Cool concept but seems to be still mostly a concept currently. It’s new but could be 10x better
Fitness features
• Apple Health/Fitness integration: log walks, runs, and rides as workouts so they close Activity rings, and read back heart rate, steps, and calories.
• Apple Watch app with Live Activities showing distance, pace, heart rate, and loop progress.
• Daily, weekly, and monthly goals for distance, active minutes, or area claimed.
• Trends and explanations, such as “more active than last month” and what pace or heart-rate zones mean.
• Route tools: loop suggestions sized to a goal, elevation profiles, offline maps, and GPX import/export.
• Privacy zones, delayed trails, and friends-only sharing.
Engagement and social
• Streaks, levels, and milestone cues.
• Badges, map themes, and rare discoveries as rewards.
• Seasonal “conquer this neighborhood” campaigns.
• Optional friend and club contests, since pure competition can push people toward unsafe or trespassing routes.
• Low-impact, slower-paced, and wheelchair-friendly modes.
Risks
• Safety: warn about roads, private property, and night walking.
• Battery use and GPS accuracy: add a low-power mode and a way to fix bad traces.
• Privacy: give clear data controls and export/delete options.
• The name “Contour” is shared with a well-known diabetes app, which could hurt searchability.
Response from developer
Thanks for this - it's the most useful review we've gotten, and you found two real bugs. The resets: a short burst of bad GPS readings could make the app think you'd gotten in a car, and it threw away your whole trail. That's fixed in an update that's in review now - a bad burst pauses recording for a moment instead of wiping it, and your walk survives. The sluggishness: the map was pulling about five times more data than it actually needed, every time you panned. Also fixed in that same update. The loops not registering when you're off by barely anything - you're right, and I want to be straight with you: that one isn't fixed yet. Right now closing a loop requires your path to literally cross itself, and GPS accuracy makes that much harder than it should be. Coming back near where you started ought to count. That's what we're building next. Sorry you spent walks on this. Thanks for the faith - it's warranted, and this kind of detail is exactly what makes it better. Furthermore, if you have issues or identify opportunities, feel free to submit through our support system - we're very receptive to feedback!
Good with minor flaws
Contour App 10k steps EZ
Cool concept but seems to be still mostly a concept
[edit]: this developer team deserves some praise, the promptness in their response to my review & how they did reply with all in that said is somewhat rare these days. I’ll still continue to use the app & look forward to further updates & will absolutely note any possible future bugs in order to help, much appreciated! 🙌🏻
Response from developer
Thanks for this - it's the most useful review we've gotten, and you found two real bugs. The resets: a short burst of bad GPS readings could make the app think you'd gotten in a car, and it threw away your whole trail. That's fixed in an update that's in review now - a bad burst pauses recording for a moment instead of wiping it, and your walk survives. The sluggishness: the map was pulling about five times more data than it actually needed, every time you panned. Also fixed in that same update. The loops not registering when you're off by barely anything - you're right, and I want to be straight with you: that one isn't fixed yet. Right now closing a loop requires your path to literally cross itself, and GPS accuracy makes that much harder than it should be. Coming back near where you started ought to count. That's what we're building next. Sorry you spent walks on this. Thanks for the faith - it's warranted, and this kind of detail is exactly what makes it better. Furthermore, if you have issues or identify opportunities, feel free to submit through our support system - we're very receptive to feedback!
worst app ever
Response from developer
You're right, and this one's on us — not on how fast you were going. You just identified a new bug in how Contour reads GPS when the app is in your pocket or your screen is locked. iOS holds those location updates and delivers them in a burst when you pull your phone back out, and Contour was misreading that burst as impossible speed — so it wiped your trail and then blamed you for driving. You did nothing wrong. Walking, skating, and biking are all well inside what the app is built to allow. There is a speed limit but all of those should be acceptable. We've found the cause and the fix is in the next update. Losing two miles right at the end is infuriating, and I'm sorry. If you're up for trying again after the update lands 1.0.3, email me at contoursupport@gmail.com and I'll get you sorted. — Jim, Contour
