Andrew R McNeil

Building iPhone fitness apps

[Andrew R McNeil @armcn_]

Pretty great notification to wake up to.

My first iOS app, My Workout Logs, is officially in the App Store!

It’s a simple workout logger with everything you need and nothing you don’t. Free, no accounts, no ads.

https://t.co/nNY2065LWe

[Andrew R McNeil @armcn_]

@MaxHirsch13 Priorities dark mode

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@CarlosBBuild I use it to submit to the App Store but terminal for git. Just started with Swift so XCode probably has benefits I haven’t found yet

[Andrew R McNeil @armcn_]

@icas_12 @grok Native iOS style but it takes a while to get right with SwiftUI

[Andrew R McNeil @armcn_]

Tiny details add up. Consistent spacing, alignment, and hierarchy make an app feel cohesive.

[Andrew R McNeil @armcn_]

@Rahula_Crypto Why not start now?

[Andrew R McNeil @armcn_]

An important goal of My Workout Logs is to handle Calisthenics/Streetlifting better than any general purpose workout logger.

One exercise (ex. Pull-ups) can be logged as assisted, bodyweight only, or weighted in the same workout and all stats are correctly derived and shown together.

https://t.co/fsydoWS0Xw

[Andrew R McNeil @armcn_]

@cisco_jose33767 That’s the idea, keep it simple but perfect the small details.

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@kedytcom https://t.co/Swm8eMmyfI

[Andrew R McNeil @armcn_]

I am only 32 but I remember when no apps had accounts or subscriptions. Seems that some people still appreciate that. A possible differentiating factor if it can work with your apps business model.

[Andrew R McNeil @armcn_]

The full feature shown will be available in tomorrow’s release.

[Andrew R McNeil @armcn_]

@AsgerAI Yeah it can still be chosen in app settings blue is just default now.

[Andrew R McNeil @armcn_]

Which do you prefer, A or B?

[Andrew R McNeil @armcn_]

I am new to this so I’m mostly going off advice from gpt research. The screenshots are more zoomed so it’s easier to see details on mobile, the text has blue highlights which stand out more, the icon matches the default iOS blue and balances visually with the “GET” App Store button. I will do testing when I have more impressions

[Andrew R McNeil @armcn_]

@AsgerAI I kind of prefer A too but I’m not sure it will be as good for ASO.

[Andrew R McNeil @armcn_]

@GaudreaultSamul The icon can be changed in the app, so black from image A is still available in settings but blue is now the default.

[Andrew R McNeil @armcn_]

Thanks for your vote, I switched to B yesterday but looking for others opinions. People say it should stand out but I don’t want to go too far and have it feel gimmicky.

[Andrew R McNeil @armcn_]

Fable fixing Sol’s bug while Sol watches. I prefer Sol/Codex for things that can be verified with computer use but it sometimes fails on more subtle SwiftUI bugs.

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Coming in the next release tomorrow

[Andrew R McNeil @armcn_]

Added different colored icons to My Workout Logs to match the app theme. I saw this is Happy Scale and liked the idea.
https://t.co/nNY2065LWe

[Andrew R McNeil @armcn_]

@molaerga Which Reddit?