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Longtime Jefit user. I respect that it the enshittifiction (e.g. locking "volume" charts behind a subscription) has been slow enough to not force me to another

by xnx 1y ago

Longtime Jefit user. I respect that it the enshittifiction (e.g. locking "volume" charts behind a subscription) has been slow enough to not force me to another product. I've definitely encountered many many bugs, but only a few that have resulted in partial data loss. Lots of respect with allowing data export in a simple format like .csv Did the "recent" exercise sort get removed?

jfengel 1y ago
I've been using the free tier for a few years. I want very little out of it -- really just something to say "do these exercises today". The basics work well enough. I'd just as soon they didn't lock alternative exercises behind the paywall -- if my gym doesn't have a leg extension machine, what's a good alternative? It doesn't seem a lot to ask. I'm well aware that I get what I pay for on the free tier. But I worked around it by googling an alternative and just substituting that instead. It's good enough for my extremely meager purposes.
tallanvor 1y ago
I've been using it for a long time as well, but I'm really tired of the constant up-sell attempts. I really just want a dead simple app to track my work, and I really feel like Jefit is moving further and further away from that.
- placardloop 1y ago
  If you’re on iOS, the app “Strong” is a really simple but great tracking app. On Android there is “FitNotes” which is a little bit more barebones, but still really functional. I have tried Jefit a few times and think it’s great but ended up using these other ones because of their simplicity.
  - BlackjackCF 1y ago
    Hevy is another great and simple iOS workout tracking app in the same vein as Strong.
- Cyphus 1y ago
  Heavyset on iOS should fit the bill perfectly. It has everything I want in a workout tracker (weights based on percentage of training max, workout calculator, Apple Health integration) and nothing more. https://www.runloop.com/heavyset https://www.runloop.com/heavyset
- FredPret 1y ago
  If you're on iOS, consider this completely crazy idea: Apple Numbers. I started doing this with Excel, but the AN experience on mobile is great. You can even add simple forms.
warmwaffles 1y ago
I stopped using the app around 2018 and went back to pencil and paper. Although I did like the diagrams on the movements to do, but once you learn them, you can't forget them. I never entered the data into a spreadsheet though, I didn't care about tracking gains. All I cared about was, what I was doing last week and where I am at this week.

by xnx 1y ago

jfengel 1y ago

I've been using the free tier for a few years. I want very little out of it -- really just something to say "do these exercises today". The basics work well enough. I'd just as soon they didn't lock alternative exercises behind the paywall -- if my gym doesn't have a leg extension machine, what's a good alternative? It doesn't seem a lot to ask. I'm well aware that I get what I pay for on the free tier. But I worked around it by googling an alternative and just substituting that instead. It's good enough for my extremely meager purposes.

tallanvor 1y ago

I've been using it for a long time as well, but I'm really tired of the constant up-sell attempts. I really just want a dead simple app to track my work, and I really feel like Jefit is moving further and further away from that.

placardloop 1y ago
If you’re on iOS, the app “Strong” is a really simple but great tracking app. On Android there is “FitNotes” which is a little bit more barebones, but still really functional. I have tried Jefit a few times and think it’s great but ended up using these other ones because of their simplicity.
- BlackjackCF 1y ago
  Hevy is another great and simple iOS workout tracking app in the same vein as Strong.
Cyphus 1y ago
Heavyset on iOS should fit the bill perfectly. It has everything I want in a workout tracker (weights based on percentage of training max, workout calculator, Apple Health integration) and nothing more. https://www.runloop.com/heavyset https://www.runloop.com/heavyset
FredPret 1y ago
If you're on iOS, consider this completely crazy idea: Apple Numbers. I started doing this with Excel, but the AN experience on mobile is great. You can even add simple forms.

warmwaffles 1y ago

I stopped using the app around 2018 and went back to pencil and paper. Although I did like the diagrams on the movements to do, but once you learn them, you can't forget them. I never entered the data into a spreadsheet though, I didn't care about tracking gains. All I cared about was, what I was doing last week and where I am at this week.