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Pull-Up Rep Counter

Stop counting in your head. Point your phone at yourself and every full-range pull-up counts itself — sets, reps, and PRs logged automatically while you train your back and biceps, with shoulders, forearms and core assisting. Free, in your browser, no account needed.

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The live screen, in miniature — the moving skeleton is the app’s real pull-up demo pose (front view), with the rep counter, form bar, and phase dot exactly as they run in a session. All processed on-device.
Straight From The App

HOW TO DO A PROPER PULL-UP

Setup  Hang from a bar facing toward (or away from) the camera, palms facing forward.

  1. Pull yourself up until your chin clears the bar.
  2. Drive your elbows down and squeeze your back.
  3. Lower under control to a full hang.
Form cue: Chin over bar

This is the same instruction sheet you’ll find on the ⓘ panel inside the app — with an animated demo next to it.

How The Counting Works

HANDS-FREE IN THREE STEPS

1

Prop your phone and get in frame

Set your phone at roughly torso height and stand facing the camera. The built-in camera test confirms your lighting, distance, and angle with live green checks before you start.

2

The AI locks a 17-point skeleton on you

GoodReps measures your elbow angle (shoulder → elbow → wrist) in real time, entirely on your device. No wearables, no clickers. A pull-up bar — a doorframe bar works fine. Bodyweight is the weight.

3

Just work — the counter does the counting

A rep banks at the bottom (~50°) and re-arms when you return toward ~160°. Half reps don’t count, and after 3 clean reps it calibrates to your personal range of motion.

Under The Hood

WHAT MAKES A REP COUNT

Form Still Matters

COMMON PULL-UP MISTAKES

Kipping without meaning to

A swing at the bottom is momentum doing your reps. Start each pull from a still hang — quiet legs, braced core.

Chin reaching instead of pulling

Craning your neck over the bar isn't the same as pulling your chest to it. Lead with your chest and let the chin follow.

Half-range at the bottom

Not returning to a full hang keeps your lats on vacation. Straight(ish) arms at the bottom — that's where the next rep starts.

Shoulders up in your ears

Set your shoulder blades down and back before you pull. It protects the joint and connects the pull to your back.

Your Data

PRIVATE BY DESIGN

Rep counting runs entirely on your device — your camera feed is never uploaded.

Pose detection runs in your browser via TensorFlow.js. Camera frames are analyzed in real time and immediately discarded — nothing is recorded, nothing leaves your phone, and we never see them. Sign-in is optional; skip it and everything stays local.

FAQ

QUESTIONS, ANSWERED

What if I can't do a pull-up yet?

Start with dead hangs and slow negatives (jump up, lower down slow) — both build the exact strength you need, and the app tracks your holds too.

Does it work in a home gym or low light?

Run the built-in camera test first — it checks your lighting, distance, and angle with live green checks before you start. If a rep still slips through, manual counting is always one tap away.

Is my camera feed uploaded anywhere?

No. Pose detection runs entirely on your phone, in your browser. Frames are analyzed in real time and immediately discarded — nothing is recorded, nothing is uploaded.

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