Synopsis

Price and Platform: Free seven-day trial, then paid: $12.99/month to $79.99/year. Apple and Android.

RDN Score: 4.5/5

Pros

• Attractive app with bright, appetizing food photography and cheerful graphics.
• Provides insight into the all-or-nothing mindset, habit formation and mindful eating.
• “Personalized plan” is based on whether you eat a regular, vegetarian or pescatarian diet and if you are pregnant or breastfeeding or postpartum.
• More than 500 recipes with substitution ideas for dietary needs such as dairy- or gluten-free. Consistent with the app’s theme, the recipes do not include calories, macros or points.
• Includes an easy-to-use meal planner with an automatic shopping list and the option to swap and delete recipes with ease.
• Handy and informative hunger check-in tool allows users to rate hunger using an in-app sliding scale version of a hunger scale, then offers insight into the ratings.
• Offers meditation and mindset videos and 5- to 20-minute at-home workouts including more than 100 pregnancy-safe exercise options.
• Created by an accredited practicing dietitian (Australian equivalent to the registered dietitian nutritionist credential).
• Experience the full app using a free seven-day trial.

Cons

• Must sign up for a cancellable, automatically renewing subscription to access the free seven-day trial.
• Recipes include descriptors such as “free-range eggs” and directives including “don’t buy pre-cut store-bought fruit,” which may limit accessibility for some and be counter to some of the messaging around creating a good relationship with food.
• Privacy disclosure indicates that usage data is not linked to your identity but may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies.

Bottom Line: Back to the Basics may be a good fit for pregnant women and newbies to the intuitive eating space who enjoy more mainstream flavors.

Synopsis

Price and Platform: Free. Apple and Android.

RDN Score: 4/5

Pros

• Easy for beginners with simple controls to cut, change speed, reverse clips and more.
• A product of ByteDance (TikTok’s parent company), CapCut seamlessly integrates music into video editing. Sign in with TikTok to sync your favorite sounds or use the tracks available in CapCut.
• Access trending fonts, stickers and text and easily add background layers, blur effects and more for all or part of any video.
• Adjust color, brightness, exposure and other settings and apply filters and “magical” effects to get the look and feel you want. Add voiceover, slow motion and reverse effects and transitions to further enhance videos.
• Option (on iOS) to control how many photos can be accessed; allow access to all photos, select photos or none. Note: Allowing access to “none” effectively renders the app useless.
• Create video projects using existing videos, still photos and live photos and access CapCut’s stock video library, which includes a small collection of animated clips and end cards.
• CapCut prompts users to add a cover, ending and proper transitions to each project.
• Easily adjust resolution and frame rate from the project home screen and download to your mobile device.
• Share completed videos to TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, or send via text or email — all without a watermark.

Cons

• CapCut may use your device ID to track you across third-party apps and websites. The app also may collect a significant amount of personal data from users including contact information, identifiers, diagnostics, user content and usage data.
• It’s a little tedious to delete selected image access from the app. To do so, users must select each image to disallow from the mobile device’s settings — not in the CapCut app itself.

Bottom Line: Ideal for beginner and experienced creators alike and with features usually only available with paid apps, CapCut is an all-in-one tool for creating and editing videos from a mobile device.

Synopsis

Price and Platform: Free or Premium at $69.99/year. Apple Only.

RDN Score: 4/5

Pros

• Attractive and user-focused and friendly design with content for users ages 4 and up.
• Explore a wide range of topics including sleep, stress and anxiety relief, health and weight, energy, relationships, confidence and personal and spiritual growth.
• Includes almost 500 meditations with sessions that range from five to 30 minutes.
• Participate in free seven- or two-day meditation challenges.
• Content is tailored to a variety of different user groups including parents, students, workplace/co-working, leaders and personal relationships.
• Explore free collections of brief audio sessions designed to help users move through difficult emotions such as anger, worry, sadness, anxiety and resilience.
• Sessions are well produced and led by a diverse group of wellness experts.
• Selects and recommends sessions based on your onboarding responses.
• Includes a few free sessions. Upgrade to the premium app to access new content each day and the full library of content.
• Apple Health users can sync the app to automatically track meditation sessions.

