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Re: Track your workout from the iPhone Lock Screen

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i am using a very similar app https://steady.rocks - it's great. when scrolling this page i almost thought to give it a try, but then at the end was disappointed by community thing. i don't really need this in a utility app

I understand that put some people off, but this is completely optional!

You do not need to login. Works offline. Everything is local. Saves to a local db.

Workouts are front and center

Re: Track your workout from the iPhone Lock Screen

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Simple utility apps like this are definitely going to be under threat by AI-driven app creation. Unsatisfied with the free options out there, I've been using Claude to build my own workout tracker app with nearly the exact same Live Activity functionality in addition to the other features most apps lock up behind IAP subscriptions. Within a week I had the iOS and macOS apps up and running with CloudKit sync, analytic…

Do you have a testflight? I'd love to try it!

Not external, sorry - I haven't bothered putting it through app review or anything.

Re: Track your workout from the iPhone Lock Screen

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post #31

Simple utility apps like this are definitely going to be under threat by AI-driven app creation. Unsatisfied with the free options out there, I've been using Claude to build my own workout tracker app with nearly the exact same Live Activity functionality in addition to the other features most apps lock up behind IAP subscriptions. Within a week I had the iOS and macOS apps up and running with CloudKit sync, analytic…

I think this app is a great example of AI-driven app creation!

For sure! What I'm wondering is why anyone would pay a subscription for someone else's AI-created app if they can spin one up for themselves with only the parts they want/need. The tools aren't there yet, but within 3-5 years I could see native iOS support for general users to create apps via Siri.

Re: Track your workout from the iPhone Lock Screen

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Anyone know a good timer where I, for example, set it for 1 minute and start it and then every 1 minute it plays a short sound. And that's it. No interaction required with the phone until I want the timer to stop. This is for rotating through a bunch of different stretches/exercises routine 1 minute per stretch Every app I've tried is too complicated.

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Re: Track your workout from the iPhone Lock Screen

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Simple utility apps like this are definitely going to be under threat by AI-driven app creation. Unsatisfied with the free options out there, I've been using Claude to build my own workout tracker app with nearly the exact same Live Activity functionality in addition to the other features most apps lock up behind IAP subscriptions. Within a week I had the iOS and macOS apps up and running with CloudKit sync, analytic…

Workout trackers are especially at risk. Every single one I’ve tried is terrible. They are either really poorly thought out, bad UX, or charge 40/mo and still suck. I built a simple workout tracker/planner in an afternoon using an AI tool that is exactly what I want and free.

I have built one that focuses on enabling me to have training systems that are not possible to re-create in most apps. I’ll release it as free, even if I would decide to charge for it, I would probably offer a generous trial and a lifetime subscription to the major version you bought.

Re: Track your workout from the iPhone Lock Screen

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Do you have a testflight? I'd love to try it!

Not external, sorry - I haven't bothered putting it through app review or anything.

You don't have to put a testflight through app review. Example: https://reverdure.yourstrategy.co

Re: Track your workout from the iPhone Lock Screen

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Interesting; I was looking for a replacement for Strong for iOS just yesterday. Strong was a great app but the dev hasn't been keeping up-to-date with iOS features like live activities and such. I found that there are loads of apps like this out there, with varying degrees of polish / paywalls. Don't get me wrong, this one doesn't look bad! But what I really want is a demonstrated long-term commitment to the app. If…

Hey, I am the developer of "Progression Workout Tracker". I develop this app since nearly 10 years since I always use it for my workouts. Maybe you like it.

Re: Track your workout from the iPhone Lock Screen

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Interesting; I was looking for a replacement for Strong for iOS just yesterday. Strong was a great app but the dev hasn't been keeping up-to-date with iOS features like live activities and such. I found that there are loads of apps like this out there, with varying degrees of polish / paywalls. Don't get me wrong, this one doesn't look bad! But what I really want is a demonstrated long-term commitment to the app. If…

Hey, I am the developer of "Progression Workout Tracker". I develop this app since nearly 10 years since I always use it for my workouts. Maybe you like it.

Link to the app: https://get-strong.app
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