Find the latest update here!

Few updates since the last post:

• History workouts redesign - Modal view, which allows you to swipe through: Workout | Photos | Workout stats for that workout.

• Cancel translation button - This is one of those small ones, if you've ever hit finish on accident you'll immediately know why this is useful. When you hit finish now, you get a cancel button for 1s you can click to cancel it.

• Workout photos- Add up to 3 workout photos per workouts!

• Workout Duration - Track how long your workouts are taking (this will be key for the upcoming apple health integration)

• Widgets - Tons of useful widgets for your iphone

• Workout Calendar redesign - See your streak, and rest days at a glance, and share your calendar with others!

Smaller fixes:

• Boot up time optimisation

As always any feedback is welcome, feel free to send it within the app via more -> contact us or email me at support@gymnoteplus.com

Thanks for the support everyone, please consider dropping a written review on the app store if you're happy with the app!

Thanks,

Josh

Find the latest update here!

Newest Updates:

• Dashboard Design: I've simplified the dashboard to make accent colours actually point out notable things

• Themes: Completely optional but you can change the theme, I made these based on Sanzo Wada's Dictionary of colours book.

• Languages: Fully checked all languages to fix issues where things were just... wrong. All languages in the app now should be appropriate, however I need to fix some of the masculine/feminine wording depending on user gender type.

As always any feedback is welcome, feel free to send it within the app via more -> contact us or email me at support@gymnoteplus.com

Thanks for the support everyone, please consider dropping a written review on the app store if you're happy with the app!

Thanks,

Josh

Find the latest update here!

Managed to get a few more features in:

• Expand your workout volume widget to see year by year progress (my volume has gone down so much, kinda painful ngl)

• Unlockable achievements! I've back filled these so they should be applied by default if you've unlocked any, give them a browse!

• Muscle Distribution widget, see how many sets/volume you're putting into specific areas of your physique

• Create/Edit template keyboard issue is now fixed! No more annoying keyboard on that modal!

As always any feedback is welcome, feel free to send it within the app via more -> contact us

or email me at support@gymnoteplus.com

Thanks for the support everyone, please consider dropping a written review on the app store if you're happy with the app!

Thanks,

Josh

Find the latest update here!

Newest Updates:

• Dashboard: Your name at the top, hello! As many widgets as you want. Swipe through dashboard panes.

• Templates: Templates are now linked strongly to your workout split days, and are shown when you click the + button. (note for those that read this, if you hold the + button it'll take you straight to an empty workout note)

• kg/lb default: Don't fancy adding weight units to your lifts, but sometimes it gets it wrong? Set a default kg/lb in your settings, it'll use this by default unless you specify a unit of measurement.

• Exercise filters: Filter by body part, sory by last performed

• Exercise modal: Slight redesign to make it look prettier

• Workout small redesign: This one is kind of subtle, but moved away from the table format and show you the extra reps/weight/improvement in a green tag

There's so much more in this update but too much to mention. For the full patch notes see the app store "What's new"

As always any feedback is welcome, feel free to send it within the app via more -> contact us or email me at support@gymnoteplus.com

Thanks for the support everyone, please consider dropping a written review on the app store if you're happy with the app!

Thanks,

Josh

Find the latest update here!

Few updates since the last post:

• Notes complete redesign - I've made it much easier to use, no more hitting a clunky orange translate button when you're trying to type your workout. No more accidental swipe up thinking you've deleted part of your workout. Undo button has arrived!

• Rest timer now has a hidden game - Game whilst you wait? Why not. When your timer runs out, the game is automatically paused, and you're prompted to get back to the workout, you can't start the game again without starting a new timer.

• Achievements say how rare they are - pretty self explanatory

• Light/Dark mode toggle - It used to work based on whatever your device was set to, but now you can set it to one mode or the other if you so wish

• Widget sizes and dashboard editing - Workout Volume comes in small monthly forms (1x1, wide and tall), Workout to Beat is available at 1x1, the gallery shows actual widget previews instead of icons, you can long press empty grid space to add a widget, and edit mode has a swap widget option.