Cons

• Requires an email address (or sign-in from other Chopra products) and account creation to access any content.
• Requires a quick but personal onboarding questionnaire to get started.
• The developer’s privacy policy reveals that it may collect and link your identity to your user content, usage data, device ID and other identifiers, contact information, and health and fitness data. It also may collect location and diagnostics data but not link it to your identity.

Bottom Line: Ideal for meditation newbies and anyone seeking resources on how to meditate and slow down, the Chopra app is a great tool for expanding your practice and a path to self-discovery or getting a quick break from daily stress.

Synopsis

Price and Platform: Limited free version. Paid plans at $114.99/year. Apple and Android.

RDN Score: 3/5

Pros

• Attractive design with high-quality, well-produced exercise videos.
• Workout anytime, anywhere with a digital personal trainer in five- to 20-minute sessions. Select calisthenics, weights, running or HITT style workouts.
• The free version offers 20 HIIT bodyweight workouts, 25 exercises and 20 audio sessions. Upgrade to the paid version for more than 300 bodyweight and gym exercises, tracking stats for sprints and runs, overall training stats and more than 100 recorded audio sessions with tips for healthy mindset and nutrition, plus integration with Spotify.
• Build a personalized training plan using Freeletics’ AI-Coach and easily adjust your workout to fit your day.
• App includes options for people at different fitness levels.
• New users can select their fitness level on a sliding scale from “not fit at all” to “really fit.” The levels include descriptors to help inform the user about what qualifies for each level such as “I lose my breath when walking up a couple flights of stairs.”
• Includes a 14-day money-back guarantee.

Cons

• Limited free content.
• App lacks images of people in larger bodies.
• Not for those who don’t like sharing information. Freeletics asks for a lot of personal details upfront in an onboarding questionnaire before granting access to the personalized training plan.
• With training program names such as “Shred & Burn,” some users may feel the app is too intense; it is most suitable for exercise enthusiasts rather than new or casual exercisers.
• The app privacy disclosure reveals a long list of data that may be linked to your identity and that Freeletics may use, including contact information, purchases, usage data, identifiers and location information to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies.
• Although it costs less than most gym memberships, at $114.99 per year, Freeletics is on the higher end for online fitness programs.

Bottom Line: Freeletics is ideal for anyone seeking fitness motivation and a library of workouts that can be done from wherever they are with or without equipment.

Synopsis

Price and Platform: Free. Apple and Android.

RDN Score: 4/5

Pros

• Set your personalized nutrition preferences, then use the app to scan a barcode or read a menu or product ingredient list to receive personalized, evidence-based recommendations.
• Users can select from more than 70 therapeutic plans which include a list of diets such as vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, gluten-free, dairy-free, GERD, AIP and Whole30.
• Database of more than 1 million recipes, food products and restaurant menu items.
• Choose nutrients you want to track or eat less or more of.
• Heali provides an easy-to-review database to learn about research-backed nutrition therapies for a plethora of conditions.
• Heali offers detailed, researched nutrition information on a variety of foods and implications for certain dietary choices such as the impact of dairy on acne.
• The leadership team includes a registered dietitian and medical doctor. The scientific, clinical and dietetic advisory boards feature many experienced and respected researchers and practitioners.

Cons

• Requires a phone number to get on the waitlist for access to the full app.
• Although there is a lot of useful information in the app, Heali is currently under development, making it less than ideal for now — at least compared to similar apps on the market.
• Privacy disclosure reveals the app uses user contact information to track across third-party apps and websites and may collect data linked to your contact information and device identifiers.

Bottom Line: For now, Heali is a space for both practitioners and the general public to gain insights on the impact of nutrition on different conditions. Keep an eye out for the full and updated app release.

