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Teardown 06 · pushr, the push-up counterTrust 50%

Teardown 06

pushr

A push-up counter with its habit loop half hidden

What Ayush said · teardown

“pushr presents itself as the top push-up counting app, using facial tracking to count reps and track progress in an interface built to keep you motivated.”

10 screens · about 3 min

start ▶

Fifty push-ups a day. I keep losing count, and the habit.

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Fig. 1: The welcome screen: a paragraph before a single push-up.

A wall of text

A wall of text before a single push-up.

What Ayush said · walkthrough

“I didn't like that they wrote a whole paragraph of information about what they're asking for in the starting screen itself”

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Fig. 2: Close up: leftover text in the copy.

Is that leftover code?

Wait. Is that leftover code?

What Ayush said · walkthrough

“I can see `hi code --` used in the content itself there.”

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Fig. 3: So the long text was for the camera.

Ah, the camera.

Oh, that long text was for this. Fair.

What Ayush said · walkthrough

“Then it basically explains what the particular app does, and then it asks for camera permission.”

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Fig. 4: Setup done: start now, or later.

Now or later.

Now or later. My choice.

What Ayush said · walkthrough

“After the setup is complete, you can start the workout right now or later, all good.”

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Fig. 5: The plan I tap grows; the other shrinks.

The picked card grows.

The plan I tap grows. Clear.

What Ayush said · walkthrough

“One of the things that is interesting from a very visual perspective is how they have multiple cards that contract and expand based on the user clicking.”

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Fig. 6: Push-ups per day, and a streak.

A streak to protect.

What happens on the day I miss?

What Ayush said · walkthrough

“It showcases the number of pushups you did every day, and it keeps a streak. If you miss a day, it won't show up here.”

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Fig. 7: The counter ticks. Nothing says it's right.

Counted, but checked?

It counts me by camera. Is it right?

What Ayush said · walkthrough

“use the camera to get all the pushups calculated.”

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Fig. 8: Reminders live deep in settings.

The nudge is buried.

The nudge that keeps me going is buried.

What Ayush said · walkthrough

“In this, you have to go to the settings to schedule pushups for different timings that will remind you that you have to do pushups. Same thing for deleting as well.”

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Fig. 9: Reminders move from settings to the streak.

Remind me by my streak.

Remind me where I keep my streak.

What Ayush said · teardown

“Bring reminder scheduling out of settings, for example into setup or onto the streak screen”

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What mattered

The journey

Trust, slide by slide

Three moments

  1. 02Is that leftover code?
  2. 07Counted, but checked?
  3. 08The nudge is buried.
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C+

Our grade

Count, streak, remind.

Count, streak, remind. Don't hide the third.

What Ayush said · teardown

“Polished-looking, with a clear habit loop (count, streak, remind), but the reminders that support that loop are hidden, onboarding has a visible bug, and the core counting claim is still unverified.”

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