MenuFit: Frustration with Subscription-Based Scams
Users are frustrated with apps that promise valuable information but instead lock content behind paywalls after requiring extensive personal information. This leads to feelings of wasted time and dissatisfaction due to poor functionality and deceptive advertising practices.
14 different people have complained about this since 30 Aug 2026, most recently on 16 Sept 2026.
- “Let me start off by saying the app itself is terrible, created by a 3 year old, it does not work like the videos advertise.”
- “Why would I pay money for easily accessible information.”
- “MenuFit - Healthy Eating Out — Immediate Paywall.”
14 people in 14 posts across 1 source · 0 in the last 30 days, 4 in the 30 before
The pain
shares of 14 peopleWhat goes wrong, and for whom
- Who
- 14 people using MenuFit - Healthy Eating Out
- What goes wrong
- Paywall blocks all app functionality8 people · 57%
- Forced questionnaire before viewing app content4 people · 29%
- Charged immediately during free trial3 people · 21%
- Since
- 30 Aug 2026 → 16 Sept 2026
Is this a startup idea?
Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use — the fix belongs first to that provider.
- Complaints are about
- MenuFit - Healthy Eating Out
- Looking for something else
- 0% want an alternative · 0% ask the provider for a feature
- What the numbers say
- Almost nobody is looking for a different product — people want this provider to fix it, not a new option.
The pain — what people say
Their asks, who is writing, and the posts themselves
People are asking for
In their own words — asks pulled from the evidence, most-repeated first
“Why would I pay money for easily accessible information.”
What people were doing
Every post behind this page, by what its author was doing — and when each one was written
- Complaint14100%
Sources
14 signals · 1 sources
Evidence
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…he absolute shadiest company on the App Store! DO NOT BUY THIS APP!! Let me start off by saying the app itself is terrible, created by a 3 year old, it does not work like the videos advertise. It’s purely a money grab app to feed money into the pockets of the developers knowing this app was created with ChatGPT with…
Strong complaintDoesn't work…fore asking me to sign up for the trial. Immediately deleted the app. Why would I pay money for easily accessible information. Just learn how to read nutrition information, it’s easy.
Would payMenuFit - Healthy Eating Out — Immediate Paywall The all doesn’t let you do anything without signing up and giving credit card information. So annoying. How will I even know if I’m interested in what the app has to offer if I can’t even see without proving a credit card number😒
Frustrated…lthy Eating Out — AI APP FIRST THINGS First. app Looks AI generated. After putting all of your information including gmail it makes you pay for a subscription instead of just popping up first thing, which is super dumb and annoying. after thinking it would be a decent app.
Frustrated…o create an account before making you aware that you must pay for it. Thank you for wasting my time scammers.
Wastes time
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Why did it move?
Score unchanged at 23.0 · 09 Nov 2026, 09:00 → 10:15 UTC
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Questions about this idea
- Is Frustration with Subscription-Based Scams a startup idea?
- Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use, and the fix belongs first to that provider. The page shows what is frustrating users and how badly — not an open market to start a company in.
- How many people have this problem?
- 14 different people described it independently, in 14 mentions, the earliest from 30 Aug 2026 and the most recent from 16 Sept 2026. The quotes, with dates and links to the originals, are in the Evidence section.
- Is this problem getting worse?
- Status: steady — no change the counts can show. 0 people raised it in the last 30 days and 4 in the 30 days before; the status compares its share of everything collected from the same source, so collecting more or less cannot create a trend.
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MenuFit - Healthy Eating Out seems to frustrate people by requiring a long questionnaire and personal info before revealing a paywall. Fourteen people mentioned feeling misled by the app's advertising and functionality. If you've contacted support about this, did they offer any solutions or just reiterate the subscription terms?