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Building a Native smartphone Cycling and Running Tracker

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May 11, 2024 -

As a little side-project, squeezed between my normal work, I have been working on something of personal interest: a native workout tracking app for iOS. I wanted to make my smartwatch obsolete, instead using my phone to track workouts. How hard could it be to gather detailed sensor data using native Swift APIs?

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I got some magic in my pocket: The app tracking workouts from the background - during recordings it just shows a widget on the homescreen
I got some magic in my pocket: The app tracking workouts from the background - during recordings it just shows a widget on the homescreen
Screenshots of the app's onboarding process: asking for permissions and guiding new users
Screenshots of the app's onboarding process: asking for permissions and guiding new users
Testing the app on my bike using a QuadLock case and mount
Testing the app on my bike using a QuadLock case and mount
"Goin' the extra mile": 8 hours on my bike to test battery usage (note: there is still 23% power left!)
Different configurations of realtime data
Different configurations of realtime data
Designing a paywall for my app: not my favourite ask from users, but it is a very important one nonetheless.
Designing a paywall for my app: not my favourite ask from users, but it is a very important one nonetheless.

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