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DIALFORGE

Strength, HIIT and hybrid racing

Rep Counter

Rep counter built for reliable manual counting first, with automatic counting as a bonus.

Coming to Connect IQ Unlock €4.99

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Beta: free for 30 days

The app works fully and for free for the first 30 days after you first open it. After that you can buy a one-time unlock code below. No subscription.

UP/DOWN count reps, START logs the set and starts a rest timer. Adjust the last set during rest without losing the clock. Optional accelerometer auto-count adds reps by itself for squats, lunges, burpees, wall balls and jumps. Buttons always work, for every exercise.

  • Push-ups, squats, sit-ups, burpees, pull-ups, lunges, wall balls, dips, or Other
  • Rest timer 60/90/120/180s, remembered, vibrates when it ends
  • Tap screen: upper half +1, lower half -1, hold = finish the set
  • Auto count (beta) reads how hard your wrist moves, so it works for squats, lunges, burpees, wall balls and jumps. With a planted wrist (push-ups, pull-ups, dips) it counts nothing: count those by button or by tapping the screen. Manual counting always works
  • Summary screen with totals per exercise
  • Records as Strength Training in Garmin Connect, one lap per set

How to use it

Open Rep Counter from the watch's app menu.

Controls: UP/DOWN adjust reps. START finishes a set or skips rest. BACK opens the menu (change exercise, resume, save, discard).

Manual

Rep Counter: user manual

What it does

Rep Counter counts reps by button, with optional automatic counting from the wrist accelerometer. START logs a set and starts rest. The session is saved to Garmin Connect as Strength Training, a lap per set.

Requirements and supported watches

Needs Connect IQ 3.3.0+ and the Connect IQ or Garmin Connect phone app. Supported watches:

  • Round AMOLED: epix 2 and epix Pro 2, fēnix 8, E, Forerunner 165, 265, 570, 965, 970, Instinct 3 AMOLED, Crossover AMOLED, Venu 2, 3, 4, vivoactive 5, 6.
  • Round MIP: enduro 3, fēnix 7 series, 8 Solar, Forerunner 55, 245, 255, vivoactive 4.
  • Square and rectangular AMOLED: Venu Sq 2, Venu X1.

Installation

In the Connect IQ app on your phone (or Garmin Connect, then the Connect IQ Store) find "Rep Counter" by Dialforge, tap Install and sync the watch. Open it from the apps list: press START on the watch face, then pick Rep Counter.

First launch

The start screen shows the app name, "Press START" and the free beta days left. START (or a tap) opens the menu: Start, Exercise, Rest, Auto count (beta). The 30-day free beta starts the first time you open it.

Controls

Watches with buttons (START, UP, DOWN, BACK)

  • Menu: START on Exercise opens the list (Push-ups, Squats, Sit-ups, Burpees, Pull-ups, Lunges, Wall balls, Dips, Other). START on Rest cycles 60 to 180 s.
  • Counting: UP adds a rep, DOWN removes one, never below zero. START finishes the set and begins rest. START during rest skips it.
  • Rest: UP and DOWN correct the last set without touching the clock. The watch vibrates at the end.
  • BACK (or holding the menu button) opens Resume, Change exercise, Save and Discard (asks to confirm). Recording pauses while it is open.

Touch watches (tap, hold, swipe)

  • Tap the upper half of the screen for +1, the lower half for -1. Hold the screen to finish the set or skip rest, same as START. Swipes do nothing.
  • The same taps work on watches with buttons.

Settings

Phone: Connect IQ app, Rep Counter, Settings (the unlock code fields are there too).

On the watch, inside the app:

  • Exercise: nine choices, for the next set. Change it mid-workout from the BACK menu.
  • Rest: 60, 90, 120 or 180 seconds.
  • Auto count (beta): Off by default. Adds reps while you count, never during rest. Buttons keep working. The screen shows AUTO.

License

  • Free beta: 30 days from the first launch, everything works.
  • Price: 4.99 EUR once at dialforge.dev, no subscription. The 8-character code is tied to your watch's UID.
  • Where to enter it: phone, Connect IQ app, Rep Counter, Settings. Read the UID in "Watch UID (needed to buy a code)", buy the code, then type it into "Unlock code from dialforge.dev". The end-of-beta screen on the watch shows the UID too.
  • After the beta without a code: an end-of-beta screen with the UID replaces the app. Enter the code, then open it again. New watch? Write to us and the code moves for free.

Privacy and permissions

Permissions:

  • Activity recording: saves the session to Garmin Connect.
  • Extra FIT fields: adds the app's values to the saved activity.
  • Sensors: heart rate for the activity, and the accelerometer for Auto count.

No internet use. Data stays on the watch and in the activities you save.