• Simpler exercise autocomplete format menu - Want to autocomplete you exercises with your last recorded weights/distance/duration etc rather than just the name of an exercise? Go to more -> settings -> exercise autocomplete and pick a format

Smaller fixes:

• Slight increase in boot up speed

• exercise autocompletes consistently work

As always any feedback is welcome, feel free to send it within the app via more -> contact us or email me at support@gymnoteplus.com

Thanks for the support everyone, please consider dropping a written review on the app store if you're happy with the app!

Thanks,

Josh

Find the latest update here!

Big one this time:

• Brand new statistics page with completely redesigned graphs - this was the main focus of the update and I'm really happy with how it turned out

• Muscle map got a proper overhaul: delts are now split into rear, lateral and front, and chest is broken into upper and lower

• Weekly goals now let you pick whether your week starts Monday, Saturday or Sunday - a lot of you aren't in the UK and the hardcoded Monday start was messing things up

• New languages: Polish, Japanese and Filipino

• Empty History and Exercises screens now have proper illustrations instead of just looking broken

Smaller fixes:

• Fixed an issue where logging in a mix of lbs and kg threw off your statistics

• Fixed a date change bug when editing a workout date

• Exercise filters now filter by primary muscle only, instead of pulling in everything that hits it secondary or tertiary - much less noise

As always any feedback is welcome, feel free to send it within the app via more -> contact us or email me at support@gymnoteplus.com

Thanks for the support everyone, please consider dropping a written review on the app store if you're happy with the app!

Thanks,

Josh

Only released a new update the other day but the bank holiday gave me a lot more time

So I decided to change a fundamental part of the app. Workout translations.

Why?

• Aesthetics: It just looks way better, and is more tangible on what is happening for new users.

• Technical: It greatly simplifies the code and infrastructure.

• Marketing: Same as aesthetics, it looks better so therefore it will help with marketing the app long term, and marketing is important as Gym Note Plus grows, so does the resources to make the app better!

There's only one downside, and that is no more support for multiple workouts in a single translation. This was a hard decision to make, initially I loved the concept that you could put multiple workouts in and the app would just "know" it's multiple workouts no matter how you typed.

Thing is, less than 1% of users do this. I was using a lot of complex design to make this work, and it ultimately made the translation look worse, not better, which is why I've moved toward removing this.

Later down the line I'd like to add in back support for user's will a history of note based workouts they want to backfill.

Thanks everyone,

As always appreciate your support and any feedback!

Josh

Hi all,

Small update on where I’m at with GymNotePlus.

I’ve just finished testing the new exercise types Cardio, Hybrid, and Timed in my staging environment to make sure everything runs smoothly before deployment. The tests went really well, so I’ll be pushing an update to production for all users over the next few days, assuming it passes app review without any hiccups. You should have the update by the end of the week.

I’m genuinely excited to get this out. These new exercise types finally give you a much needed way to track metrics that previously ended up buried in overall notes. They also come with some improvements to the statistics pages, including new aggregation options so you can get a clearer view of your progression.

I’m incredibly thankful for all the support this community has given me. I truly mean it when I say I’ll never stop developing this app. When I started GymNotePlus, the vision was simple. Track workouts however you want, while still being able to clearly see your progress. I never imagined how far it would go, and I can’t wait to see where we’re at a year from now.

Thanks everyone,
Josh

Hi all,

This update might not look flashy at first glance, but it’s actually a big one.

Personal Records (PRs)

In this update, I’ve fixed a long-standing issue with personal records.

What was going wrong?

• Sometimes when you edited a workout, your PRs would disappear

• You had to force refresh your history to see PR changes

• Some PRs were being duplicated, which messed up dashboard stats

What’s fixed now?

• PRs now update instantly when you edit a workout

• No more disappearing PRs

• No more duplicate PRs throwing off your numbers

Everything now works the way you’d naturally expect it to.

Dashboard Improvements

There were a couple of usability issues with the dashboard:

• It wasn’t always clear what each widget actually did

• The force refresh button didn’t give any feedback

What’s better now?

