Delighted with this for several months now
I have been using this version of Ritmo (rhythm in Spanish and Portuguese?) Time throughout my Australian winter training and I am very happy with it. What I like about it is that it is simple and intuitive. I particularly like the layout of the display. Using asymmetric formatting and different sizes and colours makes it easy to pick out the information you need, when under physical stress. I have mostly used it with the interval timing function turned off because it isn't helpful for longer steady pieces. I expect that it will be useful for summer intervals. It accurately timed winter time trials using the auto start function.
My iPhone 4S is in a "Lifeproof" waterproof case and I strap this to the boat either using the Lifeproof armband round a wing rigger, or with the Lifeproof bike mount clipped to a circular stretcher bearer. I also use the Polar H7 Bluetooth Smart Heart Rate Sensor, which has been pretty good. Occasionally the iPhone loses contact with the chest strap and I have had to fiddle to reconnect but this process usually only takes a minute or so.
Improvements I would like to see in a future version would be software to analyse uploaded data files. The data files themselves and the maps are very well presented on the phone but I really want to be able to analyse boat speed, heart rate etc. with a bit more sophistication than is possible on the phone app. Also the ability to change boat class after the event would be nice as I often forget to do it before commencing training.
My iPhone 4S is in a "Lifeproof" waterproof case and I strap this to the boat either using the Lifeproof armband round a wing rigger, or with the Lifeproof bike mount clipped to a circular stretcher bearer. I also use the Polar H7 Bluetooth Smart Heart Rate Sensor, which has been pretty good. Occasionally the iPhone loses contact with the chest strap and I have had to fiddle to reconnect but this process usually only takes a minute or so.
Improvements I would like to see in a future version would be software to analyse uploaded data files. The data files themselves and the maps are very well presented on the phone but I really want to be able to analyse boat speed, heart rate etc. with a bit more sophistication than is possible on the phone app. Also the ability to change boat class after the event would be nice as I often forget to do it before commencing training.
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Great update!
Wow these guys are great and so is their app. Asked for compass headings and they put it in. Great for pre dawn rows in the fog.
Works great - unbeatable customer support!!!!!!
Originally I rated this app with 1 star because I could not get it to work correctly. I was immediately contacted by the developer. He asked questions about my boat and set up. Then recommended I use the Dragon Boat setting. That improved it, but I had lots of dropped strokes. The developer remained very engaged. We were about to install a developer tool to figure out what my accelerometers were really indicating, when I tried using a different waterproof case for the iPhone. The app instantly worked as advertised.
The app is great and is very sensitive and accurate. The customer support was better than any product I have ever used...the developer was genuinely concerned that the app worked well for me.
I've upgraded my rating to 5 stars. Thanks to Doug for working through the installation issue with me.
The app is great and is very sensitive and accurate. The customer support was better than any product I have ever used...the developer was genuinely concerned that the app worked well for me.
I've upgraded my rating to 5 stars. Thanks to Doug for working through the installation issue with me.
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RitmoTime rocks!
I love this app. I row 5x / wk and used to use the N-K Speedcoach. No more. I ditched my impeller since I began using RitmoTime's GPS, which is super accurate. I know because the distance
of each 500m interval on RitmoTime correlates perfectly with our buoyed race course. I also love the auto pickup that senses when my workout begins and my rest interval kicks in.
of each 500m interval on RitmoTime correlates perfectly with our buoyed race course. I also love the auto pickup that senses when my workout begins and my rest interval kicks in.
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Great way to monitor performance
It just works! Gives a good easy to read feedback of stroke rate and current speed. I don't think in time per 500 meters, so the miles per hour works fine too. The real challenge is how to mount the iPhone! I use the club's boats and shift between a single and a double so I found good mounts for both shells. Yes, the iPhone survived a unexpected "flip test." I was even able to answer the phone while on the water - added bonus! I am out for a few hours and while it does drain the iPhone, I think it was down to 60% at the end of 2 hours. (I also run GPS in the background to record the workout as well.)
Well thought out app. Designed to be used, not just pretty to look at.
Well thought out app. Designed to be used, not just pretty to look at.
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Terrific rowing/paddling app
I downloaded this app to use as a stroke rate monitor for dragon boat practices to help us achieve the precise ratings we wanted. While this app was originally meant to work for the long smooth rowing stroke, it still worked for the shorter, choppy paddling stroke of a dragon boat. Even better, I contacted the developers and worked with them by providing dragon boat acceleration data which has been incorporated into this new version (1.1). The developers were very responsive and took suggestions seriously. The new dragon boat mode works flawlessly for our practices. Furthermore, the app computes instantaneous split times, distance travelled, and implements piece tracking/timing. I especially love the fact that you can export all this data and analyze it later in whatever way you wish. It's priced more reasonably than some of the other rowing apps out there, and does everything I need it to do. 5 stars!
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