Connect IQ App Showcase - Recent Threads

Watchface: PetFace (Golden Retriever)

Methodic — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:21:35 GMT

Hi all,

I've spent the last few months making a watch face with a Golden Retriever on it, and Garmin approved it this week. Sharing it here mostly because this forum is where I learned half of what I needed to build it.

https://apps.garmin.com/apps/9c5e5e68-dc30-456e-8e3c-2c8c7b1e8ffc

The idea is simple: the dog's mood follows your steps. It's sleepy in the morning, starts nudging you once you get moving, and by the time you've properly earned it, it celebrates. It goes to sleep when you do, wakes up when you do, and if you raise your wrist it wags and blinks at you. Under the dog it's a normal face, two data fields you can set, battery, date. Free, no unlock codes, no phone app.

Here's where I'm hoping someone can help. I only own a Forerunner 255, which is a MIP screen, so I've never actually seen this face on an AMOLED watch outside the simulator. If you're on a Venu, a 265/965 or a Fenix 8 and you give it a day, I'd love to know two things: how the always-on clock looks outside in daylight, and whether your battery ends the day roughly where it usually does. And on any watch, is the wag smooth or does it stutter?

Bugs, odd layouts, a data field showing something weird, all welcome.

Thanks for looking!
Dan

Gym Workout Tracker — structured strength workouts and free training on Garmin

1469433 — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 10:20:55 GMT

Hi Connect IQ community,

I’m the developer of Gym Workout Tracker, a Connect IQ app built for people who want a practical strength-training workflow directly on their Garmin watch.

The idea is simple: your watch should do more than record a generic gym activity. It should help you follow the workout, log every set, manage rest, and preserve the session without forcing you to use your phone between exercises.

What Gym Workout Tracker offers

Start a workout plan synced from GymApp, or choose Free Workout when you want to train without a fixed plan.
Select exercises in any order instead of being forced through a strict sequence.
Enter weight and repetitions separately for every set.
Save a completed set immediately and automatically start the rest timer.
Use movement and heart-rate signals to identify likely set boundaries, with an explicit confirmation step so the user stays in control.
Undo mistakes and resume an active workout after an interruption.
Preserve partial and longer workouts instead of losing the session when something interrupts it.
Sync planned workouts to the watch and send completed workout data back to GymApp.

How is it different from Garmin’s built-in Strength activity?

Garmin’s built-in mode is useful for recording a strength activity. Gym Workout Tracker focuses on the structured logging workflow around that activity: synced plans, a full exercise-selection flow, flexible exercise order, per-set weight and reps, automatic rest guidance, recovery after interruption, and continuity with the wider GymApp experience.

It is intended for lifters who follow a program, people who change exercise order depending on equipment availability, and anyone who wants a useful set-by-set history without carrying a phone around the gym.

Connect IQ Store:
Gym Workout Tracker on Garmin Connect IQ

How you can help

I’d be very grateful if members of the Connect IQ community could test the app on different Garmin devices and during real strength workouts.

If you try Gym Workout Tracker, please:

Leave an honest review and rating in the Connect IQ Store.
Mention your Garmin model and the type of strength workout you performed.
Report any bugs, crashes, confusing screens, synchronization problems, or incorrect behavior you notice.
Share ideas and suggestions that could make the app more useful.

Every honest review, rating, bug report, and suggestion helps me understand what works well and what should be improved next. Thank you very much for testing the app, taking the time to share your experience, and helping me make Gym Workout Tracker better for the Garmin community!

few memories

5354714 — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:23:25 GMT

I keep seeing this new online platform mentioned in a few forums, but I'm always cautious about trying something I don't know much about. What's your honest take on it – is it worth checking out or should I give it a miss?

Battery Monitor — Get a Battery Alert Before Your Watch Dies

PerrysNZ — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:35:42 GMT

Hi everyone, I’ve built a small utility that solves a surprisingly common problem: Garmin watches aren’t good at letting you know your battery is low. You often only notice when it’s already too late — mid‑run, mid‑ride, or right when you need it.

Battery Monitor adds a simple but powerful feature: ➡️ Your watch alerts you when it reaches a battery level you choose. Set it once, forget about it, and never get caught with a dead watch again.

