Add Google Wear app for Liftosaur

[astashov]

So you could do from your watch:

• Switch between exercises of the current workout
• Mark a set of any exercise of the current workout, including amraps
• Edit a set of any exercise of the current workout
• See rest timer
• Adjust rest timer
• Get notifications when rest timer is firing

[Schnibbz]

This absolutely NEEDS to happen. I have been checking in on progress periodically and am happy to see it listed here now.

[BigHunanBalls]

Agreed this is necessary for any lifting app

[Liam41]

Completely Agreed! It would be so nice to be able to just look at my watch. for Reps / weight needed / plate math and any timer involved. I dont honestly need even sync to health connect or metrics!

[Petrochempros]

Watch implementation would take this app to the next level

[hubmacfan]

I could not vote for this feature enough! Honestly, this is what keeps me from switching from using Hevy and a spreadsheet to Liftosaur.

[slanov]

I'm just testing the app at the moment. I like what I see so far, but the lack of an Apple Watch integration makes the migration from Strong + Excel sheet difficult.

If an Apple Watch version was included, I would purchase premium immediately.

[jayquez]

I moved from StrongLifts to this app, bought the lifetime pass. This is the biggest feature I’m missing from StrongLifts.

[AdEmergency625]

I agreed the flexibility is bar none and smoke everything out there. I could see people who don’t see values in the programming features improvements. From my personal experience, Anton had addressed so many of my issues accurately and quickly even before I pay for the app. Yes, the app version didn’t give me much more than the free version. But I’m willing to invest my money to help the app to improve and wait for useful features like Apple Watch.

I’m in IT field. Asking for a feature is super easy. Developing it bug free is way harder than many realized especially the number of devices, OS and various combinations. And companies like Apple keeps changing how they implement the platform too.

Disclaimer: I have no personal relationship with Anton or this company. I only speak out of my experience honestly.

[astashov]

I don’t think Anton gives a fuck

I definitely do

[Schnibbz]

Then stop ignoring your subscribers; this post was a good start, but it’s frustrating that you skip over discord questions you’re tagged on about watch support. It’s not like I’m hammering you on it, it had been at least 5 or 6 weeks since I last asked when I recently posted in discord. You responded to 2 or 3 other tagged comments above mine and skipped the watch question.

You also said a year ago that it was in the pipeline for late 2024. I didn’t like hearing it then but it’s now late 2024, so let’s giddy up!

I get it’s a big undertaking but you’re generating revenue with subscribers, go hire a coder from India or Pakistan, like so many small devs do!

I’ve canceled my subscription which was set to renew in 6 weeks or so. I won’t be purchasing again until I see that there is at least some movement on watch implementation.

[astashov]

You responded to 2 or 3 other tagged comments above mine and skipped the watch question.

I'm really sorry about that, I try to answer everything on Discord, but probably missed that one.

I understand it could be frustrating to wait, but Apple Watch is essentially a new app - it's a large multi-month project, so I'm trying to balance ROI on various features, taking into account how much effort it takes to implement the feature and how many people request it. E.g. Apple Health/Google Health Connect sync is on the second place, but it's way less effort - so I'm working on that now.

Apple Watch is definitely the most requested, but also the most complex. First I need to learn how to build watch apps, learn a new language, etc - so takes a while. Outsourcing that is not that easy - good developers cost a lot (I know - I definitely couldn't afford to hire myself :)), so I'd have to do it myself.

I'm sorry to see you go, but check other tracker apps, like Hevy or Alpha Progression - if you don't really need advanced programming capabilities or automation, but value the watch support more - they could be a good fit for you.

[Liam41]

I cant speak for everyone but would honestly say that ROI on an apple watch / wear os watch app implementation is going to provide more ROI than health connect. Most people that I talk to just start a "workout" with samsung health / apple health / google fit and then run their weight tracking app at the same time. The health apps will provide all the heart monitoring and calorie information much better than the sync to health connect from liftosaur will ever be able to provide anyways (not trying to be critical, but just a fact that its complicated stuff)

I think if you can get the watch apps built to just show the following and forget health connect syncing all together, I think its truly a better ROI in the long term.

1. Switch between exercises of the current workout
2. Mark a set of any exercise of the current workout, including amraps
3. Edit a set of any exercise of the current workout
4. See rest timer
5. Adjust rest timer
6. Get notifications when rest timer is firing
7. See plate math
8. see expected reps / weight

I honestly do think that health connect in any of these apps is useless because it just inputs a time of workouts into the health apps and estimates calories and such which is pointless for an app like this. If anything it would be better to figure out a way to trigger the health apps to start recording a workout simultaneously! (Just my honest thoughts)

[AdEmergency625]

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[Petrochempros]

Well to be fair he hasn't listened yet this has yet to be started. Needs to be done immediately

[TimKamppinen]

I must be the only person who deliberately removes my apple watch before lifting, lol. For me it just gets in the way and would much rather just use the phone interface than trying to fumble with the little dial and tiny touchscreen.

[DrPeprZero]

Yeah, no watch or jewelry for me either when I'm lifting. They just get in the way.
I'd only consider a wearable if it could track all my lifts (sets/reps etc) automatically and without any interaction. Ofc. that's a utopian idea.

[alecmev]

Not sure how common it is, but I personally stick to Strong because I want to see my heart rate, as it’s what I usually base my decision to do the next set on. Timers are only “reminders”, for me to check my HR. I also like that Strong creates a workout in Health and estimates the energy expenditure. The rest is much less pressing, as it can be done on a phone just fine.

2025-05-18 edit: Take a look at Strong's 6.0 Apple Watch rewrite for inspiration, great UX.

[John-Gee]

Oh that's interesting I never thought of that. I'll have to try! :)

[amine250]

At which HR you decide to go on to the next set ?

[alecmev]

Around 55% HRmax, but it's not scientific, just a threshold below which I haven't noticed myself struggle.

[arnabarnabarnab]

I’m already a paid-up user, but would 100% pay more for this feature.

[Schnibbz]

what happened to Apple Watch support being the next issue to be tackled? Seems like there hasn’t been much said since it was announced as being on the horizon.Sent from my iPhoneOn Nov 3, 2025, at 1:35 PM, arnabarnabarnab ***@***.***> wrote: I’m already a paid-up user, but would 100% pay more for this feature. —Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[stjema]

watches cant track kcal or anything.

[astashov]

Apple Watch is done

[alecmev]

Thank you! 🙏🏼

[palenshus]

Any word on Android watch support?