Fantastic for an app not updated for 4 years!
Once you sync the watch too many times (about a years worth), it might get a little glitchy. However, just do a hard reset of the watch (instructions are all online) and it works perfectly again. For a watch an app that’s over 4 years old, it’s exactly what I want and need and is incredible. I love how it syncs magically to Strava as well. I wish they didn’t discontinue the watch. I hope they come out with a new version of the watch. The app is great!
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Ugh!
The app is only reading the movement of the phone not the actual steps/information from my Apple health app. And since I don’t walk with my phone while at the gym the app will show I only did 250 steps (which is walking into the gym) when my Apple health app shows I did 3k steps on the treadmill. UGH! Why is this? I really want to love this app because I like the look of it but if it’s not counting ALL my steps it’s useless to me.
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Great app
Gives me pretty much everything that I would want in an app and makes it easy to upload and send my runs to different apps as well.
Rock solid
Hope they keep this app going for a long time. It just works and the same can be said for my old Spark 3 watch. Bulletproof, easy to use tool. I wish all tech gadgets were designed like this. Too bad Tomtom decided to get out of the sports watch market.
Still using my TomTom!
I’m on my 2nd TT Running watch and it’s still going strong! I hate that they quit making wearables but I’ll continue to use this for all of my sports and workout activities until I just can’t update it anymore. I’ve always loved the larger readout, especially as I get older. I can’t believe how well it still works even though the last review is 2 years old. For reference, I have the GPS watch w/built-in heart rate monitor. 😃
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Mixed Feelings
I’ve had my Spark 3 for about 3 years. I like the data it collects but am VERY frustrated with the Fitness Age. I’m 59 and work out regularly cycling, jogging and lifting weights using my Spark 3 and the Aaptiv app.
The more often I work out the HIGHER my fitness age is. I watch my points and work effort constantly. This watch makes me feel so defeated, I can barely stand it. I’ve searched online for a resolution and have basically seen only directions on what fitness age is. Signed. Mixed Feelings
The more often I work out the HIGHER my fitness age is. I watch my points and work effort constantly. This watch makes me feel so defeated, I can barely stand it. I’ve searched online for a resolution and have basically seen only directions on what fitness age is. Signed. Mixed Feelings
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Fantastic
I really have grown to love this app. It really keeps me educated about my health and my own fitness level. I literally have learned how to track my heart rate during my workouts and after I workout I can check my actual stats during my workout. Awesome app!
Great sports tracker app
I love the TomTom Sports app. Gives me all the biometrics and tracking info I need in a simple and understandable format. Use it with my TomTom Adventurer watch and sync it with Endomondo and the MyFitness app for nutrition tracking. I wish it had a gear tracker function like the Strava app has so I could easily keep track of mileage on my running shoes. I used to just sync with Strava for that info but the Sports app no longer connects with the Strava app. Unfortunately, I keep hearing that TomTom is getting out of wearable gps devices and will stop supporting the Sports app. Hope that is not true because I like the TomTom watch and Sports app. Functional and easy to use with all the info I want to keep track of.
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Needs an Update
The app definitely needs an update to adjust to the new iOS system. As I’ve seen in other reviews, the app has forgotten my watch and when I delete my watch from the app, it won’t let me hit “watch” to re-pair my device. Please fix this quickly- using this as a training device. There is a way around this bug, which is to just upload directly to a computer but this app was built for the convenience of having that process on your phone.
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New User
Adventurer w/ BT headset.
First off, the headset is the *best*, bar none, wireless gear I’ve ever put in my ears, and rivals many of the wired buckets I’ve owned. Also, the music streaming capability of the watch is awesome.
I do think the proprietary dongle for charging / syncing was a miss, a standard connection would have been preferable.
The integration with the phone is seamless and works well. Love having a buzz on the wrist, before the text shows onscreen.
Now for the app. Overall it’s very informative and intuitive, but it seems to periodically have problems holding connections.
Twice now, in under two weeks, I’ve needed to restart my phone (iPhone 7+) to get them talking to one another again.
As a person recovering from a severe, chronic medical condition, the workouts, and other presets, aren’t relevant to me (yet).
Now a couple of questions.
Is there a reason the feature sets between the local and online versions differ as much as they do?
My wife entered the tracker game well before I did and a competitor’s app does a really deep dive on the sleep side of the equation, differentiating between light, deep and REM sleep cycles. Could this be folded into a future update?
In conclusion, between the hardware and software, I’m quite pleased, but give four stars as a rating due to the connectivity and features aspects mentioned above.
First off, the headset is the *best*, bar none, wireless gear I’ve ever put in my ears, and rivals many of the wired buckets I’ve owned. Also, the music streaming capability of the watch is awesome.
I do think the proprietary dongle for charging / syncing was a miss, a standard connection would have been preferable.
The integration with the phone is seamless and works well. Love having a buzz on the wrist, before the text shows onscreen.
Now for the app. Overall it’s very informative and intuitive, but it seems to periodically have problems holding connections.
Twice now, in under two weeks, I’ve needed to restart my phone (iPhone 7+) to get them talking to one another again.
