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Step-Up Rep Counter

Skip the mental math. Point your phone at yourself and every full-range step-up counts itself — sets, reps, and PRs logged while you train your quads and glutes, with hamstrings and calves assisting. Free in your browser today; coming to Google Play and the App Store.

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Live screen in miniature — the app’s real step-up demo (side view), with the rep counter, form bar, and phase dot. On-device.
Straight From The App

HOW TO DO A PROPER STEP-UP

Setup  Stand facing a sturdy step/box, side-on to the camera.

  1. Plant one foot on the box and drive through that heel to step up.
  2. Stand tall at the top.
  3. Step back down under control; alternate legs.
Form cue: Drive through heel

Same sheet as the ⓘ panel in the app — animated demo included.

How The Counting Works

HANDS-FREE IN THREE STEPS

1

Prop your phone and get in frame

Phone at roughly torso height, set up side-on to the camera. A quick camera test checks lighting, distance, and angle before you start.

2

The camera locks a 17-point skeleton on you

GOODREPS measures your knee angle (hip → knee → ankle) on-device — no wearables, no clickers. A sturdy step, box, or bench around knee height.

3

Just work — the counter does the counting

A rep banks at the bottom (~100°) and re-arms near ~170°. Half reps don’t count; after 3 clean reps it calibrates to your range.

Under The Hood

WHAT MAKES A REP COUNT

Form Still Matters

COMMON STEP-UP MISTAKES

Bouncing off the back leg

The stealthiest cheat in the gym. The top leg does the work — the bottom foot should leave the floor quietly, not spring off it.

Box too tall, too soon

If you have to lurch to get up, the box is writing checks your quads can't cash. Knee-height or slightly below is plenty.

Knee diving inward

One leg means less room for error. Keep the knee tracking over the mid-foot the whole way up.

Slamming down the descent

Step down under control — the slow lower is half the leg-building.

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 can I use as a step at home?

Stairs, a sturdy bench, or a plyo box — anything stable around knee height. Make sure it can't slide or tip before you start.

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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