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- Flexitarian by accident: what tracking taught me about meat habits
Nobody plans the ham sandwich. Years of building a meat-tracking app taught me that meat habits are mostly invisible — and that noticing beats willpower.
07 Jul 2026
- Naomi's planet: why cows measure your progress
Most trackers measure progress with streaks and charts. I chose cows on a planet instead. Here's the thinking behind No Meat Today's strangest design decision.
07 Jul 2026
- Where does meat pollution come from?
According to the FAO, in 2017, 323 million tons of meat were produced in the world. Each year, 65 billion animals are killed for human consumption (2,000 animals per second). The
20 Nov 2024
- 2023.5
🐄 Cow care I added 5 new cows, don't miss them! - A cow to celebrate to have passed the 400 reviews (I'll try to do that every 100 reviews from now on!) - International Chess Day
20 Mar 2023
- 2023.4
This update is a new start with the possibility to record more information about your meals. The difficulty was to keep the ultra fast and simple mode (\"yes/no\"), while proposin
20 Mar 2023
- 2023.3
OK, this is an update I didn't expect to make, but I discovered that the birthday cows weren't working in 2023 and I didn't want to wait another minute to fix that. I've thrown in
17 Feb 2023
- 2023.2
The next update will add the ability to add more details to your meals. Beta testing has started (contact me to be part of it). In the meantime, here is an update to help you wait.
17 Feb 2023
- 2023.1
Happy Moo Year! I wish you many delicious meals, good health, and a peaceful mind. Great things are planned for this year, I can't wait to share them with you. The first major upd
12 Jan 2023
- 2022.32
My little family caugth a seasonal bug. As an indie, this kind of thing means there's no one left to do the work. Thankfully, everyone is doing better ☺️ ⚡ Improvement * For pe
09 Dec 2022
- 2022.31
A much smaller app, and even cuter cows. ⚡ Improvement * The application is 50 to 75% smaller. On an iPhone 14 Pro, that's like going from 72 MB to 22 MB. This means faster dow
09 Dec 2022
- 2022.30
⚡ Improvement * App version check is refreshed when the app becomes active 🐛 Bug Hunt * In the cards of the frightened cows it was indicated that they were still there. The
09 Dec 2022
- Plant-based for new moms
As a new mother, it is important to prioritize nutrition in order to support your own recovery and provide the best nutrition for your baby. The postpartum period is a crucial time
02 Dec 2022
- 10 reasons to eat less meat (without stopping)
1. Eating less meat is better for the environment. The production of meat, especially beef, requires a significant amount of resources, including land, water, and energy. Reducin
02 Dec 2022
- 2022.29
⚡ Improvement * On the Apple Watch, widgets are smarter about the selected tab when opening the app 🐛 Bug Hunt * Rounding errors could lead to unattributed cows. This is the
04 Nov 2022
- 2022.28
✨ New * If a new version of the application is available, it will be displayed in the Settings. This should help you make sure your app is always up to date with the latest speci
02 Nov 2022
- 2022.27
Did you notice that we went from version 4.23 directly to version 2022.27? I changed my marketing version numbering scheme. I'll now be using the year and a number that will be inc
28 Oct 2022
- 4.23
An update taking advantage of the new features of iOS 16.1, but which you can enjoy in part from iOS15! Cows are eager to do activities with you and to be even better companions.
