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PushCount

Earn screen time with camera-counted push-ups

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Choose distracting apps to block, complete a set of push-ups, and unlock them for a while. PushCount counts reps using the front camera on your iPhone, with on-device processing and no saved camera frames. Knee and incline push-ups count too. Includes optional training plans, Apple Health, and private iCloud sync. Free with no subscription. Requires iOS 26 or later.

PH · launched Nov 9, 2026 · 1 upvote (top 65%) · 0 views

Niche: distraction and screen time blockers · 257 launches, 30 in the last 7 days ▲ +7% · Explore this niche →

Category and tags

  • Horizontal
  • B2C
  • AI feature
  • Commercial product
  • Health & Fitness
  • Productivity

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Could you build this?

Partial The UI and app blocking are buildable, but counting push-ups reliably from the camera requires on-device pose estimation tuned for accuracy across body types and angles. Blocking other apps also depends on Apple's Screen Time entitlements, which need approval.

What it would actually take: Build a native iOS app in Swift using Apple Vision or MediaPipe pose landmarks to detect rep phases, then add the FamilyControls/ManagedSettings frameworks to shield chosen apps. The hard parts are reliable rep counting for knee and incline variants and getting Apple's Screen Time entitlement approved, which needs iOS and computer-vision experience plus iteration on real-device testing.

Competitors

Other products that read as similar to this one : 1026 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.

Attention rank: #452 of 1027 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 376 days after the earliest competitor.

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