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Getting started, workouts, food, kosher, Shabbos, your data and troubleshooting.
Quick answers about using Meal n Rep. Can’t find yours? Contact us.
Getting started
How do I start?
Tap Start free, agree to the Terms, answer the five short steps and create an account with your email and a password. You can also try a sample workout as a guest first.
Do I need to download an app?
No. Meal n Rep runs in your browser on iPhone, Android, tablet or computer.
How do I add it to my home screen?
iPhone (Safari): tap Share, then Add to Home Screen. Android (Chrome): tap the menu, then Install app or Add to Home screen. The app also shows an Install app button with a short guide.
Can I use it on more than one device?
Yes. Log in with the same email on each device and your workouts, food, weight and sleep are there. Progress photos are the exception: they stay on the phone that took them.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Logs made offline are saved on the device and sync when you are back online.
Workouts
How do I log a workout?
Open Train, start today’s workout, enter weight and reps for each set and tap done. Finish the workout to save it to your history.
How does the next-weight suggestion work?
Reach the top of the rep range on every set and the next session suggests a small increase. Otherwise it suggests beating last time’s reps. Details.
Can I edit a workout after finishing?
Not yet. You can delete a finished workout from its history page and log it again.
Can I make my own workouts?
Yes, with the workout builder: start from scratch or copy one, add exercises, and set sets, reps, rest and supersets.
Food
How do I scan a barcode?
Food › Scan. Allow camera access and hold the barcode steady in good light. If the camera won’t focus, type the numbers under the barcode instead.
A product isn’t found or has wrong numbers. What now?
Use “Report a problem with this entry”, then add it as your own food with the numbers from the package.
Can I change the amount of a food I logged?
Not yet. Remove the entry (✕) and add it again with the right amount.
Why are my targets what they are?
They come from a standard formula and your goal. See the math. You can change your goal, activity or diet style under Me.
Kosher
Is a food marked kosher really kosher?
The app shows the certifier named in community product data and says it is not verified. Always check the symbol on your package.
Why do some foods disappear with Kosher only on?
Branded products with no hechsher named in their data are hidden. General foods stay visible.
Can I choose which hechshers I accept?
Yes: Me › Kosher › Hechshers I accept.
Shabbos and Yom Tov
How do I get exact Shabbos times?
Me › Shabbos & Yom Tov: add a US ZIP code or allow location once. Without one, the app uses your own weekly window.
Will the app bother me on Shabbos?
No. It sends no push notifications, schedules no workouts, and shows a quiet screen. Streaks never break.
Can I log Shabbos food afterwards?
Yes, any time after Shabbos. It is optional.
Is Yom Tov in another year covered?
The app loads Yom Tov dates for the current calendar year; next year’s dates appear from January 1.
Your account and data
I forgot my password.
Use the recovery code you saved when you signed up (Log in › Forgot password). There is no email reset yet, so keep the code somewhere safe. If you are stuck, contact us.
How do I export my data?
Me › Download my data. You get all your workouts, food, weight, sleep and settings in one file.
How do I delete my account?
Me › Delete account, then confirm with your password. This can’t be undone.
What is stored where?
Your account data (workouts, food, weight, sleep, settings) is stored on our servers so it syncs between devices. Progress photos stay only on your phone. Food searches are looked up in Open Food Facts and USDA FoodData Central; Shabbos times are looked up from Hebcal using your ZIP or rounded location. See the Privacy Policy.
Do you track visits to this website?
On the public pages only (like this one), and only if you are not signed in on this device, we count page views with Cloudflare Web Analytics. It sets no cookies and records the page, the referring site, browser type and rough location, never your workouts, food, sleep or account. The signed-in app does not load it.
Is it secure?
Passwords are stored only as a salted, slow hash (PBKDF2), never in plain text. You can turn on two-step login with an authenticator app and log out of all devices from Me.
Troubleshooting
The app is stuck loading.
Reload the page. If it keeps happening, close the tab and open mealnrep.com again; your data is saved on the server.
I don’t see a recent change.
The app updates itself. Close and reopen it once to load the newest version.