Why build a Fitness app?
Tracking progress has always been essential for fitness fanatics, and mobile apps have made these services available to everyone. The demand was already there, now you can track your fitness journey just by downloading an app.
The market for fitness has split between trackers and fitness platforms, which let users dictate timing and intensity and personalized programs. Both have experienced a peak of downloads during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fitness app revenue increased by 84% in 2020, primarily through higher usage during lockdown and new subscriptions models tested by several apps.
Plus, fitness apps received a 45% boost in users in 2020, and interest has remained high in 2021, with total sessions at the same level as 2020.
On a whole, fitness apps have been downloaded over 400 million times in 2021. So, if you were thinking of creating a fitness app, you might want to consider starting now.