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emmab0902
emmab0902 Posts: 2,338 Member
edited February 6 in Social Groups
Hi everyone

I am wanting to start using a running app but hear they vary in accuracy for tracking distance

Keen to hear which you have found the most and least accurate and for the less accurate ones do they tend to over or underestimate distance?

Thanks

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  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    I use Endomondo. Most accurate on streets in the winter. Least accurate on trails in the summer. Great for programming intervals. Especially time intervals. I have a number of routes that I know the distances for...and I can always add an extra mile around my neighborhood if needed.

    Accuracy has more to do with your phones ability to receive a GPS than in the accuracy of a specific app.
  • joedfro
    joedfro Posts: 270
    RunDouble is a very good app...i ran a GPS watch also while running in a track and typically over short distances (2-3) miles.. the gps on my phone was over about 1/10 of a mile....


    for the program though, i think the time you run is more important than the distance you cover.

    Good Luck!!
  • Just_Ceci
    Just_Ceci Posts: 5,926 Member
    I use RunDouble and really like it. I also like MapMyRide. You can change the settings to show run, walk, bicycle, etc.)
  • BeachGurl815
    BeachGurl815 Posts: 295 Member
    I love Runtastic. Its accurate in calculating distance (GPS signal is great by me) and even very close in calorie calculation to my HRM.
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