Fitness is not an exception. As the world becomes more connected, a growing number of activities, including fitness, are being digitized. It is now time for startups and small business owners who want to join this booming industry, to start developing a fitness app.
You don’t have to be a software genius or a coding genius, although it would help! You can make your dream to create a high-performance mobile health and wellness app a reality. This post will provide step-by-step directions on how to create a 2023 state-of-the-art fitness app!
We will break down the complexity of designing user interfaces, implementing effective collection cycles, engineering robust safety protocols, and much more, so you can seamlessly move from conception to reliable implementation!
What will the fitness app market look like in 2023?
Fitness apps are a big hit in the market. With fitness trends on the rise and a more health-conscious society, it’s no surprise. Goodfirm’s survey found that more than 50% of respondents preferred home workouts. Fitness apps are the ideal solution for anyone who wants to track their fitness regimen, whether they’re at home or on the road.
Fitness app developers find new ways to motivate and engage users with step-by-step videos, motivation, and real-time feedback. They can also help them achieve their fitness goals.
Fitness apps have gone from being a fledgling industry to becoming one of the fastest-growing industries. Fitness apps offer special features like meal planning, fitness games, and challenges. They also help people stay in touch as gyms are closed due to Covid-19.
It’s not surprising that the fitness industry is on the rise. Total revenue is expected to reach $43 billion by 2026.
Impressive, huh?
Health and fitness apps also have the highest retention rates. This means users are loyal and less likely to uninstall or quit apps in this category. It’s a positive sign for newcomers, as the industry is not overcrowded.
Digital fitness trends: What you need to know
You can now ditch your paper logs for a more modern fitness experience that allows you to track your progress, see challenges, communicate with other fitness enthusiasts in real time, and view your data visually. This is what we call the tech-savvy revolution in fitness!
What to expect in the year 2023
Wearables are on the rise
Wearables, such as fitness trackers and smartwatches, will be even more popular than they are now in 2023. These devices let users track their heart rate and steps taken while on the move.
These data can be used to create a fitness application that will give the user a better understanding of their progress. These devices are also expected to become more sophisticated, with more features such as sleep tracking.
AI-powered applications
In 2023, we also expect AI-powered applications to take off. AI technology is being used more and more in recent years to give users personalized feedback and guidance based on their needs and goals.
In 2023, this trend will continue with AI becoming more important in helping users achieve their goals faster.
Self-care, mindfulness, and self-care
Self-care goes beyond diet trends. It’s about taking care of your mind, body, and soul. Fitness apps are helping people stay motivated and on track by allowing them to take time for themselves.
Social features
In 2023, we’ll see a stronger emphasis on social functions within apps. This could include features such as friend tracking, so you can track how your friends do with their workouts, leaderboards (so that you know where you rank among other users), and even virtual reality components to make exercising feel less like a chore.
All of these elements will help to create an engaging and fun user experience, which encourages users to come back for more.
There are plenty of opportunities for profitable and promising products, especially with the new fitness trends. If you’ve been dreaming of creating your fitness app for a long time, now is the time to start!
How to create a fitness application that stands out among the rest
It can be difficult to create a unique fitness application. It doesn’t take a lot of effort to create something special. Think about the quality and uniqueness of your app instead of its size.
Consider the pain points and needs of your audience.
Take some time before you code a single line to consider the users’ needs and problems. Determine what everyone’s fitness goals are, how they will be tracked, and what issues with diet need to be addressed.
Load your app with unique features
You can attract users to your fitness app by offering features they won’t find in any other app. They will download it and keep using it.
Provide a seamless and intuitive user experience
Create an intuitive interface with easy navigation and eye-catching graphics that will keep your users coming back.
Motivation and some additional tips
Get creative with your fitness tips and daily workout challenges.
Add features to help users track their fitness goals, and provide suggestions tailored to each individual’s fitness level.
