Fatsecret
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| Developer(s) | Fatsecret |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 2007 |
| Operating system | iOS, Android & Apple Watch |
| Available in | 24 languages |
| Type | Diet, nutrition and weight loss |
| Website | www |
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
[edit]Fatsecret was founded in 2007 in Melbourne, Australia by Lenny Moses and Rodney Moses.[1] As of 2019, Lenny serves as the company's CEO.[2] 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.[3][4][5] In August 2018, a premium version of its app was released.[6]
Since August 2009, the company has operated the Fatsecret Platform API which allows access to its global food and nutrition database.[7][8] The company added Ukrainian as a language in 2024.[9]
Fatsecret reportedly had 900,000 downloads of its app in January 2020.[10] 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.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Fatsecret: For Fat People Who Want To Be Less So". TechCrunch. 29 April 2007. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ Swearingen, Jake (2018-10-10). "This Is Hands Down the Best Calorie Counter App, Except for Its Name". Intelligencer. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ "The 5 Best Meal Tracking Apps for Managing Your Diet & Counting Calories". Gadget Hacks. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "God dag - 美好的一天 : Fatsecret becomes available in Norwegian and Traditional Chinese". blog.fatsecret.com. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ "Introducing our Premium experience". blog.fatsecret.com. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ "Fatsecret Looks To Become A Central Hub For Nutrition Data With New API". TechCrunch. 14 August 2009. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ Saenz, Aaron (2009-09-02). "Will Fat Secret Become Wikipedia of Nutrition with New API?". Singularity Hub. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ "New Data. Better Data. And Much More". blog.fatsecret.com. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ "Market Intelligence Platform, Sensor Tower, Reveals the Top Performing Fitness, Nutrition and Health Apps in January 2020". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
- ^ Blacker, Adam. "Health & Fitness app performance January '21: Device-connected apps see revenue grow". blog.apptopia.com. Retrieved 2021-02-26.