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Developer here. Thanks for checking out my app, Riker. In case anyone is curious, the iOS app is native, written in Obj-C. The Riker web app is written using React and Redux. The REST API is written in Clojure and the backend is Postgres.

Although there is also a fully functional web version of Riker, the app is preferred since it supports offline mode, provides Watch App and integrates with Apple's Health app.

Will be happy to answer any questions.

App Store link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/riker/id1196920730?mt=8 Web link: https://www.rikerapp.com

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tgarma1234
This is a good idea that I think touches on a pain point that everyone who goes to the gym experiences. I use the app Endomondo, which is fantastic for tracking walking or running outside but limited in terms of what gets recorded for any other type of exercise. Honestly I wish there was some kind of magnetized transmitter thingy that I could just stick on the barbell or kettle bell that would automatically sync reps to my phone with some kind of motion sensor gyrometer. Or smart dumbbells that my apple watch syncs with so it automatically records reps and weight.

In terms of "internet of things" solving a problem like that, viz. linking up all the stuff in the gym to my apple watch so that I can get fine grained stats about my workouts, would be flippin golden.

evanspa
Agreed - it would be really great to have automatic recording of reps like we have for steps, but as you pointed out, you would need "smart equipment" and "smart free weights," which are either very far off from happening, or won't happen, which is why I built Riker. Being able to record reps from the Apple Watch is the most friction-less for me so far.
tgarma1234
Well here you go: http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/04/24/google-fit-v1-64-for...

Given the battery issues of apple devices and the extremely limited nature of apple health, I have to say I am ever more interested in switching to the android ecosystem. Having a watch that makes fitness tracking effortless across a variety of activities without having to constantly tend to button pushing would be fantastic. Especially if said device didn't require an online course in battery management to last more than a year.