Veri - Understand What You Eat

I’ve started using a Freestyle Libre 2 sensor to try and gain an understanding of how my food intake, sleep (I suffer from insomnia) and lifestyle in general affect my blood glucose levels. Initially, I was just using the LibreLink app and couldn’t make heads or tails of the data. After a couple of days, I discovered the Veri app and although it implied an extra cost on top of the already expensive CGM, I decided to go for it: best decision ever! The Veri app allows me to understand the data from my CGM and be more relaxed about changes I my blood glucose. My only criticism so far is that I just don’t fully understand some of the evaluations of the food I eat: why are certain foods better than others in their view, particularly in light of the fact that no quantities are entered and no further details about the quality of the food? Ground beef appears to be optimal but burgers (home made!) are not. Isn’t yogurt (again, homemade) supposed to be good for my microbiome and, therefore, for my blood glucose levels? That said, I think this is an incredibly helpful app for those people who’d like to understand the data from their CGMs but have no healthcare professionals to guide them through the process.

The app works without too many technical problems, but it's not worth the money. You won't get too many insights from wearing a sensor, and the sensor itself isn't cheap.

It’s an expensive app and not worth the money. Not insightful or comparable to similar ones already on the market. Customer support is poor, and difficult to access. Tutorial videos are produced with very little nutritional or fitness knowledge and based on ‘one size fits all’ philosophy. Cancellations are tricky and email addresses provided is incorrect.

I’ve been using the Veri app for a couple of days now without any technical issues so far. I’m using the Libre3 sensors and did have a few initial problems on setup as the Veri instructions are a little outdated. You do NOT need to download the LibreLink app if youalready have the LibreView 3 app - you just add the Veri ID to the Share With Practioner in the connected apps. I struggled unnecessarily for quite a while trying to link Veri with LibreLink. I’m enjoying the app but honestly the price per month is too much for what you get - and what you DONT get, such as Veri being able to write to Apple health. Veri can only read from Health, so your sleep etc. At €39/month I won’t be renewing as I’ve found the Libre3 app, although not as elegant, still functional enough. If Veri brought their price inline with most other apps that charge that amount for an annual subscription then I would keep it. However if you have the funds to spare then go for it. It’s a nice app.

Product defective after one day and they take zero responsibility - just told me to contact their own manufacturer. For the one day that it did work, the app is extremely basic and does not explain anything to you - much better off using free LibreLink app (especially since when something goes wrong they just give you that mailing address to contact them to help…)

The idea of this app is really good, and it has helped me understand which foods spike my blood sugar. The main issue is that Veri make major changes to the app without real feedback from a broad range of customers. They don’t seems to understand what customers want which is why so many of the changes are unsuccessful. They could possibly use an upvote system for changes rather than guessing. There is a recent change that now requires you to go to another app to record your blood sugar. This is really clunky and a poor experience which is likely to lose them many customers.

I’ve asked multiple times that they remove me from their email list, still getting junk mail. Reported to ICO as there is no way to get them to stop. Also, the app is good, but save your money and just get the Abbot Libre. Veri say you pay £129 for the app and the Abbot Libre but when you take out the cost for Abbot Libre - what app is worth £34 per month?

Freezes all the time, lots of bugs. Not sure its worth the money.

Completely agree with other reviewers. Has potential to be great, but you’re basically completely left alone to interpret and understand the data. Very basic interface. No incentive to try around with foods or learn more. No user guides worth reading

This app has given me insights I never knew possible. I find it intuitive and easy to use. I have learned very quickly which foods keep my blood sugar stable and which “healthy” foods send it rocketing. It’s been an education and I look forward to learning more.