Troubleshooting

The code does not work. Check that the UID you bought for matches "Watch UID (needed to buy a code)" and type all 8 characters (case is ignored, no 0, O, 1 or I). A code for another app does not fit. Sync, then reopen.

Where is my workout? Choose Save: Garmin Connect gets a Strength Training activity, a lap per set and a total reps field. Reps counted without START become a final set.

Auto count misses my push-ups. It reads wrist movement, so a planted wrist (push-ups, pull-ups, dips) gives it nothing. Count those with buttons or taps.

Can I fix a wrong set? Yes, during rest UP and DOWN change the last set. After rest it is locked.

Contact

kontakt@dialforge.dev or dialforge.dev. Please write before leaving a low rating.

Permissions and privacy

This product asks the watch for the permissions below. Connect IQ shows them when you install it.

  • Activity recording: Saves your workout in Garmin Connect (the activity from this app). The data stays in your Garmin account.
  • Own data fields in the activity: Adds this app's own numbers (for example points or sets) to the saved activity.
  • Heart rate and sensors: Reads heart rate and other sensors of the watch while the app runs.

This product does not use the internet and sends no data to our servers.

Compatible watches

51mm, D2 Air X15, D2 Mach 1 Pro, Enduro 2, Enduro 3, epix (Gen 2), epix Pro (Gen 2) 42mm, epix Pro (Gen 2) 47mm, epix Pro (Gen 2) 51mm, Forerunner 165, Forerunner 165 Music, Forerunner 245, Forerunner 245 Music, Forerunner 255, Forerunner 255 Music, Forerunner 255s, Forerunner 255s Music, Forerunner 265, Forerunner 265s, Forerunner 55, Forerunner 570 42mm, Forerunner 570 47mm, Forerunner 965, Forerunner 970, fēnix 7, fēnix 7 Pro, fēnix 7 Pro - Solar Edition (no Wi-Fi), fēnix 7S, fēnix 7S Pro, fēnix 7X, fēnix 7X Pro, fēnix 7X Pro - Solar Edition (no Wi-Fi), fēnix 8 43mm, fēnix 8 47mm, fēnix 8 Pro 47mm, fēnix 8 Solar 47mm, fēnix 8 Solar 51mm, fēnix E, Instinct 3 AMOLED 45mm, Instinct 3 AMOLED 50mm, Instinct Crossover AMOLED, MicroLED, quatix 7, quatix 7 Pro, quatix 7 Sapphire, quatix 7X Solar, quatix 8 47mm, quatix 8 Pro 47mm, tactix 7, tactix 7 – AMOLED Edition, tactix 8 47mm, tactix 8 Solar 51mm, Venu 2, Venu 2 Plus, Venu 2S, Venu 3, Venu 3S, Venu 4 41mm, Venu 4 45mm, Venu Sq 2, Venu Sq 2 Music, Venu X1, vívoactive 4, vívoactive 4S, vívoactive 5, vívoactive 6

Screenshots

Rep Counter, fenix 8 47 mm, screen 1
fenix 8 47 mm, screen 1
Rep Counter, fenix 8 47 mm, screen 2
fenix 8 47 mm, screen 2
Rep Counter, Venu 3, screen 1
Venu 3, screen 1
Rep Counter, Venu 3, screen 2
Venu 3, screen 2
Rep Counter, Forerunner 255, screen 1
Forerunner 255, screen 1
Rep Counter, Forerunner 255, screen 2
Forerunner 255, screen 2
Rep Counter, Venu Sq 2, screen 1
Venu Sq 2, screen 1
Rep Counter, Venu Sq 2, screen 2
Venu Sq 2, screen 2

FAQ

What happens after the 30-day beta?

The app shows a screen asking for a one-time unlock code from dialforge.dev instead of opening normally. Buy the code once below, no subscription.

Does the app send my data to Dialforge?

No. The app works fully offline, and the unlock code is checked on the watch itself, without contacting any server.

The app does not work as described on my watch. Can I get a refund?

Yes. Write through the feedback form below, or to the e-mail in the footer. If we cannot fix it, we refund you, as described in the terms.

Changing your watch?

Write to me and I will move your code for free.

Changelog

Unlock

€4.99

One-time payment. No subscription. The code works on the watch whose UID you enter.

  1. Install the app from the Connect IQ store. It works fully and for free for the first 30 days.
  2. Find your 10-digit UID: Connect IQ app on the phone > My Device > Apps or Data Fields > this app > Settings > Watch UID.
  3. Enter UID and e-mail, pay with PayPal (cards work without a PayPal account). The code appears here at once.
  4. Type the code into the same settings page, field "Unlock code". The watch checks it offline.

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