Blood Type Diet®
Blood Type Diet is a mobile reference tool for iOS that provides personalized food lists based on Dr. Peter D'Adamo's dietary methodology.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users hire the app to reduce the cognitive load of dietary compliance while shopping or dining out, replacing physical book lookups with a digital, portable interface.
For Followers of the Blood Type Diet who require a portable, quick-reference tool for grocery shopping and meal planning.
What does it look like?
Key features
Filters food lists into Beneficial, Neutral, and Avoid categories based on user-selected blood type and secretor status.
Aggregates common food items compatible with multiple blood types for shared household shopping.
Allows users to build and email custom shopping lists directly from the app interface.
How much does it cost?
Paid model anchored at $3.99, positioning the app as a low-cost digital companion to the author's physical book series.
Velocity
Maintenance developmentShow more...
5 versions in history. Development pace: maintenance.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Review voice lately leans mixed. Users appreciate convenient access to blood type food lists simplifies grocery shopping and meal planning routines.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Convenient access to blood type food lists simplifies grocery shopping and meal planning routines
- Inconsistent food list data between the application and the published reference books
49 of 49 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Mixed overall
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Competitive landscape for Blood Type Diet®
How's the Health & Fitness market?
The app maintains a presence in the Paid Health & Fitness category across multiple international markets, with notable #7 rankings in Kenya and Uganda. The reliance on a one-time purchase model limits revenue velocity compared to subscription-based trackers in the same category.
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Both apps target users managing dietary intake through rigid data sets, forcing a choice between proprietary medical methodology and standardized clinical nutrient tracking.
- Blood Type Diet provides proprietary food-classification logic, whereas Nutrition Facts relies on standardized USDA SR28 nutrient breakdowns.
- Blood Type Diet includes a family-focused list feature, while Nutrition Facts requires manual entry for all tracking.
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Key takeaways for Blood Type Diet®
Where is it heading?
The specialized diet market is consolidating around trackers that offer higher data accuracy and automated logging. The app remains stable due to its official brand authority, but it must address data synchronization issues to prevent users from migrating to more reliable, AI-driven alternatives.
- Data discrepancies between the app and reference books drive negative sentiment, which erodes trust in the official dietary protocol.
- The app maintains a stable international chart presence, indicating a consistent demand for specialized, brand-aligned nutritional tools.
The SWOT
- Proprietary food-classification logic creates high switching costs
- Official brand authority provides a unique trust signal
- Family Food List feature reduces household friction
- Integrate wearable device support to improve shopping convenience
- Expand database to include modern dietary staples
Next best moves
Audit food database against reference books because data discrepancies are the top complaint → reduce churn
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's reliance on static lists is not a weakness but a moat…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Real-time wearable integration (available in MyFitnessPal but absent here) +1
Since the last report: The report expanded from a basic feature list to a detailed competitive analysis, identifying specific data-accuracy friction points and formalizing the app's competitive position against calorie-tracking incumbents.
Bottom line
The app retains users through proprietary dietary methodology, but data inaccuracies and accessibility friction threaten long-term viability, so the PM should prioritize database synchronization to defend the brand's authority.
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