Hands-free

Hands-free workouts with voice coaching

A hands-free workout is one you do not have to tap through. Prop your phone up and VeraForma counts the reps from the camera, names the exercise as you start moving, and speaks the fix in your ear while you move. Free to start; the spoken coaching comes with Premium.

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How it works

Three things have to work before a workout is hands-free.

It knows what you are doing.

Just start moving and it names the exercise, so you are not scrolling a list with a dumbbell in your hand. One tap corrects it if it is wrong, and the correction teaches it.

It counts without being told.

Reps come from the camera and are counted out loud, with tempo and timed holds handled the same way. Nothing to press at the end of a set.

It talks, and it knows when not to.

With Premium the fix is spoken while you move — and you pick the voice, including Brad’s, rebuilt with AI. It pauses for a phone call and gets out of the way of your music instead of talking over it.

VeraForma beside four apps that watch and count for you.

Every competitor cell has a numbered source below. Not found = not in the store listings and vendor pages we read. Partly = it does some of it, as the note says. Disputed = the company’s own pages and an independent review do not agree. Not compared = a cell we have not filled for that app. Figures carry the date we read them; spot something out of date and email VeraFormaApp@gmail.com.

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Feature	VeraForma^★	Ray	Zing Coach	Peloton IQ	Tonal 2
Counts your reps from the camera	Yes, free	Yes¹	Yes²	Yes³	Partly⁴
Works out which exercise you are doing	Yes — it names it mid-set, one tap confirms	Not found⁵	Not compared⁶	Not compared⁷	Not compared⁸
Form correction from a plain phone camera	Yes, free	Disputed⁹	Yes¹⁰	Partly¹¹	Partly¹²
Nothing to buy but the phone	Yes	Yes¹³	Yes¹⁴	Partly¹⁵	No, per its own docs¹⁶
Adjusts today’s session to your sleep and soreness	Yes	Yes¹⁷	Yes¹⁸	Not compared⁷	Not compared¹⁹
Price (US)	Free plan, free for good; Premium $29.99 a month or $249.99 a year	$19.99 a month; no free plan²⁰	About $19 a month (prices vary by offer); Body Scan report $19.99 extra²¹	App One $15.99 a month in the App Store; the camera features need a Cross Training Bike+, Tread+ or Row+ (from $2,695) and All-Access at $49.99 a month²²	$59.95 a month membership (12-month minimum) plus the $4,295 machine²³

Two of these four put the camera on hardware you buy first. The rows above are what each company published about its own product, with the date we read it. Ray, row by row →

Questions

Straight answers.

What is a hands-free workout?

A workout you do not have to tap through. The phone is propped up, the reps are counted from the camera, and the coaching is spoken, so your hands stay on the weights.

Do I have to tell it which exercise I am doing?

No. Start moving and it names the exercise from the shape of the movement. One tap corrects it if it got it wrong, and the correction teaches it.

Does it talk to me while I train?

With Premium, yes: the fix is spoken while you move. You pick the voice, including Brad’s, rebuilt with AI. It pauses for a phone call and ducks under your music rather than talking over it.

Where do I put the phone?

Where it can see all of you. The app says which view each exercise needs, and if the phone needs to move it tells you where. Short on room for your screen? Use two photos instead.

Does it need a signal in the gym?

Set it up once where you have a signal and you can train with zero bars. The camera reads you on the phone, not on a server.

What does it cost?

The camera form watch, your movement screen and Phase 1 of your program are free for good. Premium is $29.99 a month or $249.99 a year and adds the spoken coaching. Pricing →

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Sources

Every product named here is a trademark of its owner, named only to compare. VeraForma is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of them.

VeraForma’s own cells, checked in the app on 5 October 2026. The full version of this table, with 32 apps: the comparison and its sources, app by app.
Ray: rep counting from the camera, per its own listing and FAQ. apps.apple.com rayfit.com/faq tech.yahoo.com read 5–7 Oct 2026
Zing Coach: rep counting from the camera. sensai.fit dr-muscle.com read 5–7 Oct 2026
Peloton IQ: rep counting from its camera. onepeloton.com/blog engadget.com steadyathlete.com read 5–7 Oct 2026
Tonal 2: reps are counted, from the machine’s own cables as well as the camera. knowledge.tonal.com garagegymreviews.com read 5–7 Oct 2026
Ray: nothing in its own listing or FAQ says it identifies the exercise for you. apps.apple.com rayfit.com/faq read 5–7 Oct 2026
Zing Coach: a cell we did not fill, from its App Store listing. apps.apple.com read 5–7 Oct 2026
Peloton: a cell we did not fill, from its own blog. onepeloton.com/blog read 5–7 Oct 2026
Tonal 2: a cell we did not fill, from an independent review. cybernews.com read 5–7 Oct 2026
Ray: its own pages describe AI personal training and its privacy policy covers camera use, and an independent review says it watches you. The company’s own pages and that review do not line up, so the cell says disputed rather than picking one. rayfit.com rayfit.com/privacy-policy apps.apple.com fitdemocracy.com read 5–7 Oct 2026
Zing Coach: form checking from the phone camera, per two independent reviews. dr-muscle.com sensai.fit read 5–7 Oct 2026
Peloton IQ: camera tracking on its own hardware, not on your phone. onepeloton.com/peloton-iq engadget.com read 5–7 Oct 2026
Tonal 2: Smart View uses a camera on the machine, not a phone you prop up. knowledge.tonal.com trailandkale.com read 5–7 Oct 2026
Ray: phone only. rayfit.com/faq tech.yahoo.com read 5–7 Oct 2026
Zing Coach: phone only. apps.apple.com sensai.fit read 5–7 Oct 2026
Peloton IQ: the camera features need Peloton hardware. pelobuddy.com onepeloton.com/blog read 5–7 Oct 2026
Tonal 2: the camera features live on the wall-mounted machine. tonal.com/tonal-2 garagegymreviews.com read 5–7 Oct 2026
Ray: it adjusts to sleep and soreness, per its own FAQ and listing. rayfit.com/faq apps.apple.com read 5–7 Oct 2026
Zing Coach: its AI coach adjusts the session. apps.apple.com zingcoach.zendesk.com read 5–7 Oct 2026
Tonal 2: a cell we did not fill, from its own personalization page. tonal.com/personalized-training read 5–7 Oct 2026
Ray price. apps.apple.com rayfit.com/faq tomsguide.com prices checked 15 Oct 2026
Zing Coach price. apps.apple.com sensai.fit prices checked 15 Oct 2026
Peloton price. onepeloton.com/app pelobuddy.com steadyathlete.com prices checked 15 Oct 2026
Tonal 2 price. tonal.com/membership tonal.com/tonal-2 prices checked 15 Oct 2026

VeraForma is coaching, not medicine. It does not diagnose, treat or cure anything, and it does not replace your doctor or physio.

Built by Brad Glaser · NASM Master Trainer · NASM-CPT, CES, PES · training clients since 2005 · has certified 100+ personal trainers.

He owns OC Personal Training, his 1-on-1 studio in Irvine. The same method he uses standing next to a client, built into the app.

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