What KidneyPal users say

Loving it

“So easy to use and gives very good information.”

“easy to use once you get the hang of it. very pleased so far.”

Love this app

“While I don’t really have much of a kidney problem, a recent blood test showed elevated phosphorus levels. My doctor wants me to drop the phosphorus in my diet. This app is great for tracking that and several other kidney bothering blood chemicals. I took the 7day trial and then bought a year’s subscription. It’s easy to learn and provides good info. I recommend it.”

Nearly perfect

“KidneyPal is well thought out all round. The Apple Health sync can be configured in detail, and everything that is sent to cloud services is openly explained and configurable in the settings. Day-to-day use couldn't be simpler. Of course the database is a bit weaker on some barcodes, but that shouldn't surprise anyone, since not every barcode has nutrition information behind it. Four stars as an incentive toward absolute perfection.”

“good app I enjoy it got it for my daughter too”

“complete details and great format”

“I really like the app. It makes tracking much easier.”

“Needed something to track my eating habit after my CKD/4 diagnosis What on earth to eat? This app has helped with tracking no end, use it all the time. Wish it also included more for Diabetics, as I have that as well (it does show sugar). Had to contact them with a problem, and got a quick helpful reply. Its worth the money to me.”

“I'm so relieved I found this app. I have stage 4 kidney disease and would have been in despair without it. I'm no longer afraid to eat, and I've learned so much from the app that "What can I eat?" no longer weighs on me. I stay positive, knowing my diet can still help me get the most out of my health. I'm improving my recipes and I've gotten back some quality of life. Thank you for this app. It means so much to me ❤️”

“very convenient, accurate and efficient”

“This is great. Much better than looking up food values and writing everything. This app does so much more.”

This app is very helpful

“I can track kidney, weight loss, activity, blood pressure, and the customer service is terrific - thank you”

“This app is easily worth every penny paid. It simplifies the management of my CKD. The AI features make it easy to log my food intake, however I can still dive in and get really granular if I desire. I especially like the provided recipes and the ease of creating my own recipes. Just input your ingredients, brief directions and AI does the rest. I use the app in grocerie stores to scan food labels to see how a food ranks and how it may fit into my dietary needs. There are so many features”

“New to this app, however I am truly loving all that it offers. It's taking all the guess-work out of my new reality. Thanks!”

“I love this app, easy for my husband to use. Can import our favorite recipes to make & log. Gives better options to change recipes or meals to be more healthy for his stage of PKD.”

Such a helpful, impressive app

“This app has been immensely helpful in tracking my sodium, potassium, phosphorus, protein, fluid, and calorie intake for kidney disease. It is continuously being updated with very helpful features and just keeps getting better! I am so impressed with this app and feel so much better having it as a tool navigating a frustrating process.”

“As a CKD Stage 3b patient, this app makes tracking a compliant CKD diet easy! With the barcode scanner, I can easily look up the nutrients of foods at the grocery, with the photo upload, I have the same great information available, all customizable if I need to alter a serving size. The blood pressure tracking enables one app to log information, and even has an easy to access report page that can be emailed or printed to share with your physician. This is a game changer for CKD patients!”

“The recipes are extremely helpful in management of CKD.”

Absolutely indispensable

“This is my third time reviewing, so I feel like a lunatic, but if I had waited a week or so, instead of nit-picking about trivial things, this is the review I would give: this app has become an indispensable tool to stay 3A for as long as possible. I tried reading books that used complicated calculations for everything you eat, and they all disagree on what you can and can't eat--which would basically be water and twigs, according to some of these authors--but this app does all the calculations for me, and I'm learning quickly that I can eat most foods (albeit, very little animal protein), depending on what else I have eaten that day. Almost as importantly, I'm discovering what limits I have--4 oz of chicken put me over my protein allowance, so apparently, I've been eating way too much protein. I've also been drinking *too much* water, which surprised me. I'm donating the books I bought to a clinic because not only were the calculations insanely complicated--and I'm a math-phobe--the recipes are depressingly bad, as well as their lengthy list of "verboten" foods, when in fact, they aren't verboten, it's just all a matter of perhaps eating smaller amounts and balancing that with whatever else you eat on that day, which this app makes super easy to figure out. I only wish my nephrologist had been as helpful as this app. As far as negatives? I still wish they used calories instead of kilojoules, but I've bookmarked a converter online, so it's a very small inconvenience. Yes, compared to some apps, this one might be a bit pricey looking at first, but it's well worth the money!”

