Common questions/Progress & reports
updated 2026-10-07
Common questions

Progress & reports

Check-in reminders and time windows, saving drafts, units, where logged reports land, and a few behaviours that look like bugs but aren't.

Scheduling reminders

Can the app remind clients when it’s time to fill their weekly report?

Yes, it sends a push notification and shows an on-screen to-do when a report is due. You can schedule the reminder time (e.g. early Friday so it greets clients when they wake).

A scheduled report or reminder didn’t arrive, can I push one now?

Reminders fire within about a 30-minute window around the scheduled time and need a form attached. Don’t edit a past-time reminder to “push” it. Use the reminder’s Send now action on the Scheduled reminders card, or add a Todo on the client’s Overview tab for an immediate one-off.

Can I stop clients submitting their weekly report whenever they want?

Yes, mark the reminder as Time-sensitive. After its end time the linked check-in disappears from the client’s active list, keeping submissions on schedule.

How do I get a client to log their weight daily, with a reminder?

Create a Progress Tracking form with just the weight field, then schedule it as a daily reminder (push). Ignored reminders don’t pile up, the app simply shows the latest one.

Filling in and submitting

Can clients save a half-finished report and come back later?

Yes, newer app versions auto-save a draft as they fill it and prompt to save on exit. Only Submit sends it to you, and within the same day they can reopen the draft to add photos first.

What happens if a client skips a weekly report?

Only one report of a given type is active at a time. If it isn’t filled before the next is due, the old one is cleared and a fresh one created (in-progress drafts can be saved locally).

Reading what comes back

Where do I read a client’s past check-in reports?

Open the client, then Tracking → Check-ins for the full list (pick an entry and it opens beside it), or Tracking → Form submissions for every form they have sent back. The list shows only reports the client actually submitted. See Check-ins & progress tracking.

The log shows different reps/weight than I programmed, did the client change it?

The log shows the last logged value for that exercise across any workout, not necessarily this session’s plan. A session copies the programmed values when it starts, but the client can log what they actually did, and if the same exercise appears in several workouts, the most recent log anywhere shows.

Form types and units

How do I switch a client from kg to lbs?

Units follow each profile’s own setting, so coach and client each have their own. Set imperial on the profile in question. The display defaults to the viewer’s unit unless an explicit unit was typed into a value (e.g. “20kg” stays kg).

Why can’t I add a background image to my check-in form?

Use the dedicated Progress Tracking form type for weekly check-ins. It maps answers to Tracking and supports reminders, but has no design panel at all, so no background theming. Multi-page forms (for onboarding and lead-gen) are the ones that carry a background image.

A pre-cooperation questionnaire showed up as a Progress Entry, is that a bug?

No, that’s expected: when an onboarding questionnaire includes a stat field (like weight), submitting it creates a baseline progress entry so the metric has a starting point to chart from, tagged back to the form it came from.

Follow-ups and tasks

How do I track a reminder for a client, like chasing a second payment?

On the client’s record, the Overview tab carries a Tasks for you card. Add a task there with a due date and an assignee, and it shows an OVERDUE or DUE badge as the date approaches. The Clients → Overview dashboard can also show a Tasks widget across your whole roster.


Set up check-ins and reports in Forms & reports.

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