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Creating a Privacy-First Fitness App

Developing a privacy-respecting app to replace my smartwatch for workouts

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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Designing a paywall for my app: not my favourite ask from users, but it is a very important one nonetheless.
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Nothing makes you feel alive like going outside for some physical action - I love working out!
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