What it does

Lets you choose an alert level (5%–50% on‑watch, with additional options in Connect IQ)
Sends a notification when your battery reaches that level
Lets you prevent alerts during Quiet Hours, Sleep, or Activities
Works entirely on‑watch once configured
Doesn’t change your watch face or modify any Garmin functions
Runs on most modern Garmin models (Fenix, Epix, Venu, Forerunner, Vivoactive)

Why I built it

I kept missing charging windows and ending up with a dead watch at the worst possible time. Garmin does provide a low‑battery alert on most models, but it often triggers very late (around 7–10%), which can still leave you in trouble. This widget is a massive improvement on that functionality.

It’s intentionally simple: set your alert level, choose when alerts should be allowed, and let the watch handle the rest.

Settings

You can configure Battery Monitor:

Directly on the watch (tap the screen or press SELECT)

Settings are also available within the Connect IQ app → My Device → Battery Monitor → Settings

Battery Monitor on Connect IQ: https://apps.garmin.com/apps/212544fd-980b-46ab-b8a2-eddc164dad6a

Pricing

24‑hour free trial, then $1.25 USD via KiezelPay.

Feedback welcome

If you try it, I’d love to hear how it works for you — especially if you rely on your watch for long activities or daily tracking. Suggestions and feature ideas are very welcome.
Thanks for taking a look! — Perry S

App: Stintify - tap what you just did, no timer to start

Stintify — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:38:19 GMT

Hi, I'm an indie developer working on a small app for tracking time. I'm both frightened and curious about any thoughts on it, if you wish to try it out.

The problem I'm trying to solve is that I don't like starting timers. I usually forget them (the pasta is never al dente…). My previous systems have all been to write down what I just did, inferring the start time from the previous entry. This app is that, in digital form, with the watch as your tool.

How it works: open the app, tap the category you just finished. It ends now and starts where your last entry ended - nudge ±5 min if needed, or do nothing and it commits itself. Entries sync to a web dashboard with day/week timelines.

The reason this ended up on the watch is that it's hard to doomscroll a watch. It just keeps me more focused when switching between projects in rapid succession.

My wife finds logging after the activity harder to grasp than starting a timer and then performing the activity. She is a planner, I am a procrastinator that jumps around between projects. This project is the first that has actually helped me focus. By visualizing what I am spending my time on I procrastinate less.

You can have up to 16 categories - more than that and the interface on the watch becomes a bit too cumbersome.

It is completely EU-based and runs on most round CIQ 3.1+ Garmin watches: Fenix 6/7/8/E, Epix 2, Enduro, MARQ, Forerunner 55–970, round Venu, Vivoactive 4–6.

Connect IQ: https://apps.garmin.com/apps/734e6d64-ece9-440a-9146-eecfc0a1e231

Portal: https://stintify.app

Bike display - testers

veverinho — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 20:26:58 GMT

Hi! I’m looking for a few testers for an Android app called Bike Display. I originally built it mainly for myself, but I thought it might be useful for other cyclists too. 🚴📱

It works a bit like a Garmin Edge – it takes data directly from your Garmin watch and displays selected metrics on your phone, such as speed, heart rate, power, cadence, distance, or climbing data.

The idea is simple: while riding, I don’t have to look at the small screen on my wrist. The Garmin watch continues to record the activity as usual, while the phone acts as a larger, easier-to-read display mounted on the bike.

The app is currently in testing and is available in English (and Czech).

If you’d like to try it, send me a private message with the email address you use for Google Play, and I’ll add you as a tester.

I’d really appreciate any feedback, especially which Garmin watch model you tested it with. Thanks! 🚴

Epix 2015

7767329 — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 23:42:29 GMT

Hola buenas,

Tengo un problema con mi epix 2015, iq Connect no detecta el reloj por protocolos y quiero instalarme manualmente actiface.prg, no sé cómo conseguir el archivo, alguien me puede ayudar a como poder instalarlo hoy en día en mi epix de 2015.

Gracias y un saludo a todos.

APP: WaveLog - Easy Wave Time Tracking for Surfers

7461640 — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:41:18 GMT

Hey guys, first time making an app on Connect IQ so bear with me.

Here is the link to WaveLog: https://apps.garmin.com/apps/16f5199c-0150-40cd-9077-e23d2651cc71?tid=1

WaveLog is essentially just an app that records the exact date and time when you double press the START/STOP button on your watch down to the second, so that surfers and other friends out on the water can go back on the cams to see all their sick clips without having to worry about remembering a bunch of different times! Its super super basic and currently only works for the forerunner 55, 165, 255, 255s, 745 and 955 but I'd love for some early testers and feedback!

