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SparkPeople's app is free again as the weight loss company steps up its mobile strategy

By Jonah Comstock 05:30 am April 10, 2014

Online fitness and weight loss community SparkPeople has made its app Diet and Food Tracker (now known as SparkPeople Calorie Counter and Weight Loss) free once more. For about the past two years it has been $3.99, but it was free from 2009 to 2012. The move signals a shift in thinking from web-first to mobile-first for the company, according to Chief Operating Officer Dave Heilmann. "From a...

Fitlinxx offers device through SparkPeople for direct-to-consumer play

By Jonah Comstock 04:00 am October 1, 2013

Fitlinxx, the activity tracker hardware company, is partnering with health and wellness website SparkPeople to provide a branded version of its Pebble activity tracker for users of the site. This is Fitlinxx's first venture into direct to consumer wellness. "We've been predominately focused on the corporate wellness and healthcare provider space," David Monahan, President and CEO of Fitlinxx told...