Senza

Rethinking Food Tracking for the Keto Generation

Two overlapping smartphone mockups showing the Senza nutrition tracking app, with a dark daily dashboard in front and a bowl of fresh spinach on a green screen behind.

Turning keto’s complexity into a precise daily routine.

Research with experienced trackers showed they valued speed, precision, and trustworthy data over the cheerful conventions common to diet apps. That led to a dark, data-first interface, color-coded macros, fast inline adjustments, and a fully verified food database.

Early testing confirmed the direction. Users described Senza as feeling like “a serious tool rather than a toy”: focused, dependable, and built for daily use.

First designed in 2016, Senza evolved across several engagements over the following decade, expanding into fasting, weight, exercise, education, recipes, and progress tracking while preserving the same core product logic.

Platforms

iOS • Android

Services

Product design • Brand identity
Art direction • Ongoing support

Sector

Health & nutrition

ENGAGEMENT

2016 ⸺ 2025

4.8

App Store rating

App Store rating

With 11000+ Reviews

With 11000+ Reviews

10Y+

10Y+

of continuous Use

of continuous Use

Built for lasting relevance in a crowded nutrition market.

Built for lasting relevance in a crowded nutrition market.

Amazing App

I’ve already lost about 10 pounds — thank you Senza creators for this unbelievable app!

★★★★★

★★★★★

Great app for keto beginners

It has made switching to a keto lifestyle so easy.

★★★★★

★★★★★

The Challenge‍

Growing the product without losing what users loved.

Across nearly a decade of focused engagements, Senza gained new capabilities and greater complexity. But the expectation remained the same: tracking had to stay fast, precise, and dependable. The challenge was to keep evolving the product while preserving the familiar experience users already trusted.

01.

Complex nutrition stays clear at a glance.

02.

Repeated logging gets faster with use.

03.

Verified data and precise controls build confidence.

04.

New capabilities build on familiar product patterns.

01 — Brand

Identity Refresh

After years of product evolution, we refreshed Senza’s identity around a green flame symbolizing healthy fat burning, vitality, and transformation. Organic forms keep the mark approachable while giving the established product a more distinctive presence.

Smartphone mockup on Senza green featuring fresh spinach, food ratings, and interface details that introduce the brand’s fresh, food-focused visual language.
White Senza wordmark with trademark symbol centered on a charcoal background.
Black Senza app icon with the green flame symbol, floating on a bright Senza green background.
Senza app icon shown on an iPhone home screen alongside other apps, highlighting how the refreshed identity works in a real mobile environment.
Goldplay primary typeface specimen showing light, regular, medium, semibold, bold, and black weights, with enlarged letterform details and a short rationale for its playful, geometric character.
Open Sans secondary typeface specimen showing multiple weights, enlarged letterform details, and its role in keeping dense interface data clear and readable.
Senza color palette featuring Mist, Senza Green, Charcoal, Leaf Green, Yolk, Aqua, and Blue, paired with food photography and ingredient details.

02 — Tutorials

Learning for Precision

Tutorials clarify expectations before speed begins. Visual examples reduce ambiguity and make the system easier to use across languages, literacy levels, and job types.

Stak Microtasks tutorial screen with visual examples for accurate task completion.

03 — Rewards

Micro-rewards, zero uncertainty

Instant micro-rewards drive momentum.
Tutorials stay one tap away, keeping speed high without losing accuracy.

04 — Jobs

Job patterns

A flexible framework built to support many kinds of human input.


Each solves a different problem, using the same underlying structure.

One system
for every job

A shared layout kept each job type familiar, while a common component library made new ones faster to design, build, and launch. New job types could launch in hours, not weeks, and that flexibility proved itself in production.

Detect & label

Precision tasks need clear expectations and minimal friction. Visual anchors and scoped inputs keep the work fast and accurate.

Object detection task interface with image labels and structured input fields.

Guided photo capture

Some jobs need evidence, not clicks.
Named slots help make submissions complete and consistent.

Guided photo-capture task with required evidence slots for consistent submissions.

Research-based verification

Trusted links in, one field out. Fast to complete, easy to review.

Research verification task with a source link and structured answer field.

Audio verification

Short clips in. One clean label out.
The interface keeps attention on the listening decision.

Audio verification task with short audio input and classification options.

Highlight keywords

Sentences in. Key terms marked out.
The task stays focused on meaning, not interface mechanics.

Keyword-highlighting task for marking key terms in a sentence.

Boolean

Fast yes / no decisions for high-volume review. Minimal training, reliable QA.

Boolean task with simple yes-or-no input for high-volume review.

05 — withdrawal & privacy

Work privately. Withdraw instantly.

Workers can participate with minimal personal data and withdraw sats in seconds.
That keeps reward close to effort and makes trust part of the experience.

Stak Microtasks withdrawal flow for instantly sending earned sats to a wallet.

Outcomes

A framework built to expand

New job types could be introduced without redesigning the core experience.

Faster task recognition

Clear framing reduced hesitation at the point of work.

Lower onboarding friction

Tutorial-first guidance reduced the need for written explanation and repeated support.

A stronger trust loop

Accepted work, visible progress, and instant payouts kept effort and reward connected.

More stability as the platform grows

Reusable patterns helped the platform absorb new workflows without losing clarity.

Sphinx chat interface with Bitcoin Lightning payments and podcast features.
Sphinx chat interface with Bitcoin Lightning payments and podcast features.

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Let’s talk.

They brought system-level thinking, design governance, and visual craft that made genuinely complex workflows feel obvious to use.

Not sure where to start?

Let’s talk.

They brought system-level thinking, design governance, and visual craft that made genuinely complex workflows feel obvious to use.

Not sure where to start?

Let’s talk.

They brought system-level thinking, design governance, and visual craft that made genuinely complex workflows feel obvious to use.

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© 2009–2026 Automat

© 2009–2026 Automat