Fatsecret Explained

Fatsecret
Developer:Fatsecret
Released:2007
Operating System:iOS, Android & Apple Watch
Language Count:24
Genre:Diet, nutrition and weight loss

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 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] 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.[5] [6]

Fatsecret reportedly had 900,000 downloads of its app in January 2020.[7] 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.[8]

See also

References

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

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