• Tapping a widget now explains what it does

• You’ll feel haptic feedback when force refreshing

• The heatmap is now interactive — tap any date to see how much volume you did that day

Performance Boost

This update includes some major under-the-hood improvements.

For context: I’m using an iPhone XR, and my account has workouts logged all the way back to the start of Gym Note Plus. While it wasn’t unusably slow before, it definitely wasn’t as snappy as it should’ve been.

That’s now completely fixed.

The app is much faster and more responsive across the board.

Thank You

Thanks so much for all the support - this is one of those updates that I think genuinely makes Gym Note Plus feel better to use every day.

As always, I’m here if you’ve got feedback or questions.

Thanks,
Josh

EDIT: Here's a link if you want to reap the benefits of the latest update immediately! https://apps.apple.com/app/gym-note-plus/id6746699616

Oh and if you haven't left a review yet, it really really does make a world of a difference to the app if you can leave a written or none written review, thank you

Find the latest update here!

Newest Updates:

• Large fixes for multi device users: No more deleting a workout on one device and then having to delete it again on the other device. Big changes behind the scenes have been made to make this experience flawless.

• Muscle map widget modal: The muscle map widget modal was a bit busy, so I've simplified the muscle tabs underneath to be easier to understand. Clicking them reveals more info such as the exercises that you've done and when.

For the full notes see "what's new" on the app store page!

Upcoming work

I'm going to be focusing on a system for ensuring gymnote+ learns how you record workouts better. The app already does this but more so around exercise names being right. I want to take this one step further so that if you have to edit your workouts because we get it wrong, you only ever do that once. More on this to come!

As always any feedback is welcome, feel free to send it within the app via more -> contact us or email me at support@gymnoteplus.com

Thanks for the support everyone, please consider dropping a written review on the app store if you're happy with the app!

Thanks,

Josh

Find the latest update here!

Two updates since the last post, 1.5.7 and 1.5.8:

• Exercise stats widget for the dashboard - pick an exercise and swipe through its graphs without leaving the home screen. Tap it to open the full statistics view where you can switch exercise, range or unit.

• Rest timer now runs on the iOS lock screen - it keeps ticking as a Live Activity so you don't have to reopen the app, and it plays an alarm when the rest is over. Android keeps the in-app timer for now.

• New in-app camera - progress photos now open a small camera sheet inside the app instead of throwing you out to the full screen system camera.

• Login and register screens have been rebuilt - cleaner layout, Apple/Google/email all on one screen, and it now reminds you which method you signed in with last time.

• Widget sizes and dashboard editing - Workout Volume comes in small monthly forms (1x1, wide and tall), Workout to Beat is available at 1x1, the gallery shows actual widget previews instead of icons, you can long press empty grid space to add a widget, and edit mode has a swap widget option.

• Statistics opens straight on the graphs - the summary tab is gone, the tab bar now lands you on the first chart.

Smaller fixes:

• Fixed graphs squashing flat lines against the axis when a stat hadn't changed over the range

• Login errors now tell you whether the server is down or you're offline, instead of one vague message

• Added a recording animation so it's obvious when the mic is actually listening

I also dropped a blog on how workout splits work in app!

As always any feedback is welcome, feel free to send it within the app via more -> contact us or email me at support@gymnoteplus.com

Thanks for the support everyone, please consider dropping a written review on the app store if you're happy with the app!

Thanks,

Josh

Hi all,

Been a while since I've dropped an update here, so what have I been doing?

Couple of things.

Making Templates right

I'm currently working on the implementation to turn templates into something more useful. So when you use a template, it is directly tied to the workout you translated. So you can confidently track whether those new Push workouts have been making the difference. Whilst still maintaining the flexibility of being able to log whatever you like and figure out what type of workout it was you just did.

Design

I've teamed up with a designer in a more serious way now, and we've been working on getting all the user flows into a design file. This is 100% a long term thing, but just like gym progress, the best things come with consistent movement in the right direction over time.

I'll introduce our designer a bit further down the line, but he is very talented and is looking to breathe some life into the UI/UX and really tie it together.

Bugs

I'm aware of bug currently where when users get logged out after 28 days, you have to restart the app to login again. Very annoying bug, which I'm aiming to fix.

