Under The Hood

A Cronometer Dev Blog

Get a behind-the-scenes look at how Cronometer is built, maintained, and constantly improved by our software team. From performance upgrades to new features and tech deep dives, this blog is your window into the brains behind the app. Whether you're a developer, data nerd, or just curious about what goes into making Cronometer tick, you’ll find something cool here.

  • Development
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From Jenkins to GitHub Actions and CodeDeploy: A DevOps Journey

— Tyler Matthews Modern DevOps tools and practices are transforming how teams build and deploy software. In this post, we’ll explore the challenges we faced with our Jenkins-based CI/CD pipeline and the decision to migrate to GitHub Actions and AWS CodeDeploy. This switch not only streamlined our workflows but also addressed long-standing pain...

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  • Development
2 mins read
Welcome to the Cronometer Engineering Blog!

— Luke Norman At Cronometer, things are moving fast—and we’re excited about it! As we grow, we’re constantly looking for better ways to build software, make decisions, and nurture a thriving engineering culture. One recent project we’re especially proud of is our Technical Roadmap. By organizing and prioritizing our ideas in this structured...

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Company Profile

Launched in 2011, Cronometer is a web and mobile (iOS & Android) nutrition tracking app that gives its users an accurate insight into their nutrition.

Cronometer is known for being the most accurate and comprehensive nutrition tracker on the market. Unlike other apps, our nutritional data is curated from verified, lab-analyzed sources, and user submissions are checked by our staff before being added to our database.

We have now helped over 10 million people around the world discover their nutrition. We encourage you to not just count calories but to focus on your nutrition as a whole.

  • Over 10 million users worldwide
  • A growing team of 50 employees
  • App Store rating: 4.8 and Google Playstore: 4.5
  • Over 1.1 million verified food labels in the database

Company Profile

Launched in 2011, Cronometer is a web and mobile (iOS & Android) nutrition tracking app that gives its users an accurate insight into their nutrition.

Cronometer is known for being the most accurate and comprehensive nutrition tracker on the market. Unlike other apps, our nutritional data is curated from verified, lab-analyzed sources, and user submissions are checked by our staff before being added to our database.

We have now helped over 10 million people around the world discover their nutrition. We encourage you to not just count calories but to focus on your nutrition as a whole.

  • Over 10 million users worldwide
  • A growing team of 50 employees
  • App Store rating: 4.8 and Google Playstore: 4.5
  • Over 1.1 million verified food labels in the database