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A weight tracking app that helps you understand your weight with trends and forecasts based on your measurements. Built for weight loss, gain, or maintenance. No ads, no accounts, no servers. Your data stays on your device.
A few months ago I wanted a better way to track my weight. I tried a bunch of apps, but none quite worked the way I wanted.
Most of them recorded my weight just fine. They just didn't help me answer the questions I actually cared about:
- Am I actually making progress?
- Is today's number meaningful, or just normal fluctuation?
- When will I reach my goal?
Eventually I stopped looking and decided to build my own app. It's called Steady Scale.
A few things that mattered to me:
- Privacy first. No accounts, no servers, no ads. Your data stays on your device.
- A simple interface.
- Body-neutral language, no motivational hype.
Instead of focusing on engagement, I wanted to build something that helped people understand their weight. That meant simple explanations in the app, and built-in resources for anyone who wants to learn more or find support.
I probably spent more time on the forecasting model than anything else. I tested it with both real and simulated data, comparing different regression models and window lengths before settling on the one with the least bias that still reacts to real changes.
I know it's just a weight tracker, and there are plenty of those. But this one solved a real problem for me, and I hope it's useful for someone else too.
I'm a solo developer, and this is my first app. I'm grateful to my wife, whose feedback helped shape it from the beginning.
It's available on iPhone today, and I'd like to bring it to Android next.
I'd love feedback, especially from people who already track their weight. Is there anything you wish your current app did better?
The trend line smoothing really helps cut through the daily noise on the scale. Love that nothing leaves my phone, no signup or sync setup to fight with.
The trend forecast is surprisingly reassuring, especially when the day-to-day number feels like a jump. Nice that nothing leaves the phone.
Love that everything stays on my phone, no signups or ads to wade through. The trend forecast actually made my daily weigh-ins feel useful instead of stressful.
About Steady Scale on Product Hunt
“Understand your weight”
Steady Scale was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 5 upvotes and 6 comments, placing #122 on the daily leaderboard. A weight tracking app that helps you understand your weight with trends and forecasts based on your measurements. Built for weight loss, gain, or maintenance. No ads, no accounts, no servers. Your data stays on your device.
Steady Scale was featured in Health & Fitness (82.9k followers), Quantified Self (3k followers) and Fitness (1.7k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 30.4k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Steady Scale?
Steady Scale was hunted by Ryan Groome. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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