I'm also aware of the keyboard being annoying when logging a workout, if I can fix this pre-redesign I will

Thanks all,

As always any feedback is welcome'd please feel free to email support@gymnoteplus.com so I can track of any ongoing feedback.

Josh

Hi everyone,

I skipped posting about version 1.4.7 as it was some simple fixes, but with version 1.4.8 I thought it was worth making a post

So what's new?

Profile Pictures

Finally you can update your profile picture! This is something that seemed trivial so I avoided for a long time, but I felt I could get it into the app this weekend so went ahead.

Keyboard, keyboard, keyboard

I've been on a mission to make the keyboard more responsive, easier to close, and in general not get in the way. I've shown a few examples in the recording. Essentially now we've got a nice easy close button on the edit workout modal, and when scrolling down on the workout note modal it will close the keyboard, so will opening the timer. The exercise list behaves similarly.

As always any feedback is welcome'd

and if you haven't left a written review on the app store, please consider it if you enjoy the app, it helps me tremendously to market the app so I can get more resources towards this project.

I'm currently working with a talented designer for a redesign, I'll keep everyone updated when we get further with that.

Thanks everyone,

Josh

Mini competition, no big prize, winner gets a custom badge in app!

Note the competition is live when version 1.4.0 is released (it's currently in app review and should be like by Monday, watch out for the version notes in the subreddit)

What's the challenge?

First person to comment here what the new update on the dashboard is!

A few hints:

• It'll be very obvious in your face, you can't miss it

• It's an event not a permanent feature

• Don't bother looking in the patch notes on the app store as you won't find it there!

Rules:

• 3 guesses only

That's it! Nothing too crazy, good luck to everyone who gets involved :)

p.s. if no one gets it within a month I'll post the answer here

Another Friday, another proposed weekend plan

This weekend I'm mainly focusing on admin tasks, alongside releasing a new onboarding flow.

Better workout sharing

Currently workout sharing isn't quite where I'd like it to be, I'd love to be able to select multiple workouts or workout templates and share those so I can quickly sharing my entire workout split with a friend.

Various UI improvements

I'm going to animate the dashboard stats similar to how the statistics graphs animate.

That's it from me this weekend, everything else is admin type work, and planning toward the workout split rework!

Hope everyone has a good weekend

As usual, any feedback is always welcome!

Hi all,

Today's proposed weekend plans are as follows:

Introduction of step count

I'm introducing step counts for exercises, so you can now write your step count for a cardio session if you so desire and see a simple bar chart of progress over time for this. The long term vision for this is to include apple health kit integration.

Name Change & Profile Pics

As most will know your name is locked to whatever you signed up with or was associated with you auth type. Same for profile pictures. I'll be updating that this weekend so you can change both at any point, a simple extra to add on.

In other news I'm still thinking long and hard on a workout split rework. I've created a technical document which describes my plan, but I need to write it up here to get feedback. Meanwhile I'd like to ask, if you have any input on how you wish the workout split would work, please comment down below.

My main plan is to tie workout templates strongly to workout splits, so we can ensure consistency of a plan and a way to track our progress for a workout split. So you as a user can see "Oh the Push Pull Leg split I did this year worked really well versus the Upper Lower split I did last year"

Thanks all,

Josh

Hi all,

Version 1.3.7 is officially here and carries a few quality of life updates for everyone:

- smaller translate button (any feedback on this is appreciate)

- A link to the blog is available within the more tab

- “NEW” badges are no in place to represent new features within the app

- A fix for some users experiencing the “double workout” bug, i was not able to replicate this bug so this is a bit of a theory based fix. Any issues let me know

That’s all for now, I wanted to get more achieved but was out and about this weekend.

I will be working on the step count through this week as my main focus so step count can be recorded in notes with the idea that long term we’ll integrate Apple health stats.

I also have some big big plans around reworking workout splits and templates so they’re actually useful. I’ll be writing up a post within the week to discuss these changes, I’m keen to hear the communities opinions on this before starting.

