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Life & fun · May 13, 2024

GymPet

Boost Fitness with Gamified Consistency & Virtual Companion

GymPet launched on May 13, 2024 with 4 votes, #2,169 of 4,539 launches that month. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.

What it does

Transform your workouts into a game, track fitness, maintain streaks, and evolve your pet with each session—all stored locally on your device. Engage in a privacy-first, serverless, fun-filled fitness journey. Maximize consistency and fun without distractions!

Fitness application for tracking your workouts consistently with a virtual pet companion. Designed to be a fun and engaging way to track your fitness and form new healthy habits. Absolutely free with no advertisements or in-app purchases.

GymPet helps you build healthier habits with workouts, streaks, and a virtual pet that grows alongside your consistency. A focused toolkit for turning movement into a habit, designed around the way you actually train. Turn every workout into progress for a virtual companion you actually want to come back to. Track strength, cardio, flexibility, and bodyweight routines in one place. Optional notifications help you keep your rest and workout rhythm. Share feedback, find encouragement, and help shape the next version of GymPet with people who are building their own routines too. The planned GymPet community will be a place for updates, feedback, and encouragement as the app returns. GymPet…from gympet.app

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