Endomondo or runtastic?

vtmoon
vtmoon Posts: 3,436 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Anyone who has used both and knows which is better for general walking/running ? I'm just trying to get an app that connects my walking/running to MFP, don't care about the extra bells and whistles.

If you have used only one and would recommend it for certain reasons, that might be much appreciated feedback too.

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  • DanaDark
    DanaDark Posts: 2,187 Member
    I'd recommend Runtastic. It underestimated my speed, but go calories close to normal.

    Endomondo overestimated my speed and put my calories roughly 35% higher than normal. Strange thing with Endomondo is it calculates distance and also time... with that it should be able to get an average speed but somehow does it another way.
  • giampi1971
    giampi1971 Posts: 8
    For general walking/running myabe you would like to consider runtastic pedometer that works without gps (and therefore it doesn't have tracking)
  • vtmoon
    vtmoon Posts: 3,436 Member
    I'd recommend Runtastic. It underestimated my speed, but go calories close to normal.

    Endomondo overestimated my speed and put my calories roughly 35% higher than normal. Strange thing with Endomondo is it calculates distance and also time... with that it should be able to get an average speed but somehow does it another way.

    Tested both I seem to be getting mother burn numbers from runtastic vs lower from Endomondo.

    Any other people test both?
  • marcin1982
    marcin1982 Posts: 1 Member
    I have tested runtastic today and checked calories burn with fitbit and they look pretty close.
  • LesleeBeAlive
    LesleeBeAlive Posts: 504
    I use Endomodo and iMapMyFitness <Prefer iMapMyFitness>
  • KrisThomas1964
    KrisThomas1964 Posts: 150
    Runtastic it seems to work for me tried Endomondo but don't seem to work for me...
  • ls_66
    ls_66 Posts: 395 Member
    On one run I tried both with two smart phone ... and wore my Polar F7 hrm and as far as calories count Runtastic was the closest to the HRM
  • BrawlerBella
    BrawlerBella Posts: 400 Member
    I've used both apps. Runtastic gives you Net caloric measure and Endomondo gives you Gross. I have a Zephyr HxM HRM Bluetooth that connects to both apps. Endomondo takes into account your heart rate to calculate calorie burn, Runtastic doesn't.

    On a side note: Runtastic hasn't been working for me at all since the updates to the android app in October. I lose GPS outdoor and when indoor during circuit training it drops signal and doesn't show any calorie burn at all.
  • FrankieTrailBlazer
    FrankieTrailBlazer Posts: 124 Member
    I have been testing runtastic for last week on iPhone 4 with iOS 6.1.3 but gps readings seem highly inaccurate outside. A 6.5 km run done in 81 minutes shows up as 27.55 kilometers...

    I do not see any way to adjust gps thresholds on free or pro version of app in order to toggle gps accuracy.

    I have been using Everytrail and uploading gpx files so far but would be nice if runtastic actually worked.

    Another problem already mentioned is that the heart rate data is not used in the calculation of calorie burn.

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