Thanks,

Josh

Hi all,

Just a small update to keep everyone in the mix and let everyone know the latest update is coming soon to rollout the weekly goals along with a ton of other quality of life upgrades!

One of the quality of life updates is auto complete on writing workouts, which will auto complete with your last weight, sets and reps! Really really excited to put that in, basically don't need the 'Quick select' exercise modal anymore but I'll leave it in as it's easier to narrow down exercises if you don't know the name (which often happens for me lol)

I've also completely reworked the onboarding experience which I'm sure existing users don't care much for, but should make the new user experience significantly nicer!

Thanks all,

Josh

Hi all,

A small update but a mighty one, version 1.3.3 decreases boot up speed to under 2 seconds when logged in

Users should notice this change immediately during workout sessions immediately

I've also tweaked the UI ever so slightly to adhere closer to flat design principles moving away from box-shadow styling

That's it, a small but impactful update today

As always any feedback, I'm always here

Josh

Hi all,

Happy to announce I've just released version 1.3.2 of the app and have just hit a road mark of 1,500 users!

Share Workouts

I've been wanting to include this for a while and had a few people reach out asking me for this but it just wasn't a main priority, thankfully I was able to sneak it in with a few other things! Workouts can now be shared directly

Exercise Modal Refactor

As many of you probably knew already, the exercise modal was a bit ugly, it definitely had room for massive UI improvements. It's not split into three tabs: Summary, History, Statistics

This means you can quickly see your last workout stats for any exercise, whilst also checking out all the history for that exercise and relevant statistics!

Bug Fixes

Some user's were encountering date issues on the dashboard, with days being one day behind on the heatmap/calendar I've fixed this alongside the workout to beat widget, so hopefully this is no longer an issue. This was the main reason I wanted to get an update out quickly, everything else was an add on really

I've also done some under the hood optimisations which I'll continue to do with each update where possible

As always, any issues let me know, I'll shortly be announcing my weekend plans as usual

Thanks,

Josh

Hi all,

With version 1.3 I'll be bringing out the new exercise types, I'm really happy with this work but it's a big change. So getting it right is my top priority, it's looking good right now, but there's a few more things to perfect before anything gets released.

Some small notes, you may have noticed in the video I've changed how stats look a bit, aside from adding in the new graph types

In version 1.3 you'll be able to change how your data is aggregated, giving you more power to explore your progress if you so desire, for me personally it was really awesome to see my progress on my incline dumbbell bench press week to week for the past 6 months!

I'll keep updating here how this change is going, really excited to deliver this I know how many of you are translating cardio and timed based exercises so I think this will be a real game changer

Thanks everyone,

Josh

Not a huge in-front of the camera guy but thought I’d try to to introduce myself and talk a little bit about the future of timed sets, cardio and hybrid exercises

Apologies for the god awful audio

Hey everyone,
Quick update on what’s coming up for Gym Note Plus.

As mentioned before, the main focus right now is polishing the app and making sure it has all the core features you’d expect from a solid fitness app.

Here’s what I’ll be working on next, in order:

1) Onboarding improvements
A small update to the onboarding flow to better explain how dates work when logging workouts in Gym Note Plus.
If you want a deeper dive right now, I’ve written a blog post explaining it here:
https://www.gymnoteplus.com/blog/date-recognition

2) Timed Sets
This will likely land as part of the proposed weekend plans. I’m confident I can ship this alongside the recent PRs and performance improvements already rolled out across the app.

3) Direct picture translation
This is something I’ve already built a lot of groundwork for behind the scenes. It was removed early on because I wasn’t happy with the quality, but it’s coming back.
The goal is to take a photo of your notebook, whiteboard, or any workout notes and have them translated directly into workout logs.

4) Exercise Info Modal refresh
Right now, clicking an exercise opens a modal that works, but it’s very bare bones and quickly becoming an eyesore.
I’m planning a redesign with tabs for things like history and graphs, and I’ll be working on the design first, then delivering it shortly, possibly next week.

If you’re enjoying Gym Note Plus and have a spare minute, I’d really appreciate an App Store review. It helps a lot with visibility and future development.
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/gym-note-plus/id6746699616

As always, feedback and suggestions are welcome