Rung: Skill Tracker

Synov8 Studio

About this app

You're learning a complex skill. You practice — hard — but the progress
doesn't match the effort. The plateau stretches on. Frustration builds.

The problem isn't you. It's that you're using the wrong practice method
for where you are in the learning process. Most people practice for
stage three when they're only at stage two. That misalignment wastes
months — and makes skills feel harder than they are.

Rung fixes that. It's a skill tracker built around four distinct learning
stages, each with a specific action designed for where you actually are
— not where you think you should be.

┌─ STEP ON — Explore
Before you practice, figure out what matters. You're overwhelmed and
don't know which variables count. The action is exploration: talk to
experts, read the theory, challenge your assumptions. Progress at this
stage looks like discovery, not performance.

Or skip straight to Stumble: Rung ships with 200+ pre-built skills
— from touch typing to emotional regulation — each with curated
sub-skills and variables already mapped. Adopt one and you bypass
Step On entirely, landing directly in the experimentation phase.

┌─ STUMBLE — Experiment
You know what to care about. Now you make mistakes — lots of them. This
is the plateau where most people quit. The action is experimentation:
try things, get feedback, reflect on what went wrong. Mistakes aren't
failure here — they're the curriculum.

┌─ CLIMB — Practice
The obvious mistakes are behind you. Now it's about consistency: 2 out
of 10 attempts, then 4, then 7. The action is varied practice — apply
the skill across real contexts, fine-tune your technique, and watch
your consistency climb.

┌─ HOLD — Maintain
The skill is as automatic as brushing your teeth. The risk is decay.
A 28-day maintenance grid catches slippage before it costs you weeks.
The action is regular use, nothing more.

WHAT YOU GET

• Track unlimited skills with sub-skills — organize anything you're learning
• Stage-appropriate practice prompts — the right action, every session
• Automatic weakest-skill selection — practice what needs it most
• Lock system — focus on active sub-skills, park the rest
• 28-day maintenance grid — catch skill decay before it compounds
• Effort tracking with color-coded history — see consistency at a glance
• Archive, rename, duplicate — keep your skill tree organized
• Full data export — your data on your terms
• Dark mode — comfortable practice any time of day

THE LONG VIEW

Every skill has a quiet phase where discipline matters more than talent.
That's the climb Rung is built for. Perfection is a myth — consistency
is real. Rung keeps the climb visible so you don't lose the path.

PRIVACY & PRICING

$2.99 once. No subscription. No account. No cloud. No analytics. No ads.
Every entry stays on your phone — a tool you own, not rent.

Download Rung. Track your skill. Take the next step.