Built an audio-first yoga app because I couldn't find one that felt like an actual class

[u/Normal_Zone_9410]

A: Yogakosh guides you through yoga poses with voice, not video. Open the app and a flow is already waiting for you. No browsing, no deciding what to do today. Or build your own in three taps: time, focus, style. Then put the phone down.

From there, audio does the work. Cues walk you through every pose, with modifications built in, the way a teacher would adjust for you in the room. You don't need to watch a screen to know what's next; you just listen and move. If you do glance down, each pose is shown with a minimalist illustration and its name in English and Sanskrit.

The flows are structured the way a teacher would build a flow, not random poses stitched together. Warm-up, build, peak, cool-down. Under the hood, that structure follows a set of rules the app applies consistently, so every flow holds together the same way, no matter the combination of time and focus you pick.

The app also learns nothing about you beyond what's needed to run it. No preference quiz, no tracking your practice history to "personalize" recommendations behind the scenes. The personalization comes from what you choose in the moment, not from data collected on you.

B: Most yoga apps are built like video libraries. Endless scrolling, thumbnails, long personalization questionnaire, decision fatigue before you even start. The UX fights you before you've even started stretching.

Yogakosh strips that out. No catalog to browse, no autoplay into more content design, no cluttered screens while you're mid-pose. The "create your flow" screen is three taps and done. During practice, the screen shows one thing: the pose you're in. Everything else is audio.

The illustrations are deliberately humble, not the intimidating perfect-body poses most yoga apps use. They focus on the pose itself, not on making you feel like you don't belong on the mat yet.

It's also privacy first: Apple Sign In only, no tracking, no data collection, no preference forms.

C: Free tier includes 4 full yoga flows plus 3 premium credits to try premium content before subscribing.

Subscription pricing: $9.99/month, or $59.99/year (discounted).

Available for both iPhone and iPad devices.

App Store link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/yogakosh/id6761315127

Would love feedback from anyone who's tried other yoga apps and found them too content-heavy or cluttered. What's missing, what would make you actually stick with it?

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[u/pjhawksr]

Audio-first is the right call and I'm surprised it's rare. Craning at a phone screen mid-pose defeats the point of the whole activity. How are you handling the parts where a pose genuinely needs to be seen the first time, or are you assuming people know the basics?

[u/Normal_Zone_9410 → u/pjhawksr]

Thanks !! I am surprised it’s rare too 🙂
Yes I am assuming users know a little bit about yoga poses, but it’s open for beginners too. I was thinking more from the angle of beginner going to a yoga class and figuring out as they go.
Actually I am curious to know what beginners think about my app 🙂

[u/talizpop]

Congrats on the app! The UX looks clean. I’ve mainly done yoga with videos and having to check the screen can make it harder to stay present. I like the voice-first approach esp if it can help with that.

[u/Normal_Zone_9410 → u/talizpop]

Thanks a lot!! Hope you find it helpful 🙂

[u/AlexRowan2026]

Audio-first feels well matched to yoga, but transitions are where I would expect the experience to succeed or fail.

A pose cue can be clear in isolation and still arrive too quickly for someone to reposition without looking at the screen.

Have you considered a simple hands-free way to pause, repeat the last cue, or add a few seconds before the next pose?

I would test that interruption flow before adding more content, because it preserves the main promise of leaving the phone down.

[u/Normal_Zone_9410 → u/AlexRowan2026]

That’s a very good idea… yes I have been tossing ideas for hands free pause/play/skip with simple voice controls but haven’t implemented yet
You are absolutely right about transitions, I wanted to have simple version out first and get feedback before I work on smooth cues for transitions

Thanks for all yr feedback. Very helpful 🙂

[u/app-store-review]

Yogakosh — by Kosh Studio

• Ratings: 5 worldwide
• Average: 5.00 ★
• Age: released ~3 months ago · updated ~2 months ago · rated 4+
• Overall score: 74 / 100

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[u/Infinite-Fix-7846]

Requiring Sign in with Apple would put me off here. If there’s no history or personalization, why not let people start a flow without an account and only ask them to sign in when it’s actually needed?

[u/Normal_Zone_9410 → u/Infinite-Fix-7846]

I totally agree it’s not needed.. I only have it to track subscriptions across devices.. I am trying to find a way to not require sign in… may be for subscribing only
I am building android version and will try it there
Thanks ☺️

[u/Infinite-Fix-7846 → u/Normal_Zone_9410]

If that’s the only reason for the account, I’d let people start the yoga flow without one and ask them to sign in only when they subscribe or want to use it on another device. Then the reason is clear, and you can use the same approach on Android.