Getting started
On first launch, Belltally asks what you want (lose fat, build muscle or get stronger), what you train with at home or at the gym, and your current and goal weight. It then suggests routines to match. There's no account and no sign-in.
Counting reps on Apple Watch
Open Belltally on your Watch, pick today's session or a movement, and start. Kettlebell swings, cleans and snatches, dumbbell ballistics and jump rope are counted from your wrist automatically. For everything else, tap the screen or turn the Digital Crown for each rep.
A count is off? Turn the Digital Crown during or right after the set to correct it. Belltally learns from your corrections, so counting gets closer to your style over time.
Tips for accurate counting: wear the Watch snug on the wrist that holds the bell, and start the set from a still position. For two-hand swings, either wrist works.
Calories left
The number on Today is your base (what your body burns before exercise, adjusted for your goal), plus a share of what you've moved today, minus what you've eaten. Each Sunday, Belltally compares what you ate with how your weight actually moved and offers to adjust your base. You always choose whether to accept it.
Logging food
Add food by search, barcode, nutrition-label scan, quick add, a saved meal, a recipe, or Snap: photograph your plate (or say what you ate) and Belltally lists each item with an estimated weight for you to check before saving. Free includes 3 photo estimates a day; Pro is unlimited.
Readiness
With Apple Health connected, Belltally reads last night's sleep, heart-rate variability and resting heart rate and gives a readiness call each morning: Go for it, Ready, Pace yourself or Recover. On lower days it offers a lighter version of your plan, a 15-minute mobility flow, or a rest day that still counts toward your week.
Challenges
In Train → Challenges, pick a handle to join public challenges or create a private one with a code for friends. Only reps your Watch counted go on the leaderboard, so everyone's number means the same thing.
See an offensive handle? Press and hold it on the leaderboard to report it or hide that person. We review every report within 24 hours, and you can always email us.
Moving from Strong or Hevy
Export your data from Strong (Settings → Export data) or Hevy (Settings → Export & import data), then in Belltally go to You → Import from Strong or Hevy and choose the file. Exercises we don't recognise are kept as custom exercises. You can export everything from Belltally as CSV at any time, free.
Widgets and complications
Add Belltally widgets to your Home or Lock Screen, and add the Calories left, Readiness or Swings complication to your watch face or Smart Stack.
Belltally Pro
Rep counting, food logging, barcode and label scanning, water, readiness, challenges and data export are free. Many routines are free; Pro unlocks the full library, unlimited photo estimates, your complete history, rep-by-rep power after each set, and deeper progress charts. See current pricing on the paywall inside the app. The yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account subscription settings.
Your privacy
Your training, food and health data stay on your devices. Full detail in the Privacy Policy.
Contact
Email hello@anchoriintel.com and we'll get back to you. We read every message.