Weight Monitor app for iPhone and iPad

4.8 ( 368 ratings )

Lifestyle Health & Fitness
Developer: Essence Computing

0.99 USD

Current version: 1.9.2, last update: 9 months ago
First release : 07 Oct 2009
App size: 1.15 Mb

Weight Monitor allows you to quickly and easily record your daily weight. Nothing else to get in the way. Just add your weight and see it plotted on the graph with all the relevant information. The monthly graph shows you your weight, your target weight but also your average weight over the last 10 days. Your average weight is a much better indicator of your real weight.

Delete Weight. Just select the Weighs button and find the day you want to delete the weight of. Select the red cross on that row. Select Yes when the dialog prompts you and the weight will be deleted.

The blue line shows the required weight loss line. This line is calculated from the start date & weight and the end date & weight. If you follow this line you will reach your target weight.

The end of the arrow of each red line shows the weight for the day. The line extends to the rolling average weight for the day. If the arrow is downward then your weight is going in the right direction. If the arrow is upward then beware your weight is above the average.

The green line shows the rolling average weight. For each weight entered an average of the last ten days is calculated. This weight is plotted for each day and this is the green line. If the green line remains below the blue line you are winning.

Your daily weight can change too much over just a couple of days and this can be very discouraging when your weight increases.

You can easily see your new weight and how this affects the average on the graph.

Using this new information you can gain confidence that your weight is changing as required.

The graph also shows you the line of required weight loss to achieve your desired weight.
While your weights and the average weights remain below this line you are still on track.
Stray above this line and your are off course. The graph is a powerful visual clue to what is occurring.

Simple to use. Just start it. You just have to set the initial values in the Preferences and you are ready to go.
To set the Preferences you set the Start Date, Start Weight, End Date, End Weight and whether you want to use kilograms, stones & pounds, or pounds.

On the Graph page just select Todays Weight to add you weight for the day. Select Weight to add more than one weight for the month/months. Switch back to the Graph to see the weight(s) plotted. Once you have a few added the Graph View starts to make real sense.

The more weights you add the better the graph shows your progress.

Pros and cons of Weight Monitor app for iPhone and iPad

Weight Monitor app good for

Its great idea and very good motivation, I lost almost 20kg with its help...

This is the app recommended by Volek and Phinney in The Art and Science of Carbohydrate Living. The important thing to remember is that the app averages your weight. Each day when you input your daily number, the monitor tells you where you should be that day in order to meet your set weight goal and date. And it averages your numbers to account for daily fluctuations in water weight. It encourages me to stay on track. I like it.

This app displays progress and signals if you are trending to your goals in a very simple, straightforward manner. Does what it says it does.

Some bad moments

I purchased this app. It is not worth the 99 cents. The numbers are wonky and the chart is inaccurate. If I put my weight in at 119 it might show on the chart as 120. Just didnt make sense. The chart is awkward and amateurish. I deleted this app after trying to use it for a few weeks.

If you want to track your weight loss (gain) this does the trick. Very basic functionality to see how you are doing versus your goal. A couple of things could be done better. For example it could default to the last date that you entered a weight value. On the preferences screen the wording around feet & inches could be removed since it isnt needed for anything. Overall I like the app. You get your moneys worth.

No way to reset data. I made a mistake on the date, now the 1st month is unreadable and no way to reset or start over.

If you dont weigh yourself everyday, this isnt great. I only weigh once a week, as advised by MANY weight loss specialists, and the graphing does all kinds weird stuff if not wieghing everyday.

This application works great! And exactly as described. Read the entire explanation of the app before buying. The developer explains it perfectly. Got a question? Go to the developers web site and hell respond quickly. The app provides a visual representation of your weight loss. You should be weighing yourself every day - and at the same time every day - to help get an accurate picture of your weight. This app produces a green ten-day moving average line to help represent your true weight. You also define your own weight target and the length of time you want to take to get there. The app shows a blue line that displays your goal weight each day on your path to your target weight. Keep your current weight and your moving average under the blue line to achieve your target weight. Simple and easy to read. And completely customizable. I highly recommend!

I bought this app as a result of a recommendation in the book, The Art and Science of Low Carb Living. I love the concept of calculating an average and was prepared to love this app, but I dont. First of all, as a highly educated early adopter, Im not very often confused about HOW to use an app. I was with this one. The opening steps give inadequate directions along with a dire warning that once you enter your start and end date you will never be able to change them. There is no info, however, about how to chose. For instance, is my "end" date today, my goal time frame for weight loss, or as long as I intend to use the app? Also, although there are directions in the app store description, there is no help, FAQ, etc in the App itself. I havent deleted it yet, but I think Im likely to.

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