Fitocracy
Consumer and social
fitness social game
SHOW HN2011
102points
65comments
#100of 1,097 in 2011
Top 10%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
6 positive, 17 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 12 critical, out of 40 comments about the project. Thread score -0.05.
Idea: 3 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 4 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Gamifying workouts as leveling up is a good idea
From 3 comments
Nice website and interesting concept that gets to the motivation issues that prevent most fitness regimes from being successful.
marksbirch on HNLove it.
tgandrews on HNAwesome, always a fan of the gamification of activities, especially if they will result in a net benefit for the participant. Would love to talk shop about what you guys made…
JonLim on HN
Design and activity feed are good
From 1 comment
I actually don't agree with these points. I like the design and didn't have any negative sentiments towards it. I didn't seem to have performance issues. I thought it was quite…
thomasdavis on HN
Objections
Heavy skew toward weightlifting; cardio and bodyweight lacking
From 3 comments
Logged in, watched the tour, feel left out in the cold now. * Lots of quests/suggestions/activities require stuff I don't have. I somehow expected more easily available things…
darklajid on HNYou should consider adding some more body weight achievements maybe some more exercises. I prefer them to weights--cheaper, always available. http://www.frixo.com/sites/fitness/…
3dFlatLander on HN1st) Awesome Idea. I have no idea how many times I got in trouble as a kid for OD'ing on FF3 and 7. Now that I no longer play RPG's but do dig the gym, this is a great paralell.…
EMRo on HN
Sign-up requires Facebook or Twitter permissions that feel invasive
From 2 comments
I wanted to log in with Twitter (don't like FB..), but you wanted to have quite a nice list of permissions. Without even knowing a lot about your app, why should I agree (I…
darklajid on HNAdd something like that to the signup process then. I doubt that I'm the only one that just didn't dare to hand out Twitter access to ~something unknown~. Especially with the…
darklajid on HN
Internal server errors during sign-up
From 2 comments
Would love to check it out. Got an internal server error on fitocracy.com/setup after redirect from twitter authorization.
_ouxp on HNYou should consider adding some more body weight achievements maybe some more exercises. I prefer them to weights--cheaper, always available. http://www.frixo.com/sites/fitness/…
3dFlatLander on HN
Achievements not beginner friendly
From 1 comment
I checked out the achievements, and they are mostly strength-focused and pretty daunting for a beginner but possibly too simple for an experienced lifter. The list of…
dkarl on HN
Requests
Add cardio, bodyweight and other activity achievements
From 3 comments
I checked out the achievements, and they are mostly strength-focused and pretty daunting for a beginner but possibly too simple for an experienced lifter. The list of…
dkarl on HNYou should consider adding some more body weight achievements maybe some more exercises. I prefer them to weights--cheaper, always available. http://www.frixo.com/sites/fitness/…
3dFlatLander on HNHow about building the achievements around programs that will actually result in real improvement? Or around programs to achieve certain goals? Everybody always wants cardio. I…
2muchcoffeeman on HN
Mobile app or logging during workouts
From 2 comments
Looks rather neat, and it's a good idea. I think the issue for me would be taking the time to update it. I use Jefit on android whilst working out to replace paper and pen for…
gadders on HNand it's still weird for weight lift... i'd love to go to the workout with my cellphone and a pre-typed program for the day, and just fill in the repetitions and weight i…
gcb on HN
Integrate with Fitbit, Daily Burn, FatSecret or other fitness data
From 3 comments
How about hitting up the Daily Burn API for workouts as well? I use Daily Burn to track my calories and workouts as it collates them for me nicely and it would suck to have to…
stewarty on HNFatSecret would be nice too http://platform.fatsecret.com/api/
ortusdux on HNi didn't see it on the front page but does it interface with any existing data tracking sites like fitbit or strava? you may want to look at http://earndit.com/ to see how they…
there on HN
Public API
From 1 comment
Any thought of adding a simple API? We have some iPhone/Android fitness apps that we looking at hooking into a leaderboard or other social system. This might be an excellent match.
rav124 on HN
Ask for equipment type to scope quests
From 2 comments
Logged in, watched the tour, feel left out in the cold now. * Lots of quests/suggestions/activities require stuff I don't have. I somehow expected more easily available things…
darklajid on HNAs someone else mentioned, some of the quests require equipment that I don't have. How about asking the user what type of equipment they have? I wouldn't go too detailed into it,…
dekayed on HN
Questions
What data is shared with Facebook and Twitter accounts
From 1 comment
I wanted to log in with Twitter (don't like FB..), but you wanted to have quite a nice list of permissions. Without even knowing a lot about your app, why should I agree (I…
darklajid on HN
How to connect with group features and PvP challenges
From 1 comment
Hey I've been using fitocracy for a few weeks now (same username) and I'm wondering if theres any plan to add extra functionality for groups? I believe (could be wrong) that…
bobbles on HN
Alternatives named
Nerd Fitness blog and community
From 2 comments
You should check out my buddies blog, his community would align well with yours, http://nerdfitness.com/ Maybe send him a message and start working something out?
smokeyj on HNI second this. Steve at Nerdfitness.com runs a great blog and community, you should definitely attempt to connect with him.
mikebridgman on HN
Epic Win
From 1 comment
While your site layout is very nice, it's seems like the theme is a bit distant from the subject matter, which you describe as an RPG for fitness. I guess I was expecting less…
Goronmon on HN
Earndit
From 1 comment
i didn't see it on the front page but does it interface with any existing data tracking sites like fitbit or strava? you may want to look at http://earndit.com/ to see how they…
there on HN
Jefit
From 1 comment
Looks rather neat, and it's a good idea. I think the issue for me would be taking the time to update it. I use Jefit on android whilst working out to replace paper and pen for…
gadders on HN