Thanks!

WaveLog - Easy Wave Time Tracking for Surfers/Bodyboarders!

7461640 — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:36:58 GMT

Hey guys, first time making an app on Connect IQ so bear with me. WaveLog is essentially just an app that records the exact date and time when you double press the START/STOP button on your watch down to the second, so that surfers and other friends out on the water can go back on the cams to see all their sick clips without having to worry about remembering a bunch of different times! Its super super basic and currently only works for the forerunner 55, 165, 255, 255s, 745 and 955 but I'd love for some early testers and feedback! Also if you think this might be applicable in a different scenario/sport/situation/etc. let me know and I'd be super down to make it more general or another version for that specific situation.

Thanks!

Looking for testers: free Garmin lap texts with a Maps link (Android, no Connect+)

Mindshaft LLC — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:59:17 GMT

My wife got tired of not knowing where I was on runs. She’d get a start ping, then nothing until I was home. I built Lap Map Alert for that: a Connect IQ data field plus an Android companion that texts people I choose at start, lap, and finish, with optional pace and a Google Maps pin.

Nothing is sent to my servers. Texts go from your own phone number over your carrier. Recipient numbers stay on the device.

Needs both

Garmin watch with Connect IQ
Android phone (no iPhone companion yet)

How it works The data field sits on a Run (or GPS) activity screen. When the activity starts, you lap, or you finish, the watch sends a small update to the phone app, which sends the SMS.

Install

Watch data field: https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/b823dd39-f087-4a77-9469-abba4ca2149d
Add Lap Map Alert as a data field on a Run/GPS screen.
Android (open testing — join, then install): https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.lapmapalert.app
Add recipients, turn texts ON, allow SMS.
Garmin Connect: More → Safety & Tracking → Live Event Sharing → Off (avoids duplicate texts).
For automatic mile/km texts: activity settings → Laps → Auto Lap. You can still press Lap anytime.

I’ve used this on real outdoor runs with an Epix. I’m looking for a few more Garmin + Android runs and notes on: watch link status, whether SMS arrived, and anything confusing in setup.

Privacy: https://mindshaft.com/lap-map-alert/privacy/
Feedback: lapmapalert@mindshaft.com
You don’t need to message me to try it — use the two links above.

WindField v15 out today

windfield — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:45:00 GMT

New start of ride forecasts, new rain minutecast, wildfire and lightning on the radar map, more optional field choices

apps.garmin.com/.../a924715a-2d53-42a1-a8f9-e365bc849840

use this link (along with your device code) to get 20% off any purchase

windfield.app/p=discount-forum20

IOVION Premium Watch Faces Highly Customizable

Iovion — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:21:19 GMT

Hi everyone,

I publish watch faces under the name Iovion, and I wanted to put the ones I like most in
one place. All of them share the same idea: the face you install is a starting point, not a
fixed design. Colors, data fields and the way each data field is drawn are settings, not
hardcoded decisions you can choose them. Turn whole Data fields off or on , if you want turn the Background off and set a color.

Everything is on my developer page:
Iovion Apps

here a Showcase of my personal highlights :

[App] Blood Sugar Logger Looking for FreeStyle Abbott glucose monitor user

Seb. — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:05:03 GMT

Hi everyone!

I’m the creator of Blood Sugar Logger, and I’m excited to announce that the next update will include Abbott FreeStyle Libre integration!

I’m currently looking for someone who uses an Abbott FreeStyle Libre and would be willing to help me test the integration before release.

If you’re interested in helping test the new feature, please send me a message. Your feedback would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!
Sebastiaan
Creator of Blood Sugar Logger

[App Release] SmoothWakeUp - smart alarm that wakes you in light sleep, but ALWAYS rings by your deadline

PHBlaiset — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:41:21 GMT

Hi all

I just released SmoothWakeUp on the Connect IQ store. It is a foreground device app, so it can vibrate reliably overnight.

The idea: being pulled out of deep sleep is what leaves you groggy for the rest of the morning. SmoothWakeUp watches the minutes before your deadline and vibrates during a light sleep window instead, so you get up already awake instead of feeling wrecked, and usually a few minutes early. Those minutes are handed straight back to your day.

Most smart alarms ask you to trust an algorithm with something you cannot afford to get wrong. This one flips that. Rule number one is that once armed, the alarm always rings by the deadline you set, no exception. Waking you in light sleep is a bonus on top of that guarantee, never a replacement for it.

