We’re so excited to announce that Noom Weight for iPhone is now live in the iTunes App Store! After hundreds of requests, many months of hard work, and lots of late nights, we’re all so excited to get this app into your hands. Noom Weight Loss has many of the features that you know and love from the Weight Loss Coach, but pared down a bit to keep the first release focused and easy to use.

Based on a lot of your feedback, we focused on the food logging pieces for the first release, and made that part really polished to meet Apple’s exacting standards. Not all of Noom’s features are there yet, and we are working hard on updates! Here is what made the first cut:

• Simple, sleek interface
• Instant smart feedback to keep you on track after every meal you log
• Perfected search algorithm — find exactly what you’re looking for in just a few keystrokes
• Our quick and easy portion sizing and red-yellow-green food logging system

Sorry if your favorite feature is not there yet, we feel your pain and are working as hard as we can! Thank you so much for supporting us on this journey, and we hope you enjoy the new Noom.

As always, we love to hear from you! Report bugs or request features on the support forums, read the help pages, or email support@noom.com with any other questions.

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