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Would you PAY for mfp?

zapinkleopard

I remember several years ago I used a web site called calorieking.com and it was free. Now they charge and it's kind of expensive too. I'm just curious if you'd pay to use mfp? Unless it's rediculously over priced I think I would. I've tried a lot of sites and this one seems to be the most supportive and helpful.

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_Zardoz_

I'd pay for the app to get rid of all the adverts

sparklelioness

Yeah, I would. No more than 10 bucks a month though. But yeah.. it's just been too helpful for me with my weightloss. I have no desire to switch to any other weight loss logging app or site, so if I had to pay (within reason) to keep it, I would. For me it'd actually be worth it. I hope they don't do that though.

Although I wouldn't mind them offering regular accounts and premium accounts - just make sure the regular free accounts let you do all you need to do -access the forum, get PMs, log, and sync to devices. Maybe a premium account would allow more PM space, let you post photos on your status updates and comments to others' updates.. I don't know, just give us some extra stuff

I'd probably spring for it.

eta: what the above poster said! a premium account with no adverts would be awesome.

TommyJensen1987

Sure would. I have come too far to stop now.

However the community is what really makes MFP and that would likely be drastically reduced.

prestigio

If there is no other free alternative, yes. But as long as there are many other tracking sites (including one of the US government: SuperTracker) I will most likely only pay to get rid of ad's on the mobile app or extra features (cannot think of any right now).
A price that I would find acceptable for this is 5 to 10 USD.

setaylor86080

No because I come here for the support. I can log my food anywhere. If they did something that could take people away from the site I would not stay here either and just use personal e-mail

zyxst

No.

Ainar

No, I would not pay for MFP, I would find another free website. If all the other free ones would magically be gone then probably I would. But there are many free and good ones right now. It's just that MFP is the most popular one. Don't see a point paying for something I can get somewhere else for free.

Dugleik

I would pay for an app that worked flawlessly (or even at all), and were without adds. Heck, as long as it was guaranteed to work I wouldn't mind the adds.

But for the site itself? No.

sunny145

I remember several years ago I used a web site called calorieking.com and it was free. Now they charge and it's kind of expensive too. I'm just curious if you'd pay to use mfp? Unless it's rediculously over priced I think I would. I've tried a lot of sites and this one seems to be the most supportive and helpful.

No I would leave if they start charging, I used CalorieKing for about 2 maybe 2 1/2 years but left because they upped the fees significantly. I loved that site because I had made some great friends there as well as the tools it provided. But the reason I joined MFP is because CK became expensive. I'm fine with the advertisements all over the page, but if they turn into a pay service I'll be looking for one of the other good free services.

I love MFP and think it's the best free logging site out there. I love that it syncs with my FitBit. But I will not be sucked into another free-turned-fee based website.

sunny145

I should add, several of my CalorieKing friends left and joined MFP also.

Iwishyouwell

I don't use MFP the site as I don't calorie count. I discovered the message board and didn't even have any idea there was an MFP logging application attached to it until I started coming here more regularly.

But it doesn't make sense, to me at least, to pay for a calorie logging system. That's easily accomplishable on your own with basic computer software. Or hell, log in a notebook if you want to go old school. All the calorie and exercise info is readily available all over the net. But hey, I guess if people paid for MFP (technically you already kinda do just by spending time here with the adverts) it would be for the convenience factor.

baileysmom4

No, the food database is so filled with garbage entries. Why pay for info that may not be correct? I would pay for one if I knew for sure the databases were correct.

sparklelioness

No, the food database is so filled with garbage entries. Why pay for info that may not be correct? I would pay for one if I knew for sure the databases were correct.

That's a good point - I do wish there was some kind of vetting and cleanup of the entries. Or maybe some kind of "verified" star system - entries that are verified (that yes indeed, Sara Lee hot dog buns have 120 calories) could show up at the top of the search results when you search "Sara Lee hot dog buns" - an entry in a different color or maybe with a star next to it that means "this has been checked by MFP". then the rest of the results below. I'd find that immensely helpful.

Big_Banana

No. There are plenty of free sites that offer the same thing.

cwolfman13

No, it's just a simple calorie calculator...the forum is fun and entertaining to a degree, but nothing I'd pay for.

twixlepennie

No, I use MFP mostly for the forums.

BigGuy47

Nope

Calliope610

ILoveGingerNut

No way. I only use it to log my calories, could do that on paper as I used to do in the past. Going through the food list on the database it's extremely time consuming as there are loads of inappropriate/inaccurate entries... just not worth it.

farway

Another NO

StephanieL14

No, the food database is so filled with garbage entries. Why pay for info that may not be correct? I would pay for one if I knew for sure the databases were correct.

That's a good point - I do wish there was some kind of vetting and cleanup of the entries. Or maybe some kind of "verified" star system - entries that are verified (that yes indeed, Sara Lee hot dog buns have 120 calories) could show up at the top of the search results when you search "Sara Lee hot dog buns" - an entry in a different color or maybe with a star next to it that means "this has been checked by MFP". then the rest of the results below. I'd find that immensely helpful.

They started doing this on LiveStrong and it was a huge pain and part of why I stopped. Nutritional values are different for the same brands in different places. Most of the "verified" foods were American, and as a Canadian they often weren't accurate for me. It also led to a delay in being able to log things and just became too annoying.

pkw58

If MFP had "dietician" or "exercise gurus" on board and if it cleared off the advertisements, etc, Yes, I would pay about $24.99 per year for it. They could ramp up the MFP blog ( which is getting better with every post). I think they could leave the ap just like it is for free, but offer the upgrade version on a subscription basis. Just like words for friends, etc.

I would pay about $49.99 per year if they integrated the nike fuel band seamlessly and had a full bore data group that uploaded nutrition information by every restaurant menu or new grocery UPC code, or had a "certified" vs "uncertified" category on the foods we look up.

Quality costs. I am willing to pay for it.

KimiSteinbach

No, I think it is great the way it is...

BenjaminMFP88

Not a chance. This site is a convenience to not have to write everything down in a book like I used to. I might be willing to pay a 1 time fee of a buck or two like I did for iMuscle2.

littleburgy

Hush, don't give them any ideas, now!

Mhaney

tedrickp

As is - helllllll to the no. I deal with certain MFP issues because it is free. There are parts of this site (database & reporting) that would infuriate me if I was paying.

For me to pay, MFP (or a competitor) would have to offer:

• A human curated, updated calorie database - have to be people dedicated to updating it. Preferably updated so well that they don't allow user submissions (or offer a way to turn those user submitted results off). Also, all database entries would be available in grams and ideally be country specific.

• Way way better reporting. Way better visualizations, way more options on what to report. I would want nutritional info by any date range (i.e. what are my overall micro/macro levels for X amount of time). Have to be able to export the data in a wide variety of ways. Tracks everything from the day you sign up

• A better social experience. Simple things like a little "notification" notice right in the site, rather than pushing notifications to your email or phone.

• A calendar view w/scheduling - hopefully that could sync with popular calendar apps.

If that existed....

Reagan89

I think now I've used and no how helpful it is I would but if it was a paid app don't think I would of bothered

turtleball

if this site stays the same the no, if they add cools things then yes

enks07

I'd probably pay for the app but maybe even for site. Of course it'd depend on the price. If it was super expensive, then I'd just look for an alternative.