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5x5 Workout Logger

5x5 Workout Logger

Jul 4, 2026 Health & Fitness
5x5 strength training weightlifting workout_tracker

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5x5 Workout Logger

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About 10 years ago I built a simple 5×5 workout tracker for Android in Java. It was a basic utility app for myself that ended up getting a small user base over time. It did the job, but the UI and codebase were outdated and it was Android-only. Recently, I rewrote it from scratch. I rebuilt it in Flutter (Dart) and redesigned the entire experience to be cleaner, faster, and cross-platform for both Android and iOS. The goal stayed the same: a focused 5×5 strength training logger with no unnecessa...

Comments (8)

Leland Upton Leland Upton 6 days ago

keeping a java app alive for 10 years is the real workout

Evert Roberts Evert Roberts 6 days ago

at least you admit the ui was rough

Beryl Oberbrunner Beryl Oberbrunner 6 days ago

neglected java app for a decade then relaunching is bold

Roman Cruickshank Roman Cruickshank 6 days ago

still running after 10 years is impressive. what did you rewrite it in?

Demetris Jakubowski Demetris Jakubowski 4 days ago

java trackers from back then always had weird spacing

Alexandrea Russel Alexandrea Russel 2 days ago

java android app in 2024. yikes.

Myrl Willms Myrl Willms 6 hours ago

java after 10 years? whats the migration plan

Fleta Bergstrom Fleta Bergstrom 5 hours ago

spacing and typography feel dated, hard to pull users from stronglifts