Don’t buy
bAD
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Send me an email to Roberto.viola83 at Gmail.com and I will help you! Writing a bad review without even contacting the developer is not useful!
If You Have A Bike Radar And An Apple Watch …
Then you simply HAVE to buy this. It gives you a lifetime membership for a few quid and for me-it’s an essential purchase. There is also a free IPhine version but this is the one to get. Switch to ‘Classic’ mode on the Watch. And you get three tones to indicate the proximity of upcoming traffic. You don’t even need a Garmin Edge unit. Beebeedoop for distant. Deedeedoop getting nearer. And Deedoop for imminent. Future versions will have a Ding! 🛎️ to notify the All Clear There are three other modes but for me the Classic is the most intuitive. My only ‘gripe’ being that instructions could be better. But I’ve sussed it now. Also the guy (Roberto) who made the App replies fast and very interactive to suggestions. Recommended!
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No bike computer needed!
I bought the new Lezyne radar light. I liked the idea of radar but I really didn't like the idea of a big complicated bike computer on my handlebars. I wrote to Roberto to ask if his app worked with this new radar. It didn't, but within a week he had it working! all that I need- a little beep when there's a car behind you and a different sound when it's all clear. The watch face has an easy to read at a glance display - in addition to a number it is color coded, green for clear and yellow or red for a car back. It even syncs with workouts to record your ride. Thank you Roberto!
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Excellent with Apple Watch
Super pleased with the app. First test ride today with watch paired to rvr315 - easy no fuss pairing , just turn on the radar , select ARadar on the watch and you are ready to roll . It works great , with my side mirror all I need is the haptic alert on the watch. When I got back I adjusted watch haptic setting to “prominent “ just so it’s very obvious , I rarely ride in roads with a lot of traffic so this works for me.
update 4/6/24: affer downloading the new version i experienced a couple of glitches - roberto super helpful and issues promptly resolved . thanks!
update 4/6/24: affer downloading the new version i experienced a couple of glitches - roberto super helpful and issues promptly resolved . thanks!
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Happy customer but got one suggestion
I am a happy customer of your apple watch app but thought I would send you one suggestion.
There have been a couple of occasions where either my Garmin radar went out of battery in the middle of the ride, or I moved out of Bluetooth range (such as to go to a restroom during a ride), or, for some mysterious reason, the connection was lost to my watch.
The problem is that when this happens, the recording of the ride stops, and Apple workout picks up, which messes up what gets uploaded to Strava. Is it possible to keep recording the ride even though the Garmin radar has lost connection for one reason or another?
Update - Roberto replied to me and pointed out there is an "auto stop" setting on the watch that can be used to control the behavior, which addressed my issue.
There have been a couple of occasions where either my Garmin radar went out of battery in the middle of the ride, or I moved out of Bluetooth range (such as to go to a restroom during a ride), or, for some mysterious reason, the connection was lost to my watch.
The problem is that when this happens, the recording of the ride stops, and Apple workout picks up, which messes up what gets uploaded to Strava. Is it possible to keep recording the ride even though the Garmin radar has lost connection for one reason or another?
Update - Roberto replied to me and pointed out there is an "auto stop" setting on the watch that can be used to control the behavior, which addressed my issue.
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How to use?
Is there no user manual?
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Facile d’installation, à voir à l’usage mais cela a l’air vraiment bien. Merci
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Perfect solution to the Garmin Varia
I didn’t like having to clamp a phone to my handlebars to use the app for my Garmin Varia. This Apple watch app solves that problem perfectly. It vibrates your Apple watch when new cars come up behind you. I prefer to use the nice and loud beeping option. It beeps when new cars come up, then plays a different sound when its all clear. I never have to fiddle with it, I just turn on my Varia, open the Aradar app and go. Lots of great new features keep getting added as well. Highly recommended!
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No longer working, wait now it is
This used to work great on Apple Watch. Now it keeps popping up permission for health data. But the prompt disappears before I can click it. So now I can’t use it at all.
Now it’s working next day with no change. Updated my rating.
Now it’s working next day with no change. Updated my rating.
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Please contact me to Roberto.viola83 at Gmail.com and I will try to help you!
Great app
When riding with others no one wants to hear the radar beep. This app is an elegant fix.
Improvement - when riding on rough roads or gravel the vibration alarm of the watch can be too subtle. I wish there was a way to turn up the strength or intensity of the vibration notification.
Improvement - when riding on rough roads or gravel the vibration alarm of the watch can be too subtle. I wish there was a way to turn up the strength or intensity of the vibration notification.
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Makes bike radars useful if you don’t have a bike computer
Bike radars are essential gear if you ride on roads with cars. But they assume you have a bike computer or handlebar-mounted phone to see and hear the alerts. They’re pretty useless on an iPhone in your pocket, where you cannot see the alerts and likely can’t hear them well.
