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Thought I'd mention an app that I built

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/motion-workout-tracker/id6760213189

🚀 Happy to give the first 50 users here a pro version for free for life. just comment here and ill upgrade your account :)

Here are some of the features:

• Workout Tracking
• Workout Program Catalog
• Your own customized Program Generation
• Nova AI Coach
• Form Check
• Apple Watch & Heart Rate
• Readiness & Recovery
• Progress & Insights

Apps compared: Strong, Hevy, Fitbod, Ladder, Boostcamp, and Motion.

App	Free Plan	Price	Tracks Workouts	Templates	AI Coach / Chat	AI Personal Trainer	Adapts Over Time	Recovery Insights	Exercise Demos	Community	Overall Score
Strong	Yes	Free + Pro	Yes	Yes	No	No	No / mostly manual	No	Yes	Big	7.0/10
Hevy	Yes	Free + Pro	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No / mostly manual	No	Yes	Big	7.5/10
Fitbod	Trial	Paid subscription	Yes	Yes	Limited	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Big	8.3/10
Ladder	Trial	Paid subscription	Yes	Yes	No	No	Weekly programming	Yes	Yes	Big	8.2/10
Boostcamp	Yes	Free + Pro	Yes	Yes	No	No	Depends on program	No	Yes	Big	8.0/10
Motion	Yes	Free + Pro	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Small	8.5/10

I’ll drop the App Store links below for anyone who wants to check them out.

• Strong — https://apps.apple.com/us/app/strong-workout-tracker-gym-log/id464254577
• Hevy — https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hevy-workout-tracker-gym-log/id1458862350
• Fitbod — https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fitbod-gym-fitness-planner/id1041517543
• Ladder — https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ladder-strength-training-plans/id1502936453
• Boostcamp — https://apps.apple.com/us/app/boostcamp-workout-programs/id1529354455
• Motion — https://apps.apple.com/us/app/motion-fitness-pro/id6760213189

Apps compared: Strong, Hevy, Fitbod, Ladder, Boostcamp, and Motion. I’ll drop the App Store links below for anyone who wants to check them out.

• Strong — https://apps.apple.com/us/app/strong-workout-tracker-gym-log/id464254577
• Hevy — https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hevy-workout-tracker-gym-log/id1458862350
• Fitbod — https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fitbod-gym-fitness-planner/id1041517543
• Ladder — https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ladder-strength-training-plans/id1502936453
• Boostcamp — https://apps.apple.com/us/app/boostcamp-workout-programs/id1529354455
• Motion — https://apps.apple.com/us/app/motion-fitness-pro/id6760213189

I’m honestly not sure how I’m doing. Don’t get me wrong, I’m really grateful for the support so far, but most of the users are friends and family. Right now, I only have one active trial from an actual outside customer. They do seem engaged, so I’m hoping they convert.

But beyond that, I’m starting to worry the app might just sit on the App Store and collect dust. It’s pretty demoralizing to spend so much time, effort, and energy building something, only to get hit with the harsh reality that building the app was only half the battle, now comes marketing.