CNet: So you want to lose weight? Train for a marathon? Swim faster? With 9,000 health apps in Apple’s iOS App Store–with such titles as RunKeeper for runners, Strava for cyclists, and Gain Fitness for weight lifters–the health app market can appear pretty bloated. And most apps are built with a specific activity in mind.
A former triathlete, Geoff Pitfield wanted to build an app that could track his varied exercise and rate his overall fitness level. That’s why he created Fleetly, a health-tracking service that launched last week on iOS devices.
Built using game design elements, Fleetly is part health diary, part FourSquare. Users can earn medals for completing certain workouts. It keeps track of calories burned, body type, body mass, and workout style to help compare different workouts.
Fitness app Fleetly aims to make workouts a game [Cnet]