Which sports a voice assistant for the body works for
Any, in the sense that NomaSports counts load the same way for the gym, running, court sports, swimming, yoga, cycling and walking. What changes is what you say and what it can record. For each sport below you get two things: what people say about other apps in that sport, from public reviews, and what NomaSports does today.
How it works in every sport
- Strength training. You say a short command, such as a set, and the phone understands it by itself. This is in the app. In the private test you can also say it in ordinary words.
- Any other activity. You say “going for a ride” or “playing padel”. It notes when you started and finished, then shows the time and, if the phone measured them, steps and distance. While a session is on, the lock screen shows it. This is in a private test, switched on only for the founder.
- Afterwards. Food, water, sleep and the day’s load sit together, so a hard session and a short night can be seen side by side.
- No account and no watch needed. With less data it says less rather than guessing.
The review figures below come from our analysis of public app reviews. It covers gym, running, women’s health, food and wearable apps. It has little on court sports, so we say so there.
Strength training and the gym
What people say about other apps. The loudest topics in the 848 gym reviews from 2024–2026 are updates that break things (161 reviews), subscriptions and paywalls (114) and Apple Watch problems (101). The best-loved feature is yesterday’s weights already filled in. Nobody in the large sample asked to log sets by voice. They asked for hands-free control, such as skipping to the next exercise from AirPods.
What NomaSports does today. You say the exercise and the numbers, for example “sixty by twelve”, and it records the set, the weight and the repeats. In the private test you can add how it felt: “sixty by twelve, felt heavy”. Voice logging is our bet, not a demand we found.
Running and walking
What people say about other apps. Running reviews are about plans that do not listen. “Got injured following the plan” appears in 8 English reviews, and 7 of them are about one app. Of 17 complaints about a robotic AI voice, 12 are about the same app, and runners remember live coaches for years. One runner asked for “conversational AI with the app” to ask about the plan and the metrics.
What NomaSports does today (private test). You say “going for a run” or “out for a walk”. It records the start, the end, the time and, if the phone measured them, steps and distance. It does not write a running plan and does not coach pace, so it cannot over-push you with one.
Cycling and endurance
What people say about other apps. Cyclists who use structured-training apps object to an algorithm that overrides them: one TrainerRoad reviewer wrote that the AI “assumes it’s physical” on a mentally bad day. A forum poster asked that the app at least ask why data is missing. Zwift users do not want to pay all year for a seasonal sport.
What NomaSports does today (private test). You say “going for a ride”. It records the start, the end and the time, and adds the ride to the same day as your food, sleep and other sessions. It does not read a power meter and has no training plan to override your decisions.
Swimming
What people say about other apps. Price is the story. MySwimPro has 232 one-star reviews among 400 recent ones, and 113 of the negative reviews are about price. A beginner wrote that the first thing they saw was a subscription, and deleted the app within 20 minutes.
What NomaSports does today (private test). You say “going swimming”. It records start, end and time. Steps and distance show only if the phone measured them, which it usually cannot do in water. There is no stroke analysis and no lap counting.
Court sports: padel, tennis and others
What people say about other apps. We have too few reviews of court-sport apps to say what players want. We do not guess.
What NomaSports does today (private test). You say “playing padel” or “playing tennis”. It records the time and the load the session adds to your day. It does not keep score.
Yoga, Pilates and home workouts
What people say about other apps. Down Dog, the most loved app in this group, has 452 five-star reviews among 500 recent ones, and 126 of them praise how each session adjusts to the person. Reviewers say that when it replaced a live teacher’s voice with a generated one, they asked to “bring back the natural human voices”. People also pay for certified teachers.
What NomaSports does today (private test). You say “going to yoga”. It records the time of the session. It does not teach poses or lead a class.
CrossFit, martial arts, Hyrox and other activities
What people say about other apps. CrossFit members value their own gym’s community and a leaderboard. A boxing beginner wanted to replay a technique demonstration without restarting the workout.
What NomaSports does today (private test). Any activity can be started by voice. The assistant notes the session and adds it to your day. It does not know the rules of the sport and does not score training.
What it does not do in any sport
It does not diagnose, treat or prevent any condition. If you mention pain, an injury or medication, it gives no advice on it. It does not replace a coach for technique, and it does not promise results.
Questions and answers
Which sports does NomaSports work with?
Any. The gym is one case of load. Running, court sports, swimming, yoga, cycling and walking count the same way. In the private test you can say “going to yoga” or “playing padel” and it notes when you started and finished.
Can I log a gym set by voice?
Yes. The phone understands short commands, such as a set, by itself. In the private test you can also say it in ordinary words, for example “sixty by twelve, felt heavy”.
Will it write me a running or cycling plan?
No. It records the session and adds it to your day. It does not write training plans, coach pace or read a power meter.
Do I need a watch?
No. The app works without an account and without a watch. With less data it says less rather than guessing.
Is it available for every sport today?
Not yet. Sessions for any activity are in a private test switched on only for the founder, and the app is not in the App Store.
Related: What people say in fitness app reviews · What is a voice assistant for the body? · Who NomaSports is for
Published 3 November 2026. Written by the NomaSports team. NomaSports is a voice assistant for the body for iPhone, made by R.SPACE TECHNOLOGY LTD in the UAE. It is not in the App Store yet, nothing is sold, and there is no release date. Not medical advice.