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Show HN: OneSet, the Vine for Fitness (Android Beta)

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45 pointsmoezb10 comments

Interesting app.

Some UX design feedback:

1. The sort filter (sort by "new" and "hot") is bewildering.

2. The search iconography gets lost on the teal coloured background. I would suggest more visual contrast is needed. (make the search icon consistent with the camera icon on the home screen)

3. Branding: the script font used for the app icon logo ('OS' monogram) is different from the full logo wordmark ('One Set') -is that intentional?

4.Inconsistent menu colour conventions: the header background is teal (#00838f) on which a pale teal colour (#8ac6cc) is used to denote inactive items and a pale white (#edf6f7) is used to denote an active menu selection. The 'Category / Muscle group' toggle uses the inverse: teal (#00838f, the same colour as the header bg) to denote the active selection and grey (#757575) to denote the inactive selection. May I suggest consider using the darker teal colour that appears on the landing screen ("Welcome to OneSet..." message) for this toggle and follow the colour cues used in the top nav (i.e. #edf6f7 = active, #8ac6cc = inactive)

5. Menu orientation: considering the app only appears to work in portrait mode the horizontal menu forces users to do a lot swiping back and forth (as I found myself doing). May I suggest get rid of 'Home' and replace with an arrow icon; represent 'Profile' with a gear or avatar silhouette icon or relocate to the 'more' menu (the vertical "..." icon) that appears next to the camera icon when you tap 'Profile'.

6. Perhaps more on the subjective front, I would reconsider the rainbow of colours used for the Category and Muscle group buttons.

For iOS users, we're going to be releasing our iOS beta in the coming weeks!

I always thought Instagram was the Vine for fitness. There's so many blatant "fitness" videos that are really just butt shots posted to Instagram every day. How do you plan on getting those people on your service? Or are you targeting genuine fitness enthusiasts?

Instagram has an unorganized collection of fitness videos (among other things). This platform is exclusively for exercise videos and targeted for genuine fitness enthusiasts.

What's interesting is that there is a lot of quality fitness content on instagram, but it's difficult to find amidst the sea of butt shots, cats, meal plans, etc. We've created a unique categorization system that allows users to find exactly what they are looking for. Our upvote/downvote system will ensure that only quality content will be pushed to the top.

Where there is good quality content, users of all skill levels will follow. It's a great tool especially for beginners to expand their workout routine. I'd love to get your feedback on the app.

Looks like a clone of https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/throwdown-fitness-community/...

I'm surprised this went past the Play Store filter for using "MyApp is the PopularApp for XYZ". I was under the impression you are not allowed to mention popular apps you are competing with.

Hey Moezb, I first saw your app in one of Allen wong's fb post and I really was impressed by it. It's great to see some apps made in Canada.

Keep up the good work!

Great idea! The ability to save videos to a "stack" is a genius feature that'll help me mix it up at the gym.

Good luck!

Looking forward for iOS version.

Interesting you've gone Android first. Can make sense if you have a good relationship with Google for a feature etc.

But the downside is Apple will certainly use it as a reason to not promote your app in any new app features.

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