As a person recovering from a severe, chronic medical condition, the workouts, and other presets, aren’t relevant to me (yet).
Now a couple of questions.
Is there a reason the feature sets between the local and online versions differ as much as they do?
My wife entered the tracker game well before I did and a competitor’s app does a really deep dive on the sleep side of the equation, differentiating between light, deep and REM sleep cycles. Could this be folded into a future update?
In conclusion, between the hardware and software, I’m quite pleased, but give four stars as a rating due to the connectivity and features aspects mentioned above.
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Good experience
Overall, I like the watch and the app, been using it for over three years now. I like the statistics part of the app. I dont see an option to have our own pictures taken during a run or ride uploaded to the app and shared in social media. Also the option to show the GPS map of the activity in social media would be good.
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Good app - needs Apple health sync
I have had a tomtom spark 3 for about a year and a half and really like it. The app works well and is easy to use also, with the occasional blip, which is just technology today.
The reason I am not giving 3 stars is that tomtom advertises everywhere that it syncs with Apple health. Technically it does. You can get data from your phone into the watch. HOWEVER- you cannot get data (like steps) from the watch into Apple health.
Developers on the site say it is an Apple restriction. Really? Fitbit does it.
The reason I am not giving 3 stars is that tomtom advertises everywhere that it syncs with Apple health. Technically it does. You can get data from your phone into the watch. HOWEVER- you cannot get data (like steps) from the watch into Apple health.
Developers on the site say it is an Apple restriction. Really? Fitbit does it.
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It’s fine
It works pretty well and connects to my watch easily. The watch doesn’t easily display a chart where I can view how many miles i’ve run in the last week. This isn’t necessary, I would just like it. Also, whenever one of my runs is slower than usual, they make sure to tell me that! It’s just not the most supportive app. I recommend linking your account to Strava for a better display.
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App is fantastic, sad they’re pulling out of hardware game
Like the title says, the app is fantastic. There’s little to complain about (one small gripe is that when you zoom in on a map, it auto resizes to the full map view instead of allowing you to move around while zoomed in). I won’t even take off a star because it’s a small issue, but I do wish they fixed it, especially since I reported it as a bug and they confirmed the issue. Doubtful it will be fixed though since TomTom unfortunately has stopped selling the spark fitness watches. I guess they had too much competition from Garmin, Apple etc. It’s sad to hear because they’re product is reliable and accurate. It’s far more economical than other watches that are 2-3 times the price. For me the pros are the lower price, longer battery life, and the fact it does almost everything all the more expensive watches do. I don’t need bells and whistles, I need something that reliably does what it’s meant for. I’ll use the watch for as long as it lasts, but after that I guess I’ll become a Garmin customer in the future unless TomTom changes their mind.
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App has improved brilliantly
This is my 2nd Tomtom watch and the app continues to improve. I love how it filters out pause time without me needing to do anything. Snowboarding this weekend I founds the summary at the end of each run so helpful. Keep it up!
Syncing issues
I’ve had my TomTom watch for almost 3 years but lately I’ve had issues with the app and the watch not syncing. I’ve had to re-pair the two 3 times this week alone. Is there some thing going on that is keeping them from syncing?
Great App and Customer Support
Been using the TomTom Spark for almost two years with this app and it is relatively flawless. My only gripe is that it takes about four minutes to sync, but that may be technical limitations and not a flaw in the app/watch. That’s a relatively small gripe for an otherwise excellent product.
Great app, shame they got out of watch business
The TomTom watch works really well. And together with the app, you can collect data that other apps like Strava or Endomondo would charge for. And since you can link services on the TomTom site, all your activities can be pushed to another app. I wish I could permanently dismiss some notifications in the Latest tab. I wish I could launch the app into the Activities tab. But overall the link between watch and app is superb.
That said, TomTom got out of the watch business last year. So I'll be looking for other solutions once the watch conks out.
That said, TomTom got out of the watch business last year. So I'll be looking for other solutions once the watch conks out.
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Response from developer
Hey there, Thanks for posting this review! We are glad to hear that you like the app and it's features. Glad to hear that you are making the most of it. We are indeed no longer manufacturing the watches themselves but are absolutely still here to provide support and help our users! - Cameron at TomTom
Pais
This is my 2nd Tom Tom watch ,my first was a multi sport, and I liked its ease of use so I upgraded when it was time for a new one. I really like the versatility of the Adventurer. Not only do I use it for swim, bike, and run, but it’s features for hiking are amazing. The ability to find your way back to the start point in the woods has been very useful. Finding a satellite in densely covered woods has been great.
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Update software
They need to update the software, as any normal person I update my apps often, I updated my app and little did I know that it won’t fix anything but make the app worthless since it won’t connect with my watch. I contacted customer support but they told me surely the update will come soon but a months later not even a small update has been pushed. Normally I would give this app a 5 stars but the whole update just killed my vibe about the app since the main purpose was using with my watch but now I can’t even do that. I might be a little over exaggerated but the app helps a lot with the watch.
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Response from developer
Hi there, Thanks for updating this review! - Cameron at TomTom
