The Problem
Our client wanted to create a powerful fitness companion app that provides more than just basic timers. The goal was to give users ultimate control over their workout structure with customizable timers, workout presets, random intervals for reflex training, and a future roadmap for tracking, scheduling, and coaching. However, building such a comprehensive fitness tool required a team experienced in mobile UX, multi-timer logic, and scalable app infrastructure. That's where we came in.
Our Solution
We developed the Best Damn Gym Timer — a feature-rich, user-friendly fitness app designed to meet the needs of beginners and advanced athletes alike. Built with Flutter for cross-platform deployment and Firebase for backend scalability, the app includes highly customizable timer modules, audio and visual alerts, skin themes, and workout presets. Our roadmap includes expanding the app into a full exercise tracker, compendium, and coaching management tool.
What We Did
We developed four core timer modes: Rest Timer, Interval Timer, Stopwatch, and Random Interval Timer. Each timer supports advanced settings like prep time, rest duration, work intervals, and set tracking. The random interval timer is particularly unique — ideal for combat sports and reflex-based training.
Users can build complete workouts using sequences of any timer style. Presets include exercise names, customizable sets, rest durations, and transitions, making it easy to follow structured routines and switch timers on the fly.
We implemented a robust alert sound system with multiple tones for work, rest, and warnings. Users can choose between different skins and color schemes to match their mood or gym vibe.
The app was built to support upcoming phases including:
- Exercise compendium with diagrams and muscle targeting
- Workout logging with calendar view and personal best tracking
- Client management with scheduling, payments, and workout sharing
Using Figma, we mapped a clean, intuitive interface that makes it easy to toggle between timer types, view progress, and manage workouts — even mid-session. The app keeps the interface clean but powerful for both casual and committed users.
Client Success Stories
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Project Manager
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JR Krebs
Project Lead, Legal Company
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Ryan Beachum
Founder & CEO, HelloVacay
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John Larkin
CEO, Advance CPE
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Brennan Lodge
Founder, BLodgic LLC
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