What it does:

soft escalating vibration, dark-friendly screen so it does not blind you or your partner
morning report on the watch: wake time, time in bed, minutes gained, and a recovery snapshot (Body Battery, resting HR, stress)
learns your sensitivity over a few nights, but only suggests changes, you approve them
no account, no subscription, no network permission at all. The app declares only Sensor and SensorHistory, which you can verify on the store page permissions

It runs on 43 devices. I could only test a handful on real hardware, the rest were validated in the simulator, so layout feedback on your model is genuinely useful to me.

It is free during launch and stays free for everyone who installs now 🙏

Store page: forums.garmin.com/.../addpost

Happy to answer anything about the implementation.

[App Release] SmoothWakeUp - smart alarm that wakes you in light sleep, but ALWAYS rings by your deadline

PHBlaiset — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:34:05 GMT

Hi all

I just released SmoothWakeUp on the Connect IQ store. It is a foreground device app, so it can vibrate reliably overnight.

The idea: being pulled out of deep sleep is what leaves you groggy for the rest of the morning. SmoothWakeUp watches the minutes before your deadline and vibrates during a light sleep window instead, so you get up already awake instead of feeling wrecked, and usually a few minutes early. Those minutes are handed straight back to your day.

What it does:

soft escalating vibration, dark-friendly screen so it does not blind you or your partner
morning report on the watch: wake time, time in bed, minutes gained, and a recovery snapshot (Body Battery, resting HR, stress)
learns your sensitivity over a few nights, but only suggests changes, you approve them
no account, no subscription, no network permission at all. The app declares only Sensor and SensorHistory, which you can verify on the store page permissions

It runs on 43 devices. I could only test a handful on real hardware, the rest were validated in the simulator, so layout feedback on your model is genuinely useful to me.

It is free during launch and stays free for everyone who installs now 🙏

Store page: forums.garmin.com/.../addpost

Happy to answer anything about the implementation.

VocabLearn — spaced-repetition vocabulary on the watch, fully offline

Fikir — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 23:39:28 GMT

I've been building a vocabulary app for Garmin watches and it's now on the store.

The idea is that a watch is actually a good place to learn words — you glance at it
dozens of times a day anyway, and one word at a time is about the right dose. It's
fully offline: no phone, no account, no companion app. The whole word set lives on
the watch.

What it does:

- 1000+ curated English words across four levels (Everyday → Exam)
- You set the pace: how many words a day, and how many times each repeats before
it counts as learned
- Spaced-repetition review on an expanding schedule, so words come back for a
recall check instead of being read once and forgotten
- An active-recall quiz over words you've already learned
- Phonetic respelling for every word (ubiquitous → yoo-BIK-wih-tus)
- 1–3 daily reminders at times you pick, delivered on-watch even away from the phone
- Streaks with automatic freezes, favourites, review archive, adjustable text size

One-time purchase, no subscription and no ads.

[store link]

Happy to answer anything, and genuinely after feedback — particularly on how the
word cards lay out on your device. Getting text to fit across round, square and
octagon screens without clipping has been most of the work, and if something looks
wrong on yours I'd like to know which watch.

VocabLearn — spaced-repetition vocabulary on the watch, fully offline

Fikir — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 23:25:44 GMT

I've been building a vocabulary app for Garmin watches and it's now on the store.

What it does:

£1.99, one-time, no subscription and no ads.

[store link]

Watchface Analog Switch Sports

FSeifert — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:01:51 GMT

Hi together,

I have now split the "Analog Switch Sports" watch face into two projects: one for MIP and one for AMOLED. I kept getting questions about why the variants shown in the photos couldn't be displayed on MIP devices. Consequently, the photos are now specifically tailored to MIP and AMOLED displays. How do you handle.

Here are the new variants to test

AMOLED:

https://apps.garmin.com/de-DE/apps/b7c83d3c-c857-4d91-a911-17e65aab110d

MIP:

https://apps.garmin.com/de-DE/apps/001719b3-f40f-4ff7-9283-7ce8a4b2543b

Users can choose from a variety of different athletes.

running * football * bicycling * skiing * baseball * golfing * climbing * SUP

The athlete is filled with battery and steps.

