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Boxing coach for iPhoneShadowCoach
Practise alone without training blind.
Prop up your iPhone and start shadowboxing. ShadowCoach counts every punch, measures speed and speaks up when your form slips, so a home session feels less like guessing.
Free download. Premium is currently $2.99 weekly or $14.99 lifetime in the US App Store.
No bag or gloves neededNo account to createNo camera uploads
Made for solo practice
Your phone becomes the feedback you were missing.
A mirror can show your shape, and a timer can mark a round. Neither tells you how many punches landed, how fast they moved, or whether your hands came back to guard. ShadowCoach watches the session and responds while you are still training.
Throw naturally
Jabs, crosses, hooks and uppercuts are recognised automatically while punch speed and pace build live.
Hear the correction
Spoken cues call attention to dropped hands, chin position and hip rotation without making you stop the round.
Choose the session
Train in freestyle, follow called combinations, practise defence or copy an on-screen coach demonstration.
Review the round
See punch balance, fastest shots, form score, pace and a frame-by-frame timeline after the bell.
Build consistency
Use four-week plans, custom combinations, streaks and weekly goals for fitness, technique or power.
Inside ShadowCoach
See what the app sees.
Live tracking during the round, useful numbers afterwards, and a training structure that works without turning your living room into a gym.
Why not a timer or video?
Feedback now beats footage later.
ShadowCoach is not a replacement for a qualified boxing coach. It is the missing feedback layer between coached sessions, especially when the alternative is practising alone with no signal at all.
A generic workout
- Marks time and calls combinations
- Cannot see whether you threw them
- Leaves form review until later
- Usually measures effort, not technique
ShadowCoach
- Recognises punches as you throw
- Measures speed, pace and left-right balance
- Calls out common form slips during the round
- Processes camera tracking privately on-device
Private by design
Your camera stays in your corner.
Camera analysis happens on your iPhone. ShadowCoach does not require an account, operate a cloud training database, or upload your live camera feed.
On-device trackingBody pose and punch analysis run locally.
No accountStart training without creating another login.
No advertising profileTraining data is not sold or used for ads.
You choose exportsNothing is shared unless you use an iOS share action.
Questions before training
Know the setup.
ShadowCoach is designed for real homes and ordinary solo sessions, but safe space and sensible expectations still matter.
Do I need gloves, a bag or an Apple Watch?
No. An iPhone and enough safe space to move are enough. Apple Watch heart-rate streaming and Apple Health workout saving are optional additions.
What can it recognise?
ShadowCoach recognises jabs, crosses, hooks and uppercuts. It also checks signals such as guard position, chin tuck and hip rotation, and measures punch speed and pace.
Does it record or upload me?
No cloud upload is required for live coaching. Camera frames are analysed on-device. You can choose to export a replay or share a result using Apple’s system sharing tools.
Is it a replacement for a boxing coach?
No. Camera detection can be imperfect, and the app cannot understand your health or complete technique like a qualified person can. It is designed to make solo practice more measurable between coached sessions.
What does it cost?
The app is free to download. The US App Store currently lists weekly premium access at $2.99 and lifetime premium access at $14.99. Apple shows the final local price before purchase.
What devices does it support?
ShadowCoach requires iOS 17 or later. The optional Apple Watch companion requires watchOS 10 or later.
Round one starts here
See what changes when your phone watches back.
Download ShadowCoach, prop up your iPhone and turn the next few minutes of shadowboxing into a session you can actually measure.
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