Synopsis

Price and Platform: Paid with free trial. Apple and Android.

RDN Score: 3/5

Pros

• Offers 750 recipes to meet different dietary preferences such as vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free, as well as cuisine and taste preferences. It also offers a personalized meal plan option.
• Weekly meal plans with photos and options for meal prepping and family meal planning including some diabetes-friendly meals.
• Includes a recipe maker and grocery list generator.
• Option to start small or use a comprehensive weekly plan.
• Goals are adjustable over time.
• DishQuo’s Healthy Habits Rewards Program helps incentivize users to log meals and track measurements, maintain meal planning streaks and reach milestones to earn points that can be cashed in for gift cards to more than 30 stores such as Athleta, Adidas and Nordstrom.
• Syncs with grocery delivery services for convenience.
• New users can use a free two-week trial before paying $8 to $12 for a subscription.

Cons

• The developer privacy disclosure indicates that the app may use data regarding users’ location, contact information and diagnostics to track across apps and websites owned by other companies. Other data also may be linked to you including usage data and purchases.
• DishQuo places a heavy emphasis on logging meals, which may not be a good fit for all users.

Bottom Line: DishQuo is similar to other meal planning apps but has a major tracking and weight-loss component that may not be a good fit for those following a non-diet approach to health and well-being.

Synopsis

Price and Platform: Free. Apple and Android.

RDN Score: 5/5

Pros

• Easy to register and get started in just a couple of minutes.
• Simple interface that’s easy to use and find topics of interest.
• Listen and connect to digital conversations in real time or start your own.
• Browse or filter ongoing conversations across many categories including news, sports, health, fitness, business, politics, science, family, leisure, technology, spirituality, education, travel and more.
• Easily send audio messages to contribute to any conversation.
• Start your own talk at any time with just one tap.
• Users can customize their avatar for features including skin tone, hair style, nose and eye shape, clothing, accessories and more.
• Keep track of your friends and favorite hosts’ happenings, as well as your listening history, from the activity tab.
• Share past talks within and outside the app using a shareable link.
• Includes blocking options and reporting tools to safeguard against offensive content or users.
• Option to subscribe to the app’s premium service to get exclusive content, but most content is free. Monthly subscriptions vary in price.

Cons

• Before signing in, the app requests access to your contacts — this can be denied.
• You must share a phone number to register and verify your account.

Bottom Line: Like the platforms Clubhouse and Twitter Spaces, Stereo is a convenient way to connect with your audience via planned or impromptu live conversations. It may be especially useful for existing or would-be podcast hosts who want to further connect with their listeners.

Synopsis

Price and Platform: Free with premium option. Apple and Android.

RDN Score: 4/5

Pros

• User-friendly and attractive design with a layout that’s easy to navigate.
• Use the app’s static and animated templates, text, fonts and stickers to create professional-looking stories using only your images and videos.
• Includes a large music library that’s updated daily with songs from a variety of genres including R&B, reggaeton, rap, pop, rock, country and more.
• Sync photos with music using the app’s Trends feature.
• Add a voiceover or sound effects to existing photos or videos to create original audio.
• Includes filters and presets, editable text, collages and slides for a look that’s uniquely yours.
• Keep your content private or easily share to Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat and others.
• Choice to allow the app access to some or all camera roll images.
• Access the pro version and eliminate ads and watermarks, plus get all premium templates and presets for $1.99 per month or $14.99 per year — both of which come with a free three-day trial.

Cons

• You must upgrade to the premium version for the best experience and flexibility in design.
• Select music may not be allowed on some social media platforms, resulting in it being removed without warning. (This is not an app defect; rather, it’s something to be aware of when exporting to other platforms.)

Bottom Line: Ideal for novice or experienced story makers, the feature-rich Storybeat app makes it easy to create and share custom content in a matter of minutes.

Synopsis

Price and Platform: Free with premium option. Apple and Android.

