Paleo Food List - Is it Paleo or not? The ultimate Paleo food database & referencev2.0.1

Released September 9, 2016Major

iOS

The latest major update achieved a 0.22 star rating improvement by resolving critical application crashes. This gain is currently neutralized by new complaints regarding aggressive full-screen advertisements and broken ad-removal functionality. The net impact remains neutral as technical reliability improvements are countered by monetization friction.

What changed

UXComplete overhaul of every food category and item
ContentExpanded database with over 6,000 new foods

Reception

46/ 100 impact scoreNeutral

What worked

UX
The resolution of persistent application crashes during food item selection contributed to a 0.22 star increase in the average rating.

What didn't

UX
backfired
New full-screen advertisements and failures in the ad-removal purchase flow introduced friction that offsets the stability gains.

How it played out

Retrospective analysisSeptember 30, 2026

The average rating improved by 0.22 stars following the update, primarily driven by the resolution of persistent application crashes reported in the previous version. Despite this stability, new user friction emerged regarding intrusive full-screen advertisements and failures in the ad-removal purchase flow. Overall momentum appears mixed as technical reliability gains are offset by aggressive monetization tactics.

+0.22 ★

Sentiment shift

New complaints (2)

Aggressive full-screen pop-up advertisements disrupt navigation and usability post-updatemediumversion-tied

Users report paid status fails to remove advertisements after the updatelowversion-tied

Resolved complaints (1)

Frequent application crashes during food item selectionhigh

Marlvel takeaways

Address the purchase flow defect where paid status fails to suppress advertisements to recover user trust.
Adjust the frequency or placement of full-screen pop-up advertisements to prevent navigation disruption.
Monitor future releases with larger sample sizes to confirm if the 0.22 star rating improvement holds as technical stability persists.

Original release notes

The big update to the Paleo Food List app is here. We've completely overhauled every category and food. The database has expanded by over 6,000 foods. Enjoy and eat Paleo!