I was attracted to the coaching aspect of this app. Unfortunately, that part was extremely weak. The coach I had responded to my questions as if reading from a script. The coaching was not personalized. She asked me how I would prepare to drink more water? Maybe the coach meant making sure there was water readily available, but didn’t say that. There really isn’t much interaction. It seems like the coaching responses are formulaic and the coaches are just going through the motions.
Also, while the daily tips are helpful, the people who write them constantly use jargon and write as if the folks reading these are stupid. The tone gets annoying. The concepts aren’t that hard to understand and Noom’s attempts to simplify fall short.
Finally, the database for food logging is not very good. Many common foods are not included. If you can’t scan an item, it is time-consuming to enter the information.
Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend
