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- programming@programming.dev
Original post: https://lemmy.world/post/23645197
Hi all! Since my last post I’ve been hard at work on Manatee Fitness. I polished the core functionality and ended up feature creeping myself. I wasn’t intending to add weight tracking or goal calculations but once I got into a groove I just kept going.
The most exciting part is that I finally have a real icon!
Beyond that, I figured out how to build an APK via github actions so now anyone willing to give the app a try is able to easily download and install it! I welcome any feedback from users. One important thing to keep in mind before trying it out is that it is currently focused on foods available in the US. I want to eventually expand the scope to more countries but I’ll get to that once I have a stable release.
I’m also happy to take any contributions from the community! I have issues written up for all the bugs and new features on my current roadmap to the first stable release.
And finally, I want to give a shoutout to the 2 existing foss apps in this space that I know of:
My competitive drive to one up them is a huge reason I made as much progress on Manatee Fitness as I have.
Cool. I’m currently using MacroFactor. How does this compare?
I’ve never used Macrofactor so I can’t make a great comparison, the only commercial calorie tracker I’ve used is Lose It.
Major differences would be:
The food database - I don’t know what Macrofactor uses but I use Open Food Facts and the USDA.
Manatee Fitness has zero monetization. No subscription, ads, or tracking. I never want to have access to my users data.
Macrofactor likely has a much more polished UI. I do my best but I’m far from a professional designer.