One tap → a card built for your feed
Hit a PR, climb a strength tier, or finish a transformation — Ascend mints a clean 4:5 card, watermarked and ready to post. The recap, the PR, the before/after. Your wins, designed.
Climbing now · Beta invites rolling
The fitness app you'll actually want to post.
Ascend turns every lift, run and meal into elevation on a real mountain — then hands you a weekly recap, PR cards and a year of climbs worth sharing. Progress you can feel, not just another number on a chart.
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The problem
Most fitness apps are spreadsheets in a costume.
You log a workout. The bar moves a pixel. The app forgets you tomorrow.
You set a goal. The app pings you to drink water. You uninstall by week three.
Ascend ties every rep, lap and meal to a mountain you're actually climbing. Miss a day, the climber slides. Hit a streak, you punch through clouds.
Other apps
80
55
92
40
68
50
Another number. Forgotten by tomorrow.
Ascend
Progress you can see.
One streak. One mountain. Your climb, tracked properly.
What you get
A fitness tracker built like a game, not a clipboard.
Every feature feeds the same mountain. No siloed apps for lifts, food, sleep, water — one climb, one number going up.
The climb
Mountain progress, not pixels
Every workout pushes the climber up a real mountain. Hood today, Everest by year two. Visual, not arbitrary — progress you can feel.
Coach
A coach with a personality, not a chatbot
Pick Rae (calm, technical), June (warm) or Atlas (drill sergeant). It reads your last 90 days, then proposes the next move. You accept, edit or reject — it learns from what you ignore.
Today
Today flip card + morning brief
App opens to one card: what to do today. Evening close recaps + primes tomorrow.
Lifts
Per-set logging w/ RPE
Weight + reps + RPE per set. Auto-fill from last session. PR detection baked in.
Compete
Strength-tier leagues + crews
Every muscle ranked by bodyweight strength — Recruit to Apex. Promote / demote. Crews up to 12 climbers.
Plan
Calendar planner that runs your week
Drag workouts + meals onto days. Apple + Google Calendar two-way sync. Notifications at log time, not at random.
Recover
Readiness + a body map that knows you're cooked
A transparent 0–100 readiness score — see exactly why (sleep, HRV, resting HR, yesterday's load). A front/back muscle map ranks every muscle. Coach auto-proposes a deload before you stall.
Form
AI form check from a 6-sec clip
Upload a lift, get 2 specific cues back. “Knee caving on the descent — sit wider.”
Hands-free
Talk your sets, we structure them
“Squat, 4 sets of 8 at 100.” Voice log parses it into sets. No screen-tapping mid-lift.
Fuel
Snap a meal → macros
Photo recognition shows its best guess + alternates + confidence. You confirm, it logs.
Sync
Apple Health + Garmin + Whoop + Oura
Wearables via Terra. Steps, HR, sleep, HRV feed readiness. No double-logging.
Yours
Zero ads · export everything · streak freeze
No data brokers. CSV + JSON export, one-tap delete. Out a day? Spend a freeze, keep the chain.
See it for real
Not a mockup. This is the actual app.
Real screens from Ascend. Scroll — the phone follows along.
Your week, as a story you'll post
Every Sunday your training becomes a swipeable recap — volume moved, PRs, elevation gained. Branded, watermarked, one tap to share.
Open the app, see the whole climb
Readiness, today's session, your streak and the coach's brief — one screen, the moment you open it. No digging.
A coach that actually remembers you
Rae, June or Atlas. It reads your last 90 days — every set, sleep score, meal — then proposes the next move. You decide.
Every muscle, ranked and climbing
A living body map tiers each muscle by bodyweight-strength — fair across sizes. See your rank per muscle, promote a tier, and the whole crew sees it.
Meals that hit your macros
A meal picked for your day and macros, batch-prep in one session, snap-a-photo logging. Fuel feeds the same climb as your lifts.
Momentum you don't want to break
Workouts, meals and water keep the chain alive. One free rest day a week. Miss more and the climber slides.
Climb with your people
React to PRs, cheer the streaks, summit together. Text a 6-character code and your crew's in.
The honest part
9 in 10 fitness apps get deleted by week three. The climb is why ours doesn't.
You've abandoned trackers before — everyone has. Ascend's whole job is to be the one that's actually fun enough to keep open. See your first climb in under a minute.
“First tracker I haven't deleted. The climber sliding when I skip is annoying in the way that actually works.”
“I was running four apps. Now lifts, runs and food all push the same mountain. I check it like a game.”
“Our crew summit each week is the only reason half of us still train. The Sunday recap is the group chat now.”
Strength
Lifts → elevation
Cardio
Distance → elevation
Nutrition
Meals → elevation
Honest compares
All comparisons →Already using something else?
How it works
Three steps, then climb.
- 01
Pick your mountain
Choose a goal: build muscle, drop weight, run further. Ascend picks the mountain that matches.
- 02
Log fast, log anywhere
10-second workout entry, scan barcodes, talk your sets, tap water. Or let Apple Health do the heavy lifting.