ANOLED:

and for MIP devices looks:

I’m always grateful for feedback.
best regards

2aCD

Watchface Minimal X PRO

Alex Scorolitnii — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:22:08 GMT

Main:

Time, Battery, Bluetooth (optional), Do Not Disturb (optional), Always-On Display (AOD), 4 color themes, 3 time fonts

Custom data fields:

Steps, Calories, Heart Rate, Altitude, Distance, Temperature, Weather, Rain Chance, Wind, Active Minutes, Floors, Body Battery, Stress, VO₂ Max, Recovery Time, Sleep, Second Time, None

www.youtube.com/.../3MkhhA3eFKI

7-day free trial. Full version — $2.99

https://apps.garmin.com/apps/47cbcec4-2367-45a5-9845-07ed47abfb5f

Watchface Mesh / Mesh Light

aslak_soerli — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:14:38 GMT

Hi everyone, thought i'd showcase my first watchface(s)

A simple, stylish, clean, minimalistic and customisable analogue watch-face for MIP and AMOLED devices.

4 fully configurable complications
Touch support (press complication to open built-in application)
11 accent colours
Always-on support with burn-in protection.

Edit complications and accent-colour in the on-device UI on supported devices.

Set visibility for each complication, battery-status and notifications in the Connect IQ mobile application.

The trial version have 2 customisable complications, 4 accent colours

Mesh: (paid)

https://apps.garmin.com/nb-NO/apps/91f55e4c-3279-4704-aa36-6902d8f0dc5a

Mesh Light: (free trial)

https://apps.garmin.com/nb-NO/apps/9de945f3-93e0-4638-9a54-4bc51e4f56ad

[App] BulkForged: automatic progressive overload, now on the wrist too

Christopher Jestice — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:27:53 GMT

Garmin records every rep and weight you lift, and then never uses that data the next time you do the same workout. BulkForged does.

A progressive-overload engine reads the sets you actually completed and moves your targets itself - reps climb to the top of your range, then the weight goes up and the reps reset. The new number is pushed to the watch, so the set screen already says 220.5 before you walk in. Every adjustment is written to a change log in plain language, so you can see what moved and why, and override any of it.

On the watch: prescription screen before each set, two-step logging for weight then reps, optional RIR, and a rest timer that shows the next lift while it counts down. Fully offline. The watch and the phone are equal peers - start a session on either, it turns up on the other, and nothing is lost if one is out of range for an entire workout.

Two things I put real work into, because they're where I found other tools frustrating:

The exercise catalog is 1,166 movements, searchable, covering barbell, dumbbell, machine, cable and bodyweight. You should not have to hand-enter a lift.
Sync is the feature, not the plumbing. Phone and watch as equal peers, with field-level merging so a session edited in two places doesn't lose sets.

Requirements, stated plainly so nobody wastes an install:

Needs the free BulkForged Android phone app and an account. There is no iOS app yet.
fenix 6/7/8, epix (Gen 2) and epix Pro, Enduro and Enduro 3, MARQ and MARQ (Gen 2), Forerunner 255/265/955/965/970. No vivoactive, venu or Instinct support yet.
Free for the length of the beta.

One thing to ignore on first run: the current build's setup screen still says the watch app isn't on the Connect IQ store. That's stale copy from before it was published - the listing below is live and you can install it like any other watch app. Fixed in the next build.

Watch: https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/65065d61-a4d8-4fb1-b909-55d7886bd514 Phone: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bulkforged.app&referrer=utm_source%3Dforums.garmin.com%26utm_medium%3Dforum%26utm_campaign%3Dopen-track%26utm_content%3Dciq-showcase

It's a one-person project and I'm actively working on it. If something is broken or annoying I'd rather hear it than not - the watch flow especially.

Earth Online Virtual Survival Terminal User Guide: Combined Manual for Player One Carbon (Watch Face) & CarbonLoader (App)

Mermer — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:01:48 GMT

Player One Carbon & CarbonLoader System Manual

Welcome to the Player One Carbon Virtual Survival Monitoring System Guide. This manual details the underlying status pod logic of the watch face and the operational mechanics of the companion CarbonLoader terminal.

Part 1: Player One Carbon Watch Face System

The watch face is divided into two interfaces: the Base Data Panel and the Carbon Bio-Status Panel.

Page 1: Base Data Panel

Page 1 focuses on presenting baseline telemetry data. The central area displays time alongside a high-visibility battery indicator ring, with full support for UI theme color customization.