23 Oct 2022
- 4.22
✨ New - The Watch app can now display upcoming Cowlidays. Swipe left to right to reveal it, or use the countdown widget. ⚡ Improvement - The Cowlidays Widgets redirects to the
19 Oct 2022
- 4.22.1
Farewell iOS14, this is your last update. I'm sorry. I did my best to support iOS14 as long as I could, but it's becoming a hindrance to the development of the application. I did
19 Oct 2022
- 4.21
🐄 Cow care - More cows for the end of 2022 ⚡ Improvement - A fancier bug report interface 🐛 Bug Hunt - The app was unusable under iOS14: a side effect of the birthday conf
16 Oct 2022
- 4.20.2
⚡ Improvement - Improves data verification when there are empty days 🐛 Bug Hunt - The missing cow detector was miscalibrated. If you were missing cows, record a meal and make
12 Oct 2022
- 4.20.1
🐛 Bug Hunt - Widgets were not displaying data
10 Oct 2022
- 4.20
🐄 Cow care - Halloween Season & cow 💬 Texts - More puns
08 Oct 2022
- 4.19
You asked for them, here they are: 🎂 Birthday Cows! ✨ New - Birthday Cows: you can now get a cow on your birthday! If your birthday was earlier this year, don't worry, I've got
03 Oct 2022
- 4.18.2
⚡ Improvement - Diet and Goal list previous values to see how they evolved over time ## 🐛 Bug Hunt - The history was not displaying cows in some cases because the application
21 Sept 2022
- 4.18.1
✨ New - Two more shortcuts to get a status of a given day, or remove meals 🐛 Bug Hunt - Home screen widgets were blank when they were supposed to display a cow - Thanks adpl
19 Sept 2022
- 4.17.3
I'm trying to erradicate bugs as I prepare for the next big releases. ⚡ Improvement - For Siri, I added translations of the app name in all languages. But I also added Naomi (th
14 Aug 2022
- 4.17.2
🐛 Bug Hunt - Changing the past could lead to inextricable situations. It's not as if a plethora of films and series hadn't warned us. At least one more critical case will now be
07 Aug 2022
- 4.17.1
It's mostly about bug fixes. 🐄 Cow care - The identity card of Energized cows now features the description of the associated special day. - Thanks @Gorlock and @anthrowolfe fro
31 Jul 2022
- 4.17
A refreshed Today view! Will you spot a shooting star? ✨ New - In the Population view: a section dedicated to the special cows you attacted - Thanks Lily - An invitation link t
20 Jul 2022
- 4.16
This update includes a big improvement: a better cow allocation logic that may well earn you more cows. These changes are retroactive: a recount will take place when your device i
06 Jul 2022
- 4.15.1
⚡️ Improvement - Background stars animation is more energy friendly - Thanks Axel - The default reminder is now set to 8:30pm instead of 6pm 🐛 Bug Hunt - Better timezone mana
15 Jun 2022
- 4.15
🐄 Cow care - 9 Exclusive cows for the summer 🐛 Bug Hunt - Newsletter registration is working again - Thanks Baptiste! - There was a time zone issue when displaying the arriv
31 May 2022
- All you need to know about honey
* "Hey honey, wanna go on a honeymoon!" * "Are you asking because I'm sweet, or because I'm good for your health?" * "Both! And you're also quite good for the environment!" * "
27 May 2022
- 4.14
# ✨ New - 100 Alternative App Icons to make the app fit on your main Home Screen (it is on your main Home Screen, right?)
17 May 2022
- 4.13
🐄 Cow care * 🍩 Donut day * Sushi 2021 had lost her energy! It's back, she's doing fine. ✨ New * Well, these *Release notes* * On a Cowliday, the corresponding energy can be
11 May 2022
- 4.12
🐄 Cow care * Bee Day * Environment Day * Sushi Day * Refreshed the look of the yearly cow * Three cow names to celebrate users continuously helping the app (Sara & Igor, a
01 May 2022
- 4.11
Italian and Spanish localization!
27 Apr 2022
- All you need to know about chocolate
Easter, Christmas, stress, coffee time, there are a ton of occasions to eat chocolate. But by the way, what's the impact of chocolate? On your health, on the environment... Where
24 Apr 2022
- 4.10
🐄 Cow care * Earth Day (Apr 22) ✨ New * View Forecast details in the History view * More details in data export 🎨 Look & feel * Changed icon when restoring Naomist privil
03 Apr 2022
- Earth Hour - How much meat is it worth?
