I have enjoyed using this app and am glad I bought it - but some aspects (especially endgame) are a little weak and need improvement.
Things I like:
- Fair, graduated challenge
- Quick workout (10-15 minutes)
- Well-timed breaks
- Pushup detection (works better on iPhone than iPad, probably due to the assistance of light detection on the phone)
- Color scheme (bright and stands out well on most surfaces; easy to read)
- Option to turn off audio encouragement
- Progress tracking and stats
Things that dont mean anything:
- Badges (decent motivation in the beginning, but quickly become irrelevant - more creative and long-term badges could improve their significance)
- High scores (not filtered for obvious cheaters - anyone can tap their phone 250 times to rank high)
- Screen crack effect: distracting and jarring the first time it happens (slightly comical, but equally ridiculous and unnecessary)
- Trite motivational quotes: seriously these are terrible - why not record real instructors giving useful tips instead? If I had received one unique tip everyday of the program rather than a motivational saying, Id have racked up a lot of useful advice and saved myself the strain of rolling my eyes after every workout.
Things that dont work and need improvement:
- Record viewing after level 1: recent progress is not properly shown upon opening stats; I have to tap back and then forward for my most recent stats to be displayed
- Level 3 progress badges simply do not work. I completed the whole program but these did not activate.
- 4,000 pushups badge does not work either. Ive done close to 5,000 now "overall" which did not trigger the badge. Despite badges being fairly pointless, if youre going to keep them, they might as well work.
- The program ends after the 100 pushups day. What?! This is a game-changer, for the worse. I assumed the graduated challenges would continue well beyond the 100 pushups mark, but the program just ends; terminating its usefulness. Add more levels with the same incremental progression. Im certainly not ready to stop at single 100 pushup sets. You got us to this point - dont leave us hanging.
Rotseken about Push-Ups Counter & Trainer