Release Notes

What's new 🚨

Team Leaderboard
‍Coaches can now access a comprehensive team leaderboard that displays all your athletes' performance metrics in one place. Compare best lifts, power outputs, and estimated 1RMs across your entire roster to identify top performers and track team-wide progress. Access the leaderboard through your coaching dashboard to see how your athletes stack up and use the data to drive healthy competition within your team.

Apple Watch App
‍Metric now works directly on your Apple Watch, letting you log sets without reaching for your phone during active workouts. The watch app syncs seamlessly with your iPhone session, ensuring your workout data stays accurate and complete. You can also control velocity recording remotely from your wrist - just open the camera on your phone and your watch will prompt you to start and stop recording, making it easier than ever to capture your lifts while staying focused on your form.

Improvements ✨

• Improved rep auto-hide. The filtering algorithm has been given a boost in how it detects and hides likely outlier reps, particularly on unracks and reracks, thanks to everyone who sent in feedback and sample videos to make this new feature possible!

What's new 🚨

Live Activity Widget
‍Metric now displays your workout progress directly on your lock screen and in the Dynamic Island. The widget shows your current exercise, active rest timer, and set count all at a glance, so you can stay focused without unlocking your phone. Coaches running a multi-athlete workout will see a dedicated widget for each active athlete, and tapping any widget takes you straight to that specific athletes workout.

Improvements ✨

• Video recording layout on iPad. Optimized the recording interface to provide more vertical space, making it easier to capture your form and technique.

Bug fixes 🐛

• Fixed issue with number fields automatically deleting decimal places when typing
• Fixed a mix up on iPad with front vs rear camera switching labels

What's new 🚨

Full iPad Support
‍Metric now supports full screen iPad sizing and layout optimized specifically for the tablet experience. Your workouts, performance tracking, and video library now take advantage of the larger iPad display with layouts designed to make the most of the additional screen real estate. Whether you're reviewing workout history or analyzing performance data, everything is now easier to see and interact with on iPad.

Improvements ✨

• Record badge consistency. Improved styling and visual consistency for record badges and video thumbnails throughout the video library
• Equal record recognition. When you match an existing personal best, Metric now clearly identifies it as an equal record

Bug fixes 🐛

• Fixed issue with record badges and details not displaying properly in quick set and import modes
• Fixed record context not showing full details within active workouts and history views
  Fixed an issue with videos not attaching on the bug reports

What's new 🚨

Select All & Bulk Actions in Video Library
‍Managing your video library just got faster. You can now select all videos at once to quickly clear your library or export everything to your camera roll in just two taps.,

Video export quick actions
‍You can now export one, many or all your training videos directly from the video library without having to go into each video/set review individually

Enhanced Video Library Navigation
Grid view in the video library now supports long press functionality, taking you right to the set review for that video in question. Like before, you can tap any video for immediate video playback complete with bar path, or long press to jump to the detailed set review

All-Team History Dashboard
‍Coaches and family account holders can now monitor their entire team's training workouts from a single, unified view — complete with real-time data syncing for every workout and athlete on your roster. The new "All athletes" option in the history tab displays workout data across your entire roster simultaneously. No more switching between individual profiles - see patterns, compare progress, and identify who needs attention, all at a glance. To see all athletes, first enable Coach Mode via your account.

Improvements ✨

• Faster Video Library Performance. Improved loading and syncing performance when working with active workouts, ensuring your videos are ready when you need them.
• Real-time Coach Data Sync. Coaches now see athlete training data instantly as workouts are logged, even for remote sessions. Both history and performance charts update in real-time for immediate insights.

Bug fixes 🐛

• Resolved app freeze issue that occurred for trialing users on iOS 17.
• Fixed duplicate exercises appearing in the recent exercises list for family and team users.
• Corrected tab bar background transparency issues for improved visual consistency.
• Fixed setting persistence issue that was causing the always-on display to disable during workouts.
• Resolved incorrect empty state displays in the video library when videos were actually present.
• Smoother out an issue with coaches being able to see all the videos recorded on their devices for their athletes.
• Fixed velocity trends chart data changing date ranges in some contexts.