RDN Score: 4/5

Pros

• Lovely and inviting aesthetic to immediately bring about calmness and instill confidence.
• Designed and led by gynecologists, midwives, therapists, coaches and pre- and postnatal yoga practitioners.
• Includes pregnancy exercises, Pilates and yoga designed to encourage fitness and strength through pregnancy and birth.
• Includes meditation and breathing exercises to help reduce anxiety and encourage relaxation.
• Watch daily videos and listen to podcasts and get tips from midwives.
• Users can personalize pregnancy exercises for their personal needs and stage of pregnancy.
• Uncover recipes to help fill nutrition gaps and avoid heartburn and other common issues.
• Accommodates a variety of diet needs including vegan recipes.
• Free download with a premium option available for personalized content.
• Upgrade to premium to log symptoms and set up a coach for weekly workouts tailored for you.
• Some insurance providers will reimburse the app’s digital birth preparation course.

Cons

• Must create an account with an associated name and email address.
• The app freezes at times and might need a bit more time for developers to work out the bugs.

Bottom Line: Although it’s easy to find apps to guide you through 40 weeks of pregnancy, Keleya Pregnancy App is ideal for those seeking pregnancy-specific fitness and meditation guidance, too.

Synopsis

Price and Platform: Free 7-day trial with premium options starting at $39.99/year. Apple only.

RDN Score: 4/5

Pros

• Pleasant aesthetic and user-friendly design.
• Listen to expert advice from more than 40 confidence coaches on personal growth, financial sureness and public speaking confidence.
• Access a library of personal growth, relationship and career programs (limited in the free version).
• Select from 15 areas in which to build confidence during onboarding. Marigold tackles many topics and goals related to making money, speaking publicly, working out, living healthfully, feeling worthy and body image.
• Onboarding assessment asks about your overall confidence on a Likert scale to establish a baseline.
• The app recommends targeted sessions based on the onboarding questionnaire results. Audio sessions are brief, upbeat, empathetic and motivating with actionable tips and takeaways.
• Explore the prompts available in the guided confidence journal for ongoing practice.
• Join the paid plan to access more than 350 confidence-boosting audio sessions and personalized programs.
• There is a free seven-day trial. Pricing is $39.99 per year or $7.99 per month.

Cons

• Must sign up with an email address and name before accessing any app information or details.
• App prompts you to upgrade to the premium service after every session.

Bottom Line: Although you must subscribe to the paid version for the full experience and results, Marigold is ideal for those seeking to increase their confidence in a variety of different areas.

Synopsis

Price and Platform: Free with paid option. Apple and Android.

RDN Score: 4/5

Pros

• Download meditation sessions and practice wherever you are.
• Get guidance and practice with more than 50 meditation experts.
• Use the app’s “night mode” to reduce screen brightness and help set the mood for sleep.
• Add nature sounds such as birds, rain, waves, thunderstorms and more to any meditation.
• If you’re new to meditation, take Meditation Studio’s step-by-step courses to learn the basics. Use the start series, meditation essentials or other courses such as sleep basics, mindful work or changing habits to take a deeper dive into meditation options.
• Includes options for people at all life stages from kids and teens to college adults, moms and beyond.
• Go on an unguided meditation using the app’s start, interval and end sound chimes. Customize sessions with silence or background escapes based on your preferences.
• Organize and save your favorite meditations for easy recall.
• Access all content for $7.99/month or $49.99/year.

Cons

• At the time of this review, the app was last updated 8 months ago.
• Meditation Studio’s privacy disclosure reveals that the app may collect and link your identity to your location, purchases, contact information, email address and user data (or product interaction) and identifiers (or user ID).

Bottom Line: Though users might want to take a closer look at the way the app handles their data, Meditation Studio offers a solid selection of guided and unguided meditation options for new or experienced users.

Synopsis

Price and Platform: Free with premium option. Apple and Android.

