but not the flex meals and “real world”.

by Rajhid

For a nutrition company that’s been around so long, I would have expected more from NuMi . It has good bones, but needs some serious work. (1) it does not connect to Apple Watch (or any other device except Fitbit). Do if you don’t carry your phone everywhere you go, all day long, your steps don’t get logged. Under activity, you can log a walk, but not as steps—instead you have to fill in detailed data like miles, speed, etc. It would be nice if they would at least let us just manually log steps, but nope. (2) logging NS food is quick and easy HOWEVER, anything else that you eat is not easy to find in the database, and when you do, most of it doesn’t count as what it should. Example—try logging a simple side salad. Should count as a veggie, but after scrolling through the not quite accurate options, they all just count as “other”, and it won’t let you change that manually if you change the serving size you had. Makes zero sense. (3) resources, like your guide, are not easy to access. If you’re looking for options for smart carbs, for example, you have to hunt to find a list, and then it’s short and minimally helpful. (4) the “challenge” portion doesn’t function right. I completed the first challenge, complete with badge, and yet the list of challenges says that one was not completed. Frustrating. Overall, I’m liking the convenience of NS, but won’t stick with it long term, when other programs have such better quality apps.

by Jammygirl71

The “journal” function can definitely use improvement. Many times you type in something considered very basic to journal (say “mixed fruit” or “cantaloupe” for instance) and it doesn’t come up, but you get a list of very specific foods by specific brands. (Ex. Fruit cocktail by dole”). Even the Nutrisystem foods have to be completely spelled out sometimes as NuMi doesn’t recognize key words. I’m used to NuMi that weight watchers uses that is super intuitive, and allows for general or generic foods. NuMi also adds almost everything that isn’t a Nutrisystem food as “Other” when you put it in, leaving you to put it into categories like SC, or PF yourself. Many times I don’t know exactly how it fits so a feature that allows the food to be accurately “sorted” for you would be very helpful. It would also help to have everything on one site as going between this app and Nutrisystem sites to find information is really annoying. I’ll be very happy to go back to weight watchers after these last weeks of Nutrisystem food.

by You Really Dont Care

I find the categories of food to be eaten are not consistent with my plan. For example, it works better for me to have my one carbohydrate a day at breakfast, but no carb is listed at breakfast. Therefore I enter nearly everything except the Nutrisystem item as other, leaving many blank categories. So NuMi itself is confusing and becomes irrelevant.
The names of foods are not consistent with the names in NuMi . For example, Homestyle Meatloaf Sandwich is under Meatloaf, but Grilled Chicken Sandwich is under Grilled. And, the software cannot locate most items unless the name is exact.
The total calories does not include all foods so the calories count is not accurate. I can easily go over my goal on no-count foods.
I am impressed with the taste of most foods. I don’t care for the cream sauces. My husband doesn’t care for macaroni and cheese. For those items only we swap and we are both happy.
And, at 75 we are both losing weight. My husband is a very brittle type 1 diabetic. The plan is working fine for him. He just knew it wouldn’t work at night, but felt he had to try. Well, it does work. It works quite well.

by Sockpuppeteer

Edit: Contrary to my concern, Nutrisystem didn’t keep me on hold long at all. However, the diet counselor was not really prepared for my technical problem with NuMi (a diet counselor, not a tech), so I very much appreciate Nutrisystem reaching out to me here. Thank you — I'll be emailing for sure. :-)
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Previous comment: NuMi had its issues but I was still using it. Then, I had to wipe and restore my iPad. Now this app won’t even open ... shows me the loading icon forever. I have tried deleting it and reinstalling it and all that, but it didn’t help. I also tried emailing Nutrisystem for support, and they eventually, days later, wrote back to say they were too busy to answer and that I should call them on the phone. But it is apparent from comments on their site that I will probably spend an hour or more on hold, so I haven’t gotten around to it and use the website instead. But that means I won’t be eligible for some promotions, including freebies and challenges that would be inspiring, so I am very annoyed, and not looking forward to sitting around on the phone waiting for support.

by Bonnie W1D3

So, after I ordered my first box of Nutrisystem,I got a message to download this app. Excited about learning about NuMi , I downloaded it and started entering my information. I noticed it asked me if this was my 1st week, since I hadn’t gotten the food yet, I said no and exited NuMi . Every day after that I would get motifications to check out NuMi ...I must have went too far one time because when I got my food and finally started the program, the this app app has me halfway through week 2! I called NS and asked if there was a way I could fix that, since I love challenges and figured they’d keep me motivated to check NuMi daily. The rep told me how to change my start date and said it should update NuMi in 24 hours. Well...it’s been about 50 hours since then and it still hasn’t updated my challenges in the this app app. I’m sad that I probably won’t get any of the prizes for doing the challenges because I’m out of sync. Other than that, it’s fairly easy to maneuver around, just takes some practice.

