As I said, RunKeeper happens to be one of the best apps for your daily fitness available on the iPhone. If you’re planning to use the app on an amateur level, that is. I am in no position to judge if this app is suitable for professional athletes. In the end, RunKeeper can do the following:
- Measure time
- Measure average speed
- Estimate the approximate calorie consumption
- Display your path on a Google Map
- Measure elevation
RunKeeper uses your phone’s GPS capabilities to obtain this data. You should, therefore, make sure to use the app outdoors in order to get exact measurements. The app also lets you specify which type of activity you’re currently engaged in. Whether it’s cycling, jogging, or skating – the GPS can handle it all! This app is useful for statistical purposes, but is also an amazing fitness tool in the premium version available from the Android Market. On the iPhone that version lets you set-up your own training goals directly from your phone. As of yet, this option is unfortunately unavailable for the Android. Here’s the current selection:
- Running
- Cycling
- Walking
- Hiking
- Downhill Skiing
- Cross-Country Skiing
- Snowboarding
- Skating
- Swimming
- Mountain Biking
- Wheelchair
- Elliptical
- Other
It is also worth mentioning that RunKeeper offers you a community where you can register yourself. Once you’ve registered, you can save your athletic results onto the server with a single click and come back to them at any time. This gives you a great overview of your athletic improvements. The website also lets you link this app to your Facebook account. All your results, including maps, get automatically uploaded to your Facebook profile. There’s no better motivation than having your friends comment your training status to let you know how poorly or well you’re doing.
Bottom Line:
I find this app to be one of the best sport apps available on the Android Market. This app just goes to show that it’s possible to transfer well-done iPhone Apps over to Android without losing any quality or performance.
The lack of a variety of different training sessions means that this app fails to earn all five stars. But it came really close to it!
(64,420)
(4,789)
You must log in or register now,
to submit a comment!
As a logged in user, you can also change the order of the comments.