Hi everyone,

we are preparing the next SuperAge update and wanted to share a small preview of what is coming soon, plus a first look at where the app is going with version 5.0.

*But, first for all, sorry for this long thread.*

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**SuperAge 4.5** will be released in the next few days and will focus on expanding workouts, improving performance and making parts of the app easier to use.

Here is what we can already share:

* **Around 30 new exercises** We are adding new exercises across strength training, Pilates, stretching and other workout types.
* **Resistance bands as a new equipment type** Resistance bands will be supported as a new piece of equipment, making workout planning more flexible for people training at home, while traveling or with limited equipment.
* **Faster HealthKit data collection** We are introducing a new data collection system that speeds up how SuperAge imports and processes HealthKit data. The goal is to make the app feel more responsive, especially when updating workouts, activity, health metrics and historical data.
* **First UI improvements** SuperAge has grown a lot over the last updates and we have added many new features. That is a good thing, but we also know that some parts of the interface can now feel a bit crowded or harder to understand, especially for new users. With 4.5, we are starting to review and simplify parts of the UI to make the app clearer, cleaner and easier to use.
* **Fixes, performance improvements and general polish** As usual, 4.5 will also include bug fixes, stability improvements and smaller refinements across the app.

So 4.5 is mostly about improving and consolidating the current experience.

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Now, we need to talk about **SuperAge 5.0**.

One of the most important new features in 5.0 will be **Developer Mode**.

The idea is simple: advanced users should be able to access their own SuperAge data from external tools, in a secure and controlled way.

With Developer Mode, SuperAge will be able to expose a large part of the user’s data on the local network, but only to devices that have been explicitly approved and authorized. This will not be open or automatic sharing. The user will decide what to enable, which devices to authorize and when to stop access.

This opens up some very interesting use cases, for example:

* building personal dashboards in tools like Grafana (we'll release some demo for your personal use)
* exporting your data in different formats for personal analysis
* connecting SuperAge to scripts, automations or local tools
* creating custom charts for training, recovery, sleep and long-term trends
* using your health and fitness data in a controlled environment without depending on external cloud services

For us, this is an important principle: your data should remain yours, and SuperAge should become a better way to read it, organize it and actually use it.

Of course, all of this will need to work through a secure mechanism, with explicit device approval, local network access only and clear controls inside the app.

And that is not all.

For SuperAge 5.0 we are also preparing a **major announcement** that we are not ready to reveal yet. It will be one of the biggest evolutions of the project, not just a regular version number change.

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What we can already say is that SuperAge 5.0 will be designed to fully support the next generation of iOS, with full support for **iOS 27**, the new possibilities offered by **Apple Intelligence** and the new **Siri AI** and Foundation Models experience.

The goal is to make SuperAge smarter, more personal and more useful in real life, without turning it into an app full of numbers that are hard to understand.

We still want SuperAge to feel clear: you open the app, you understand how you are doing, you understand what you can do today and you move better. But at the same time, if you are an advanced user, you should be able to go deeper and really use your own data.

We would also love to use this post to collect ideas and understand what would actually make sense for 5.0.

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If you already use SuperAge, or if you are interested in fitness, health, Apple Watch and HealthKit, we would really love to hear from you:

* what data would you like to see explained better?
* what integrations would you like to have?
* would you use a local Developer Mode? What would you use it for?
* which metrics would you like to export or visualize in external dashboards?
* what do you think is still missing from fitness and health apps on iPhone?
* what should SuperAge do to become genuinely more useful in your daily routine?
* which parts of the interface feel too complex or not immediate enough today?

We are still at a stage where feedback can influence many decisions, so every idea, criticism or real use case is *welcome*.

Quick peek 4.5... and 5.0!