Frequently asked questions

What makes Essomio different from MacroFactor or MyFitnessPal?

MacroFactor is excellent at adaptive calorie targets and trend-weight smoothing, but it handles only nutrition and does not explain why your weight fluctuates — it hides the noise rather than teaching you what it was. MyFitnessPal has database breadth but no analysis layer and no access to your own data programmatically. Essomio pulls nutrition, workouts, sleep, steps, and wearable data into one place and produces causal explanations using your own multi-domain history — not population averages.

What makes Essomio different from Whoop or Oura?

Whoop and Oura deliver polished recovery and strain analysis — but only from their own sensor, without nutrition context, at hardware-anchored prices. They are data sources for Essomio (via Tier 2 cloud connectors on the Premium plan), not competitors. We aggregate their data alongside everything else and apply nutrition + training context that wearable-only analysis never has.

What does "causal explanation" mean?

Instead of just showing a number, Essomio shows the reasoning behind it. For example: “Your weight jumped 2.4 lbs because sodium intake ran ~1,400 mg over your baseline for three days, combined with a 42% step-count drop. This is consistent with your historical water-retention pattern, which typically clears in 2–3 days.” Every number in that sentence is traceable to a source — your nutrition log, your step count, your personal history. The AI narrates deterministic findings; it does not make up numbers.

Is Essomio free?

Yes. The free tier (Track) is a complete nutrition and workout tracker — full logging, USDA food database, device sync via Apple Health and Google Health Connect, day-type calendar, and basic trend dashboards. No artificial logging limits. The intelligence layer (causal explanations, cloud connectors for Fitbit/Garmin/Oura/Whoop, LLM narrative reports) requires a Premium subscription starting at $49.99/year.

Is my health data stored in the cloud?

Essomio is local-first: your canonical data store lives on your device. The cloud sync service holds only what you explicitly sync, and it is encrypted. We do not have access to your raw health data for any purpose other than syncing it back to your devices. Health data is never used for advertising, never sold, and never shared with third parties. See the Privacy Policy for the full breakdown.

What platforms does Essomio support?

iOS and Android, via a single React Native app. Both platforms have full feature parity. The web dashboard at essomio.com mirrors your data for viewing on a larger screen. This is intentional: the AI-analysis cohort of competitors is almost entirely iOS-only, and we think Android users deserve the same tooling.

Can I import my data from another app?

Yes. Essomio supports CSV import from MyFitnessPal, Hevy, and other common formats. Importing your history is a free feature — getting your data in is an acquisition step, not something to paywall. You can also export your own data at any time. If you leave, you take everything with you.

What is per-meal protein distribution scoring?

Hitting your daily protein total in one or two meals is nutritionally suboptimal — muscle protein synthesis has a per-meal ceiling, typically 35–50 g of high-quality protein per sitting. Essomio evaluates whether your daily intake is distributed across MPS-effective windows (4+ meals/day with 35–50 g each) and flags single-meal protein dumps even when your daily total looks correct. This is standard sports-nutrition practice that no other tracker applies automatically.

What is program-aware analysis?

Essomio tracks your training schedule — which days are training days and which are rest days — and evaluates your calorie and macro adherence against the right standard for each day. A rest day that hits training-day calorie targets is flagged as a likely surplus. A training day that hits only rest-day targets is flagged as potential under-fueling. Most apps treat every day identically.

Is Essomio a medical device?

No. Essomio is a personal health tracking and data analysis tool, not a medical device, and it is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or medical condition. If you have health concerns, consult a qualified healthcare provider.