What's new 🚨

Global Language Expansion
‍Metric now speaks your language! We've added support for German, Hindi, Polish, and Japanese, making velocity-based training accessible to athletes worldwide. Already using Metric in another language? You'll find numerous bug fixes, improvements, and tweaks to existing translations for a more polished experience. Found a translation issue? We want to hear about it - get in touch: community@metric.coach

Improvements ✨

• Enhanced Chart Interactions. We've refined the touch responsiveness of our charts, making them smoother to interact with and easier to activate exactly when you want them.
• Expanded Exercise Library. Browse new exercises now available in the exercise library for your next workout. More variety means more opportunities to track your progress across different training modalities.

Bug fixes 🐛

• Performance Chart Data Loading. Fixed bugs affecting data loading and real-time syncing on the performance chart page, ensuring your training data appears instantly and accurately.
• Date Formatting Consistency. Standardized date formatting and capitalization throughout the app for a more professional, consistent experience.

What's new 🚨

Peak Velocity as Default Metric
‍You can now make Peak Velocity your default metric for records and for trend tracking. Customize this setting for the entire Metric app or on an exercise-specific basis to get the most relevant data for your training style. (Pro tip: Peak values are perfect for loaded jumps making it an even better readiness test for your athletes!)

Enhanced Trends Analysis
‍We've expanded the Trends chart functionality to give you more control over your data visualization:

• Toggle between mean or peak velocity measurements on a per-exercise basis
• View your progress across multiple timescales, no longer limited to just 6 weeks
• Get deeper insights into your performance patterns with more flexible data options

Intelligent Rep Filtering
‍Metric already does a lot of work to filter out unrack and rerack ghost reps from your set, but sometimes they still sneak in, especially the catches on jumps or Olympic lifts. Now Metric performs a second sweep and auto-hides any suspected false detections from the set. If it gets it wrong, just scroll down to the set review and unhide the rep to add it back into your set data.

Improvements ✨

• Redesigned Home Page Layout. We've reorganized the home screen with cleaner button organization for more intuitive navigation and faster access to your most-used features.
• Real-time Data Updates. Progress charts and training history views now respond better to showing training data edits in real-time, giving you instant feedback when you make changes.

Bug fixes 🐛

• Translation Enhancements. Improved translations and optimizations across all locales for a more natural experience regardless of your language preference. (More supported languages are on their way too!)
• Training History Edits. Fixed a bug when editing a set from your training history that prevented the changes from showing in the UI.
• Trends Chart Refresh. Resolved a data refresh issue in the trends charts that occasionally showed outdated information.
• Personal Records Alignment. Fixed a bug that was causing some personal records to fall out of alignment with your actual training history when editing or deleting sets.
• Simplified Payments Page. Hid the family plans for simpler clarity on the payments pages.
• Visual Refinements. Color and font tweaks for both dark and light mode to improve readability and visual consistency.
• UI Improvements. Various UI and interaction improvements throughout the app for a smoother user experience.

What's new 🚨

Expanded Learning Resources
‍Find answers to all your questions with comprehensive tutorials. We've added links to the complete Metric How To user guide series, easily accessible in the Information section of your Account tab.

Improvements ✨

• Enhanced Video Experience. We've improved video handling throughout the app. Videos now load faster and scrolling performance is smoother. We've also fixed an issue where placeholder images sometimes remained on screen even after videos loaded.
• Account backend stability and performance. Updated account and subscription management for faster profile syncing

Bug fixes 🐛

• Fixed minor visual inconsistencies reported by users
• Enhanced overall app stability and performance

What's new 🚨

Repeat from history (Pro)
‍Bring your best workouts back to life with our new repeat feature. Select any workout from your training history and instantly recreate that session with all sets, reps, and exercises pre-filled. Perfect for maintaining consistency in your training program or getting back on track after a break.

