Comment by apatheticonion

17 hours ago

Hevy is honestly great and good value. For something polished and feature complete, you can't go wrong with it.

I started building this app out initially to see how far I could get in a short space of time. It's still quite bare but it shouldn't be difficult to flesh out from here.

For me, it's more about the fun of making a working thing and then sharing that with others. If people contribute that would make my year, but it's rewarding enough to know that people are using it.

I'd like to expand on the exercise details page, but not looking to profit so licensing resources is off the table. Cloud sync is an interesting one because I'm trying to keep this free. I was hoping to offer users the choice of sync solutions (Google Drive, for instance).

> I was hoping to offer users the choice of sync solutions (Google Drive, for instance).

This would be a strong differentiating feature for me. It's something that I feel open source tools should focus on more - data ownership, that is. Save the data in an easy to store/copy format (Sqlite db, for example), and provide as wide a range of backup options as possible. Make sure this is all clearly described in the read me as a hook to get people using it, and also to get other people involved in building it with you.

EDIT: and btw I love the name Stronk!

  • Haha hey, thanks! I'm dreading renewing the domain but I'm stoked I got it.

    I totally agree about data ownership. It also has the benefit of not needing me to pay for storage hosting, a win-win.

    I actually just integrated SQLite into the client and will add the ability to sync with Turso (free serverless SQLite) via a user supplied API key.

    Might also extend support for self hosted, D1, S3? and so on. Obviously the community can add support for other storage systems as needed