A month ago I was reading up on Nintendo DS's "My Weight Loss Coach," but at $40, I didn't want to get it. This app is only $10! If you are even thinking about it, get it. It's fun and cute, and has good suggestions. I use it in conjunction with a more " serious" nutrition and exercise tracker. However, if you are new(er) to exercising or eating clean, this is what you need to get started, especially if you just need to get up and start moving. Even as someone who has gone to the gym for years and works out pretty regularly, I love this app just for the Fun value! And watching the little "stick" figure hike to the next milestone. The problem comes with the pedometer function. I have yet to find a pedometer or GPS tracker that works on the IPhone. Just use a regular pedometer. Even if this app's pedometer function is working for you, it stops if you do something else such as answer the phone or listen to music. I regularly go on 10k's-I will be listening to my music! Other than that issue, this app is pretty great. The food choices could definitely be expanded, but like I said, I use a different app for precision. This one is just outright fun (and a fraction of the cost of the DS version)! If you are a serious gym goer or want to track nutrition info, you may want to check out a different app, or plan on using this with another app like I do. If you need any motivation, get this app. For more info and reviews, Google "My Weight Loss Coach," and read what people said about the DS version. As far as I can tell, there is no difference between that and the IPhone app (except you don't get a pedometer with this app). Glad I bought this - lots of fun!

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I love the overall idea of this app but there is one HUGE problem for me. When you start the app it disables iPod. I started out yesterday on my first three mile walk using the pedometer to keep track of the walk. Before stepping out the door I started my audiobook then started the application. As MWLC started the audiobook faded to silent. The pedometer started ready to measure my walk - in SILENCE. Why on earth would I want to have an iPhone strapped to my waist, full of music and audiobooks on a three mile walk in SILENCE. If you fix this one, silly, flaw this will be a wonderful application. PLEASE do not lock out iPod functionality, it's happy to play in the background, please let it!

This a good start to living a healthier life. I love this app and have been using it since I've gotten it. It does take some time to set up, buy that's because it has to set up a personal profile for you. Once you have everyhinh set up, you are ready to lose weight. Great job on this app guys.

I like this app a lot, but the pedometer needs work and the entire program needs to be more music-friendly, as in let me play my workout mix more easily while keeping track of my steps (pedometer). Also, the menu is confusing and can leads to a lot of accidental "exits" which are frustrating. Overall, I like it so far, just would enjoy a few updates to fix some issues.

I've been using this app for about a week and it's helping me develop healthy habits. However, the app doesn't let you play music in iTunes while running the app, which means when I use the Pedometer to measure my steps I can't listen to music. Please add the option to disable all sound in this app so that I can use iTunes. That would make it 100 times better.

Stop! I have been around computers since 80-88 technology and that is close to the beginning. You may remember DOS 2.0 etc. All the introduction to say this. I have never seen or worked with a program that is this cumbersome. First, if you need glasses to read and don't wear them when working out - FORGET IT!! Second working through the menus and building the database is extremely time consuming. At least that is what it seemed to me! You are better off getting on a tread mill 3-4 times a week for 30-45 minutes and reducing your caloric intake than to waste your time with this program. I have other UBISOFT programs that work. This one is - is poorly written!! I am very sorry I believed the 4-5 Star Ratings!

I do like this app - it is clever & motivating. but I don't like that you can't fix mistakes....

Really great app fun to use and cute would recomend buying it's well worth the 4.99

I was really enjoying this app, but it seems to have hit a glitch after a few weeks of use. One of the challenges stays in the Pending location and will not leave. At the same time, I am blocked from starting a new challenge because the system routinely thinks I've chosen all 6 for the day, although it's been over a week. This also means I'm blocked from the Coaching sessions, which I was enjoying.

Unlike other weight loss programs this one I always have with me on my phone. With the challenges it keeps me motivated, especially when it rewards you with "miles". I've never been one to keep up with a weight loss program for a day, let alone the week I've had it. The physical challenges are things that you can actually do, and the food challenges has gotten me to avoid fast food and pay closer attention (I already pay a bit of attention, since I don't eat meat and I don't want meat products, especially gelatin, in my food) to what goes into my food. It's a good program for a regular person that wants to get healthy, without all the gym/weight watchers/etc fees. It gives you advice that you will keep for life. When I complete six challenges I just can't wait to do them for the next day, the sense of accomplishment keeps me coming back.