Artoon’s top-notch software for well-being: A real-life case study
Before starting development, business leaders need to be inspired by examples of the best-of-breed apps. This allows us to assess a market, and then create software that combines the best features of well-known apps. The Artoon team recently designed a new app called Keto. We’re excited to share its details with you.
Name: Keto
Keto is an app for tracking your daily intake of food and fluids. It helps you maintain a healthy lifestyle by automatically logging these. The app counts calories burned and taken. It also has other beautiful features to help you take care of your body. Auto Food Logging is one of the core features. Other features include Water Intake Tracker and External Trackers Support.
What features should a fitness application include?
Fitness apps: Three critical areas they should cover
- Activity Tracking
- Die Ernährung und Ernährung
- Exercise and workout
User profiles
Users’ profiles are one of the most important features of any fitness application. It allows them to monitor their progress and access all of their preferences, settings, and data. Having user profiles also allows for other useful features such as social media sharing.
Workout Catalog
Good fitness apps will have a large workout catalog with options for both beginners and advanced users. It allows users to find something that is challenging and rewarding. It also keeps users from becoming bored with their current routine, by providing them with many new ideas and exercises to try!
Maps that show routes and geolocation
Maps with geolocation and routes are vital for those who enjoy running or walking outdoors. These maps give the user an idea of their distance traveled and safety measures such as where they are located in an accident.
Tracking calories and meal plans
When working out, keeping track of your nutrition is just as important as exercising. The app’s meal planning and calorie tracking will help users stay on track with their nutrition goals, while still allowing them to eat delicious meals.
Integrating a music streaming service
Listening to music during exercise can boost motivation. A good fitness app should integrate popular streaming services like YouTube Music, Spotify, or Apple Music!
Connect with wearables
Wearables are becoming more popular because of their convenience – why carry around multiple devices when you can wear just one? Wearable support is a must-have feature in any fitness app.
Add some social
Last but not least, integrating social media sharing features into your fitness app is a great way to benefit in multiple ways. It allows users to share their success with others and receive positive reinforcement, but it can also serve as free advertising for you!
You’ve just seen some of the key features that any fitness app should have today. These features are essential if you’re looking to make your app stand out.
Fitness app development: Five stages to success
Step 1. Research the idea or product discovery at Artoon
This is the stage where you discuss your fitness app with your team of developers, research the market, and analyze your main competitors. You describe your general idea for the fitness app at this stage. The team gathers all necessary information during the discussions. Based on the results, they build the roadmap and estimate the cost of developing a fitness application.
Step 2. Prototype your idea
They are used to represent the structure and flow of an app. You can use them to show how buttons, menus, and fields are arranged. Clickable prototypes allow you to test the logic and user interaction of your app.
You can also test your prototypes on real users, and then make any necessary changes. Since prototyping is not a lot of work, making changes will be less expensive.
Step 3. Code
Artoon Solutions recommends that you start your app journey by creating a Minimum Viable Product (MVP). Building an MVP has several benefits. It’s easier to develop and faster. You can test your idea first with an MVP to save money and time.
This is a working representation of your app, with all its necessary features and functionality. It allows you to understand how users use your product, and what improvements they would like to make. With an MVP, you can also pitch your app idea more easily to venture capitalists or angel investors.
We use the best project management techniques at Artoon. A dedicated product manager streamlines communication and oversees all tech processes.
We build software products in iterations. This allows faster changes to be made at any stage.
Step 4. Testing
Quality assurance engineers work hard to ensure that the user experience is bug-free. We perform code reviews and refactoring at this stage to ensure your app is fast and stable.
Step 5. Maintenance
The development team will continue to support and maintain the product after the product has been launched. The app will run smoothly on all platforms and devices.
Summary
That’s it! This guide should have given you some insight into how to create a fitness application in 2023. We’d be happy to assist you if you are feeling inspired and ready for your project.
Artoon Solutions specializes in fitness app development and has a team of experts with years of experience who can help you bring your vision to reality. Contact us now to get started.
