MyDiabetes is a health-tracking and meal-planning app for diabetes management on iOS and Android.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users open the app to reduce the cognitive load of daily carb and glucose tracking, displacing manual paper logs.
For Individuals managing Type 1, Type 2, or prediabetes seeking structured meal planning and health metric tracking.
Key features
Logs glucose, HbA1c, and medication with Apple Health integration.
Customized diet plans based on caloric and carb requirements.
Syncs data from specific FDA-cleared and CE-marked glucose meters.
How much does it cost?
The freemium model gates advanced health guidance behind a recurring subscription, which reviewers note is higher than category norms.
Velocity
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MyDiabetes maintains a low-frequency release cadence, averaging approximately 0.15 releases per week. The development trend is stable but limited to minor performance improvements, with no evidence of new features or live-ops content. The publisher utilizes opaque release notes, providing no specific insight into the technical changes or bug fixes included in the latest version. The app has remained in this maintenance state throughout the observed window.
Who built it?
DIABETES SOLUTIONS UAB
2 apps tracked · Health & Fitness
MyBody: Health & Weight LossUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Users report: Fresh user feedback skews frustrated. Users appreciate structured meal planning and carb tracking tools provide daily motivation for managing diabetes health goals and simple recipe database and grocery list features make healthy eating accessible for busy daily routines, but report aggressive and deceptive billing practices lead to unauthorized charges after users attempt to cancel subscriptions.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Weekly average review rating
What users say, by theme
- Structured meal planning and carb tracking tools provide daily motivation for managing diabetes health goals
- Simple recipe database and grocery list features make healthy eating accessible for busy daily routines
- Users report: Aggressive and deceptive billing practices lead to unauthorized charges after users attempt to cancel subscriptions
92 of 99 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Frustrated overall
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Competitive landscape for MyDiabetes: Sugar & Meal Log
How's the Health & Fitness market?
MyDiabetes maintains a 4.4-star rating across 4,815 total ratings. The reliance on a subscription-only model for core meal-planning features creates a high barrier to entry compared to ad-supported health trackers.
The rivals identified
The Analyst's Read
Key takeaways for MyDiabetes: Sugar & Meal Log
Where is it heading?
The diabetes management market is consolidating around automated data-syncing tools that minimize user effort. MyDiabetes remains exposed due to its reliance on manual entry and billing friction, which will likely accelerate churn into the next quarter.
- Persistent billing complaints and manual logging friction erode user trust, which compounds the churn pressure from high subscription costs.
- The current maintenance-only release cadence suggests a lack of active feature investment, leaving the product vulnerable to more agile, feature-rich competitors.
The SWOT
- Connectivity with FDA-cleared and CE-marked glucose meters
- Expanding hardware compatibility to common consumer-grade glucose meters
Next best moves
Audit billing and cancellation flows because users report unauthorized charges after cancellation → reduce refund surge
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's reliance on manual logging is not just a feature gap…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The competitive narrative has shifted from a focus on general billing friction to a specific critique of the subscription-only model as a barrier to entry. The SWOT analysis now explicitly frames hardware connectivity as a strength and consumer-grade meter integration as a growth opportunity.
Bottom line
Addressing the reported billing friction is the priority, as these practices currently erode trust and drive churn. Stabilizing the user base through transparent billing will unlock the retention needed to justify the premium subscription price.
Unlock 2 critical frictions, 1 market threat, 1 more prioritized move and the analyst’s take.
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- [1] App Store, source
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