New updates and improvements to Alkeides (Ἀλκείδης).
1.59.2 – Aug 10, 2026
You can now unstart exercise sets via the set menu (shown when you click on the set #). Editing a warmup set will only update subsequent warmup sets. The training zone key (shown when you click the info icon in the "Progress" tab) now includes set counts. "Previous" exercise sets now load faster. I also fixed an issue where you could not close the keyboard after editing your bodyweight.
1.58.5 – Aug 9, 2026
The exercise set checkmark no longer hides off screen on smaller devices (h/t Baylee Farnsworth a.k.a. @boyluvr97 for testing this on her tiny phone). The "Workout" tab no longer shows a blank white screen when you do not have an active program. Instead, it now shows the "Start workout" button as expected (which starts an empty workout).
1.58.1 – Aug 7, 2026
I bumped the minimum supported iOS version from 13 to 15. Apple is discontinuing support for iOS 13 apps in Spring 2027.
1.58.0 – Aug 7, 2026
I imported 513 exercises from Hevy, including cardio exercises (e.g. you can now log floors climbed on the stair machine or distance traveled on the treadmill). I added 8 new gym equipment (HYROX sandbags, gymnastic rings, jump ropes, plyometric boxes, flat benches, ab wheels, machines, and plates). I also imported 647 historical workouts from Hevy for Brayden Smith (a.k.a. @curiousmonke76), who's logged a whopping 7.8M pounds of weight lifted (across 10K sets or 96K reps) and a total of 729 hours in the gym! I also fixed a few bugs. The header in the "Workout" tab now scrolls with the active day view. The "Profile" graphs have more detailed y-axis labels.
1.57.0 – Aug 4, 2026
Added sync information to the "App Info" section of the "Profile" view. Improved instrumentation so I can fix an issue for @moikoko.
1.56.0 – Jul 31, 2026
If your hotel gym has some random European machine with weights listed in kilograms or a treadmill with distance in kilometers, fear not! You can now click on the unit headers (LB or YD/MI) for an exercise to change units (KG or M/KM). You can also now edit your bodyweight from your "Profile" details. Fixed an issue where you could not unmark a completed exercise set. The keyboard now closes when you start or complete a set (s/o @moikoko for the bug report). Improved the performance of adding exercise sets.
1.54.0 – Jul 29, 2026
You'll now only need to enter reps for bodyweight exercises. Your bodyweight is automatically used to calculate volume. Each exercise calculates volume slightly differently (e.g. for pull-ups, you're lifting 95% of your bodyweight while push-ups only push 70% of your bodyweight). Intuitively, assisted exercises subtract the entered weight from your bodyweight to calculate volume.
1.53.0 – Jul 27, 2026
This update was brought to you per request from the one and only Moi Garcia a.k.a. @moikoko. Exercise selection now uses fuzzy matching. The order of your search terms no longer matters. Small typos will be tolerated. This new super-fast search algorithm (typically ~30ms to rank all 1800 exercises) uses Levenshtein distance to calculate similarity between your search and each exercise name.
1.52.0 – Jul 21, 2026
You can now reorder program day exercises by holding and dragging them. Fixed an issue where warmup sets weren't being copied to new workouts. Improved the exercise search performance. Exercises now load instantly; you'll never see a spinner.
1.51.0 – Jul 20, 2026
Added warmup and failure sets. Reducing a set's weight or reps after starting it will automatically mark it as a failure set. Exercise search now shows the most used exercises first.
1.44.0 – Jul 20, 2026
Fixed an issue where active workouts were shared by everyone. Added a "PREVIOUS" column to workout exercises that shows you what weight and reps you did last time. You can now add synergist muscles to custom exercises. Added an info button to the "Progress" tab that shows you what the training zone colors mean.
1.40.1 – Jul 18, 2026
You can now rename and delete programs. Fixed an issue where the rest timer would skip seconds. Polished the action button animations.
1.38.1 – Jul 17, 2026
Filtering the progress view by muscle category (e.g. legs, arms) visually updates the muscle diagrams to highlight the selected category. The exercise set indicators now show partial values (0.5). The workout view will automatically switch to the next program day. Performance has been improved throughout the application (to an average 118fps without stutter).
1.34.0 – Jul 16, 2026
Fixed custom exercise creation. Weight and rep updates are now only copied to subsequent sets if the set being edited has not yet been started. The app version and build numbers are now shown at the bottom of the profile tab.
1.31.3 – Jul 14, 2026
Profile graphs now show data from active workouts. Visit your profile mid-workout to see your set, rep, volume, and duration graphs update as you workout!
1.31.1 – Jul 9, 2026
Editing an exercise set now updates subsequent unstarted exercise sets automatically.
1.30.5 – Jul 9, 2026
Added workout volume, sets, and reps to the profile chart.
1.22.0 – Jul 6, 2026
Your profile now includes an interactive bar chart showing your weekly workout duration.
1.19.1 – Jun 29, 2026
Track workouts, manage exercise programs, and visualize your progress via muscle diagrams.