Dropbox
Only when this app is first installed, does dropbox work for about an hour and then it stops working and will not sync and will quickly erase all your data unless you’re very careful. The developer needs to fix this if you want to continue to get good reviews so fix it.
Dear Diary…
Been using this app for years, then recently it stopped working. I contacted support and got crickets. So, for months nowI’ve been unable to log my workouts. I certainly wouldn’t buy this app again.
finally UPDATED
update to my review:
Night Mode is broken. iPad app is still not sized for full screen. I hope the developer plans to continue revitalizing this very useful app.
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I started using Athlete’s Diary about 1996, and have stuck with it, even though it hasn’t been updated for the last four years! I thought for sure its days were numbered. It never transitioned to larger phone screens (iPhone X). But it continued to log thousands of entries, reliably. During the interim, I sent emails to the developer, but didn’t receive a reply. This morning, I was shocked and delighted to see an update on my phone. The Athlete’s Diary is a warhorse of logbook software. It can seem limited, without a lot of flair—some of the icons look to be pre-retinal display—but its features are essential. I have nearly 16,000 entries logged into it, and I don’t think it’s ever crashed. I hope it continues to get updated in the years ahead. (PS, I hope The Athlete’s Diary on my Mac and iPad have been updated too!)
Night Mode is broken. iPad app is still not sized for full screen. I hope the developer plans to continue revitalizing this very useful app.
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I started using Athlete’s Diary about 1996, and have stuck with it, even though it hasn’t been updated for the last four years! I thought for sure its days were numbered. It never transitioned to larger phone screens (iPhone X). But it continued to log thousands of entries, reliably. During the interim, I sent emails to the developer, but didn’t receive a reply. This morning, I was shocked and delighted to see an update on my phone. The Athlete’s Diary is a warhorse of logbook software. It can seem limited, without a lot of flair—some of the icons look to be pre-retinal display—but its features are essential. I have nearly 16,000 entries logged into it, and I don’t think it’s ever crashed. I hope it continues to get updated in the years ahead. (PS, I hope The Athlete’s Diary on my Mac and iPad have been updated too!)
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Simply perfect
Very nice app. Easy to configure. Keep track of everything I want. Expensive but quality is priceless...
Used it since 2009... Always up-to-date!
Used it since 2009... Always up-to-date!
Will not sync with Dropbox
This app does not sync with Dropbox as advertised, despite two months of promises that it will. Otherwise it would be great.
Oops!
Well I went to TAD's help section and figured out that I had to change setting on my phone. Now everything looks fine. Forget what I said (except the GPS suggestion.)
Needs updating.
I've used The Athlete's Diary for probably ten years. Every single day! First on my PDA and then on my iPhone. I have the desktop version, too.
After all this time, I have lost interest in using it. The fonts are too small. It is not an attractive or intuitive app. Compared to many modern and HD apps it look really dated.
I started marking my workouts on a paper calendar and it is easier!
After all this time, I have lost interest in using it. The fonts are too small. It is not an attractive or intuitive app. Compared to many modern and HD apps it look really dated.
I started marking my workouts on a paper calendar and it is easier!
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Waste of £13
Bought this app based on previous reviews but cannot see the value. Disappointed.
Main gripe - price tag!
Very overpriced app for what if offers - very basic training stats. Simplicity is not a bad thing though - in fact this is was attracted me to this app, but at this price a simple desktop application should be available at small cost or a more featured iPad version available. Agreed, it can be run on iPad, but it just emulates iPhone/iPod on a very small display. Desktop version seems to cost as much, even with a discount.
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Works Ok
After many attempts I was able to get my log to transfer over from my 3GS to the 4S phone. Emailing to gmail, then on my laptop copying and pasting into the body of a new email, followed by emailing to the new phone was what finally did it for me. All my info appears to be there, however the app still crashes when trying to see the Totals in the Monthly and Yearly views. Weekly view appears to work ok. I was able to input a new work out and it saved ok.
I really like this app, so I'm glad that you are keeping it going. Once all the views work again I'll update to five stars.
I really like this app, so I'm glad that you are keeping it going. Once all the views work again I'll update to five stars.
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Needs major updating, not worth the $
And frustrated that after 10+ years of use it is still so convoluted to back up my data when so many other developers have such simple solutions. Definitely not worth $20. Also, non-functional with iOS5, crashes!
Doesn't work with ios5
Worked well until I upgraded to iOs 5.