Four customizable data slots at the bottom allow you to freely assign over 30 native sensor metrics across four core categories:

Activity & Performance: Steps, floors climbed, daily/weekly active minutes, daily/weekly vigorous minutes, total/active calories, distance (km/miles), move bar level, recovery time (hours)
Health Telemetry: Real-time heart rate, resting heart rate, respiration rate, Body Battery, stress level, SpO2, VO2 Max
Environment & Weather: Ambient temperature (°C/°F), relative humidity, precipitation chance, wind speed, UV index, solar intensity, current altitude (meters/feet), watch sensor temperature (°C/°F), sunrise/sunset countdowns
System Metrics: Battery percentage, time format, theme options

Page 2: Carbon Bio-Status Panel

Long-pressing the screen switches to Page 2. The system reads baseline data like heart rate and stress telemetry from your watch, combined with current nutritional reserves to simulate your virtual character's Health Points (HP) alongside the real-time depletion of carbs, protein, fat, and water.

You can also toggle Page 2 to the Target Recommendation view to compare real-time intake suggestions for cutting, bulking, or maintaining during the current timeframe.

Below are the detailed status icons displayed on the watch face based on your virtual character's real-time condition:

1. Water Intoxication: Triggers a yellow warning when fluid intake is severely excessive.

2. Hydropenia: Triggers when fluid levels drop below 10%, displaying yellow, orange, or lethal red based on severity.

3. Rabbit Syndrome: Triggers under extreme nutritional imbalance when protein is exceptionally high while carbs and fats are extremely low.

4. Keto Intolerance: Triggers when fat metabolism is exceptionally high while carbohydrates are extremely low, warning of excessive ketone accumulation.

5. Sugar Toxicity: Displays a yellow alert when carbohydrate levels are extremely high and protein is very low.

6. Extreme Starvation: Lights up the red icon during severe starvation without active digestion, warning of rapid HP loss.

7. Low Energy Warning: Displays an orange icon when energy reserves are critically low or during the starvation countdown, warning that HP loss is about to begin.

8. Exhaustion: Triggers when Body Battery drops below 15%, warning of impaired body function. Displays an orange icon below 15% and turns red below 5% to indicate critical fatigue.

9. Fat Burning: Triggers during active fat burning, displaying orange-red for exercise burning and quiet blue for resting fasting.

10. Muscle Building: Displays a green icon when nutrient intake ratios support muscle synthesis.

11. Alcohol: Displays amber when active alcohol is present in the body, turning red under heavy accumulation.

12. Caffeine: Triggers when caffeine is present in the stomach or bloodstream. Displays a light-colored icon during stomach absorption or low concentrations, a coffee-brown icon within the effective boost range, and a red warning icon under high concentrations.

When caffeine reaches an effective concentration, it activates a Gold HP shield that grants up to 25 temporary bonus HP calculated from your dose, temporarily bypassing fatigue-induced max HP limits. The Gold HP shield collapses instantly if real physical HP drops below 15, if alcohol is consumed, or if caffeine reaches toxic overload levels.

13. Thermic Effect: Displays when a large amount of protein in the stomach induces a strong thermic effect of food.

14. Active Digestion: Displays a green buff when food is present in the stomach and undergoing normal absorption.

15. Protein Shield: Lights up a blue icon during starvation HP damage to absorb incoming loss if protein is sufficient.

16. HP Recovery: Triggers when telemetry is healthy and HP is below maximum, showing green for full speed and yellow for reduced speed.

17. Self-Healing: Clears starvation after eating, displaying a green self-healing countdown icon.

18. Fatigue Cap: Displays when insufficient recovery suppresses maximum HP, showing in grey, orange, or red based on severity.

Part 2: CarbonLoader App Terminal

CarbonLoader serves as the companion data supply terminal for your watch face, offering logging modes from quick estimation to precise macro synthesis.

Standard Ration

Configure and submit your fixed daily meals with a single tap for quick tracking. You can also customize meal presets to create your own personalized meal types.

Nutrient Matrix

Select from 9 basic categories when exact nutritional values are unknown. Enter the total food weight in grams, and the system automatically estimates carbohydrate, protein, fat, and water content.

Ing. Synth

Manually enter specific gram values for each nutrient when exact macronutrient control is required.

Special Drinks

Log coffee and alcohol separately to trigger corresponding caffeine and alcohol metabolism icons on the watch face in real time.

Consume

Tap Consume to transmit confirmed intake data payloads directly to your watch face. Every transmission automatically archives in your Supply Log for historical review.

