# Paddlr — Track your paddle adventures.

> Paddle sports tracking app for workouts, routes, and performance metrics. (iPhone/iPad app by Brian Buck.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paddlr/id1341137689 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Brian Buck](https://appshunter.io/developer/999869732)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Lifestyle
- Price: $4.99
- Rating: 3.30/5 from 3 App Store ratings · 9 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.6 · 27 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2019-08-10
- Data updated: 2026-08-23
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paddlr/id1341137689/reviews.md

## What is Paddlr?

Paddlr is a workout app designed for paddle sports enthusiasts.

Record your paddle sessions while keeping track of stroke count (SPM available only on Apple Watch for kayak and crew paddle type), distance, elapsed time, pace and map route.

Paddle sessions captured on watch will sync to iPhone so your entire history is available even when leaving your iPhone ashore.

Features include:

• With opt-in Health integration, paddle workouts contribute to your daily Activity Rings!

• Track your paddle route on iPhone with pace color-coded maps. Drop flags to mark points of interest.

• Compatible with Strava! Automatically upload new paddle activities to your Strava feed.

• Export routes to GPX (Garmin's open file format) for upload to other mapping / GPS services.

• Monitor kayak and crew stroke count and cadence on Apple Watch. Save workout to view interactive cadence charts.

• Active compass with bearing on Apple Watch. 

• Interactive heart rate charts for workouts on Apple Watch.

• Receive in-workout minimum stroke cadence alerts on Apple Watch.

• Sync with iCloud so saved paddle workouts are available across all your devices.

• Get a quick glance at current and hourly weather conditions including wind speed, direction, and gusts. Reports provided by Apple Weather.

• Coming soon! Distance per stroke data points and charting.

Give it a try! We promise to keep the app updated with new features and improvements all driven by the paddle sport community. Please submit a review with any issues, comments and feature requests so we can respond and provide you the best experience using Paddlr.

Happy paddling!

## Key features

- Track paddle sessions with distance, pace, and map route
- Apple Watch stroke count and cadence monitoring
- Health integration for Activity Rings
- Strava compatibility for automatic uploads
- GPX route export
- Weather conditions monitoring

## Chart rankings

- #195 in Top Paid · Health & Fitness (US App Store)

## Recent user reviews (9 of 9)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paddlr/id1341137689/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Like it. Wish it had distance per stroke.

*2025-01-19*

I use an Apple Watch Ultra 2 with the Paddlr app. I got it for double blading (surf ski). While I like the cadence option, I really wish it also tracked distance per stroke.

### 5/5 — Fantastic, it does what it says it will do.

*2024-09-24*

Been using this app for a few years now and could not wish for anything else. Has done what has been asked of it.

### 4/5 — Need speed and animation

*2024-02-24*

Would be great to see the the app include average and top paddling speeds. I see the speed colour but no number indicator as what they are. To include the heart rate you need to use the watch app, iPhone app isn’t syncing to the watch.

### 3/5 — SPM seems to max out at 80

*2024-02-19*

I use an Apple Watch Ultra 2 with the Paddlr app. I got it for double blading (surf ski). The paddle cadence seems to max out at about 80 spm. By manually counting, I know my spm is periodically greater than 80 spm.

### 3/5 — Turn off pulsing?

*2023-06-03*

I’ve been using this app for a few years now while SUP.  All of a sudden my watch is pulsating while using.  How do I turn that off?  It’s annoying.

**Developer response:** Thanks for sharing your issue with watch pulsating. I have not heard of this issue nor encountered it with any of my users. By pulsating do you mean haptic vibrations? Any audible sounds? Please send an email to paddlrinfo@gmail.com detailing your exact issue. Include Paddlr app version (available at bottom of settings screen on phone), your Apple Watch model and watchOS version, and the exact settings on watch - paddle style, stroke count min cadence alerts, etc. Once I have this information we can start troubleshooting the issue. Thanks, -Brian.

### 3/5 — SPM doesn’t work

*2023-05-06*

Sadly, the only app I found with SPM on the watch… great concept but I was unsuccessful at getting my SPM on the watch.

Also, would have appreciated my pace being in minutes:seconds by km instead of minutes, hundredth of minutes by km.

Would love to see some improvements since it is a paid app.

**Developer response:** Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having problems recording strokes/SPM on watch. The cause could be a setting preventing strokes to record. If you could please send email to paddlrinfo@gmail.com describing the issue, we’ll open a support ticket and get it resolved.

Min:sec pace display will be available in the next version soon to be released.

Thanks for supporting Paddlr!

### 3/5 — ‘Heart Rate only supported with Apple watch’

*2023-01-18*

I have an apple watch (Ultra), and heart rate works in the health app, but records nothing in this app and I see the message ‘Heart Rate only supported with Apple watch’.
I wish stroke rate worked for SUP.  I’ve tried using Crew, but that does not provide an accurate stroke rate for paddling.
This app did not live up to the description that I based my purchase on.