RDN Score: 4/5

Pros

• Easy-to-use app with a wide variety of recipe options.
• Includes 18,000 step-by-step recipes that include images and videos for each cooking step, guiding users through the process with ease.
• SideChef includes recipes that meet a variety of dietary needs and preferences including vegan and vegetarian, low carb, keto, paleo, gluten-free and allergen-free.
• Easy to search by ingredient or filter by diet to discover recipes that work for your personal preferences.
• Includes tags for recipes that are easy, quick, healthy, great for beginners, entertaining or weeknight dinners, among others.
• Users can view community ratings and comments on each recipe.
• Get personalized daily recipe inspiration from the home screen.
• SideChef makes it easy to create grocery lists and use one-click grocery shopping via Walmart or Amazon Fresh.
• Users can link smart appliances in their home with the app to cook more than 2,000 smart recipes.
• Premium subscription is available for $4.99/month or $49.99/year.

Cons

• Recipes are obtained from a variety of sources including food bloggers and writers; therefore, not all are tested by the SideChef team.
• Image quality varies from recipe to recipe.

Bottom Line: SideChef is ideal for beginner cooks and anyone who wants personalized recipe recommendations and an easy way to shop for groceries in one place.

Synopsis

Price and Platform: Free with premium option. Apple and Android.

RDN Score: 4/5

Pros

• Pleasant aesthetic with a user-friendly design.
• Provides a small suite of tools to prioritize your mental health including animated videos, articles, guided meditations and more.
• Unlimited access to mini courses on eating, anxiety, financial stress and procrastination.
• Includes links to the scientific references used throughout the app.
• Starts with an optional personalization assessment that includes multiple-choice questions around the role stress plays in your life and your relationship with sleep.
• Users also can tick off their biggest challenges including stress and anxiety, health, social media, procrastination, work, money, food or weight, alcohol, relationships or “something else.”
• Tosses you into a mini course immediately after onboarding.
• Includes resilience-building and awareness practices including breathing exercises, one-minute “mindful moments” exercises, five-minute breaks, visual relaxations or guided meditation, and meditation timers that range from one to 60 minutes.
• Encourages optional daily check-ins that can be easily toggled on or off.
• Functional free app with a premium option to unlock all features for those who want to dive deeper.

Cons

• You have to sign up with a name, email address and password.
• The data collected and linked to your account include your usage data, contact information, identifiers and “other data.”

Bottom Line: Unwinding is not very different from many others in the category and is no substitute for therapy. But the user-friendly design and science-backing make it one to try if you’re seeking additional mental health support.

Synopsis

Price and Platform: Free with paid option. Apple and Android.

RDN Score: 5/5

Pros

• Provides a library of sleep meditations and bedtime stories including more than 10 free episodes. The newest and recommended stories are front and center when you open the app.
• Explore and choose from calming stories, sleep meditation, soothing sounds or children’s stories.
• Adjust the nature sounds and background effects to add, increase or decrease volume for soothing, sleep-inducing sounds to any bedtime story or meditation. Use the app’s delayed ending to extend your selected background ambiance for as long as you prefer.
• Tap to save your favorite tracks and easily replay stories using the recently played playlist.
• The free app includes two new sleep sounds or stories each week, often with a seasonal twist.
• Set up your profile to track your total sessions and current or best streaks. The app learns your behavior the more you use it.
• Slumber Studios hosts The Sleepy Bookshelf podcast, which is free for all and provides classic fiction narrated in a particular way to help soothe you to sleep.
• Activate the bedtime reminder or toggle sleep tip notifications on for additional support.
• The app is relatively affordable at $39.99/year after a seven-day trial.

Cons

• Most of the 450+ sleep meditations and stories are behind a paywall (check for the lock symbol in the corner). If you want the option to choose your favorites or to go beyond the two free options per week, Slumber Premium is the best way to go.

Bottom Line: Although the free version is stripped down, Slumber is worth a try for anyone needing a little extra help falling asleep.