by Dodulala

It’s not a bad app, just not great. I still get frustrated because there’s a few things that need to be better. It’s hard to find NS foods to log. When I do a search, many of them can’t be found. Also, I’ve added all my regular food items to Favorites, yet when I click on Favorites, only some of them will appear. Usually I have to close app and reopen before I can see them all. Also having a way to edit your custom food would be nice if you’ve put in the wrong info, but I don’t see that option. I usually have to delete the item and start all over. Also why aren’t the Recent items automatically alphabetized? It’d be so much easier and quicker to find items. It would also be nice if the NS items were categorized differently. If you can’t remember the exact name of an item, then it can be difficult to find. You could have all the cookies listed under “cookies” in alphabetical order, ie: Cookies, Lemon Cooler - Cookies, Oatmeal, Cookies, Peanut Butter, etc. Then they’d be so much easier to find! 🙁

by Mcornel

I love NuMi . It is very great at doing what it does. However, they want us to be able to do water, but I’m already tracking my water through another app that feeds intoThe Apple Health. They want my weight, but my smart scale already feeds that into my Apple health. They want my steps and exercise, but my Apple Watch is already tracking it and feeding it into a Apple Health. They integrate with Fitbit but they allow you to track your steps if you keep your phone on you at all times which nobody does. That’s what my Apple Watch is for. What makes absolutely no sense, is why they want me to enter this manually when I already have things that do that already. That is it’s major flaw and why I will not get 5 stars. That is just simply a nuisance that is easily fixedIf they will just simply integrate NuMi into apple health. Fix thisNow, you are undermining a very good app

by Netra45

I really love being able to track what I am eating accurately! NuMi makes that easy to do. you can either just select that you’ve eaten one of their entrées or enter the name of the enter specifically - which is what I do. It is very very intuitive and easy. I like that it tracks how many calories I have consumed as well as how many are left. I also like that it is easy to enter other foods that are not on the plan like almond milk and almonds etc. and they have the calories calculated.

What I do not like is it took me 15 minutes to figure out how to enter my measurements. Their articles talk endlessly about not just tracking the weight but the inches as well. However, they made it extremely difficult to track those inches. For those of you still searching you have to look under the “more” button and then it’s under “settings.” They need to move it under the “progress“ tab where weight is tracked.

The other thing I dislike is I wish that it was easier to get to the list of power fuels, smart carbs, except and vegetables etc. if it’s on NuMi , I still haven’t found it. I did find it while searching through all the new sent and finally just took photos of those lists I needed. I am just beginning and I have referred to them several times. In my opinion It should be built into NuMi . Other than those two items which I think are important NuMi is very user-friendly and easy. Thank you

by Mnrainman

In today’s world to have an app that does not integrate with smart scales or smart watches outside of Fitbit is ridiculous. NuMi spends way to much time wanting you to purchase products than it does to make a useful user experience. I have Apple smart watch, that after a long bike ride it did not update my activity even though it shows up under my Apple activities. I have a smart scale that would be very useful after weighing in it would update the data to NuMi . In trying to purchase items through the phone or iPad I could click on add item to cart but it never showed up in the cart and just finding your cart was exhausting to find. Should be simple enough to do in my opinion. I also find that there is too many notifications and can’t find a way to clear them so I don’t see them every single time.

by Cpabound

I like NuMi for logging my daily food intake. I like that I can scan the barcode on all foods to add them, and a lot of the non-Nutrisystem food shows up in the database. I have only had to manually add a couple items. I have been on Nutrisystem and have used NuMi daily for over 7 months. When I first started, the bottom of my news feed showed me the total days logged in NuMi . That seemed to disappear a few weeks back. It was nice to see that total days, because since I log daily, it let me know how long I have been on this diet plan. It was a motivator for me. It has been more than 200 days and I have lost almost 30 pounds. I am losing the weight slower than I expected, but I do allow myself one “cheat day” a week, so that most likely contributes to the slower weight loss. But, I know me. If I don’t allow myself that “cheat day” I would give up on the diet all together. Long story short (I know, too late), I like NuMi for tracking my food, and like the occasional deal this app gives for logging that food, but would love to see them bring back the total days logged.

