# BeatBurn Elliptical Trainer - Low Impact Cross Training for Runners and Weight Loss — user reviews > 105 indexed App Store user reviews of BeatBurn Elliptical Trainer by lolo, rated 3.80/5 from 30 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beatburn-elliptical-trainer-low-impact-cross-training-for-runners-and-weight-loss/id410230747/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beatburn-elliptical-trainer-low-impact-cross-training-for-runners-and-weight-loss/id410230747.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 14 · 4★ 7 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 4 ## What do users think of BeatBurn Elliptical Trainer? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎵 Music tempo automatically syncs with workout intensity - 💪 Challenging and varied interval workouts - 🎯 Motivating voice coaching and encouragement - ⏱️ Short intervals keep workouts engaging - 🎧 Ability to use personal music library - 📈 Progressive difficulty levels (beginner to advanced) - ⚡ Effective calorie burning and fitness results - 🔄 Different workout each time prevents boredom - 👥 Long-term user retention and loyalty - 🏋️ Works with various elliptical machine types **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent app crashes and stability issues - 🔇 Volume drops to zero during interval changes - 📱 Poor music import and playlist management - ⏸️ Timer pauses during voice coaching (extends workout time) - 🎵 Default music quality and selection criticized - 🔧 Lack of app updates for extended periods - 📊 Confusing resistance and speed settings for beginners - 🎤 Repetitive and annoying voice coaching - ❌ Login and registration failures - 🔌 Incompatibility with Spotify and iTunes - 📉 Outdated user interface design - 🎚️ Limited workout duration options (only 15, 30, 60 minutes) **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes when adding music to playlist - Music playlist disappears after closing app - App reverts to Day 1 after iOS updates - Music plays at incorrect BPM speeds - Songs repeat multiple times in single workout - App stops background audio from other apps - Voice instructions randomly skip or don't play - Touch controls unresponsive during beginner workouts - Double-tap skip function doesn't work - Music won't sync with personal iTunes library - App won't recognize downloaded music files - Registration and login system failures - Forgot password function not working - Facebook sharing shows incorrect calorie counts - History view causes app to lock up - Music tempo adjustment sounds unnatural - Graphs display incorrectly on screen - Cool-down intervals set at incorrect intensity **Most requested features** - Next song button on main workout screen - Skip or remove songs during workout without pausing - Favorite songs feature for increased playback - Spotify integration support - Amazon Music integration - Longer workout duration options (beyond 60 minutes) - Earbud remote control compatibility for song changes - Custom workout duration with slider (5-minute increments) - Control frequency of forward/backward pedaling - Apple Watch heart rate integration for calorie adjustment - Calendar-style history view with streak tracking - Interval timer display separate from total timer - Multiple voice coach options - Reminder notifications for scheduled workouts - MPH/KPH speed measurement support - Maximum resistance level setting - Skip warm-up option - Incline interval training - Better beginner-level guidance and terminology explanations - iPad version - Multiple user profiles - Workout sharing functionality improvements - Cloud-based BPM database for music ## Newest reviews (15 of 105) ### 4/5 — Dead? *2022-10-07, version 3.1.8* Is this company dead? No updates in six years? In case someone is listening: I have a few of your apps and LOVE them. I have been using them for Years. One thing I noticed is that the design never changed and is actually quite annoying. In the middle of my work out, if a song comes on that is just not right for the current level, I have to pick my phone up, got to music, hit next, then close out of that. So, I offer 3 suggestions, in order of importance: 1) add a “Next” button to the main screen. At least in horizontal mode. There is a giant unused space right at the bottom of the screen. 2) Add a way to remove a song from the playlist without going through the settings. An example would be while I am working out, I don’t like a song (added for some reason), I can click into the audio part and click a button that says “remove”, or “ignore current song in the future”. 