- 03
Climb, share, repeat
Real-time elevation gain. Hit streaks, league up, summit with your crew — then post the recap. Miss a week, the climber slides.
From the maker
I built Ascend because every other tracker forgot me by week three. The mountain is what made me come back — and it's what the beta crew tell us keeps them logging too.
Ascend Club
The climb is free. The Club is how you go further.
Core tracking is free forever. Club unlocks the coach, the competition, and the depth — for the price of one protein-shake a month.
AI Coach
Your own coach character
Pick Rae, June or Atlas — a coach that reads your last 90 days and proposes the next move. Free gets nudges; Club gets the full conversation.
Leagues
Mountain leagues, worldwide
Get ranked against climbers everywhere — every muscle tiered by bodyweight strength. Promote, demote, and prove it weekly.
Challenges
Weekly + monthly challenges
Fresh goals that keep the streak interesting — solo or with your crew. Something to chase beyond your own numbers.
Analytics
Deep analytics + PR projections
See exactly when you'll hit your next PR and bodyweight goal — 4, 8, 12 weeks out. The trajectory, not just today's number.
Crews
Unlimited crews
Run as many crews as you want — squads, family, gym friends. Shared summits, cheers, and a feed that keeps everyone climbing.
Themes & more
Themes, higher AI limits, full export
Aurora, Volcanic and Summit themes. More AI chat headroom. And CSV + JSON export of everything, anytime — your data stays yours.
See Club plans→
14-day free trial · no card · cancel anytime · founder pricing locked forever.
Pricing
Free to climb. Club when you want it all.
Core tracking is free forever. Ascend Club unlocks AI coach characters, mountain leagues, deep analytics, themes, and unlimited crews. 14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Save ~24% · NZ$119 billed yearly
Free
$0forever
Everything you need to start the climb.
- Mountain tracker
- Workout + nutrition log
- Calendar planner
- Streaks & XP
- Apple Health + Health Connect
- Unlimited goals
Most popular
Ascend Club
NZ$9.92/mo · billed NZ$119/yr
14-day free trial · cancel anytime
- Pick your AI coach voice (Rae · June · Atlas)
- Strength-tier leagues (global)
- Weekly + monthly challenges
- Deep analytics + PR projections
- Themes (Aurora, Volcanic, Summit)
- Unlimited crews
- Higher AI chat limits
- Export everything (CSV + JSON)
Club · Family
NZ$19.99/mo
Up to 5 climbers · shared crew + perks
- Everything in Club
- Up to 5 family members
- Private family crew + shared challenges
- One bill, individual accounts
Prices in NZD incl. GST. iOS + Android in-app purchases honour the same plans via Apple / Google billing.
FAQ
Questions, answered straight.
Still have a question?
We answer fast — a real human in Auckland, not a ticket queue.
Email the founder →When does Ascend launch?
Beta is live on TestFlight and Google Play internal track. Public launch is rolling out now — join the waitlist for early access plus a 14-day Ascend Club free trial.
What does Ascend do that other fitness apps don't?
Ascend turns training into a climb. Every lift, run and meal moves a climber up a real mountain — Hood today, Everest by year two — while your streak, XP and levels build underneath. Each muscle gets ranked in strength-tier leagues (Recruit → Climber → Summit → Apex) by bodyweight strength, so a lighter lifter competes fairly. You unlock badges at 3, 7, 14, 30, 60, 90, 180 and 365-day streaks. The climb is the metaphor, the streak is the truth.
Will it work with Apple Health and Google Fit?
Yes. Ascend reads steps, workouts, heart rate, and active calories from Apple Health on iOS and Health Connect on Android. No double-logging.
How much does Ascend cost?
Free forever for core tracking — workouts, nutrition, calendar, streaks, goals. Ascend Club is NZ$12.99/mo (monthly), NZ$119/yr (annual, ~24% off), or NZ$19.99/mo Family (up to 5 climbers). All Club plans include a 14-day free trial.
What's included in Ascend Club?
Your pick of AI coach voice (Rae, June or Atlas), global strength-tier leagues, weekly + monthly challenges, deep analytics with PR projections, premium themes (Aurora, Volcanic, Summit), unlimited crews, higher AI chat limits, and full CSV + JSON export.
Who is Ascend for?
Anyone who wants real, visible fitness progress without another spreadsheet. Lifters, runners, hybrid athletes, beginners returning after a break. Built for iOS, Android, and the web — global, NZ-headquartered.
Can I cancel and delete my data?
Yes. Cancel Club any time from Settings (or via in-app Subscriptions on iOS/Android). Export all your data (workouts, meals, calendar, social) as CSV + JSON. Delete your account in one tap.
Is my data sold or shared?
No. Ascend has zero ad SDKs and zero data brokers. Your training and food logs stay yours — exportable or deletable on demand. Privacy policy lives at /privacy.
Field notes
All posts →Why we build it this way.
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6 min readDeload week: why the hardest week is the easy one
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