@_shinec well can't anyone manually enter the data in healthkit to say they reached their goal? or if they manually log it in an app that syncs to healthkit.
@tombielecki Hey thanks for the clarification. Actually you can prevent manually entered data on the Health app from being read by the app, this would allow the app to read only sources in HealthKit. So it works great for goals such as Walking or Running, but you're correct in that for some goals such as Water intake--which requires the user to log data into other apps that syncs to HealthKit--, it would require a level of honesty by the individual. Our objective is to help people stick to their Health & Fitness goals, and we love HealthKit as a destination for the data as well!
@_shinec You can still use it, by letting people to sign-up with their email and then give you access to Facebook if they want to. But forcing it like this, I don't think it's the best solution. It took Gyroscope 2, 3 years to also add email sign-up (only have FB), and I'm sure lots of people just didn't sign-up because they just don't like to sign-up with Facebook, or don't like to give extra access right away. In this way, they (you) just block people from entering and using the core functionality of their (your) app. 🤷🏻♂️
Beside that, it's a nice clean app, saying from screenshots of course! 😊
These sort of apps always worry me regards ethics, i.e. what if someone with a gambling addiction starts using it and overworks themselves to reach the goal? Or what if someone makes a bet, a few days later they need the money back for an emergency and don't have time/ability to complete the goal, or complete the goal but hurt themselves doing so? Encouraging people to exercise and motivating people should be a positive energy, this doesn't feel positive
@libby_ayres Hey we developed the app to help people stick to their Health & Fitness goals. We know that different people are motivated in different ways, so this app might not be right for some people. We've made the app to be open and flexible for the individual to set whatever goal that they see fit. For example, we prompt users to set an attainable target based on their level of experience. We use the concept of loss aversion as one of the ways to stay accountable to the goal. Some studies show that our aversion to loss is twice as powerful, psychologically, as gains. Our users have said their experiences have been extremely positive, and it really has helped them achieve their goals :)
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