3) add a way to favorite songs. So that way they get played just a little bit more than the rest. ### 4/5 — Great workout *2020-02-05, version 3.1.8* This provides great workouts with lots of options, and keeps you motivated. Graphs don’t well and screen though. ### 2/5 — Not worth the money *2020-01-02, version 3.1.8* The music on this app is horrible. I try and put my play list in from I Tunes, but it won’t let me. All of the music is downloaded to my phone and it keeps telling me I need to download it. If I knew it was going to be like this I wouldn’t have purchased. ### 3/5 — DO NOT BUY Not a beginner work out *2019-02-25, version 3.1.8* This is in no way a beginner exercise on the elliptical. If you are looking for something for someone with no endurance and little muscle mass go someplace else. The music is terrible, but I don’t like to workout to music so I shut it off and put on a podcast anyway. There needs to be more information on what any of these setting mean for a beginner. This app assumes institutional knowledge. What is elliptical resistance scale? How can I set it if I don’t even know what it means? A quick google brings up nothing. What is RMP vs SPM? Is 4.5 on a LTF elliptical the same? Thats about how fast I run, but this app says 45 rpm. Calorie adjustment? You’d think that the website would explain some, but it doesn’t. I can only assume that lolo doesn’t care since they have their money. ### 4/5 — Great app *2018-11-28, version 3.1.8* I have been using the app for a few weeks. It has settings for beginner, intermediate and advance and different length workouts. You can set it so it’s compatible with the resistance levels on most cross trainers. The music really helps and the voice instructions are encouraging without being too patronising. Syncs well with my own music apart from the odd song that there are restrictions on using with third party apps. ### 4/5 — Great app except cool down *2018-11-24, version 3.1.8* I like this app. The “coach” gives you updates on time left on each interval. I completed the beginner level of 20 days, but I did not feel ready to ramp it up, so I went back and redid some of the previous days. The one thing I don’t like is the cool down section. Almost every time, the “coach” says it’s time to cool it down. (I’m on beginner, so my workout has me working at 40, 45 and 50 rpm) And the workout section ends at a 50 rpm interval. The cool down is an interval of 50 rpm! How can the cool down be at a 50 rpm rate?? It should drop by at least 5 rpm, to 45. And I can’t use the touch control to lower the intensity. It doesn’t work because I’m on beginner level,I think. Other than that, it is a pretty good app. I notice the last update was 2 years ago. This could be a great app with a new update. ### 4/5 — Need exact time *2018-01-12, version 3.1.8* I have been using this app for the last 6 months. I like it, however there are a few areas to improve on. 1. This is NOT the app to use for couch to elliptical. You need to have some stamina and familiarity with the elliptical before you use the beginner setting. It took me 6 months of using the elliptical on my own to feel comfortable using this app. 2. The narrator/coach talks in between intervals and the timer stops. This drives me nuts! Give me an exact time that this session will be. The elliptical I use at the gym times down from the time set. With the narrator gabbing in between intervals, this has screwed up my total time on the elliptical. ### 4/5 — Nice App *2017-05-01, version 3.1.8* First, let me say that I've been using this for a couple of weeks and I really like this app. I use it every day. There are just a few things, in my opinion, that would make this app great. 1. The ability to change songs with the remote on earbuds! More often than not, songs repeat and it is not very user friendly to have to tap the little arrow to bring up the music controls and then tap the little forward button when you are getting your work in on the elliptical. If that is not possible, how about making the controls much bigger? 2. Why can I only choose 15, 30 and 60? There should be a slider to choose workout duration. Maybe 5 minute increments. 3. Users should be able to use another slider to determine the frequency of how often you switch between forward and backward. In some workouts, I go backward more than forward and I hate that, so I just skip some of the backward time. If anything, I would say music controls is the most important thing. Thanks for reading. Again, I really like the app and this is one of many of the lolo apps that I own. ### 4/5 — Great App *2017-04-25, version 3.1.8* I love the app so far. The music tempo automatically adjusting is great! Would be epic if I could use my Spotify playlists with the app. ### 2/5 — So frustrated... *2016-11-16, version 3.1.8* I have been using this elliptical app for over 3 years. When I started it was really the only one I could find that guided you through a workout. I loved it! I never was bored. Over the last year, my use was more sporadic as I trained for a marathon. However, the weather is getting colder and I plan to use my elliptical again on a regular basis. I opened my app as usual, changed my workout to 60 minutes, and then discovered ALL of my music (3 years worth!) was