I downloaded this and many other fitness apps last month and I have to say this is probably worth the $5 to the right person. It personally wasn't for me due to the following reasons. 1. Recording your food intake is way too genaric and innacurate (you'll just have to download it to seewhat I mean) 2. It takes forever to set up and go through the tutorial 3. It's really not very good for recording any excercise other than walking. Again just too generic. 4. Takes far too many steps to record anything 5. Just too "cute" felt like I was being treated like a 5 year old That all being said this is still very well done and would be great to keep kids or people like my mom active and ingaged with their fitness. If you want to just accurately record your stats at the gym I suggest iFitness and to record food/nutrition info I suggest looseit

I really thought I would love the suggestions and challenges, but within the first five minutes I found the application obnoxious. I thought the introduction was WAY too long and I couldn't find a way to enter everything the way I wanted to.

This app takes way to long to make it through the introduction. It took over an hour and if you quit, it doesn't save your place. Then when using it there are too many clicks required to do anything. I wanted to like it but I didn't. The animations are cute but get old really fast. The exercises are VERY basic. But I gave up after a while. The interface is cumbersome and confusing. If you don't move at all, it may be a good starter.

This app definitely motivates me to exercise & change my eating habits. I would give it 5 stars, but I feel that this app should be paired with a weight loss app that is much more serious & a big more accurate. This one definitely serves its purpose as it is fun to see your progress as the character moves, but that's about it.

Best ever....start up is long

This is such a great tool to have with you throughout the day. I love that you can log the food and workouts you've had and it'll let you know if you're in balance...Very Fun!

It makes being healthy like an elaborate game. Kudos ubisoft.

I LOVE it! It may take long to get into it but it gets you moving right away very motivational!!!

I see that ubisoft was trying to bring this program to a larger range of people. I don't like, from what I've seen, that there is no change from the Nintendo DS version except having to use the iPhone/ iPod as the pedomenter. This is clever but difficult to use. I bought this game in hopes I could use it's advice without cliping on a pedimeter. Carrying my iPod everywhere is just as in convienent. If you even remotely like this program- buy it in the original form as a Ds and clip pedometer.

Hi all, this is a fantastic application. It has helped me stay on the road to my weight loss, and it is fun with the characters involved in the game...VERY MUCH worth EVERY PENNY.....buy this..you will love it. Blessings to all of you, and best of luck with your health:)

This is a cute app that makes getting healthier a bit more fun. I don't know how much use or interest this has on serious gym rats that need to track specific exercises and reps, but for someone just getting back into the swing of things (after a bit of a hiatus due to pregnancy & birth), this helps keep me interested in keeping my daily goals of eating right and exercise. Works very smoothly and would appeal to those who like CUTE things.

It's not all that useful. iShape is good for tracking your calories and excercise! This is more fun to look at when you wanna watch the stick figure talk. But I prefer real excercise.. Not walks around the block.. So I don't see how this will help me. Maybe it's useful for someone else but for 5 bucks it should have more features like setting goals and imputting progress! Good start though looking forward to updates.

This program is cute and has some good sections, but the navigation is confusing and needs to be more straightforward. If they make it easier to find what you want to do, I will change my rating to more stars.

I really like the idea of the app but, I am completely dissappointed that I cant listen to my music while the pedometer is counting. the whole idea of getting this app was to limit the electronics I need to have with me during my walk. If an update allows me to listen to music while using the pedometer I will be completely satisfied.

By far one of my favorite apps. The menus can be a little difficult to navigate, but other than that, amazing!

A wonderful way to monitor your food and exercise with little stress. This app makes me look forward to tracking my meals and exercising. Best part is I am not hunger at all following the guidlines for calorie intake.

This tool is the best. I bought it for the awesome price of 4.99 and it was worth every penny! The app presents you with a fitness program built for you. After quizzing you on your age, sex, weight and height, the program creates a very simple excercie program. The app also contains challenges for you to acomplish (such as the one I am doing now which requires me to not put salt on anything!). The app is soooo easy to use, a toddler could opperate it. It is very much like a game so gamers will easily find fun in the app. I recommend this app to anyone seriously considering losing weight and being healthy!

Considering the DS version retails for about $40, $5 that gameloft charging seems like a steal. Although iphone cant never subtitute a real pedometer (like the one that come with the DS version) it's not a bad effort. You just have to place the iphone flat on your thigh. If you're wearing thight jeans it's perfect (since the pockets are infront and the phone wont move around), anything else and the iphone accelerometer wont work properly as the phone prolly slides around in your pocket. The programs are interesting and the graphics are pretty amusing.