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Fitness apps
Raised as a usability problem by 8 people on Hacker News over 17 years (2009–2025), in 8 threads.
People raised many different problems with Fitness apps, but no single problem has yet been raised by 3 people in 3 different months and threads.
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 8 complaints
- Apps push upsells and workout suggestions instead of simple set logging2025-11-05
- Can't turn off Bluetooth; re-pairing for every use is a headache2024-02-06
- Looks polished but feels overwhelming and cluttered with too many features2023-11-23
- UI becomes desynchronized and self-inconsistent, showing incoherent screens2023-10-19
- Spent more time fiddling with settings and formats than doing the task2023-07-03
- Email Sign In link shows a Sign Up button, forcing repeated email entry2021-06-14
- Carousel content is unclear and headings look like links but aren't2014-06-09
- Too many steps to create and edit; must create wrong name then fix it2009-10-26