ARadar fixes that by sending radar details to your Apple Watch, where you can easily see it when desired while riding—and better hear (and feel) alerts than you do from that phone in your pocket.
I rely on ARadar on every ride, and I am so glad it exists — and that it is so good. I love it.
The user interface is clean and clear. Really smart.
I love the new Always On Demand setting in version 2.5, which focuses on the essentials — how many cars are coming up behind you — so it takes just a second to understand the situation when you hear the alert. (The standard setting shows much more data about your ride, but it’s too hard for me to focus with all that data when I glance at the Watch.)
The integration with Health and Workout means using ARadar doesn’t interfere with your workout tracking—that’s an issue with many Watch apps as they compete with Workout or provide too little tracking passthrough to Workout via the Health app. (Ride with GPS, for example, gets this wrong.) The developer understood that cyclists track more than one thing a time and so ensured full Health passthrough onto Workout.
The Apple Watch makes for a great cycling computer, and is less distracting or accident-prone than a handlebar-mounted computer. It’s also much cheaper and can do tons more. I’m surprised it’s not more common among cyclists. Apps like ARadar may help change that.
The new version 2.5 adds support for the Trek CarBack radar (I was a beta-tester for that integration), so more people can now benefit. (Garmin Varia and Bryton Gardia are also supported.)
ARadar fixes that by sending radar details to your Apple Watch, where you can easily see it when desired while riding—and better hear (and feel) alerts than you do from that phone in your pocket.
I rely on ARadar on every ride, and I am so glad it exists — and that it is so good. I love it.
The user interface is clean and clear. Really smart.
I love the new Always On Demand setting in version 2.5, which focuses on the essentials — how many cars are coming up behind you — so it takes just a second to understand the situation when you hear the alert. (The standard setting shows much more data about your ride, but it’s too hard for me to focus with all that data when I glance at the Watch.)
The integration with Health and Workout means using ARadar doesn’t interfere with your workout tracking—that’s an issue with many Watch apps as they compete with Workout or provide too little tracking passthrough to Workout via the Health app. (Ride with GPS, for example, gets this wrong.) The developer understood that cyclists track more than one thing a time and so ensured full Health passthrough onto Workout.
The Apple Watch makes for a great cycling computer, and is less distracting or accident-prone than a handlebar-mounted computer. It’s also much cheaper and can do tons more. I’m surprised it’s not more common among cyclists. Apps like ARadar may help change that.
The new version 2.5 adds support for the Trek CarBack radar (I was a beta-tester for that integration), so more people can now benefit. (Garmin Varia and Bryton Gardia are also supported.)
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Very Nice!
Downloaded ARadar for audible warnings on my Apple Watch when using Varia radar. Worked great. My Garmin 840 is too quiet. Bonus features include showing distance and speed of overtaking vehicle. I recommend it over using Varia app on the iPhone.
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Fantastic App! Fantastic Developer!
This app is fantastic and even better than the native app for the Varia Radar Taillight. (That app will only work on your phone.) I had a special use case in that I wanted to mount my Apple Watch on my handlebars so I could always see the screen without taking my hands off the handlebars. However, once removed from the wrist, the display would time out and go dark after 70 seconds. Over email the developer helped me figure out the problem and how to disable wrist detection on the Apple Watch. Now the display stays on throughout the entire ride so I can always see how many cars are back. Roberto, the developer, provides the best support going way above and beyond what most other developers provide. Milione di grazie Roberto!
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Will not Install
The app will not install in my Apple Watch Series 8 GPS + Cellular
Works fine on Ultra 2
It does indeed work quite well. Especially like the vibration when I can’t hear because of background noise. However, instructions on use are a bit sparse.
Great app !
I’ve been using the app for maybe a month now. I use it on my watch series 8 without my cellphone present. The app works great in current format , and the developer is SUPER responsive ( emails me back within minutes ) about making changes you want to see to improve the App. If you use an Apple Watch , and ride with a bike radar , for $6 this app is a serious bargain and no brainer and he will only continue to refine and improve the app.
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Not good
It does not alert me on my watch of an approaching vehicle. Intermittent connection with the Garmin radar
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Send me an email to Roberto.viola83 at Gmail.com, I guess you are running apple workout as well on the same watch
Doesn't see to work on Ultra 2
Momentarily connects to Varia RCT715 then disconnects.. No support that I can find.
Battery Consumption Unsustainable
I activated my Garmin RCT715 + ARadar for a 50-mile bike ride. My Apple Watch was at 100% charge at the start. It was under 20% at the end. I can’t risk running the Apple Watch battery all the way to 0%, which would have happened on a 4-hr ride. I am abandoning the app. $6 down the drain.
Very useful app!
Really nice integration with radar! The haptic feedback is quite a nice way to be alerted. The developer is very accessible and helpful! Thanks!
