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Pedometer not working
****** UPDATE - switched from four stars to five stars because of the excellent customer service which not only responded to my question, but also made a suggestion which fixed my problem. This has to be the best customer service I’ve ever experienced. Thank you so much. *****
I’ve been a faithful user of this app for years so I decided to pay to upgrade. The pedometer (the main reason I wanted to upgrade) has never worked. Seeing the great developer response on here along with a support website, I wrote to that hoping for help. No response. Maybe I’ll receive one on here. I’d really like to be able to use it.Show lessnsvfl
Developer Response
If your pedometer is not working, try going to your iOS Settings > Privacy > Motion and Fitness and verify that it is enabled for our app. If that isn't the problem, please write to us at support@abvio.com for help. We respond to each and every email that we receive.The Best work out app
I have had several walk/run apps over the years but I just came across Walkmeter and it’s fabulous!
It’s crisp and clear with bright numbers and easy to follow directions. But what I found was amazing is their customer support. I’m a left brained person who needs to know all the nuances of an item. When I had a few questions I emailed the company and within an hour or less I got an answer. Since then I “bothered “ them a few times but now I’m a pro at the App and by the way it works without a hitch.
I totally recommend the AppShow lessStoowie B
Developer Response
Thank for your awesome review! It's great to hear that you are enjoying the app. If you need any other pro tips along the way, we are always available to help!It does everything I need
I have been using Walkmeter for a couple of years now and I’m very happy with what it does. It provides a great deal of information for walks, runs, and hikes, even in the free mode. I’m happy to pay the additional (and small) annual fee for all of the additional abilities provided. I have never had a problem with this app and I really enjoy using it.Show lessHDWriter
Great when it works
I have been using this app to document my daily walks for a couple of years. I have NEVER had a perfect Activity month due to either an app crash or the Activity app doesn’t update when I hit the end button. I have already contacted the app people who, of course, blamed the Activity app that came with the iPhone. That still doesn’t explain the crashes. It seems just stopping to take a picture is enough to do it. It’s frustrating knowing you did the walk, but not getting credit for it. Therefore, I am switching to another means of recording my walks until these issues are resolved.
Review update: after corresponding with Ronni from support we figured out the issue. I was trying to do too many things at one time so now I only have the app open that I am currently using. Presto, no more issues. The app has been working flawlessly since.Show lessFreemybutt
Developer Response
Thanks for the feedback and for being a long-time user. We don't know of any current issues with the Activity app, nor of any crashing issues, so we'd love to dig into it with you. Please write to us at support@abvio.com so we can have another shot at figuring out what is going on.Worked Okay
I used this app in a corn maze (it was a large corn maze) and it worked out pretty well except it kept trying to correct the paths while we were walking. Like, it refused to accept the possibility of a curved trail, or that we walked in a large circle. Sadly, we did not get the chance to see how accurate this app could draw out the Alice in Wonderland maze the owners of the farm made, but the satellite imaging did help get us out of the maze with the sleeping toddler, which we did appreciate. Imma keep this app and test its accuracy another day... I wanna complete the maze... I’m seventeen, I get to be a child.Show lessasdghkktsidt
Developer Response
Thanks for giving our app a try. Interesting feedback about your corn maze experience. Glad you were able to find your way out using the GPS map! If you need any help for your next test, you can reach us at support@abvio.com.Decent except for heavy map averaging
I first tried another app, but it insisted that you start the “free” 7 day trial of the paid version first. At least this app does not do that.
The free version offers quite a bit including speed, map, keeping historical data, weekly monthly, etc running sums.
My one beef with this app is that it does an overly heavy averaging of the gps location. As I am walking, the dot on the map keeps spot on. There is a blue trail that jumps up to the dot every 4-6 seconds, so that is the frequency of the position stored. When I go around a corner or turn around and head back, the blue line starts shifting for the next 4 or 5 “updates”. So it is averaging the points and overwriting data. The path ends up cutting through yards and even houses. There are a couple of settings affecting smoothing of the path, but no way to turn off the averaging. Since my current spot on the map is exactly right, I really don’t understand why the app needs to do any averaging. (I’m glad my car’s guidance app doesn’t or I would be driving across a lot of parking lots.) I would much appreciate a choice to turn off the averaging and a choice of a higher position data record rate (1-2 seconds)Show lessHosea_12:6
Not accurate
I’ve been using the free app for several years and felt good about its accuracy. It now gives me different readings in distance for the same route. It is no longer smooth on its updates on mileage. I may walk nearly a whole block before it changes and I know from the past it is wrong. It is as if it loses the satellite. I thought maybe it was not accurate anymore because they want me to upgrade to the pay version. It is having the opposite effect. At one time, I loved this appShow lesstwo miler
Mr. Swartz
I find walkmeter to be a double edge sword. In early stages of training the systems is too difficult to understand all the option available. Then, once you get familiar you find out how useless this technology can be. In order for a runner or athlete to improve they need reliable and dependable data. Walkmeter provides neither.
Without alerting user Walkmeter just expired. So, tracking data is interrupted. This confirms the company just wants your money. Plus, no one to talk to. I’ve had Walkmeter for several years. Conclusion: not accurate, no training, sensitive and affected but power lines, etc. bottom line is: a marathon runner explained to me. A runner knows and don’t need to be told they’re doing right or wrong.Show lessJogwalkorrun
Walkmeter
Accurate and easy to use. Have not figured it all out yet, kind of clumsy when it comes to the instructional part of the app. Fortunately it is easy enough to use right after downloading. Done 3 races now and have not had a single problem. The one thing that would put this app in a league of its own, is to allow for real time tracking for friends and family. Update are great. But not the same. Allowing user to pre-draw the route so others can follow, but it also allows user to visualize the route and know what is up ahead including hills and big turns. Love the app.
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Paths are noisy and therefore too long
The idea behind this app is great, and I like the interface as well. Unfortunately the paths it records are often *very* inaccurate and zig-zaggy and so wind up being too long, sometimes by 50% or more. This makes the app pretty much useless for me, despite my wanting to like it.
Today, for example, I recorded over 3 miles for what I know to be a two-mile walk. Looking at the map, I could see why: where I had actually walked a straight-line path, the map showed numerous spurious loops and switchbacks. My supposed pace during this segment was 6 minutes/mile.
This may be due to inherent noisiness in the location information provided by the iPhone. If so, the solution would be to use much longer time intervals (e.g., 1-2 minutes) between samples. This would ensure that the actual distance walked between samples is relatively large compared to the inevitable slop in the location info.Show lessGrantW3