Earth Hour [https://www.earthhour.org/] was launched in 2007 by WWF as a symbol of international unity and our ability to act on the challenges of climate change, embodied in an ic
24 Mar 2022
- 4.9
🐄 Cow care * Spring Day (Mar 20) * Earth Hour (Mar 26) * Easter Sunday (Apr 17) 🐛 Bug Hunt * Timezone issue in Population view and Cowliday notifications 🎨 Look & feel *
03 Mar 2022
- 4.8
🐄 Cow care * Strawberry Day (Feb 27) * Black History Month (Feb 28)
15 Feb 2022
- 4.7
🐄 Cow care * Valentine Day * Women Day 🐛 Bug Hunt * Purchase status would sometimes behave erratically
01 Feb 2022
- 4.6
🐄 Cow care * Perseverance Day * Cheese Lovers Da 🐛 Bug Hunt * Crash when trying to show a cow on iOS 14 * Subscription would default to Monthly instead of Yearly
14 Jan 2022
- 4.5
🐄 Cow care * Apps's Birthday * Ugly Chritmas Sweater Day * Winter Solstice * Candy Cane Day * New Year 2022 🐛 Bug Hunt * It's possible to rename cows again! * Bug where c
26 Nov 2021
- 4.4
🐄 Cow care * Pretzel cow to celebrate German culture * Yin Yang cow to celebrate Chinese cultu 🎨 Look & feel * Indicator for unseen Forecasts 💬 Texts * German localization
29 Oct 2021
- 4.3
🐄 Cow care * Vegan Day cow * Fix Picasso color 🎨 Look & feel * Support for larger font sizes * Feature card design * Forecast view * Title of Inhabitant in Dark Mode
17 Oct 2021
- 4.2 - Picasso, Halloween and weather forecast
I'm still playing catchup with all the cows I had planned for this month, so this update added 2 more, bringing the total of cowlidays for October to 5, which is a new record! New
08 Oct 2021
- 4.1 - Thanksgivings
This update came shortly after the 4.0 because I wanted 4.0 to be all about iOS 15, but Canadian Thanksgiving being on October 11, I had to make sure you all would be able to get t
20 Sept 2021
- 4.0 - iCloud meets iOS 15
This update is packed with new features and improvements: * Two special cows to celebrate iOS15 + Apple-related daily messages * iCloud sync: this took a LOT of work and prepare
17 Sept 2021
- 3.13
🐄 Cow care * Cow for Orangutan Day (Aug 19, 2021) * Cow for Honey Bee Day (Aug 21, 2021) * Cow for Tofu Day (Sep 1, 2021)
25 Jul 2021
- 3.12
🐄 Cow care * Improved cow for Watermelon Day (Aug 3, 2021) 🐛 Bug Hunt * Remove past cowliday notifications
24 May 2021
- 3.11
🐄 Cow care * Cow for International Sushi Day (Jun 18, 2021) * Cow for World UFO Day (Jul 2, 2021) * Cow for Eat Beans Day (Jul 3, 2021) * Cow for Watermelon Day (Aug 3, 2021)
20 May 2021
- 3.10
🐛 Bug Hunt * Number of days in history view ⚡️ Performance * When moving out from the question view
12 Apr 2021
- 3.9
✨ New * import backups 🐛 Bug Hunt * crash when saving planet position * refresh population view * days translation in history view * special cows showing up too soon
12 Feb 2021
- 3.8
🐄 Cow care * Cow for International Women's Day * Cow for Mario Day * Cow for Easter * Cow for Earth Day * Cow for Star Wars Day
22 Jan 2021
- 3.7
🐄 Cow care * Cow for Chinese New Year 🐛 Bug Hunt * number of days in the history takes time zone into account for the current month. * handle all cases of email settings
14 Jan 2021
- 3.6
🐄 Cow care * Xmas theme with special silliness * Cowliday Alert notification 🐛 Bug Hunt * Review button
07 Dec 2020
- 3.5
🐄 Cow care * Cow for Ugly Sweater Day
05 Dec 2020
- 3.4
🐄 Cow care * Cow for the App Birthday
02 Dec 2020
- 3.3
✨ New * Random cow names! 🐛 Bug Hunt * Improves widget update when quickly typing several meals one after the other
15 Nov 2020
- 3.2
🐄 Cow care * Pardon Me Cow
11 Nov 2020
- 3.1
🐄 Cow care * Halloween Theme + Cow * Product Hunt Cow ✨ New * Show the headcount next to each section names in the Population view * Link to the shop with prints in the setti
18 Oct 2020
- 3.0
🐄 Cow care * Vegetarian Day * Steve Jobs Day ✨ New * Add Widgets 🐛 Bug Hunt * bug when removing all favorites * bug when changing day that would add forecast & gone sectio
20 Sept 2020
- 2.4
🐄 Cow care * Stupid Question Day
16 Sept 2020
- 2.2
🐄 Cow care * World Environment Day 💬 Texts * Fix typos
06 May 2020
- 2.3
🐄 Cow care * Mark Hamill's Birthday cow ✨ New * Sort cows by name or arrival ⚡️ Performance * Improve planet rotation 🎨 Look & feel * Fix cow names on smaller screens 💬
06 May 2020
- 2.1
🐄 Cow care * Bantha cow ✨ New * Seasonal Themes with custom colors, moon and silliness * Show upcoming Cowlidays * More silliness * Share cow button * Add various sections
27 Apr 2020
- 2.0
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07 Apr 2020
- 1.0
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13 Dec 2019
- Origin Story
Pre-release My 2017 new year resolution was to eat less meat for various reasons, even though I lived in the Limousin region and was famous for my BBQ. This decision was based on
12 Dec 2019
- 0
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02 Feb 2017