Hello, first time I have ever done this so I have no other comparisons. I wanted to feel better and lose about 15 pounds, that was my target. It's the ease of having the resources there daily to tackle it on your own and take as far as you want to.
What I like:
Everything together helped me to change my food choices for the better. I was eating pretty good but, I turned it up a level eating way more veggies and less dense foods. It was tough at first because you go through changes in habit, behavior, taste in foods. The calorie budget has really helped to see just how much I was overdoing it. Paying attention to labels and serving size/calories was an eye-opener for me! There are a lot of non-foods on the shelves or misleading ones, and I can see how people grab the stuff because it's quick and easy BUT it's such garbage foods.
What I dislike:
I like that the pedometer is built in BUT it's not accurate or doesn't work at all.
The food finder could be cleaned up - if you can scan it no problem but, the items added are not consistent as they come up by brand or name. I realize that items are being added from all over the world, so I get it.
I thought the group support would have been more on a direct contact base and give daily coaching or something to that effect.
The goal coach hasn't been as often as I would have thought, not seeing much benefit there.
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend