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It's preinstalled on the 2G Touch, same thing with 3G S I assume.
It's preinstalled on the 2G Touch, same thing with 3G S I assume.
Instead of Nike+ I use RunKeeper (in AppStore). It uses the iPhones GPS to track your activity (speed time location elevation) which you can then store to review at later date ( as well as compare and share via a very nifty web site) best bit is there's a free version which does everything the Pro version does except audio prompts. Can't recommend it enough.
I agree with LostLogik. Runkeeper is a much superior product than Nike plus and its awesome to see how accurately it traces your route on google maps, something that the Nike plus does't do. It really is one of the best apps out there.
I agree with the above. It definitely is the best running tracker in the App Store. It was even one of the top 5 tracking solutions on Lifehacker, and that wasn't just for iPhone apps. This was the only iPhone app in it; the rest were thinks like a Garmin GPS and stuff.
are you serious? The Nike + app is FAR more accurate. At least, it is on the nano. Say you are running on the treadmill or indoors somewhere, gps doesn't work well, but the Nike+ will work perfectly. And you can upload to keep better track of your runs
I use B.iCycle for GPS tracking of my bike rides. It's a cyclometer app with calorie and altitude calculation that shows you moving in a map with bike trails. I can even watch my rides in Google Earth. Does Runkeeper support these features as well? I'm looking for a running app that tracks my calories in the same way that I'm used to while biking.
Nike+ is only accurate if you run at a constant pace. If your pace varies the distance from Nike+ will get misrepresented. Outdoors, GPS is the most accurate way to track your runs. Indoors, on a treadmill, use the readout, on a track, count laps.
RunKeeper uses the iPhone's GPS capabilities to track your fitness activities, including distance, time, speed, pace, calories burned, elevation, and path traveled on a map (you can see it on Google Maps)
It really is the best thing since sliced bread and the support is 1st class. Oh, and did I mention it's free
Agreed, runkeeper doesn't track you if you are indoors cause it uses GPS. However, it does automatically upload your progress (calories, pace, distance, miles per hour, etc...) and keeps track of it online just like the nike +. In fact, it goes a step further and shows you on google maps your route and then specifically tells you the speed through specific points in your route.
Moreover, if you are running indoors you would probably be using a treadmill and wouldn't really have a need to use runkeeper or nike + because the treadmill will tell you all the information you need.
Runnkeeper isn't as accurate for hiking/walking. I found it widely varied on a 3-mile walk (measured off via car GPS). iTreadmill is decent for indoor use. Going to try Nike+ for first time in about 90 minutes once sun starts to set and cool down.
Do you have a Nike+ transponder? You need the chip for your shoe to make Nike+ work, not just the app.
I'm using B.iCycle as well. For cyclists this is really the best choice in the appstore and absolutely worth the money. With the amazing map where you can see yourself riding on biketrails and the very smart cyclometer-like autoscan-mode it feels like you have a garmin edge mounted on your handlebar.
No other app meets the demands of us cyclists as perfect as B.iCycle.
I'm not sure if Nike+ will... In my opinion they are concentrating on running, aren't they?
Well, b.icycle costs way more than Runkeeper and seems to have less of an AppStore rating as well, yet provides similar info. Can't see the benefit in opting for it. I've used RunKeeper for mtb'ing and can't fault it. True, it doesn't have a moving map when riding, but it's not the sort of thing I'd want anyway. For tracking what I'm doing, it's faultless & the later review facility either on the iphone or on your personal dashboard, plus sharing make this one great app.
Well I use both. Runkeeper is very cool for running. But B.iCycle is seems tailormade for biking. It gives yo kind of a Garmin EDGE experience. Very cool! Give it a try...
Thanks but at nearly 6 quid I think I'll pass. RunKeeper has a cycling setting and does all i need.
I use B.iCycle as a replacement for my old school bike computer and I'm very happy with it. I have a bike mount on the handle bar and so I'm able to watch the screen while biking. It shows me a map with my position and all the bike trails in my area. For the first time I do not get lost in the woods anymore. Plus it has calorie calculation that seems to be very precise (I just can compare it to the Polar unit of a bike friend) and it shows the climbed altitude.