by PlayriteNerlandsoy

When you are on the Nutrisystem program, it’s very easy to use their app. The best part is you get free food as prizes just for using it. It also has many different ways to enter the food depending on your preferences. If you are detail oriented like me, you can put in every item exactly. It’s easy to look up non-NS food items. Many name brands can just be scanned in. If you just want to quickly enter general categories, you can do that in a single click.
The negative is that when I enter my custom foods, there is a software glitch in letting you determine what one portion is. For example, if I want one portion to be a 1/4 cup, I can choose “cup” or “ounces”, but to specify that “X” calories are 1/4 cup or 2 ounces, doesn’t work. Everything seems to need to be one portion. The same is true when you were looking up food. If you want to find out how many calories in 1 cup of chili, many options come up “one portion”. It doesn’t tell you how many ounces are in one portion.
If you saw the review that said you have to pay for a separate shipment to get the prizes or deals, that is incorrect. If you would read the information they provide in the help and many other places, they explain this. Even easier, pick up the phone and asked them to help you. They always do. Their customer service is excellent.

by Chunky No More

I started the nutri system diet on the day before Thanksgiving 2018. I had recently seen my doctor, and we went over my labs. They were over all good with the exception of border line diabetes and my current weight. Going over this in my head rang a bell inside me that was telling me that I am better than this.

So I made the call to Nutri System. I didn’t care that it was at the beginning of the holidays. I knew I needed to do something and now. Long story short, I have been on the diet for nearly two months now give or take a day or two, and I have lost 15.6 pounds as of last Friday. Today is the following Monday, and I am certain I have lost even more weight. However, my weekly weigh in is on Friday mornings. So, come Friday morning, I am sure there will be more weight loss. How do I know? I have been following the diet religiously, plus I have been exercising and doing a daily speed walk that has yielded me great rewards thus far.

I give a huge part of my success to Nutri System. However, it couldn’t have happened at all without all my hard work and dedication to my health. My advice, get out there America and take the Nutri System challenge to heart, and most certainly natural weight loss goals WILL be sure to follow you as you go.

Thanks Nutri System!! ❤️❤️

by Esme I

I’ve been on the Nutrisystem dies for a little over 4 weeks now. Most of the food is decent and some is quite delicious. It is beyond easy to follow. There is enough flexibility to allow for eating out once in a while and a couple glasses of wine per week. I lost 6 lbs the first week and am now up to 10 lbs at a healthy and stable rate. The menu has frozen foods, bars, shakes, and packages that don’t require refrigeration so it is easy to take your food with you.
The food is easy to choose and edit on the website. The only thing I do not like is that the this app app does not connect directly with my Nutrisystem account. If I chose items to purchase on NuMi , it doesn’t take into account what my plan is.
Overall, I would recommend this diet to anyone.

by Busygal52

The main advantage of NuMi is for logging my Nutrisystem foods. It’s laid out according to my plan and gives me a good visual of my day. However, it pretty much ends there. The huge drawback of NuMi is that it’s all about trying to get me to buy more products. Since I do an auto ship program, all of the deals are an extra charge. They cannot be applied to my next auto ship order. Even when I achieve milestones or earn a challenge deal, it means a separate order and shipping charges unless I meet a minimum order amount. It used to be that milestone awards were automatically sent with my next auto ship order. But no more! So I’ll pass on any freebies, because bottom line, they are not free!! The only way that these perks are an advantage is if you don’t do auto ship and only place al a carte orders. I have used another health app for several years that does so much more, and the logged information is about me, not about what more you can sell me. So I’ll stick with that app and only use this app to map out my daily food plan and log my weight every week. Another shortcoming of NuMi is its inability to sync with my Apple Watch. I have to manually enter the exercise data and, even though it will sync steps from my Health app, it only does so if I carry my iPhone around with me all day. I’m sure I’m not the only one to find this cumbersome. Compared to other apps out there, this one really falls short.

by PadLly

I used to like NuMi ; my water bottle lbs lost bands, as I carry it everywhere, both made me feel proud and inspire reminded me to track my food, weight, check in on different programs, etc. I’ve lost a lot and like the program very much.

