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Protokol Lab
vs Glapp.io.

Free PWA that maps GLP-1 experience to Rise / Peak / Fade phases — deliberately no calorie counting.

What Glapp.io does well

  • Genuinely free, no paywall, no ads. Works offline as a PWA.
  • Phase-based model (Rise / Peak / Fade) is an elegant abstraction for users who want to understand their week without math.
  • Peer-baseline comparisons against clinical trial data provide useful reality checks.
  • Strong anti-diet stance appeals to users burned out by traditional calorie tracking.

Where Glapp.io falls short for GLP-1 users

  • No calorie or macro tracking at all — by design. Users who want quantified nutritional data have to use a second app.
  • No rolling 7-day calorie budget (because no calorie tracking exists).
  • Symptom tracking is qualitative rather than 0–10 scaled.
  • No AI assistant; no food logging; no correlation charts tying nutrition to dose.

Feature matrix

FeatureGlapp.ioProtokol Lab
Dose tracking with half-life curves
Calorie / macro tracking
Glapp explicitly does not count calories
Rolling 7-day calorie budget
Food barcode scanning
Phase model (Rise/Peak/Fade)
PL shows the continuous PK curve; phases can be inferred from it
Clinical-trial peer baselines
Symptom severity 0–10 scale
Agentic AI assistant
Pricing FreeFree + $6.58/mo

Use Glapp.io if…

You're actively avoiding calorie counting on principle, you want a symptom + phase tracker only, and you prefer a deliberately minimal tool over a full tracker.

Use Protokol Lab if…

You want quantified calorie and macro tracking alongside your dose curve — but tracked in a way that respects the GLP-1 appetite cycle (rolling weekly budget) rather than punishing it (daily resets). You get the phase-awareness Glapp gives you, plus the numbers.

FAQ

Is Protokol Lab anti-intuitive-eating like Glapp?

Protokol Lab is pro-intuitive-eating on GLP-1. The rolling 7-day budget exists specifically so users can eat less on suppression days and catch up on rebound days without guilt. The math validates intuitive eating instead of fighting it — which is the same goal Glapp pursues, just with numbers attached.

Can I use Protokol Lab without ever seeing calorie numbers?

Partially. You can hide the macro panel, but calorie tracking is a core feature. If you want a calorie-free experience, Glapp is the better fit.

Is Glapp still free?

As of writing, yes. Glapp has held a no-paywall position since launch and is a great free option for symptom + phase tracking.

See Protokol Lab for yourself.

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