disappointed
Initially I enjoyed using this app immensely. But lately I have been unable to stop paddle logger on my Apple Watch thus I’m unable to save my paddle information.
Great app but why it needs to track me ALL the time?
I would give it 5 stars but the app won’t work if you don’t let make a setting allowing it to track you even when you are not using the app. That feature consumes too much battery life, if not manually switched all the time when not using an app. Besides, why one would want to be tracked all the time by an app?
Is it possible to have an app estimate paddling stroke frequency from a watch? Calories?
Is it possible to have an app estimate paddling stroke frequency from a watch? Calories?
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Watch App Doesn't Work
Took first long paddle with app and used the watch app to log the trip. When I tried to start logging, it kept telling me to enable workouts in the iPhone Health app, which I had done. I even turned them off and back on again, but the watch app kept posting these same alerts, until it suddenly started tracking. Noticed that it didn't seem to sync with the phone app while running, which concerned me.
Kayaked about 3 hours and went to stop the logging but got an error saying it couldn't save my trip! Then I couldn't stop it: tapping on Stop did nothing. Could still tap on the Mark button, but not Stop. Had to turn the watch off and back on to get the app to stop tracking.
The phone app seems fine, but the watch app was enormously frustrating.
UPDATE: Tried using just the iPhone app the next day. Not much better experience. The app recorded the trip time and length, but the map didn't record the full trip: kayaked up a river and back, but the map shows that the trip ended about 2/3 of the trip up. Additionally, the Health app says there wasn't enough heartbeat data to record anything (after an hour!). Finally, even the incomplete map wasn't shown in the Activity app. So in summary, nothing worked in back to back sessions. One star.
Kayaked about 3 hours and went to stop the logging but got an error saying it couldn't save my trip! Then I couldn't stop it: tapping on Stop did nothing. Could still tap on the Mark button, but not Stop. Had to turn the watch off and back on to get the app to stop tracking.
The phone app seems fine, but the watch app was enormously frustrating.
UPDATE: Tried using just the iPhone app the next day. Not much better experience. The app recorded the trip time and length, but the map didn't record the full trip: kayaked up a river and back, but the map shows that the trip ended about 2/3 of the trip up. Additionally, the Health app says there wasn't enough heartbeat data to record anything (after an hour!). Finally, even the incomplete map wasn't shown in the Activity app. So in summary, nothing worked in back to back sessions. One star.
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Response from developer
Hi usna76. It would be great if you could send me an e-mail at info@paddlelogger.com so we could discuss and try and solve your bug issues. Thanks
Great app when it works
Been using for over a year with some great results but have had several situations where can’t stop the session. Only solution is to remove the app from the watch and lose all the data from that session. Was working fine for a few months but just happened again after 3.3 update. Erg.
Exactly what I was looking for
I had some concerns after reading negative reviews, but I took out my board for a 5 mile paddle and it tracked every bit of my trip accurately. The simple and intuitive interface worked great. Highly recommend this app for any paddler. The only thing it lacks is a login to offload your trips to a user that can span phone upgrades. Thanks paddlelogger!
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Great Start
The logging features of this app are excellent. If you want to turn on the app and stick your phone in a dry box then it is perfect. It even gives you the ability to set a delay so that you have time to stow everything, get in the kayak and then start logging after a set time period. For that Part of the functionality I give the app 5 stars.
What I’m disappointed in is the Apple Watch functionality. It still works for logging, but the display gives you very little information. The great thing about the Apple Watch is being able to see data on your wrist as you paddle. I want to be able to at least see Distance, Duration, Speed and Heart Rate.
The only thing you can see while paddling with this app is distance and duration. If the developers could add some more data fields (preferably user selectable) and access to control your music from in-app then it would be easy to rate this a 5 star app.
What I’m disappointed in is the Apple Watch functionality. It still works for logging, but the display gives you very little information. The great thing about the Apple Watch is being able to see data on your wrist as you paddle. I want to be able to at least see Distance, Duration, Speed and Heart Rate.
The only thing you can see while paddling with this app is distance and duration. If the developers could add some more data fields (preferably user selectable) and access to control your music from in-app then it would be easy to rate this a 5 star app.
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Response from developer
This is fantastic feedback. Thank you very much. We are currently building out this aspect of the functionality to get more data in front of people if they would like to see it. This will form part of a wider update to the Paddle Logger system. Hopefully fulfilling and allowing you to see what you want and hide what you don't! Thanks!
Best app out there for Dragonboaters with Apple watch
After posting a review mentioning a bug the developer fixed it and sent me a personal message within a couple of days. Now I love this app as I can track everything I need on my Apple Watch in a dragonboat. Recommend this app
Response from developer
Hey bergetto! Thanks for flagging this and alerting me to this issue. We are currently working on this and had a positive day of testing on the water yesterday. If you can ping me an e-mail to info@paddlelogger.com with any further information as to your issue, device used length of trip etc. It would be particularly helpful. Thanks *** EDIT*** Thanks for getting in contact and updating your review! Cheers!
Good app - please add Watch Complication
Cool app and good to see someone catering to the paddlers out there.
Couple of suggestions - please add an Apple Watch complication for quick access when paddling ! Easy to struggle with menus when you’re on an unstable surfski!!
Other than that looking great
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Thanks for coming back on my last comment. Here’s an additional problem I’ve noticed. When I pause an activity with the two physical buttons it stops the activity at the time, but later when I look at the log book and Apple Health it doesn’t deduct the paused time from the activity. Instead it just seems to use the start time and finish to calculate the Activity’s total time (which means average speed and to total exercise times are both off!). Wouldn’t be a problem, but I often hit both buttons as I’m coming back to shore and then just leave it paused until after I’m dry and I can use the touch screen again!
Other than that, thanks again for a great app - there’s not a lot out there for paddling fitness and this is a good option!
Couple of suggestions - please add an Apple Watch complication for quick access when paddling ! Easy to struggle with menus when you’re on an unstable surfski!!
Other than that looking great
*** Update ***
Thanks for coming back on my last comment. Here’s an additional problem I’ve noticed. When I pause an activity with the two physical buttons it stops the activity at the time, but later when I look at the log book and Apple Health it doesn’t deduct the paused time from the activity. Instead it just seems to use the start time and finish to calculate the Activity’s total time (which means average speed and to total exercise times are both off!). Wouldn’t be a problem, but I often hit both buttons as I’m coming back to shore and then just leave it paused until after I’m dry and I can use the touch screen again!
Other than that, thanks again for a great app - there’s not a lot out there for paddling fitness and this is a good option!
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Response from developer
Great! Suggestion that I am currently working on! Will be released soon! Thanks for the positive review!****Update**** Hi again - thanks for letting me know about this. WE are aware and have built a fix which will be released in the next week! Meaning that journey times will be improved!
Nice and simple
Would be great to see some stats over time for each group of trip folders.
Response from developer
Nice idea, will whack it on the dev list!
