App Showcase: WiseMeal

What it does

WiseMeal is a comprehensive health and nutrition app designed to help users lose weight and manage their dietary habits. It uses an in-depth onboarding quiz to gather personal data and then generates a tailored daily calorie budget and macronutrient plan. The app's core features include manual food logging, AI-powered food scanning from photos or labels, workout tracking, and detailed progress monitoring.

Where it shines

WiseMeal stands out with its highly interactive and personalized onboarding. The app provides immediate feedback after the initial quiz, showing a "Personal Analysis" (00:53) that validates the user's input. The goal-setting process is also dynamic, with sliders that offer live updates on the difficulty and rate of weight loss (01:01). Later in the app, the AI food scanner's ability to break down additives into understandable categories (06:40) demonstrates a commitment to deep, user-friendly data.

UX highlights

• Interactive data entry: Instead of plain text fields, the app uses sliders for height, weight, and goals, which makes the process more engaging.
• Immediate personalization: The "Personal Analysis" screen (00:53) appears early in the onboarding, making the user feel understood and increasing their investment in the process.
• Visual goal projection: A clean, animated graph at 01:13 shows the user their projected weight loss journey, turning an abstract goal into a visual reality.
• Progressive disclosure: Complex information, like food additives, is nested within categories (06:40), preventing overwhelm while still providing depth for curious users.
• Custom food entry: The app allows users to create and save their own custom food items (05:18), a crucial feature for those who cook at home.
• Clear dashboard: The main screen (03:32) clearly displays the remaining calorie budget and macronutrient breakdown, keeping the primary goal front and center.

Monetization & growth

Monetization is introduced via a soft paywall immediately after the onboarding is complete and the personalized plan is generated (03:04). The app presents a subscription model with multiple plan durations, highlighting a significant discount for the annual option. To build trust and justify the cost, the paywall features a carousel of compelling video testimonials from users (03:05), which is a more dynamic form of social proof than static quotes.

Who it’s for

This app is designed for individuals who are serious about tracking their nutrition for specific health goals, such as weight loss or managing chronic conditions like hypertension. The detailed analysis of allergens and additives suggests it's also for users who are highly conscious of what they consume. The combination of manual logging, custom food creation, and AI scanning caters to a wide range of users, from those who eat out frequently to those who prepare their own meals.

Notes & opportunities

While the onboarding is strong, it is quite long. The sheer number of questions and informational screens before reaching the main app could be a point of friction for some users. The app asks for a rating relatively early (04:41) before the user has had a chance to log several days of meals and see the core value. Delaying this prompt might lead to more informed and positive ratings.