Frequently asked questions

What is FoodFavs?

FoodFavs is a personal food diary. You log dishes at restaurants with a rating, a sentiment (loved it / okay / never again), and your own notes. Next time you visit that restaurant, every dish you've ever ordered is right there — so you know what to reorder and what to skip.

How is FoodFavs different from Yelp or Google Reviews?

Yelp and Google rate the whole restaurant. FoodFavs rates the dishes. "This place is 4 stars" doesn't help you decide what to order. "I had the bacon burger here three months ago and loved it" does.

Plus FoodFavs is private by default — your dish history is for you, not a public review feed.

Is FoodFavs free?

Yes — the core food diary (logging dishes, ratings, restaurant notes, randomizer) is free to use, supported by lightweight banner ads.

A Pro tier is coming soon for advanced features like AI menu import and family member tracking. The free tier will always be free.

What does Pro unlock?

Pro features include:

• AI menu import — snap a photo of a physical menu and FoodFavs reads every dish into a tappable list
• Pick from the menu in Add Dish — log dishes from real menu items, no typing
• Family member tracking — add the kids and partner, log dishes on their behalf
• Ad-free experience

Pricing isn't finalized yet. Likely around $2.99/month with an annual discount.

Is FoodFavs on iPhone and Android?

Yes — both. We build for iOS and Android from a single codebase, so feature parity is the default.

Currently in TestFlight beta on iPhone and Internal Testing on Android. Public launch coming soon.

Why are there ads in FoodFavs?

Banner ads on the free tier help cover the cost of running the AI menu parsing for paid users. They're small, non-intrusive, and you can remove them by upgrading to Pro.

We don't run interstitial ads (the full-screen kind that interrupt you). Just banners at the bottom.

How does menu import work?

Tap "Import Menu" on a restaurant page, then either take a photo of the physical menu, upload a PDF, or paste a URL.

We use AI (Anthropic's Claude) to read the menu image and extract every dish, with its category and price. You review the list and tap Save — the menu is now ready for one-tap dish logging.

Menu import is a paid (Pro) feature, because each AI parse has a real cost (a few cents per menu).

My favorite restaurant isn't in FoodFavs

FoodFavs uses Google Places to find restaurants. If a restaurant exists on Google Maps, you can search for it by name.

If you can't find it: it might be too new (Google takes time to index new places), might use a different name on Google, or might be temporarily closed. Try searching by address or street intersection.

Can I track family members' favorites?

Yes — Pro users can add family members (kids, partner) with emoji avatars and nicknames. When you log a dish, you can mark it as logged on behalf of a family member instead of yourself.

Family members live on your account — they don't have their own logins. This makes it easy to track everyone's favorites without managing multiple accounts.

Is my dish history private?

Yes. Your dish logs, restaurant notes, and family members are visible to you only. We don't share, sell, or analyze them beyond what's needed to make the app work.

Future features may add optional friend-sharing — but that will be strictly opt-in, and your history stays private by default.

Read the full Privacy Policy for specifics.

How do I delete my account and data?

Two ways:

1. In the app: Profile → Danger zone → Delete account. Confirm twice. Done immediately.
2. By email (if you've uninstalled): send a request from your account email to privacy@synergypro.com. We confirm receipt within 2 business days and delete within 30 days.

See the account deletion page for full details.

Why does FoodFavs ask for location?

Only for "Near Me" search and the Randomizer — to find restaurants near you. Location is used only while the app is open and the feature is active.

You can deny the location permission and FoodFavs still works for everything except those two features. Search by name still works fine.

Can I share dishes with friends?

Coming in V2. We're building a Friends Feed where you can see what your friends ate, like each other's dish logs, and share cards to Instagram / Stories / iMessage.

For now, FoodFavs is a solo experience. Your history is private.

I found a bug / something's not working

Sorry about that. Email support@synergypro.com with:

• Your device model (iPhone 14, Pixel 8, etc.)
• FoodFavs version (Profile screen, scroll to bottom)
• What you were trying to do
• What happened instead
• A screenshot if possible

We read every email personally and reply within 2 business days.