Support
Grove is built and supported by one person, James McKinney. There is no support team and no ticket queue. Your message lands in my inbox and I read every one.
Contact
Email me at james@jamesmckinney.xyz.
You can also message me inside the app: tap the chat bubble at the top of Today, or Help & feedback in Settings. An AI assistant may answer first, and I read every conversation.
Common questions
How do I manage or cancel my Grove+ subscription?
Subscriptions are billed through Apple, not by us. To manage or cancel: open Settings on your iPhone → tap your name → Subscriptions → Grove. Canceling stops the next renewal; you keep access until the end of the period you already paid for.
Can I use Grove before I subscribe?
You get the whole app for 7 days. No card and no account. After that, Grove needs a Grove+ plan to keep going. If reminders are on, Grove tells you the day before your 7 days end. People who installed Grove before version 1.9.0 keep the access they already had.
How do I restore a purchase on a new phone?
Make sure you are signed in with the same Apple ID you used to subscribe, then open Grove and tap Restore on the Grove+ screen, or Restore Purchases in Settings.
Where is my data stored?
On your iPhone. Grove has no accounts and no server that stores your food logs. If iCloud is on, a copy stays in your iCloud account. If you delete the app, it is removed from that phone. You can also export your logs and check-ins as a CSV file from the app. See the Privacy Policy for details.
Why don’t my logs show up in Apple Health?
Grove needs your permission to read and write Apple Health data. Check Settings → Privacy & Security → Health → Grove, and make sure fiber is turned on.
A food is missing or its fiber number looks wrong
Food search comes from the USDA FoodData Central database. It is the best public source there is, but it is not perfect. If something looks off, email me the food and I will look into it.
Before you download
How much does Grove cost?
Grove+ costs $7.99 a month or $49.99 a year. You get the whole app for 7 days. No card and no account. After that, Grove needs a Grove+ plan to keep going.
What does Grove track?
Fiber. You search a food from the USDA database or scan a barcode, pick a serving, and Grove adds up your grams for the day. Grove starts you at 25g a day. You can change it any time. You can also tap a quick gut check-in (Great, Good, Meh or Rough), and Grove lines your answers up with your fiber.
What Grove does not do:
- No calorie, protein or macro tracking. Grove tracks fiber.
- No photo or AI food logging.
- No soluble vs insoluble fiber split.
- No water tracking.
- No web app, iPad app or Android app.
Does Grove work with Apple Health?
Yes. Grove reads and writes fiber, and saves gut symptoms like bloating and constipation.
Is there an Android or iPad version?
No. Grove is an iPhone app and needs iOS 18.0 or later.
Requirements
Grove runs on iPhone with iOS 18.0 or later. It is in English.