Simple, yet effective
This app is great if you are already familiar with the poses. The preset routines are great for beginners and quick lunchtime stretches.
The illustrations are cute and easy to follow. I also really like the vibration indicating it’s time for the next pose and the music playing directly from my watch.
I haven’t created my own routine yet, but that looks easy and intuitive. You can also set how long you want each pose to last.
The illustrations are cute and easy to follow. I also really like the vibration indicating it’s time for the next pose and the music playing directly from my watch.
I haven’t created my own routine yet, but that looks easy and intuitive. You can also set how long you want each pose to last.
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I want to like it!
I really like that this is a watch yoga app. I like the animations and the music. But I really wish there was some kind of announcement about position changes or some kind of guide to walk me through the poses. It feels like a very abrupt shift between poses and then I have to look at my watch the whole time so I can’t focus on my breath or movements or anything except the stress about getting to the next movements, which is less than ideal for a type of exercise specifically for de-stressing.
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Exactly what I wanted.
It lets me quickly put together my own routine, and gives me visual, audible, and haptic cues at each step. It doesn’t yet have all the poses I use (low lunges, pigeon pose), but it’s easy enough to find one close enough to tell me what I’m doing. And it records the workout in HealthKit.
I had the same problem some have mentioned with naming custom routines, till I figured out that pushing “return“ at the end of the name solved everything. There are no instructions for the poses, so a total beginner would want to start with an app that had those, or even better, a live class. But for my purposes it’s close to perfect.
I had the same problem some have mentioned with naming custom routines, till I figured out that pushing “return“ at the end of the name solved everything. There are no instructions for the poses, so a total beginner would want to start with an app that had those, or even better, a live class. But for my purposes it’s close to perfect.
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why won’t it work!
can’t get it to work on my watch? keeps saying it’s not paired in the app. but it is paired and connected to bluetooth. so frustrating
Pretty good but current bug
This is a nice app for the Apple watch. However, as another commentator mentioned, I can no longer add names to the custom workouts. This really needs to be fixed
Not what i was expecting
It is off to a great start of being an app. Not what i was expecting. How do I get a refund?
Pretty good
This app has real potential. There appears to be a bug not allowing me to change or add the names of workouts. Would be nice to be able to highlight the workouts I like best. Also if the watch app could announce the name of the next pose as the time to change positions happens then looking at the watch would not be required. I’m hoping there will be continued improvement because this app is what I have been hoping for for some time. There appears to be no volume control on the watch app when I’m using AirPods to hear the audio. The sound is not loud enough for me.
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Horrible don’t waste your money
Was hoping for a more calming, relaxing, organized yoga workout app and this is basically a DIY. Terrible
Love the idea but lacking poses
Please include more poses!
I love the app and use it almost daily but with the limited number of poses available to create a routine with it makes it difficult to get a well-rounded yoga routine set. Please include more beginner to intermediate level poses ASAP!
I love the app and use it almost daily but with the limited number of poses available to create a routine with it makes it difficult to get a well-rounded yoga routine set. Please include more beginner to intermediate level poses ASAP!
I had high hopes, but I cannot recommend this app.
I had really high hopes for this app; however, I can not recommend this app.
I intended to use this app to build a modified yoga routine to use as a cool down at the gym. My hope was that I could build and save a routine (or few). Then, after my workout, I could start the app and then it would prompt me through the routine after specified intervals (30 seconds). Unfortunately, the app fell short.
My first complaint is the limited number of poses available to compose into a routine. Many of my standard poses were not included in the list so I couldn’t “include” them in my routine. It would be nice if there was an option to add a custom pose (even if it is just in text format).
Second, while using the app through the Apple Watch, there is no audio prompt to identify the next pose. You have to be able to see the face of the watch to see the pose, which is impossible in most poses.
Lastly, I really wish there was a trial period for this app. I know the cost is not substantial, but if I had the opportunity to try the app even for one day, I would have realized that the app would not meet my intentions and I would not be out $2.99 for an app that I will not be using in the future.
