Two apps, and they do different jobs
The community is free and lives in your browser. The store is a separate app you download. Here is how to get both.
The community
Free, no download
The forums, your journey tracker, and 440,000 members. Add it to your home screen and it opens full screen with push notifications, exactly like a downloaded app.
Open the communityOn iPhone and iPad
Open bariatricpal.com in Safari.
Tap the Share icon, the square with an arrow pointing up.
Scroll down the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
Tap Add in the top right corner.
On Android
Open bariatricpal.com in Chrome.
Tap the three dots menuin the top right.
Tap Add to Home screen, or Install app if you see it.
Tap Install to confirm.
The BariatricPal Store app
Free download, shopping
Protein, vitamins, snacks and post-op essentials, with order tracking and reorder in a couple of taps. This is a separate app from the community, and you download it the ordinary way.
iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro
Android
Not sure which one you want? If you came here to talk to people, you want the community. If you came here to buy something, you want the store.
Trouble installing? Ask in Website Assistance & Suggestions and someone will walk you through it.