Synopsis

Price and Platform: Free with premium options. Apple and Android.

RDN Score: 5/5

Pros

• Includes a free option with 35 sample questions. The premium version includes full access to 800 study questions covering four subjects, including principles of dietetics, nutrition care for individuals and groups, management of food and nutrition programs and services, and foodservice systems.
• Monitor your progress and see where to focus your study efforts using the app’s progress chart, which displays green, yellow and red percentage levels for different topics.
• Use the overall study score to gauge how you compare to others using the app.
• Stay motivated and on track by following along with your study streak.
• Use the Question of the Day to stay engaged.
• Exercise your mental muscles with six different quiz types, including a Quick 10 Quiz of 10 randomly selected questions, a Weakest Subject Quiz focused on questions from your lowest subject score, or the Build Your Own option.
• Highly rated with approximately 2,800 5-star reviews.
• Free basic prep to start and premium packages at $14.99/month, $35.99/quarter or $89.99/year.
• Buy with confidence. If you don’t pass the RD exam, Medical Pocket Prep will give you three months of Premium Prep access for free.

Cons

• Each test taker has a unique and personal study style — which can impact the effectiveness of this app.

Bottom Line: Ideal for those preparing to take the RD exam, Medical Pocket Prep is a highly rated tool to help you study whenever, wherever.

Synopsis

Price and Platform: Free with paid download. Apple and Android.

RDN Score: 5/5

Pros

• The app is fast and easy to use.
• Content is published and backed by the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Nutrition to provide the latest evidence-based content at your fingertips.
• The paid version of the app makes more than 50 chapters on pediatric nutrition easily searchable.
• Content includes information on acute and chronic illness, nutrient metabolism for normal growth and development, as well as information for pediatric patients with disorders. Users can access all supporting charts, tables and figures, and formularies to help inform and guide key clinical decisions throughout the workday.
• Access the table of contents as well as the main, image, table and flowchart indices with one tap from the home screen.
• Recall frequently or recently visited resources using the app’s history feature.
• Includes data on recent epidemiology with links to the latest literature.
• Save text or audio notes on pages within the guide.
• Accessible on desktop, tablet or mobile devices.

Cons

• Saying the app is free is a bit misleading. Users must pay $99.99 for lifetime device access to the majority of the content.

Bottom Line: The Pediatric Nutrition Guide is an essential resource for any pediatric nutrition practitioner in a clinical setting.

Synopsis

Price and Platform: Free two-week trial; $68.99 paid option. Apple and Android.

RDN Score: 2/5

Pros

• Includes a digital mascot, the Holly bird, who onboards new users and offers guidance throughout the journey in the app.
• Users focus on rebuilding their relationship with food, reaching and sustaining a healthy weight, improving general health, feeling better mentally, or working on self-esteem.
• Includes goal setting, small habit encouragement and ways to reflect and evaluate efforts and obstacles using a small habits approach.
• Holly Health includes a variety of mindfulness challenges (ranging from easy to hard), tracking tools and information to help users build small and sustainable habits.
• The app is built upon evidence-based psychological interventions such as cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance commitment therapy.
• Offers two weeks free with sign up, then the app costs $68.99/year or $10.49/month.

Cons

• Although the app is free to download, Holly Health requires sign-up to view any content and payment after the two-week trial.
• While Holly Health has some options to focus on mental health, it appears to have a big focus on weight as part of the “journey towards health and happiness.”
• Though Holly Health is built upon evidence-based psychological interventions, it doesn’t appear to include any studies exploring the effectiveness of the app itself.
• The personalized coach is a bot, not a human, so there likely will be some limitations.
• According to the privacy disclosure, Holly Health tracks and links location, browsing history, usage data, contact information and identifiers to the user and may link additional data to you such as financial information and user content.

Bottom Line: Holly Health might work for people seeking a weight management tool that includes a small step approach and covers mental and behavioral aspects.

