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Fatsecret
Developer(s)Fatsecret
Initial release2007
Operating systemiOS, Android & Apple Watch
Available in24 languages
TypeDiet, nutrition and weight loss
Websitewww.fatsecret.com

Fatsecret (stylized in all lowercase) is a mobile application, website and API that helps people achieve their weight loss goals, find accurate nutrition information and power global health apps.

History

Fatsecret was founded in 2006 in Melbourne, Australia by Lenny Moses and Rodney Moses. As of 2019, Lenny serves as the company's CEO. The company is known for its calorie counting and meal tracking app, and by April 2016, the company claimed to have 45 million users of its services. In August 2018, a premium version of its app was released.

Since August 2009, the company has operated the Fatsecret Platform API which allows access to its global food and nutrition database.

Fatsecret reportedly had 900,000 downloads of its app in January 2020. In an analysis of several Health & Fitness app subcategories for the United States in January 2021, Fatsecret was reported to have the highest 30 day user retention rate of top Calorie Counter + Meal Planner for Weight Loss apps.

See also

References

  1. "Fatsecret: For Fat People Who Want To Be Less So". TechCrunch. 29 April 2007. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  2. Swearingen, Jake (2018-10-10). "This Is Hands Down the Best Calorie Counter App, Except for Its Name". Intelligencer. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  3. "The 5 Best Meal Tracking Apps for Managing Your Diet & Counting Calories". Gadget Hacks. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  4. Bendix, Aria (2019-03-11). "Researchers compared 5 popular apps for calorie-counting, and the winner is clear". Business Insider Australia. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  5. "Fatsecret Looks To Become A Central Hub For Nutrition Data With New API". TechCrunch. 14 August 2009. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  6. Saenz, Aaron (2009-09-02). "Will Fat Secret Become Misplaced Pages of Nutrition with New API?". Singularity Hub. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  7. "Market Intelligence Platform, Sensor Tower, Reveals the Top Performing Fitness, Nutrition and Health Apps in January 2020". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  8. Blacker, Adam (19 February 2021). "Health & Fitness app performance January '21: Device-connected apps see revenue grow". blog.apptopia.com. Retrieved 2021-02-26.

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