Medical disclaimer. This page is for tracking and education only. It is not medical advice and it never recommends doses. Talk with your prescriber or care team before you change, lower, or stop any medication. Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound are named only to describe what readers search for.
Two kinds of GLP-1 apps: on treatment and maintenance
Some GLP-1 tracker apps are built for people who are actively on medication. They often focus on daily routines, reminders, side effects, and short term logging. That can be useful for treatment tracking, but it may not match what someone needs after a taper or after stopping.
Maintenance tracking is usually different. People may want to watch weight trend over time, note appetite changes, and keep a simple record of strength work, protein, fiber, or taper steps they type in themselves. The goal is not to manage medication. It is to help people notice patterns they can review with their prescriber or care team.
That distinction matters because weight changes after treatment can happen. In the SURMOUNT-4 trial, adults who completed 36 weeks of tirzepatide and were then switched to placebo gained 14.0% of body weight from week 36 to week 88, while those who continued tirzepatide lost a further 5.5%.
For more on the transition out of treatment, see coming off Ozempic.
What to look for in a maintenance tracker
A maintenance-focused tracker should make it easy to record what matters without turning everything into a project. Look for a clean place to log weight trends, appetite, strength sessions, and food pattern notes that you can review later. If you want a GLP-1 tracker app for the maintenance phase, simplicity is usually a strength.
- Weekly weight trend with room to note a regain band you choose for yourself
- Protein and fiber targets that are based on body weight
- Strength log that can help you see whether you are close to 2 to 3 sessions a week
- Taper timeline that only records the dose steps you type in
- Weekly appetite check-in from 1, quiet, to 5, loud
- Device storage with no account, plus export and delete everything
If eating feels hard, talk with a clinician. A tracker can help you notice patterns, but it cannot replace care.
It also helps to check the practical details. Some people want a free tier first, while others may want optional Pro features later. You can review the plan details on the pricing page and see the full feature list on features.
Questions to ask before you pick
Before choosing any GLP-1 tracker app, ask what problem you want it to solve. Are you mainly trying to keep a simple maintenance record, compare trends over time, or keep track of information to bring to a visit? Different apps may emphasize different parts of that picture.
- Does it fit the stage you are in now, not just the stage before?
- Can you enter only the information you want, without extra steps?
- Does it store data on your device and let you export or delete it?
- Are the reminders and charts focused on tracking, not medication decisions?
- Will you still use it if your routine changes?
It can also help to ask how the app talks about food, movement, and body changes. A calm tone matters. People do best with tools that reduce noise, not shame.
Where this app fits
Ballast is being built for the maintenance phase, not for managing prescriptions. The app is planned as a reference plus calculators for people who are tapering, have stopped, or are maintaining after a GLP-1 medication.
It will focus on tracking and education only. Planned features include a weekly weight trend, appetite check-ins, strength logging, taper records you type in yourself, body weight based protein and fiber targets, and private storage on the device with export and delete options.
That makes it different from a treatment first tracker. If you want a GLP-1 tracker app that is aimed at life after active dosing, this app is designed to support that stage while leaving medical decisions to your prescriber or care team.
To see what is planned, start with features. For plan details, visit pricing. If you are learning about the transition, coming off Ozempic may be a useful read.
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Key facts
- In SURMOUNT-4 (JAMA 2024), from week 36 to week 88 people switched to placebo gained 14.0% of body weight, while those who continued tirzepatide lost a further 5.5%. Source
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