David Junker

Building @RepifyWorkout, a social workout tracker!

[David Junker @davidjnkr]

About 3 years ago I started building a workout tracking app because my brother and I wanted to motivate each other to stay consistent at the gym, but we lived in different cities. We needed a way to see what the other person was doing without texting each other every time one of us finished a workout.

I'm a developer and I lift, so I thought this would be pretty straightforward. Maybe 3 months of work and I'd have something I could launch. Turns out I was completely wrong about that.

I spent about a year coding the first version and launched it. People started using it, but I wasn't happy with it. There were too many bugs, the infrastructure was bad, and every time I opened the app I had this feeling that something was going to crash. About a year ago I made the call to redo everything from scratch. That took another full year of work, but at least now it's built on a foundation I can actually be proud of.

Fast forward to now and I have over 2100 people using Repify. That still feels surreal to me.

The core idea is pretty simple. A solid workout tracker with interesting insights, and you can follow other people who motivate you to show up.

Still adding features and fixing things based on feedback. The app is free to download and all the core features are completely free. There are some premium features behind a subscription, but I tried to make sure everything essential is available to everyone.

Check it out on the App Store if you want: https://t.co/BW6W7bU7Xr

If anyone here has thoughts or uses it, I'd love to hear what works or what doesn't. I'm basically building this based on what people actually tell me they need.

[David Junker @davidjnkr]

@marclou Wow impressive! I actually made a social workout tracker @RepifyWorkout . You can track your next PRs there ;)

[David Junker @davidjnkr]

Someone cancelled their subscription in @RepifyWorkout because of this!

[David Junker @davidjnkr]

I created AI training programs to improve my workouts @RepifyWorkout

[David Junker @davidjnkr]

@YashSolanki_ @FlorinPop17 I created @RepifyWorkout in case you need an app to track your workouts

[Repify @RepifyWorkout]

Most workout apps give everyone the same generic programs.

Repify now asks about your goals, experience, and schedule, analyzes your physique, then builds a training plan actually designed for you.

Took way longer to build than expected, but it's finally here.

[David Junker @davidjnkr]

Sharing the full story of how I failed and rebuilt the gym app @RepifyWorkout

Definitely wasn't easy, but it was worth it!

[David Junker @davidjnkr]

@workslikejenga That's why you can fake them

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@dussyme 3452839

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@felix__quinton @_devJNS yeah me too

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@craigzLiszt Yes most times, but sometimes I get really tired

[David Junker @davidjnkr]

@trikcode I do too and it makes me somehow more productive

[David Junker @davidjnkr]

@pmitu Creative thinking

[David Junker @davidjnkr]

@upen946 Mine took about 1 year ... ups

[David Junker @davidjnkr]

@jonathanbrnd I hope so

[Repify @RepifyWorkout]

Hey everyone!

I just pushed an update that adds full German localization to Repify. The app now automatically detects your language and displays everything in German or English.

I'm planning to add more languages. Let me know which language you'd like to see next!

[David Junker @davidjnkr]

How do you start creating your YouTube videos or how do you plan them?

[David Junker @davidjnkr]

@shiri_shh @RepifyWorkout It's a free social workout tracker. You can create workout routines, get insights, track body measurements and it has a community feature to stay motivated.

[David Junker @davidjnkr]

@zilvestro Hetzner is the way to go! I use it for all of my projects

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The app is available on the AppStore: https://t.co/UMrQe7uCYp