Supply Blueprint Airdrop

Set custom reminder times and delay parameters for consistent eating routines. An airdrop alert pops up on the watch face at scheduled times, allowing you to complete resupply with a single tap inside the app.

Analytics Chart Module

View intake statistics across daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly dimensions. Target reference lines for cutting, bulking, and maintaining modes overlay directly on the charts to help monitor long-term metabolic trends.

If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to leave a comment below!

You can download the watch face and companion app using the links below:

Player One Carbon (Watch Face): https://apps.garmin.com/apps/4e4c7279-d7a0-433a-9f08-5d4b976cdfae

CarbonLoader (App): https://apps.garmin.com/apps/7b1bdaa2-71e1-4a35-957d-35a6881b10ad

[App] Reckoner: a strength coach that adapts, on your Garmin. Free, looking for lifters to test it

jpcams — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:21:16 GMT

I built Reckoner because Garmin's native strength training is a solid foundation but limited, and I did not want to rebuild routines in a spreadsheet every week. It plans your training week, pushes it to your watch over the air, and reckons next week from what you actually lifted.

It is live and free, and what I need now is lifters to test it against real training. If you lift a few times a week and wear a Garmin, I would like your help.

Start here: https://reckoner.fit
Watch app: https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/b36a2543-11b8-460d-b9a9-53ddd25a00d8

What it does

You lift, it watches. Reps on every set, the load you worked up to, one effort rating per lift. Logged from the watch. No phone in the gym.

It reckons next week. Clear the top of the range at RPE 8 and the bar goes up a rung on your own gym's grid. Grind at RPE 10 and it holds, because grinding is a recovery signal. Three build weeks then a lighter fourth, and a lighter week early if a muscle group has been running over target for two weeks. If a lift has not moved for three trained weeks it says so rather than letting you sit there. Every change comes with a sentence and the numbers, so there is no black box.

Your week lands on your wrist. Pair once and each week arrives over the air: sets, reps, target load, rest and a cue per lift.

Try it this week

Create your account at https://reckoner.fit (two minutes, no card, nothing to cancel)
Answer the seven setup questions and your first week is reckoned on the spot
Install the watch app, pair once, and run your next session from your wrist

Then come back here and tell me one thing that fought you. That is the whole job of a tester.

The first hundred accounts are founders: first year of the guided tier free when it goes premium, then the founding price held for life. Numbers are handed out in signup order and nobody can be given one later, six are already gone, so testing this week means a founder number.

Two honest notes

It will not replace a good coach. Somebody who can watch you move reads things the numbers cannot, and their judgement should win. This is for people lifting solo who want real structure.

Sessions record as proper strength activities, so heart rate, calories, training load, intensity minutes and the week's total all count exactly like a native session. But Connect IQ has no API to write per set exercise data, so the Sets table in Garmin Connect stays empty and Work Time shows 0:00. Your full per set history lives in Reckoner.

Even if you do not try it: what does Garmin's native strength training miss for you? That list is literally what I build next.

ToddlerToy - Toddler-safe, swipe & click fun

5514141 — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:57:42 GMT

If you are a parent you will know what I'm talking about!

apps.garmin.com/.../88723b9e-549a-4197-8166-f913db8dcab5

I have build an app that lets your toddler swipe and click between fun and colorful scenes on your Garmin without getting into your menus and changing stuff. 👶👆⌚

The idea came when my daughter was on my lap at a restaurant and got enticed by the colors on my Garmin Approach S50. She immediately started to play around and it kept her entertained for a while but I afterwards I saw that some glances have moved around. I thought that there should be something better to keep her engaged in a fun and safe way - so here it is!

Please check it out and I'd love to hear your feedback or suggestions for what I could add to make it more fun 🙏

forums.garmin.com/.../CCD4963B_2D00_E59D_2D00_4614_2D00_A93A_2D00_25371C6DEC75-Copy-_2800_1_2900_.mov

Watchface: Dayfall

WilmKong — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:42:50 GMT

I made my first watch face, it's a landscape that changes with the time of day.

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The scene reflects the position of the sun and moon, as well as the moon's phase, giving different lighting during the day and night. It also shows clouds or rain as per your Garmin's weather forecast. I've made 4 scenes and the mountain one is free

There are some data attributes below and battery bar is the bottom semi-circle

Supported on all round AMOLED displays

Let me know what you think and I'd love suggestions

https://apps-developer.garmin.com/apps/d470ec57-f045-43b3-b96e-7af8e2c5254c?tid=0

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