Topic: Connect joycon to macbook and use as a counter?

TL;DR My question; how can I use the joy-con connected to mac/iphone/ipad to count my jumps when skipping?

Jump rope challenge, a free game came out yesterday. It's really a great wee game.

I'm into skipping and logging data while exercising. I've looked into pedometers as a skip counter but they are too inaccurate. A thing exists called a running pod where you strap it to your shoe while running. This will work as a skip counter but it's £100-£200. There is a skipping specific counter called tally jump but this is still €92 and I don't know how good it is.

Jump rope challenge game using the joy-cons, however, works amazing as a skip counter except you are limited to 999 jumps per day, this only takes a few minutes.

My question; how can I use the joy-con connected to mac/iphone/ipad to count my jumps in the same fashion?

Thank you

Not possible otherwise you should contact Apple for this request. They are Proprietary hardware and don't connect. Otherwise you would be paying for 1,000$$ joycons. This questions sounds beyond the pale and not really worth entertaining for anyone.

Actually SwitchForce is partially incorrect here. You can connect Joy-Con to a MacBook over Bluetooth, although they will only connect individually, not together as one controller. As far as I could tell with a brief Google search, they won't connect to iPhones or iPads though.

The problem here is that I'm not sure if or how well a MacBook can make use of the motion-tracking technology in the Joy-Cons. It may be possible to have a skip counting app, but someone would probably have to specifically create one that works with Joy-Cons. I don't think a MacBook could just recognize the skips by itself.

@klingki Partial incorrect or not this isn't what it was made because of hardware propriety won't allow usage. If they want something mac for mac they should contact Apple support about this.

@SwitchForce It's a pretty niche question that I don't think a regular old customer service rep from Apple would be well-equipped to handle. I don't think there's anything wrong with asking a question like this on a fan/hobbyist message board. You'll probably get the most practical information that way.

Anyway, there is no hardware propriety that won't allow usage. You can very easily use Joy-Cons and Pro Controllers as Bluetooth controllers on Mac. You don't need any extra software to get them to connect or to map the controls. You just connect them and they work. I even saw online that someone wrote a program to use a Joy-Con as a mouse, where motion controls would move the mouse pointer. It even integrated vibration. So it is possible for a Mac to utilize all of Nintendo's tech, and there's nothing blocking usage. Someone would just need to make a specific skip counting program, though again, I don't see that being too likely since it's a pretty niche idea.