I built a fitness app so I don't quit 1 week later and have fun in the process
Like most people, I had a long history of starting and quitting workout routines. Nothing pulled me back after week two.
Fitness apps didn't help either. I tried the popular ones — they all felt like homework. Log your sets, look at your charts, watch your streak. The streak thing especially: once I broke it, I didn't feel motivated to rebuild it. I felt like the app was disappointed in me, so I just stopped opening it.
So I built ClaimlyFit: a fitness app where your workouts claim real-world territory on a map, hex by hex. Do push-ups, squats, or pull-ups, and the camera tracks your reps automatically — no manual logging. Stay consistent and your territory grows. Stop working out and it decays — and rivals can take it from you. You can also challenge friends directly, which turned out to be the most fun part.
Hey Utku, congrats on ClaimlyFit, the auto rep-tracking is a clever hook, way better than manual logging. Getting camera-based exercise detection reliable across different body types, angles, and lighting is a genuinely hard CV problem to nail as you scale. I personally source and vet AI/ML engineers before ever introducing them — not a platform, just me doing the legwork. No fee unless you actually hire. If you're ever stretched on that side as ClaimlyFit grows, happy to send over someone worth a look.
AI + fitness is interesting. What’s the hook that keeps users coming back daily vs dropping off after initial use?
The interesting shift is moving fitness from a tracking problem into a motivation system.
What would convince you that territorial competition is the retention mechanic users actually care about, rather than just a more entertaining version of a workout tracker?