5 Best Apps for Learning Jump Rope

When I started my first jump rope team back in the early 1990s, Apple was still just a struggling computer company, and jump rope was just a fringe activity practiced by kids on the playground and a few of us crazy jump rope competitors.

25 years later, we have the app store, and jump rope has gone mainstream as fitness pros and researchers have discovered the benefits of jump rope for everything from increasing bone density to improving memory.

Jump rope is now a core component of CrossFit and many other mainstream fitness programs.

I've had a chance now to use many of the jump rope apps you can find in Android and Apple App stores (disclaimer: I'm an avid iPhone user, but I did include some Android apps here). Here's my review of my top 5 favorites.

1.  Elite Jumps App

OK, OK, I know I’m promoting our app here first, but why would we make an app if we didn’t think we made the best one? Designed for those who are serious about leveling up their jump rope skills, the Elite Jumps Jump Rope App is a comprehensive tool that caters to a wide range of jumpers, from beginners to advanced athletes.

Quick Summary: The app includes specific progression tracks for freestyle, double unders, and 30-day challenges you can join to transform your life through jumping in just one month.

The Good: The app offers weekly live classes with a coach, warm-up and workout videos, a jump rope mastery program, and rope setup and sizing instructions. A key highlight is the supportive community of fellow jumpers who motivate and share tips. The app is available for both Android and iOS, is free to download and use, and is perfect for anyone interested in jump rope.

The Bad: While the app has many great features, it doesn’t currently connect with biometric devices. However, it does offer progression tracking options where users can manually input their information.

Available on: Android and iOS

2.  Jump Rope Fit

Exclusively for Apple Watch, Jump Rope Fit uses advanced jump detection technology to track your jumps and sync workout data with the Health app.

Quick Summary: An Apple Watch app that counts jumps, tracks workouts, and syncs data with Apple Health to help you stay on top of your fitness goals.

The Good: Provides live jump counts, monitors heart rate and calories burned, and offers post-workout summaries. Perfect for creating effective jump rope workouts anywhere—at home, in the gym, or on the go.

The Bad: Limited to Apple Watch users.

Available on: Apple Watch

3. YaoYao

A highly-rated app for fitness enthusiasts, particularly those who enjoy jump rope workouts with real-time tracking and gamified features.

Quick Summary: YaoYao is an intuitive app that tracks jump rope exercises using your device's motion sensors, offering detailed statistics on jumps, calories burned, and workout time. It also includes fun game-like elements to keep you motivated.

The Good: Accurately tracks your jumps, provides detailed workout stats, integrates with Apple Health, and offers various game modes and customizable workout settings. It’s visually appealing and keeps the experience engaging.

The Bad: Requires an Apple Watch for the most accurate tracking. Some features are exclusive to the paid version, and it’s primarily focused on individual workouts without social or community features.

Available on: iOS and Android

4. JustJump

Don't be fooled by the low number of reviews (6 reviews at time of writing). This was an easy choice as the best jump rope app. Very innovative and well thought out. Geared to all audiences… from playground, competition, to training for various sports like boxing. 

Quick summary: Offers workouts that target sport and training goals for athletes or fitness fanatics. For those looking to learn jump rope tricks it provides over 200 skills and combinations in 4 different skill levels.

The Good: The app is helpful for a large audience who may have an interest in jump rope. Easy to navigate with simple and clean pages. Each trick starts with a page that has a written description and helpful hints. A highly skilled athlete demonstrates the skill with the sound of the rope moving. The user is given the ability to play the video-recorded trick in regular speed and in slow motion. A cool feature enables the user to move frame by frame to study how the trick is done. This app even provides access to the top-performing jump rope equipment. 

The Bad: This app does have a fee, but many of the tricks are free. 

Available on: iPhone

5. Skipping Skills

This app offers a comprehensive list of jump rope skills set in levels 1 to 6, as well as many other helpful categories. Geared toward anyone who wants to learn new jump rope tricks.

The Good: Easy to navigate, Good quality video footage and audio description. Shows skills from different angles. front, back and sides. Tricks are separated very well into jumping skill categories. Demonstrated by a top level jumper.

The Bad: Must pay to view most skills. Very few free skills.

Available on: iPhone

No matter which app you choose, all you need is a jump rope and a place to jump to unlock movement in your life. At Elite Jumps, we are proud to offer premium jump ropes crafted for everyone—from kids to 60+ jumpers, from fitness enthusiasts to high-level athletes in jump rope, CrossFit, and beyond. Our ropes are designed to help you achieve your fitness goals, no matter where you are in your journey.

About the Author Devin Meek is the Director of Education for Elite Jumps. He's been a jump rope entertainer for over eighteen years and is a three-time world champion competitive jumper. Devin travels the country sharing his passion for the sport, giving jump rope workshops to schools, CrossFit gyms, and corporate wellness programs.