Template creation from history (Pro)
‍Turn your most effective workouts into templates with a single tap. Any workout in your history can now be converted into a customizable template, making it easier than ever to build and maintain your training program based on what works best for you.

Bug fixes 🐛

• Resolved various stability issues in the video library
• Improved overall performance and reliability of video playback and storage

What's new 🚨

A New Name
‍The Metric VBT app is now simply Metric. For as long as we've been on the App Store, we've been talking about how bar speed tracking is about so much more than velocity-based training. Find us in the App Store under "Metric - Barbell Tracker" and join us in this next chapter of intelligent strength training.

RPE chart
‍Alongside load-velocity and power profiling, you can now access a complete RPE chart for your workouts. This chart takes your top set's RPE, weight, and reps to calculate ideal weights across all RPE values and rep ranges—perfectly calibrated to help you nail your working sets.

Record badges and PR table
‍Track your progress with new performance badges comparing your current sets against all-time bests for load, velocity, power, and reps. Find your complete personal records log on the Performance page, showing detailed progress for every exercise.

Enhanced video features
‍Access velocity recording settings directly from the video screen, enjoy full-screen recording with larger controls, and browse your training history in the new grid view library. Pro users can now manually select which videos to save to their library.

Velocity tracking toggle
‍Sometimes you just want to log your workout without tracking velocity on every set. Toggle velocity tracking off in training preferences for a streamlined workout tracking experience—perfect for those quick sessions when you just need to log your sets. You can also long press on a single set to have it manually completed when velocity tracking is enabled

Improvements ✨

Estimated 1RM calculation improvements
‍e1RM will now be calculated for any workout with 3 sets that have either 60% load spread OR a 0.25m/s velocity difference from the top to bottom sets.

Navigation upgrades

• Video settings accessible from set review
• Training preferences available during workouts
• Quick profile switching with forward/back buttons
• New full-screen coach mode athlete switcher
• Expanded template and training summaries

UI refresh

• Updated colors, spacing, and typography
• Refreshed set review page with trend analysis
• Smoother interactions with visual feedback for chart interactions
• New training summary including streak tracking
• Real-time feedback now available for all barbell exercises

Bug fixes 🐛

• Fixed video pinch-to-zoom functionality
• More consistent UI and terminology throughout the app
• Improved membership management and switching system
• Faster data loading across multiple views

What's new 🚨

Tempo Metronome
‍Take control of your lifting tempo with our new metronome feature. When recording your sets, you can now enable audio feedback to maintain consistent timing throughout your lifts. This feature is particularly valuable for controlled eccentrics and pauses on bodybuilding and volume exercises, helping you develop better lifting rhythm and control.

Italian Language Support
‍Ciao!

We're excited to welcome our Italian users with full app translation support. We've implemented complete Italian language integration throughout the app, ensuring a native language experience for our Italian users.

Improvements ✨

Enhanced 1RM Estimation
‍We've refined our e1RM calculator to show a result in more contexts. The system now shows estimates when you've recorded three or more sets, requiring either a 60% spread in weights or a 0.25m/s spread in best-rep mean velocities. This update means more workouts will display 1RM values, including sessions with smaller weight ranges.

Expanded Website Documentation
‍The Metric user guide is now available in more languages with the addition of Portuguese and Chinese translations. We've integrated direct in-app links that take you straight to the content in your preferred language, creating a seamless experience for our global community of athletes.

Training History Enhancement
Each workout now includes an overview card at the top, providing quick-glance statistics and key insights about your session.

Bug fixes 🐛

• Improvements to 4K video handling on the import feature to address crashing
• Fixed an issue with the RPE entry sheet that would sometimes not dismiss
• Fixes for translations and UI issues in Chinese, French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese
• Improvements to the exercise list navigation, button display and logic when swapping exercises