TAD is the best activity tracking software I
The Athlete's Diary is awesome! I've been using it for years on my desktop computer and Treo to track my training progress. If fact, it was the only reason I was holding onto my Treo! TAD had become so important to my daily training that I was still using my Treo even though I canceled the phone service months ago when I got my iPhone!
The Athlete's Diary is super easy to use. Just enter your time and distance and TAD does the rest. Use the graphs to see your daily, weekly, monthly, yearly totals. Filter by activity or favorite route to see your progress leading up to a major race or competition. The Autofill feature to makes data entry even faster by automatically filling in the info you care most about. I use it to prompt me to record my heart rate, max speed, and route conditions in the Comments section. Your possibilities are endless.
So, thank you Stevens Creek, for finally bringing TAD to the Apps Store. My iPhone is complete...for now!!
The Athlete's Diary is super easy to use. Just enter your time and distance and TAD does the rest. Use the graphs to see your daily, weekly, monthly, yearly totals. Filter by activity or favorite route to see your progress leading up to a major race or competition. The Autofill feature to makes data entry even faster by automatically filling in the info you care most about. I use it to prompt me to record my heart rate, max speed, and route conditions in the Comments section. Your possibilities are endless.
So, thank you Stevens Creek, for finally bringing TAD to the Apps Store. My iPhone is complete...for now!!
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Biggest waste of money on I-Tunes Apps
Doesn't have GPS. Doesn't have a timer. Doesn't sync with anything unless you pay MORE money for their website. Icontacted them for help and their answers were rude and obnoxious. A complete waste of money. I feel like a fool. There are .99 apps that do much more.
TOTAL Waste of Money!
There are free apps that are better than this. This app is dated and not very user friendly. It doesn't work very well either. You can't change certain preferences after they're entered, and it's pretty limited in what it does. I wouldn't download it if it was free. Just blew $20. Plan to delete.
Expensive but extremely customisable
I was wary about paying more than £10 for an application but I haven't been disappointed.
I want to be able to hold all my stats in one place and view trends on my iphone.
This app seems to fit the bill.
With its use of intelligent keywords and a superb search facility I can make this do just about anything.
If I set search to pick up the keyword "dog" for example I can then view the log/charts/stats to show every run where the dog came along.
If I set up a Max HR and Avg HR keyword it will enable me to track these features as well.
It's an incredibly well put together program.
It is not a GPS log but it is a fantastic alternative to a paper log and you can now link to webpages and photos in the phones photo library.
I want to be able to hold all my stats in one place and view trends on my iphone.
This app seems to fit the bill.
With its use of intelligent keywords and a superb search facility I can make this do just about anything.
If I set search to pick up the keyword "dog" for example I can then view the log/charts/stats to show every run where the dog came along.
If I set up a Max HR and Avg HR keyword it will enable me to track these features as well.
It's an incredibly well put together program.
It is not a GPS log but it is a fantastic alternative to a paper log and you can now link to webpages and photos in the phones photo library.
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Not worth the $$
This would be a great app for $4.99 or less. The ability to store & track personalized workouts is very well designed, though it does not allow for calorie tracking, visual calendar tracking (I.e. A month-view of colored days for varied intensity levels) or utilize the gps.
The interface is very standard- it says the program has been around since 1995, and the UI probably hasn't changed since the first Palm release. You also can't do anything with your data unless you pay for the site.
With the great looking & functioning apps out the, it's baffling why this is $20.00; you could easily make a google spreadsheet to track the same data.
The interface is very standard- it says the program has been around since 1995, and the UI probably hasn't changed since the first Palm release. You also can't do anything with your data unless you pay for the site.
With the great looking & functioning apps out the, it's baffling why this is $20.00; you could easily make a google spreadsheet to track the same data.
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Really good app
Really good app. I love it as can now store all my tri training log electronically. They just need to add max & average Heart Rate & definitely need the ability to be able to go to a new line in the notes section! There's no return button available on keyboard! Otherwise fantastic app! ;-)
New update
I have used this app for a few months and it's great!!! But I have just updated today and I can't update my date on the diary, everytime I press the date it just closes down, I hope this is not an app problem and just my iPhone!!!
This is my favorite exercise app
In my area, the iPhone gps does not function well in the tree cover, so most of apps using a gps just don't work well for me. I love this app and used it to train for the Big Sur marathon. It was perfect for tracking my workouts.