However now, like Facebook and Messenger a few weeks ago, the latest updates are not allowing me to use NuMi on a mobile device if I have “any content or privacy restrictions.” With all of the security concerns, the settings I have are not over-reaching and all except for FB and now this, which I always only used while on the go, are suddenly wiping the visual icon from my phone while asking me to update it each new version still in NuMi Store? I can limit my FB to other devices but it makes it almost useless if I cannot use the this app app while I am still on the go and track what I am doing, eating, etc. besides that, was a good app so please fix that soon. Thanks.

by Cautious Facebook User

I like the ability to track my food and water intake as well as having my exercise tracked in addition to being able to have my own. However, the low quantity of food that NuMi has available to log is frustrating. I get that it is for nutrisystem users, but when NuMi is unable to find a nutrisystem food when scanned it seems a little limited. MyFitnessPal can do everything this app does with availability to a much larger assortment of food to log. The only advantage of this app over MyFitnessPal is the recipe tips that can be incorporated into the Plan food. Even the “specials” and “sales” and “contest wins” are frustrating because, despite printing and following the directions to the letter, I still can’t take advantage of them without having a separate shipment and paying shipping fees. It’s decent and a good place to start when beginning the program, but there are other apps that are better.

by Captain Matt 305

I started using NuMi when I started the Nutrisystem plan 4 weeks ago. First of all, I have nothing negative to say about Nutrisystem itself - I love the plan and lost the 20 pounds I set as my goal in just 4 weeks. NuMi however, does not do all they want you to think it does. For instance and my biggest gripe is that in spite of the fact they claim NuMi syncs with the Apple Health App, the truth is it barely syncs and NEVER mirrors the activity logged in the Apple App by a long shot. I always have at least 13k steps per day and NuMi only picks up the first 4K steps. It’s almost as if it syncs one time per day and that time is always very early. Furthermore, there is not even an option to sync with Apple Watch - only Fitbit. My guess is NuMi developer(s) have a Fitbit and think that everyone else in the world has one too. This is the main reason for 3 stars since activity is a huge part of losing and maintaining weight.

by Supermanmegaman

Definitely a must need app no matter what! Keeping track is critical, this is not about writing yourself an actual written note for reminders, that’s different, while NS sends booklet and leaflet to keep track doing it in NuMi is so much easier and motivating. I actually dreaded having yet another app and was using one of lists NS sent at first but then to get free gift I downloaded this app and realized I’m already on my phone a lot of times so why am I stopping to go write something when don’t have to. App allows me to link to change my food items or delivery if I need to and through exploring was actually motivating. Only not 5 stars becuz getting around I noticed things could be accessed easier, some buttons don’t need to be there and I just believe they can simplify journal. Other than that good luck out there

by Joey2x

this app app is great for logging food but it is annoying with all the push for sales on me. I too find it annoying that my Apple Watch won’t sync with NuMi for Gomes’s tracking. Adding challenge rewards is also annoying as the process is not that easy and the directions are not exact with recent upgrades. I have to call in to get my rewards added to my next shipment. Although I enjoy my conversations with the Nutrisystem team it would be much better if challenge rewards were automatically added to the next shipment. Guess it’s another way for them to save money if you don’t claim your reward in a timely fashion you will lose it. Program is great and the scale is moving in the right direction but the this app app can use some work. Cheers and best of luck on your lifestyle change and better health.

by Almost There👍

I’ve struggled with the yo-yo syndrome for years! I feel in control of what I put in my mouth most days without the constant confusion and anxiety that comes with “do I eat that or NOT and then feel disappointed with ME afterwards!” The this app App has helped me literally standing in a shopping line to “ get my motivation back in gear & motor forward toward my weight loss goal!” I love the fact I can go back six, eight, ten months ago and see WHERE IVE COME FROM👍👍👍! NutriSystem has helped me to gain a A+++ wellness checkup at the doctor now the last two checkups! NutriSystem has helped me to regain the feeling of “ I truly like ME more today than this time a year ago!” I’m within 1.4 lbs of my goal and Praising God Above for NutriSystem and the program!! Get WITH IT! DO IT!!! You’ll look back and be glad you did!!
Pat

by DIanneOrwig

I really love NuMi and I contribute a lot of my success so far to all of the nice features that this app offers. Very user friendly, allows you to enter NS foods by either scanning or searching. The database of custom foods are good and getting better as more users enter custom food. TIP: Always double check selections for custom items. As with all food tracking apps, there is always a possibility of choosing inaccurate items. LOVE the free challenge prizes, badges, and milestone alerts. Very fun and motivating. I would love to see an added feature that calculates average loss per week to help folks see that they are still on track, even when the scale isn’t dropping. Great job on this one. I think this app is an absolute must have for anyone looking for the best results while following Nutrisystem!

by Vicckk

I find that this way of using NuMi on the phone is easier to track . It’s convenient and fast and much better than using paper or a food journal . I always have my phone on me so after I eat I just log in the food calories it’s that easy . Definitely helps you keep track but this this app app does need to add a bit more food products on to it . That’s the only thing that I feel they should update the foods and brands definitely add more brand foods and others to make it even easier. Especially the scan which I love because it’s fast so please add more . I would recommend NuMi for people who work have kids or just on the go .