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Essential features locked behind paywall

💚 healthproduct problemSingle report ●●●●● severity 2/5

A MyFitnessPal user reports that the application has placed most of its useful features behind a subscription paywall, limiting the utility of the free version.

Who's affected: A free-tier user of the MyFitnessPal mobile application.

⚠️ Single report. This is one person's account. We mark it so until more voices confirm it.

What people do today

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Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:

  1. A browser extension that aggregates free, open-source nutrition databases to replace locked app features.
  2. A community-maintained open-source fitness tracking app that keeps core logging features free forever.
  3. A comparison tool that helps users find free alternatives for specific locked features like barcode scanning or macro tracking.
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Real voices

“Put any useful features behind a paywall.”

Source: App Store review: myfitnesspal

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