Delivered engagementHealth & Wellness · $15k – $25k
Ladder

Coach-Led, Team-Powered

Delivered engagement. Coralsoft designed and built this product end to end; figures below retain their evidence level.

iOSApple WatchReact NativeExpo SDK 54Expo Router
Ladder — product interface
Ladder — product interface
The situation

What was in place before we started.

Ladder is a subscription strength app built around goal-oriented programs from elite coaches and a supportive team community. You join a team working the same coach-authored plan — together.

Ladder is a subscription strength app built around goal-oriented programs from elite coaches and a supportive team community. You join a team working the same coach-authored plan — together.

Engagement
3 months reconstructed
Team
3 people
Budget
$15k – $25k reconstructed
Year
2026
Used by
Motivated lifters · Community-driven trainees
Differentiator
Coach-programmed team workouts
Coverage
Periodization, deloads, accessories
Output
In-ear coaching, team chat, PRs
Implementation architecturereconstructed
React NativeExpo SDK 54Expo RouterTypeScriptNativeWindTanStack QueryReact Hook Form + ZodSupabase RealtimeCloudflare R2ffmpeg pipelineSupabase (Postgres + RLS)Supabase Auth
Challenges

Each constraint, and what we did about it.

Constraint

Workout-of-the-day with no plan

What we did

Coach-authored weekly programs

Constraint

No real progressive overload

What we did

Periodization & deloads built in

Constraint

No coach, no programming

What we did

Auto-loads your last weights

Constraint

No one to be accountable to

What we did

A team working the same plan

Constraint

Motivation fades alone

What we did

Chat, challenges, PR celebrations

Constraint

Plateaus go unaddressed

What we did

Fresh workouts every Sunday

Motivation is cheap; structure and accountability are what last. Ladder pairs coach programming with a team that shows up.

Results

Outcome, with the source of every figure.

3-month engagement
+66%
Weekly program completion.
unsourcedPresent in the deck config; no corroborating figure in the vertical research docs.
+73%
Team-chat participation.
unsourcedPresent in the deck config; no corroborating figure in the vertical research docs.
4.8★
App Store with strong reviews.
third-partyCorroborated in the fitness research doc's Ladder section.
+51%
Trial-to-paid conversion.
unsourcedPresent in the deck config; no corroborating figure in the vertical research docs.
14
Coach-led teams
unsourcedPresent in the deck config; no corroborating figure in the vertical research docs.
Weekly
New workout drops
unsourcedPresent in the deck config; no corroborating figure in the vertical research docs.
PR celebrations shared
unsourcedPresent in the deck config; no corroborating figure in the vertical research docs.
Multi-week retention
unsourcedPresent in the deck config; no corroborating figure in the vertical research docs.

By pairing elite coach programming with team accountability, Ladder turned scattered solo workouts into a structured, social habit — and gave motivated people a reason to keep showing up.

Roadmap

How it was sequenced.

3 monthsreconstructed delivery
Weeks 1–3

Discovery & shaping

Discovery: team matching, coach workflows, weekly program cadence.

  • Team Matching
  • Coach-Led
Weeks 4–10

Core build

In-ear coaching player, progression auto-load, team chat & challenges.

  • Progression
Weeks 11–13

Launch & iterate

Watch companion, nutrition & macros, weekly drops, App Store growth.

  • Community

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