gone! It has happened before by my own mistake, but I easily (although, not quickly) was able to find my playlist in my music and transfer all of it back into the app. This time, that is not an option. I cannot get my own music into the app. I cannot use the BeatBurn unless I use the 15 or so songs that are stored within the app, that I did not put there & it is music that I do not care to listen to. I can listen to my playlist in the background, but it will not necessarily match the workout/beat I should be doing. The main reason I love this app is no longer available to me within the app and it's really discouraging. If/when the user can transfer their own music back into the workout, this is a 5 star app. Until then, it's not motivating enough to use it. ### 5/5 — Great app *2016-09-19, version 3.1.8* This app is the best for elliptical training in the App Store. The workouts vary day to day to keep you out of a rut. I do wish it could read your heartbeat on the apple watch so it could adjust calories accordingly. ### 4/5 — Really great workout app *2016-07-29, version 3.1.8* I have only been using this for a few days, but I already really like it. It's easy for me to become bored with my elliptical, and this app is just what I needed to make it more challenging and interesting. ### 3/5 — Good app but needs some work *2016-05-21, version 3.1.8* This is a great app that keeps me going on the elliptical. I Love the way the trainer encourages and guides you, and I love what it does with the beats! I just wish the developers would fix the bugs whereas the trainer sometime does not tell you what resistance to use and/or what pace keep up. This is app would be perfect if they can fix that. ### 3/5 — A few suggestions! *2015-10-01, version 3.1.5* I love this app but I have a few suggestions: 1. Make the History in a Calendar Format, for an increase in motivation in completing streaks. And each completed day shows a check mark and when you click on the day, it still shows you the information or progress you made for that day. 2. Add a little interval timer aside from the total timer. Every time I see a timer, it makes me push myself harder. 3. Add more motivation voice coaching especially for more difficult intervals. 4. Add a reminder notification. Say remind myself every 10am. ### 5/5 — Love the app, but please fix the music! *2015-06-12, version 3.1.4* The most recent update notwithstanding, this app is pure awesome. It's like having a personal trainer to give you instructions/cues/advice, and the beat of the music changes to match, so your body always knows what to do. Having said that, the music is kind of screwy now. Unlike the other reviews of the latest version, the problem I'm experiencing is that the music ISN'T speeding up when it's supposed to (e.g., when it's supposed to be 90 bpm, it consistently fails to increase beyond 65 through multiple songs). ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — False Advertising *2020-03-13, version 3.1.8* Don’t buy this App, it does not sync with your iTunes music. ### 1/5 — Useless *2019-04-18, version 3.1.8* I don’t get the purpose of this app the workouts are weak and it just has zero utility - don’t waste your money. ### 1/5 — If I could give zero stars I would *2018-04-30, version 3.1.8* Have I used this app in the past,YES! Was is awesome, YES, is it awesome now, NO! Why? I can’t get into it. I have look, bike & treadmill and they work fine. Some reason I can’t even log in, used multiply email addresses, NOTHING. So I say, ok, ill use forgot my password, oh wait, that won’t work either. So I try to start another account under a new address, lo and behold, that won’t work either!!! Deleted and reinstalled...nope, nothing. What is going on, PLEASE FIX!! ### 1/5 — Resistration doesn't work *2017-08-20, version 3.1.8* DONT BUY I bought the app and I cant even registrate, so I cant use it. I sent 3 different emails tu their support area and no answer at all So freaking disappointed. DONT BUY ### 1/5 — Non-functional in its current state *2015-01-16, version 3.1.2* I used this app again for half an hour today and it still skipped the instruction parts 7 (!) times. It would speed up the music and not tell you what to do in what resistance level! It's the most distracting thing possible, when you are sweating on a machine. Shame on the developers who hasn't been able to fix this app since ios 8 was introduced almost half a year ago! They made this app, which used to be quiet good, totally useless. Bug fixes, please!!! ### 1/5 — Starting over *2014-11-13, version 2.6.3* Use to love this app and all the apps that I bought from Lolo but now that I have updated to iOS 8, I am seeing some problems. Every time I start the apps it keep going back to Day 1 of my workout and it's driving me crazy. So I will delete them until there is a update. ### 1/5 — Use to work great, but not with iOS8 *2014-09-19, version 2.6.3* I have