Synopsis

Price and Platform: Free seven-day trial + paid. Apple and Android.

RDN Score: 4/5

Pros

• Well-designed app with friendly characters to welcome users to and through the platform.
• Joyster includes a variety of conditions including anxiety, allergy, headache, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and others.
• Track mental health and physical symptoms and triggers while monitoring your mood and energy levels.
• Select one to eight symptoms to track in each new journal entry.
• Check in with how you are feeling. Choose from a wide range of emotions from happy to confident, use emojis or rank symptoms on a scale of one to five from unpleasant to pleasant.
• Explore valuable insights to uncover what might influence your mood, identify triggers and track trends in behavior.
• Use the reflection diary to connect the dots, track trends and document your sleep and daily physical activity.
• Get actionable insights on whether influences such as running or cooking or an exchange with someone had a positive or negative impact on your anxiety or depression management, for example.

Cons

• Must provide a name and email address before you can access the app. This might be a sensitive request for the target audience and may be a privacy concern.
• Annual cost might be prohibitive for some at $59.99 CAD (about $48 USD) per year.

Bottom Line: Joyster is ideal for anyone seeking a convenient way to track both mental health and physical symptoms in one place.

Synopsis

Price and Platform: Free + enterprise option. Apple and Android.

RDN Score: 5/5

Pros

• Well-designed and encouraging mobile app designed to help you follow a clear path to building the skills of a healthier mind including awareness, connection, insight and purpose.
• Backed by a neuroscientist-led research team at the University of Wisconsin.
• Start with a baseline measure, which takes three to five minutes to assess where you stand on awareness through purpose (assessment is optional and can be delayed).
• Offers in-the-moment assessments to help establish a baseline and track progress.
• Produces a report with low to high ranges for each practice area.
• You can skip personal questions and demographics.
• Includes a foundations course with activities to teach basic techniques for seated and active mediation practice, training the mind and more.
• Track progress with the data profile tab, where you can view meditation streaks, practice time and sessions.
• Offers meditation practices to suit your lifestyle and needs at the time. Explore and practice various guided meditations including themes such as “a new beginning” or “envisioning actions.” Meditations span from micro practices at 1 minute to longer ones lasting up to 30 minutes.
• Connect to the Apple Health or Google Fit apps to allow Healthy Minds to write data, which seamlessly shares meditation practice times.

Cons

• No major cons noted.

Bottom Line: Healthy Minds is ideal for anyone seeking solid guided meditations and an opportunity to learn about and improve their skills in awareness, connection, insight and purpose.

Synopsis

Price and Platform: Free with paid option. Apple and Android.

RDN Score: 4/5

Pros

• Easy-to-navigate app.
• For personalized recommendations, enter allergy and dietary preferences including kosher, vegan, vegetarian, keto, paleo or gluten-free.
• Search by product brand name or for fresh fruits and vegetables from the main page.
• Browse top-rated foods to easily identify those with a green rating. Click through for higher rated or better matched alternatives.
• Check the GreenScore for a breakdown of a food’s nutrition, environment, food safety and processing score. The score is based on factors such as the carbon and water footprint, presence of additives, chemical pesticides, stabilizers and if it contains whole grains and nutrients such as sodium and protein.
• Easily view the ingredient list for any product in the database.
• Shop 3,000+ pantry staples and snacks with free delivery from three popular retailers using the GreenChoice online marketplace.
• Includes articles on sustainability and politics sourced from third-party websites.

Cons

• Must set up an account to use the filters, get personalized recommendations, save favorites and create grocery lists.
• Sometimes the app doesn’t return results for common foods such as avocado or almonds.
• The app is in beta, so occasional glitches keep it from loading properly.
• Blog content may not be fully vetted, as it comes from a variety of sources.

Bottom Line: Ideal for anyone with an interest in healthy, sustainable grocery buying, GreenChoice is a great place to start a search for eco-friendly foods.