Carbon - Macro Coach & Tracker

I used the app to lose my baby weight and now I’m using it during my pregnancy. I am using the reverse diet function to keep my pregnancy weight gain within a healthy range and will be using it again when baby is here. I love the features that it assesses your macros even if you’re not compliant. I love the calorie planner for weekends and weekdays. Every other weightloss app is BS. I don’t use the tracker because I’m in Germany, so I guess that’s the only downside, that I need a tracker app and a weight management app

It is mainly focus for Australian population and products making really frustrating to add an overseas product. On that sense My Fitness Pal is way better.

App and the idea behind is, is great but not usable for me because there are no german food labels readable or barcodes in the database so far

Not a single day of trial???

I set up the nicely designed app and put in all of my data - only to realize when trying to track my first meal. That MOST of the things in my fridge and pantry are NOT to be scanned and are not in the database. (Living in Germany) I tried to look up similar products with their english name but only found some with differing cals and macros. So not usable for me. Too much friction to type in everything and look for a similar US product… I contacted Support about a prospective refund for my 6months subscription (50EUR I spend on a product which basic feature hardly works in my country) - but they only told me, that there is an option to add foods into the database… yes, thanks but No. Ill switch back to My Fitness Pal - although liking the design here much more.

I’ve first heard about the App on the Huberman podcast. The USP is that the App adopts to new measurements. Are most German products available for scanning? By far not. That doesn’t decrease the App‘s value, at least not for me. Just type in the English name of the product (i.e. Oats instead of „Haferflocken“) or quickly add your desired product manually. Takes not even a minute. Most people don’t eat a whole massive variety of different stuff but stick to more or less the same products and meals. Once you’ve added/used those you’re good to go.

The products I tried to scan or add couldn’t be found in the database, despite them being available in the Fatsecret database and App. In principle, this App has a great approach but it’s not suitable/convenient for the German market.

I was curious about carbon because I heard about it on the Huberman podcast. Sadly, there is no trial. And it is cheapest if you buy it for 1 year. So I bought it for a full year. Most food items are in ounces or ridiculous gram defaults. Many European products are not in the database. Sadly, no refund.

I saw the advertise on Huberman Lab and that’s why I decided to give it a try. During my first breakfast I tried to scan the barcode of my cheese but it didn’t work. I tried it with My Fitness Pal and it worked. I live in Germany, maybe the App is designed for USA only. I like the fact that it asks you to input your weight and based on that it recalculates the data.

Have you ever started a diet you found on the internet and then you just couldn‘t follow through because your life kept getting in the way? This app basically acts as your nutrition coach and the best thing about it is that it‘s flexible! You can put in various different goals (weight maintenance, weight gain, weight loss) and the app helps you assess your progress and gives you specific information on how to get there. It‘s really individualised as well - for example, if you know that there‘s a big event coming up and you can‘t meet the goals the app sets you, it readjusts. So if you are looking for a science-based approach to nutrition, but can‘t spend a fortune on a nutritionist, this is a really good alternative. Also, the community of users is lovely!