ben using this app successfully for months, but with iOS8 it will not play my music for more than 6 minutes before it claims the music is no longer on the phone. ### 1/5 — Love this app but... *2014-05-15, version 2.6.3* ...for some reason my music keeps getting lost on the app. Keeps telling me that the song hasn't been downloaded to my iPhone. I like the lolo music, but I do like to mix it up with my own music. Hopefully they will fix that bug! ### 1/5 — Not like the other beatburn apps *2011-11-26, version 2.0.0* I love my other apps from lolo ... This one has had trouble since this get go. It would crash while loading songs so they told me to load less songs at a time. It wouldn't pick my songs even when I had it set to only pick my songs ... They told me I needed slower songs! What is the point ? It is supposed to take your songs and slow them down. half the workout is that awful techno stuff they provide ... I'd rather listen to my songs at half speed that their stuff. Now the app won't even load. It crashes everytime ... They told me to reinstall ... So I'll have to reload all my song. App not even worth 3.99 ... Wish I could return it for all the time I've put into setting it up. ### 2/5 — Volume problems *2020-12-11, version 3.1.8* I have been using the app for about 1 year and it has worked well. Recently however, I’ve found it unusable. Every time there is an interval change, the app coach and music volume drops to zero. You can use the screen to see what speed and resistance changes to make but if there is an instruction to pedal backwards you would miss it. Changing the volume settings every minute of an hours workout is annoying. Please look into it as I’ve enjoyed using the app until now. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Used for 10 years and still love it *2023-07-24, version 3.1.8* Really great elliptical app and worth every penny! ### 5/5 — Love this app *2023-04-01, version 3.1.8* I use this app whenever I do an elliptical workout. I love the variable HIIT style workouts in time to the music and have downloaded some of my own music too. I wish it also worked with Spotify. ### 5/5 — Come Back! *2022-11-02, version 3.1.8* It’s been some time since my last motivational shot but it’s back and I thought this was the best elliptical workout app … hands down. Hey…. Hey there fella… how bout coming back with a Amazon music update. 😬 ### 5/5 — Still the best out there *2021-03-05, version 3.1.8* Update 2021: So after so many years of using LOLO, still the best enjoying the concept and never get bored while working out! I hope they keep updating the app ... love how their music technology pushes you to do more and more and more! ### 5/5 — Love! *2019-08-23, version 3.1.8* I have had this app for years. I love it. My workouts are always challenging I never get bored. The only thing I’d ask is for the option for longer workouts. I love my hour but some days I’d wish I could go longer without starting a new workout and going through another warm up. Other then that I have loved it and still do! 🙌🏽 ### 5/5 — Brilliant *2019-01-22, version 3.1.8* I’m 26 weeks pregnant, and a long distance runner however I hung up my running trainers a week ago :-( I brought myself a cross trainer to bridge the gap. I found this extremely boring until I down loaded this app !! It’s brilliant.... I’m on the intermediate level and try doing an hour 3-4 times a week ! It’s FUN AND TUFF. Each work out iv completed so far is different, it definitely makes me sweat ! I would highly recommend this to anyone at any level of fitness! ### 5/5 — Great App *2018-05-11, version 3.1.8* Been using this for a few weeks and it’s great. You need to setup but after that it’s smooth. The music feature is amazing when you add you own playlists. Highly recommend for motivation. ### 5/5 — Absolutely love it! *2017-02-25, version 3.1.8* This app is amazing! I've been so motivated to go to the gym now. I've been using it for more than a month and I noticed my energy levels go up, as well as my endurance. My legs are getting toned and using the elliptical is not boring any longer. I love how motivating and fun the workouts are. ### 5/5 — Love!!!! This app *2016-10-23, version 3.1.8* My first app review... great coaching. Feels like a class in my own house, on my own time and level. Thank you! ### 5/5 — Great app *2016-10-01, version 3.1.8* This is a great app that really does work if you stick to it. I have lost more weight than my goal weight by using this along with MyFitnessPal. My only complaint is I don't have much time to squeeze in workouts. Which is why I bought an elliptical. And the workouts say a certain time. But because it pauses the time when she talks, it actually takes longer than it gives. It's only a few minutes but I do it really early in the morning and am in a rush to get ready for work. Other than that..it's great!! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-03.*