I intended to use this app to build a modified yoga routine to use as a cool down at the gym. My hope was that I could build and save a routine (or few). Then, after my workout, I could start the app and then it would prompt me through the routine after specified intervals (30 seconds). Unfortunately, the app fell short.
My first complaint is the limited number of poses available to compose into a routine. Many of my standard poses were not included in the list so I couldn’t “include” them in my routine. It would be nice if there was an option to add a custom pose (even if it is just in text format).
Second, while using the app through the Apple Watch, there is no audio prompt to identify the next pose. You have to be able to see the face of the watch to see the pose, which is impossible in most poses.
Lastly, I really wish there was a trial period for this app. I know the cost is not substantial, but if I had the opportunity to try the app even for one day, I would have realized that the app would not meet my intentions and I would not be out $2.99 for an app that I will not be using in the future.
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Nice, but clearly not a finished product
Start With Yoga is decent for what it is: a simple yoga app geared towards beginners. The main UI needs a lot of work, as it is ugly and unintuitive. I get they were going for a clean look, but it’s downright spartan and takes some time to figure out how to actually do the handful of things you can do.
Once you start a routine the display is very clean and easy to read. They don’t give any direction other than a cartoon image of the position and its name, which works and looks pretty, but you may need to look up some of the positions to get a better idea of what to do.
The integration with the watch is top notch and is the killer feature imo. You can use this app entirely from your watch with no loss in functionality, which is great.
Edit: The sharing function looks like it’s working again. This is a pretty nice feature, so happy to see that working. The developer adds new routines on occasion, but being able to share between users is even more awesome.
There is currently no integration with HealthKit which is a dealbreaker for many these days. Hopefully this can be added in at some point. (Edit: developer says it’s on the way)
All in all it’s good enough that I’ll keep using it but it’s hard to recommend paying for an app that is clearly unfinished.
Edit: Glad to see the developer very involved with the community here, I will be updating my review as the new features come out.
Once you start a routine the display is very clean and easy to read. They don’t give any direction other than a cartoon image of the position and its name, which works and looks pretty, but you may need to look up some of the positions to get a better idea of what to do.
The integration with the watch is top notch and is the killer feature imo. You can use this app entirely from your watch with no loss in functionality, which is great.
Edit: The sharing function looks like it’s working again. This is a pretty nice feature, so happy to see that working. The developer adds new routines on occasion, but being able to share between users is even more awesome.
There is currently no integration with HealthKit which is a dealbreaker for many these days. Hopefully this can be added in at some point. (Edit: developer says it’s on the way)
All in all it’s good enough that I’ll keep using it but it’s hard to recommend paying for an app that is clearly unfinished.
Edit: Glad to see the developer very involved with the community here, I will be updating my review as the new features come out.
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Updated review.
They’ve updated the app so now you can do the sequences and the timer will run for each pose you hold and alert/buzz you when it’s time to switch to the next pose.
Much much better and I am now able to enjoy the app.
The biggest issue: You have to look at watch for it to work.
When you start the app you have to look at your watch the whole time so that it counts the seconds for each pose you do. If you do the pose and are not looking at your watch the watch goes to sleep so you can be in a pose for a minute and it won’t alert you to move to the next pose. Which doesn’t make sense because you can’t look at your watch while doing some poses.
Also the screen will clear and then you have to click back in to the app so progress to the next pose.
Would not recommend this app at all.
Much much better and I am now able to enjoy the app.
The biggest issue: You have to look at watch for it to work.
When you start the app you have to look at your watch the whole time so that it counts the seconds for each pose you do. If you do the pose and are not looking at your watch the watch goes to sleep so you can be in a pose for a minute and it won’t alert you to move to the next pose. Which doesn’t make sense because you can’t look at your watch while doing some poses.
Also the screen will clear and then you have to click back in to the app so progress to the next pose.
Would not recommend this app at all.
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Doesn’t teach anything
Descriptions talks about beginners and learning yoga... it doesn’t teach anything, not even a few words or video on how to do each pose. It’s just a single picture of each pose while you do the “routine”, worthless if you don’t already know the poses.
Not connecting
Paid for the app on my phone, says it can only be used on watch. Won’t even download onto the watch.
