LaLa Lunchbox Negative Reviews

LaLa Lunchbox App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024

LaLa Lunchbox app received 16 complaints, negative comments and reviews by users. Have you ever had a bad experience using LaLa Lunchbox? Can you share your negative thoughts about lala lunchbox?

LaLa Lunchbox for Negative User Reviews

✓ Marketing tool, not a help for familiesWhen I heard about this app I was excited, finally some fun ideas for the lunch bag. Sadly it is just a poor example of product marketing, I assume to be aimed directly at children. Sponsorship is a great thing, but this could have been a lot better if more creative combinations/recipes were offered, and you left the product placement on the sponsor boards. Deleted the app..Jimmy 134Version: 2.7.5

✓ Barely does the jobI thought this was a cute and functional app for my kindergartner, who is adept at feeding monsters. The construct is easily understood, but it is unfortunately not user friendly. It does not sync between devices, even though we have it linked to be on the iPad and mine and my husband's phones, so any updates or changes that are made to the menu options only show up on the device in which it was made. Because I took photos of food items to customize things, that means we always have to use my phone, and the images are very small, not to mention that the menu is so small it is hard for him to page through the options. Items that I have deleted multiple times somehow keep showing up. There are food items that have pictures and can only be used in one category, which is frustrating--it would be nice to be able to add some items to >1 category (e.g., applesauce in both Fruit and Snack categories). When we have the time to research a new app, we will definitely change, because it is a frequent hassle..DerekvanVersion: 2.7.6

✓ No goodVery limiting app if you are looking to only use the four food groups in general terms to show your kids what they have eaten, but for realistic mommy planning its no good..MommeeOfTwoVersion: 2.3

✓ Not as good as it once was...I used to use this app for myself during college. It was awesome and I loved using it! I stopped using it for a year or so, and recently thought I should check this out again now that I'm out of college. The dumb thing is though, that the monster covers up over half of the lunchbox so you can't see the last 2 categories! I don't know if this is just my phone or if it's happening to other iPhone 4s users, but it's really irritating. I wish it could be fixed because I loved this app! I want to keep using it!.NidikhiVersion: 2.8.0

✓ Only 2 food groups?There are proteins and fruits and veggies... What about dairy and grains? And the app is full if what I can only guess are ads for prepackaged foods. Great idea but not going to work for my family..NlmabfVersion: 2.6

✓ Good app but limits 6 itemsShould be allowed to have a variety of items for lunch PLUS snacks as well. It really limits the child on what to choose for his snack period and lunch period. I'll give 5 stars if they can change this!.Pandalove18Version: 3.2

✓ Not practicalThere is no option to add your own food ideas. Lots of things we normally take for lunch are not on this list, and can't be added. Also, it just seems to be an ad for Applegate foods. My child doesn't understand what half the stuff listed is & it's not even available in our area. Not worth buying the app, and not really worth having when it's free..Gna_b31Version: 2.7.4

✓ Great idea but flawedHow come I can only put six items in a lunchbox? This limit makes this app not very helpful. To bad because it is a great idea. There should be no limit but the ability to limit if chosen before giving to the child to fill out..Eli van EK - VeesnstraVersion: 1.0

✓ Great idea, needs some usability helpGreat idea with a lot of promise. I was trying out the lunch app with interest in the breakfast app. Couple big shortcomings, so it won't be useful for me until addressed. 1) after you add a food you can't edit it. I discovered this after I entered a bunch of things and realized 2) only about 10 characters display in the lunchbox. Annoying (how do you distinguish between plain applesauce, cinnamon applesauce, and berry applesauce? In 10 characters in a way kids could understand?) but I might could've figured how to solve that. Except per #1 I couldn't simply edit, I had to re-enter a new item and disable previous. That's also about the time I realized 3) once you've selected something to put in the lunchbox it only shows the pic and not the label. Again an annoyance. (Except who has time to find/make every item to take a pic before adding it?) And if you mess up you can't change it..Stogies Not BogiesVersion: 2.6

✓ Just Me?I must be the only one not impressed with this app. I suppose I thought it did more as far as nutrition went. Instead of having it set at what they 'should' have nutritionally at each meal (also by adding the child's age to adjust to their needs), you just change the total number of items in the lunchbox. Also, the foods listed are so limiting. We eat lots of vegetables in our house, and most of them aren't listed. Sure I can sit there and program them all in, but I don't have time. The monster idea is cute, the app Itself is setup very nice. I just wish it functioned more in making sure the child gets what they 'need' put into their boxes. I would use this not only for lunch, but every meal. As of now, I have yet to use it. :/.PapersoulsVersion: 2.2

✓ Great concept, limited applicationThe idea behind this app is pretty clever: kids lunch meal planning synched with a grocery list. Takes an often tedious routine and involves parent and child in a fun tech-savvy way. However, food choices are limited and there's an awful lot of processed meats and packages snacks. I suppose this is normal and ok for many people, but not everyone feeds their kids cold cut sandwiches for lunch 4-5 days a week. There were a couple of pasta choices, but I honestly can't see this being too useful to any families (like mine) who eat (for lack of a better word) ethnic food (the only non-western selection I saw was sushi). Anyway, it would be great if the app were more customizable. Somehow allow people to add their own food items to the list, possibly even take their own pictures. Like I said, good concept but only so-so execution BUT there's definitely room and potential for great improvements..MonsterfighterVersion: 2.6

✓ Great idea but needs some updatesI love the concept. Unfortunately, once a custom item is entered, it can't be edited. I wanted to add a photo later and couldn't. On another one, I didn't get to change category before choosing a pic from my library. It was saved automatically in the wrong category, which cannot be edited. It would also be better if user could limit how many items from each category a child can pick. I don't want my child picking only 4 snacks or no protein. If I have to verbally restrict what they choose as they're doing it, I'm losing out on the fun of the app for them..MrsJoy79Version: 2.6

✓ Could do with more functionalityPretty app, and I like the way it gets kids involved. With a few tweaks I could use it a lot. Here are the things I would want to see: 1) the ability to email completed lunch boxes so they can be passed to someone else or printed. 2) a carbohydrates section, or better still the ability to change the sections in 'settings'. Particularly important when your kid doesn't eat sandwiches. I'd also want the fruit and veg sections combined. 3) the ability to add photos from the Internet rather than having to take them, as I often don't have the food to hand when planning, and you don't seem to be able to add a photo to the item later. Sadly, without these things I can't see myself using the app for now..AriellaBlueVersion: 2.3

✓ Good idea but frustratingFrustrated that the buttons often don't work. I like the overall concept but it's useless if we pick a snack or a meal and then the DONE button won't work..MadmajVersion: 3.3

✓ Was working greatWe have used this app since school started at the end of August. Since updating to ios8 it wont save meals and the grocery check off is not working. I touch one item and it blanks out the whole list or it marks of another item above or below the one I selected. Hope this is fixed soon my boys like planning their meals for school..Kduffy78Version: 2.6

✓ Closes when a name is PickedThe app worked great for about 3 days. My daughter was able to go in and choose her launches for 2 weeks. The first couple of days she could use the app to prepare her lunches, then is just started closing as soon as her name is picked..RCNORTHVersion: 3.3

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