How to make a Breakthrough Yoga app in 5 steps!
After 2010, every yoga influencer coming out of a yoga teacher training was told: “You need a website to run your yoga business!”
Now every yoga influencer MUST have their own mobile app. Why? It is the next best thing to teaching an in person retreat in terms of the student experience! This may seem as somewhat unexpected because most people have been too trigger shy to even think about having their own app. This is because up until last year, a best-in-class mobile app cost $250K, minimum $50K (if built by contractors overseas)
At Breakthrough Apps, our mission is to democratize best-in-class Health & Fitness apps. Your yoga brand deserves its own app and we are here to make that happen! Here are 5 easy steps to build a Yoga app with Breakthrough!
Step 1: Plug in Branding
You will need 2 logos: for the home, splash & register screen you will need your logo.
Pick a primary fonts & secondary font. Primary font is used for the titles & the other for the descriptions & minor headings in the app.
Step 2: Select Categories
To pick the categories, figure out what people are coming to you for!
This is the overlap of what people need help with and what your offerings & expertise are!
For example generally what we see for Yoga apps are as follows: Flexibility, Yoga for Beginners, Strength, Handstands, etc.
PRO TIP: To figure out specifically what your people need help with. You can always do a poll on social media or create a quick Google Form to figure out what people need help.
Step 3: Create follow along classes
Create 20 classes that fit into the categories in Step 2. Each class should have the following:
Name, Description
Display Picture
Class end quote
Common Questions:
How long should the classes be? Sweet spot is 15 minutes. The general length is 5minutes to 60 minutes.
Step 4: App Store Ready
Pick app icon, app description & keywords that people would search for on the app store.
The app icon should be 1024 x 1024. The rounded corners are added by the platform, so you don’t need to do that.
Step 5: Daily Quotes
Add a minimum, 30 quotes for the app. These are quotes that people will see via a push notification daily. This is a great way to keep bringing people back.
(BONUS) Step 6: Strategy
There is a lot more you can do with the Breakthrough platform and offer more in your app. You can add in a guide, pdfs, workshops & trainings. Setup a Strategy call with the Breakthrough team to learn more!