--- title: Clear HIIT: The Bit I Got Wrong After Launch | daily.dev description: A solo developer shares a post-launch lesson from Clear HIIT, a HIIT interval timer app on the App Store. Initial onboarding presented users with ready-made... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/clear-hiit-the-bit-i-got-wrong-after-launch-6f8knrmae twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Clear HIIT: The Bit I Got Wrong After Launch | daily.dev og:description: A solo developer shares a post-launch lesson from Clear HIIT, a HIIT interval timer app on the App Store. Initial onboarding presented users with ready-made... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/clear-hiit-the-bit-i-got-wrong-after-launch-6f8knrmae og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/6f8KnrmAE.png og:image:alt: Clear HIIT: The Bit I Got Wrong After Launch og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Clear HIIT: The Bit I Got Wrong After Launch **[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A solo developer shares a post-launch lesson from Clear HIIT, a HIIT interval timer app on the App Store. Initial onboarding presented users with ready-made session presets, but testers who stuck around felt the app didn't feel like theirs. Removing presets from onboarding and making users build their own custom session first significantly improved attachment, even though nothing else about the app changed. The piece closes with reflections on why interval training beats steady-state cardio and a plug for the free 30-day trial. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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