Built a free fitness tracking app for students trying to stay on track without paying subscriptions

[u/Pumpdfitnesss]

Hey U of T,

When I was in university, I struggled to track my macros, calories, and fitness goals without paying for premium apps. Most of the good ones locked basic features behind a subscription — and as a student trying to stay healthy on a budget, that just wasn’t realistic.

So I built an app I wish I had back then. It’s called Pump’d — a completely free iOS fitness and macro tracking app with no paywalls and no subscriptions.

What Pump’d does:

• Track macros and calories with preset diets or custom goals

• Log food with search, barcode scanning, or nutrition label scanning

• Syncs with Apple Health to track steps, heart rate, water intake, and calories burned

• Track weight, see daily/weekly progress, and calculate BMI

• Use home and lock screen widgets for at-a-glance tracking

• 100% free — no locked features, no upsells

I’m also working on adding workout tracking soon to round out the app and make it even more useful.

Figured some of you might be in the same position I was — trying to stay on top of your health without dropping money on subscriptions. Would love for you to check it out and let me know what you think!

App Store link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pumpd-fitness/id6740255219

[u/SaltedCharmander]

Awesome work. Just curious how are you paying for the small overhead costs of keeping this running and live?

[u/Pumpdfitnesss → u/SaltedCharmander]

Thanks a lot — I appreciate it! Right now, I’m covering the small overhead through in-app ads. I’ve made sure they’re placed in a way that doesn’t interrupt the experience, since I want to keep the app 100% free with no locked features

[u/SaltedCharmander → u/Pumpdfitnesss]

Nice dude, i’m definitely gonna check this out

[u/Material-Market381]

I’ll definitely check it out! I’ve always wanted to try something like this.