How FlavDex works

• Create an account with email and password, or use a supported Apple or Google sign-in option. You must agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy.
• Reset your password: tap Forgot password? on the sign-in screen and follow the link in the email. If it has expired, request a new one.
• Complete Get Started: scan a barcode, find a nearby restaurant, and rate an item. Completing all three steps unlocks Taste Diary.
• Sign out: open Settings / Preferences from Home, choose Logout, and confirm.

• Rate items from 1 (Avoid), 2 (Meh), 3 (Nice), 4 (Great), to 5 (Favourite). Clear a rating if you no longer want it counted.
• Your notes are kept with your Dex entry. Aggregate ratings may be shown without publicly attributing your individual rating to you.
• Ratings must reflect a genuine experience. Fake, coordinated, or misleading ratings are not allowed. Do not submit an incentivised rating unless FlavDex expressly permits it and provides a clear disclosure method.
• We may check, exclude, label, or remove ratings that appear fake or manipulated. See the Ratings and reviews policy.

• Use Search to switch between food and drink, recipes, collections, and retailers.
• Use Add by Search when you want to find and open an item before rating it.
• Sort and filter Your Dex or search results by rating, product type, brand, tags, ingredients, dietary needs, storage, and other available fields.
• Nearby retailer search requires location permission. You can disable location later in device settings.

• Open Add and point the camera at the barcode. If it matches one item, FlavDex opens it; if it matches more than one, you can choose from the results.
• A new barcode may prefill product information from Open Food Facts. Always compare the name, size, ingredients, allergens, and nutrition with the package.
• If the barcode cannot be seen, use product recognition where available and take a clear, well-lit photo of the front of the package. Recognition runs on supported devices and can be wrong, so confirm the suggested item.
• You can add another barcode or size from the product editor. Only upload photos you have permission to share.

• Use manual entry when scanning and search do not find the correct item. Add only information you believe is accurate.
• Product editors can include names, brands, barcodes, sizes, prices, ingredients, nutrition, dietary tags, cooking details, storage, recipes, retailers, and images where available.
• Shared product edits and photos may be checked or moderated. Your personal rating and notes can be changed or cleared separately.

• Your Dex contains your rated items and notes. Use its tabs and filters to find favourites, collections, or recipe items.
• Compare, Taste Profile and taste recommendations, private recipes and recipe sharing, unlimited Taste Diary entries/history, and some widget or Watch personalisation require Pro.
• If a feature is locked, the app explains the requirement. Pro access is tied to your signed-in account and may not be available on every platform or during every release stage.

• Complete all three Get Started tasks on Home to unlock Taste Diary, then open it from Home or Settings / Preferences.
• Log breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and water; adjust serving amounts, daily goals, meal goals, notes, and the date.
• Free accounts can view the latest 7 days and save up to 10 non-water entries per meal category per day. Pro removes those limits.
• On supported devices, connect Apple Health or Health Connect to choose food import, food export, two-way water sync, and active-calorie subtraction separately. Sync is optional and off until you enable it.
• Deleting a Health-imported entry from FlavDex does not delete the original Health record. Disconnecting stops future sync; see the Privacy Policy for health-data details.

• Supported iPhones can offer FlavDex Today, Taste Diary, Shopping List, and Nearby Menu widgets. Available sizes and actions depend on your iOS version.
• Open FlavDex after adding a widget so it can refresh your signed-in snapshot. Use Profile & Appearance → Widget settings to choose displayed goals and Taste Diary metrics.
• The Apple Watch companion can show shopping, rating, and recommendation information when the paired iPhone has synced. Some personalised recommendations require Pro.
• If a widget looks stale, open FlavDex and refresh it. Nearby Menu also needs location permission.

• Open Settings / Preferences → Profile & Appearance to change your profile image, username, profile visibility, password, light/dark appearance, Home layout, widget settings, and image cache.
• Profiles are private by default. Turning on a public profile can make activity visible as described in the app and Privacy Policy.
• To request permanent account deletion, email cavan@flavdex.com from the address linked to your account. We may ask you to verify the request.

• Use collections to group items and track progress. The built-in Try List is for items you want to remember; creating your own collections unlocks after you rate 25 items.
• Use Friends to find and follow people. Close-friend tools can be used to send items or share eligible private recipes.
• Open Messages for shared items, recipe invitations, and app messages. Unread messages show an indicator on the Home menu button.

• Can’t sign in: check your email/password and connection, or request a new password-reset email.
• Camera or location denied: open your device settings, find FlavDex, and enable only the permission you want to use.
• Barcode or photo not recognised: clean the lens, improve lighting, hold the camera steady, and try the barcode. You can always search or add manually.
• Health will not connect: confirm Apple Health or Health Connect is available and review each permission in Taste Diary health settings.
• Images are stale or storage is high: open Profile & Appearance → Image cache to review or clear cached images.
• App feels slow: check connectivity, install the latest version, and reopen the app. Uploads and fresh search results need a network connection.

FlavDex may introduce clearly labelled ads. Personalised ads or non-essential web cookies will only be used where legally permitted and with consent where required. See the Privacy Policy for current details and controls.

Open Settings / Preferences → Help & FAQ or Feedback. You can also send feedback online or email cavan@flavdex.com. For technical problems, include what you were doing, screenshots if safe, your device model, operating-system version, and FlavDex app version. Do not send passwords or health records.