myCircadianClock

I was on a seventh day with the program when the app stopped working. App support is just the website without any info about how to fix the app or who to contact. Before app broke it had annoying faults like the buttons or the camera would not work or it was really slow. What a shame because the research and the program are very interesting. Wish I could’ve finished the research period.

The app acts like it’s operating, but it’s not. All the food entries ended up as pending items even though the message was received that synch was successful. The days counted up to 15 but the Clock and Reports didn’t generate. Instead a message was received that the information wouldn’t be available until the baseline history was entered. The baseline is supposed to be 14 days so that’s a bug. I don’t know how other people have gotten any value from this app. I read the book and thought as much effort went into the software as the book itself. There’s no value to this app at all because you can’t even review your entries for the baseline period. It’s a complete waste of time. You’re better off with a pen and paper.

Signed up, never got a confirmation email to verify. Doesn’t seem to be managed.

Not able to receive an activation code and register for an account for some reason. On iOS 17.4.1

After hearing Pam Taub speak about the program last week at Rancho La Puerta, I couldn’t wait to download this app and begin. Unfortunately, after answering all of the required questions to set up an account and entering my email address, nothing happened when I clicked submit. I also checked my email (junk folder too) to confirm that no code was received as well. My husband is encountering the same issue on his phone. Is this app still functioning? Please help!

It is impossible to easily navigate backwards if you live a busy life and cannot log everything real time.

Overall this app looks good and works smoothly. I like how easy it is to log your meals. I was curious to track my eating and sleeping habits and eager to contribute to the research. However, the app does not read my sleep data or fitness activities from Apple Health. I am unable to manually enter sleep data getting an error message that tells me to select my perceived sleep quality. But there is no option to do so. I am not going to use the app without an easy way to record sleep data (I am not willing to start my sleep tracking manually each night since my watch already tracks my sleep). Hopefully future updates will fix this issue.

The interface seems to get cuter and less usable over time, and it doesn’t help to have grammar errors in the survey questions. One imagines the Salk Institute folks as highly intelligent, and I’ve been quite impressed by Dr. Panda’s research as he describes it in podcast interviews. It’s a mystery why his team lets obvious problems with this app degrade public perception of Salk’s general competence. Sufficient specifics have been cited by other reviewers so that Salk should realize their app developers need help— and not to further polish the app’s appearance, but to fix its functionality. When a person activates the app to input a moment’s data, their experience should be brief, reliable and smooth.

I downloaded the app, which requires you to set up an email. I never got the email with the “confirmation code” in it to authenticate the account. The app won’t allow you to resend the code. I checked my inbox and junk mail boxes. Nothing. The app is useless now, because I don’t give out my good email account for things like this.

This is a very simple and effective app with a fun look. I love the blog section, which helps me learn more about my health and motivates me to stay on track for my goals. Tracking food and sleep is easier with the app’s reminders and it is more in depth than other apps I’ve used.