“I love it! It is my friend & confident! It keeps me on the right track!!”

“This app is amazing. All I have to do is speak into the microphone and tell the app what I consumed. The app then calculates my nutritional information. It's easy to navigate and provides a great way to educate myself on trends and surprises! I am grateful for this app.”

“easy to use and a big assist!”

Works Well

“I bought this app and have been using it. It had some minor issues but the developer responded right away and fixed them. How nice is that. I highly recommend this app. 5 stars.”

“so far so good... we will see in time and I will update this review periodically. **** Update*** not only is this app accurate but when I showed it to my doctor he never heard of it and he took it to give to other patients is this app supplies extremely important information to people who medically need it. thank you developers for having the insight to develop this type of app..”

“very easy to use”

“Support worked hard to fix the problem I was having. It works great now, and I like the app. It is very informative.”

“so helpful with the food struggle”

Concerned

“After filling in a few meals i had eaten , it made me relax a little and believe that i can do this!!! Recently diagnosed with Stage 3a CKD at 58”

Great all

“Best app I have on phone.”

Wonderful App!

“I’m 43 and have stage 4 CKD. This app is really helping me managing my diet. It’s very user friendly. Calculates daily Electrolytes and Phosphate intake. Great recipes. Every food I’ve entered has come back with results, including restaurant and brand name foods.”

“this is exactly what I needed to keep my wife healthy. Now we can track and eliminate food items that are not kidney friendly.”

Yay!

“So far I like this app.”

“very educational and practical”

“Just downloaded but I like it! I hope to control my diet with this app. I have a ckd stage 3.”

“thank you kidneypal..fantastic... i m happy”

“So easy to use”

Helpful

“This app is really helpful to manage my CKD”

“Dont have any kidney problems but i use it to track my sodium intake and i love it!! its perfect. i wish i could scan more than 5 items per day for free, but i understand they need some kind of way too earn money from the app after all. cute app, beautiful aesthetics, helpful, definitely would recommend. you can tell it was created with care.”

“This Seems to be Helpful. I Think I'm Going to Like This🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾💚💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿”

“easy to understand and get started.”

“excellent app, tq”

“good app. very helpful.”

“this is my first time using the app and I really think it's great very intuitive”

“Excellent orientation. I find the daily overview very helpful. This allows you to adjust the settings for individual meals throughout the day. The scan function works very well for ready-made meals, but manual entry is better for home-cooked meals.”

“Absolutely love this app!”

“The best app for a healthy life! Keep up the great job!”

Top

“The app makes everyday life so much easier for CKD patients. Support responds quickly and resolves issues in no time. Thank you”

“Just started. easy and clear”

“Wow, impressive app! The most useful app for tracking Chronic Kidney Disease I've found. Has clear, intuitive layout, everything works as it should. Daily meal tracker, scans nutrition labels, tells me how good/bad a food is for CKD. Love that it keeps track of the 'the big 4': phosphorus, sodium, water, protein. Tailors the values to my requirement. … Highly recommended for staying on top of CKD and for peace of mind.”

“I'm so incredibly happy that apps like this exist 🥰”

“Excellent app, it really helps me with my kidney failure so I can eat optimally. Without this calculator and the help of AI, I wouldn't be able to manage it. What I like best is that you can simply take photos of your food and all the nutrients are immediately recorded in your food diary. Highly recommended, thank you!”

“I have searched all over for the perfect app and this is it. I showed it to my nephrologist and he loved it so much. He’s showing it to all his Dietitians. This app takes the thinking out of what you’re cooking and how much to eat. It does the thinking for you and I highly recommend it.”

“Recently diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease and came across this app, I love it, it has helped me make sense of what I'm consuming and what I'm able to consume. Love the layout, functional and very informative, brilliant job”

“Best recipes for the kidney diet and people who have kidney disease”