**Developer response:** Hello Bill, Sorry to hear about heart rate not logging with Paddlr on your Apple Ultra Watch. I've tried to reproduce this problem but can only conclude health permissions are not set correctly. Try going to Settings->Health->Data Access & Devices->Paddlr on your paired phone and make sure all permissions are turned on including Heart Rate. If this does not solve your problem, please contact us at paddlrinfo@gmail.com and we'll open a support ticket.

SUP was added as an activity type only for labeling purposes so it shows up as SUP activity in app History, file export, and uploads to Strava. I should be more clear in app description that SUP is currently not supported for stroke count. Apologize for any confusion. Stroke count for SUP is the most frequently asked feature request and we're actively working on supporting it in a future release.

### 1/5 — Unable to link my paddles tracked from my Apple Watch

*2022-01-27*

Don’t like bringing my phone since you know. Water. But am unable to link my paddles tracked via my Apple Watch. Lack of options other than pressing the sync button a lot

**Developer response:** Hello Peter,

Sorry you are having issues using Paddlr. I encourage you to try the latest version (2022.3) with improved paddle session transfer from watch to phone.

All reported issues have been resolved including longer sessions not making it to phone. Transferred sessions automatically show up on History screen when transfers complete - no need for Sync button as that is for iCloud only. Transfers are scheduled for delivery and arrive at phone when conditions are optimal.

The Sync button will be removed in future versions allowing iCloud stored sessions (when turned on in Paddlr Settings) to sync automatically.

-Brian.

### 3/5 — Great app needing some fixes

*2021-06-29*

Great concept, really like the layout and how easy it is to use. Would have rated it higher if I didn’t hit an issue with using it: the mechanism for transferring paddles from Apple Watch app to iPhone app doesn’t seem to reliably connect and transfer data - out of three paddles I have used Paddlr on only one has synced, so I have data on one out of three paddles. For the two paddles which didn’t transfer across I have no data. Hoping this isn’t too difficult to fix?

**Developer response:** Thanks for the review and for giving Paddlr a try. I truly appreciate the feedback. Several users have complained about paddle sessions not transferring to phone. I'm currently working on improvements to this process and hope to have a new version out soon that fixes this problem.

In the meantime, one solution that worked for other users is to restart/reboot both phone and watch, open Paddlr on both devices, navigate to History on iPhone and see if paddles transfer. Swipe down to refresh History. Hopefully this works for you.

-Brian.

## Frequently asked questions about Paddlr

### What devices does Paddlr support?

Paddlr is compatible with Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad, allowing you to track your paddle adventures across your devices.

### How much does Paddlr cost?

Paddlr is a paid application, available for a one-time purchase of $4.99.

### Does Paddlr have ads?

No, Paddlr is ad-free, providing an uninterrupted experience for tracking your paddle sessions.

### Can Paddlr track my stroke count?

Yes, Paddlr can monitor kayak and crew stroke count and cadence on Apple Watch, and provides interactive cadence charts.

### Does Paddlr integrate with other fitness platforms?

Paddlr is compatible with Strava, allowing for automatic uploads of your paddle activities to your Strava feed.

### How often is Paddlr updated?

Paddlr was last updated on March 31, 2026, with a commitment from the developer to regularly update the app with new features driven by user feedback.

### What is the age rating for Paddlr?

Paddlr has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users interested in paddle sports.

### Can I export my routes from Paddlr?

Yes, you can export your routes from Paddlr to GPX format, which is compatible with other mapping and GPS services like Garmin.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2026.1 — 2026-03-31

- Hourly Weather forecast user interface updated for easier readability.
- Updated Apple Watch user interface. Now with vertical scrolling for easy use of crown wheel to navigate screens.
- Improved Siri commands to start, pause, resume and end a paddle workout.
- Fixes Action Button on Ultra models for starting a Paddlr workout.
- General improvements and bug fixes.

### 2025.1 — 2025-12-12

- Updates for iOS 26 Liquid Glass.
- Improved iCloud sync providing more control on when to sync including automatic background syncing.
- Improved Siri commands for managing a paddle workout.
- Apple Watch Ultra action button improvements for starting, pausing, resuming, and placing map markers.
- Bug fixes and overall performance improvements.

### 2024.1 — 2024-11-09

- Updated for iOS 18+ and watchOS 11+
- Minor improvements and bug fixes

### 2023.4 — 2023-10-11

- Fixes issues running on iOS 17 and watchOS 10

### 2023.3 — 2023-05-29

- Adds Apple Weather current and hourly conditions including wind speed, direction and gusts! Know the weather before heading out on a paddle.
- Weather on watch requires watchOS 9.0 or greater.
- Pace is now displayed as hh:mm:ss instead of fractional minutes.
- Improvements to kayak stroke count and cadence. See Settings screen on watch for details.
- Fixes bug with onboarding message and auto save screens on watch.
- Additional improvements and bug fixes.
- This update requires your devices to be on iOS 16 and watchOS 8.

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