FatSecret

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FatSecret
Developer(s) FatSecret
Initial release2007
Operating system iOS, Android & Apple Watch
Available in23 languages
Type Diet, nutrition and weight loss
Website www.fatsecret.com

FatSecret is a mobile application, website and API that lets users track their nutrition, exercise and weight.

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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] [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]

FatSecret reportedly had 900,000 downloads of its app in January 2020. [9] 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. [10]

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