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  • No support - cannot sync settings with Apple Watch

    I had high hopes for this app for delivering cues when training within customizable heart rate zones. Sadly, the Settings | Sync Now function does not work (always times out), so the Watch version of the app is stuck in its belief that my maximum heart rate is 185. Because of this error, the best this app can do is tap my wrist when I change between preset zones based on a max heart rate of 185. Not the customizable zones I was hoping for. The Watch version of the app does correctly send workout data to both the iPhone Health app, and the iPhone version of this app (so the sync error is not an issue with the Watch app talking to the phone)... There is apparently no option on the website (or in the app) to report bugs. Maybe the developers read one-star reviews and will provide support for the broken Settings | Sync Now feature...
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  • Much more useful than Apple Fitness

    It is frustrating that Apple Fitness displays a tiny and badly drawn graph of the heart rate during training but does not allow the user to expand the view or to read off heart rates at points on the line. This Zones app lets me drag a finger along the graph line to read exactly how my heart is responding during a workout. Not only that but it also uses haptic feedback to alert me to a change in heart rate zone during a session. I liked the app so much I upgraded to Pro pretty much immediately. All data is saved to Apple Health and it’s visible in Fitness too, for what that’s worth.
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  • SO helpful

    If you’re at all interested in your workout performance or consistency, this is a fantastic app to use. My year in review stats are fascinating and give me a benchmark to beat for this year! I’m only ever in competition with myself, so this is an invaluable tool. Works a treat with Apple.
  • Good fitness app

    Very clear. Lots of information. Works great with Apple Watch. Have used it loads in the past and it integrates great into Apple and is great at getting all your workout fitness into Apple Health app to make sure you hit all your targets.

    I use it as one of the complications in the Apple Watch face. Then select what I’m doing before I go into a class etc works great.
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  • Perfect

    Straight forward and very easy to use.
  • Really good, but limited

    The one reason I wanted an app like this was to see my heart rate zones for all my exercises.

    And you can totally do that... but only for this week’s exercises. No way to search, no way to find HR zones for individual workouts older than this week. For example, if you want to see if the 5K you ran this week was less strenuous on your HR than the one you did last month, this app can’t do that for you.

    There’s nuggets of possibilities in this app that could make it truly great, but it seems like there are arbitrary limits everywhere that hold it back. For example, the Insights tab has great potential, but there aren’t enough parameters to customize that could make it truly great.
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  • Is $5.00 worth improving your health?

    A very nice addition to the Apple Watch workout feature. In the “pro” version you can add other workouts to customize your program. The zones are color coded, as you aim towards your specific goal. You control the data via your “health” app on your iPhone, and can learn how well you are doing on the “Zones” app on the phone. The app records a plethora of information, and makes it easy to see where you need to improve. First starting , I hit my “fat burning” zone , and worked out for what I thought was a long time. The app begged to differ: only 3 minutes!!
    The only component missing is someone yelling at you,” GET OFF THE COMPUTER AND START YOUR WORKOUT!!”
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  • Was great but dashboard has stopped working

    This was my favourite app up until May this year. I paid for the PRO version which allowed me to configure my own heart rate thresholds and this was perfect when I was doing OrangeTheory-style workouts outside of the gym. The Stats dashboard was great to see stats such as how many times I worked out over the course of the weeks and months - unfortunately this stopped working in May for no reason I can figure out. Have looked up the Help and emailed several times and not received a response. So for me the app no longer works and I will be deleting it.
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  • Lots to like but limited info options

    I purchased the pro version of the app mostly because I liked the idea of getting a buzz when you entered a new zone as a form of motivation. Until now I had used the exercise app that comes with the watch.

    I haven’t had the glitch problems of others so in that sense it’s been reliable. My problem is that the app is really inflexible in terms of establishing goals and delivering into on the watch itself. I am not especially interested in how long I’ve been exercising but rather the distance I’ve covered. In the past I’ve had goals like 20 miles a week then 23 etc. this app does not allow for distance goals. Only time goals (e.g. 250 min of exercise a week). I want the face of the watch to tell me how far I’ve walked/ran not how long. I wish the settings would let me choose that preference.
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  • Love this App

    Such a great app to monitor my training zones. My personal goals are for endurance and fat burning and I can check at the touch of a finger how much time I have spent in each zone during my workout and can adjust it accordingly. The App is also Apple Watch compatible so I can easily monitor my workout zones. Great App highly recommend it 👌
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