Fatsecret
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| Developer(s) | FatSecret |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 2007 |
| Operating system | iOS, Android & Apple Watch |
| Available in | 23 languages |
| Type | Diet, nutrition and weight loss |
| Website | www |
FatSecret is a mobile application, website and API that lets users track their nutrition, exercise and weight.
History
FatSecret was founded in 2007 in Melbourne, Australia by Lenny Moses and Rodney Moses.[1][2] As of 2019, Lenny serves as the company's CEO.[3] 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.[4][5][6] In August 2018 a premium version of its app was released.[7]
Since August 2009 the company has operated the FatSecret Platform API which allows access to its global food and nutrition database.[8][9]
FatSecret reportedly had 900,000 downloads of its app in January 2020.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "Fatsecret: For Fat People Who Want To Be Less So". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ "Crunchbase Overview - FatSecret". Archived from the original on 2014-05-09.
- ^ 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. 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. 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.
- ^ "Market Intelligence Platform, Sensor Tower, Reveals the Top Performing Fitness, Nutrition and Health Apps in January 2020". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-03-02.