Is there a good app for follow a guided workout?
Apps exist but miss features users keep asking for. Enter with the missing feature.
61
Opportunity /100
74
Demand /100
81
Competition /100
70
Execution gap /100
9
Apps serving it
13
Mined complaints
What users complain about
The most common complaints behind apps that try to follow a guided workout, mined and clustered from real reviews:
| Complaint area | Type | Mentions | What a user said |
|---|---|---|---|
| no minimal guided workout without chatter | missing-feature | 1 | I wish the app had... Guided workouts where I don’t have to have talking about outfits and mantras |
| no standalone Apple Watch guided workouts | missing-feature | 1 | this app doesn’t support standalone Apple Watch guided workouts |
| guided workout not counted when stopping | bug | 1 | upon pressing the stop button the work out does not get “counted” |
| more instruction on how to do exercises | missing-feature | 1 | I just wished it showed how to do it more |
| repetitive AI-generated workouts | other | 1 | it is slowly turning into ai slop. many of the newer daily workouts are the same things over and over |
| limited workout modification | missing-feature | 1 | it misses the mark on modification of workouts |
| pay or watch ad to do a workout | price | 1 | i don’t want to have to pay to do a workout or watch a ad |
| basic workout generation | missing-feature | 1 | The app is really basic as far as generating workouts |
| repetitive workouts | missing-feature | 1 | most of the time it provides the same trainings |
| unintuitive menu to start a workout | ux | 1 | easier to close and reopen the app to start a new workout than navigating the unintuitive menu |
| generates workouts with unselected machines | bug | 1 | Chose my gym equipment. First workout created is using machines I don’t have and didn’t choose |
| guided runs not synced with timer | bug | 1 | the time will stop on phone/watch for a sprint or part of a run and the voice will say “10 more seconds” |
Apps that already serve this
| App | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nike Run Club: Running Coach | 4.8★ | 413,768 | Free |
| Map My Walk: Walking Tracker | 4.8★ | 471,932 | Free |
| Workout for Women: Home & Gym | 4.8★ | 529,100 | Free |
| Fitbod: Gym & Fitness Planner | 4.8★ | 272,580 | Free |
| C25K® 5K Running Coach & Map | 4.8★ | 169,367 | Free |
| Gymverse: Gym Workout Planner | 4.8★ | 163,698 | Free |
| Strava: Run, Bike, Walk | 4.8★ | 358,959 | Free |
| Sweatcoin Walking Step Counter | 4.5★ | 384,517 | Free |
Should you build it?
Apps exist but miss features users keep asking for. Enter with the missing feature. Opportunity here scores 61 out of 100 — a function of demand, how crowded the field is, and how badly the existing apps perform. Use the live map to compare it against adjacent tasks.
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