Which mileage app do you use
hmhill17
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This morning I had three apps going at once, Nike, MapMyRun, and RunKeeper. I got 3 different run times, 3 calorie counts, and 3 different distances. I know Nike pauses automagically if I stop, haven’t checked the other 2.
Which apps have you tried and which seems to be the most accurate?
Which apps have you tried and which seems to be the most accurate?
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Strava0
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Garmin.0
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Garmin.0
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Garmin0
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I use Map My Run to map my runs (ha ha) and my Garmin Forerunner to track my actual runs and monitor my miles.
BTW, how far off are your three systems in the miles run?2 -
Do you have all the apps set up the same with your ht wt stats etc?0
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garmin0
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If you want an app that you'll be using while you work out, Strava. If you want a device, Garmin.0
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All of them have the same height and weight numbers. All started within a span of 3 seconds. Mileage is within a 10th of a mile. Times are 40 seconds different. Calorie counts differ by about 30 and I always use a lower number than the apps give me. It's mostly just academic/curiosity/OCD at this point.0
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i personally don't think it matters -just pick one and stick with it - every device has some error rate - so its more about the consistency2
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All of them have the same height and weight numbers. All started within a span of 3 seconds. Mileage is within a 10th of a mile. Times are 40 seconds different. Calorie counts differ by about 30 and I always use a lower number than the apps give me. It's mostly just academic/curiosity/OCD at this point.
Can't imagine why time would be so far off, unless one program stops when you are not moving. My Garmin reports this separately, total time/moving time. Mileage is probably just inaccuracies in the device, which is why I get a different distance for the same route. Calories are pretty much guesswork from any device or program. The mileage and calorie differences are pretty minor.1 -
Garmin.0
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I have a garmin 735xt that then automatically uploads to strava. Appears to be pretty much on point with what I've plotted out on mapmyrun create before I start0
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App = Strava
Device = Garmin Edge for cycling.0 -
My Garmin bike computer0
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I use runkeeper because of the audio prompts and the live tracking is considerably more reliable than the LiveTrack on my expensive Garmin.
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Can't imagine why time would be so far off, unless one program stops when you are not moving. My Garmin reports this separately, total time/moving time. Mileage is probably just inaccuracies in the device, which is why I get a different distance for the same route. Calories are pretty much guesswork from any device or program. The mileage and calorie differences are pretty minor.
I did discover the other two apps do have an automatic pause function so I turned that on. I had to stop and retie a lose shoe and pace at 4 intersections, so that might have impacted time.
Like I said, just my personal OCD.0 -
Garmin which is linked to Strava0
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For a phone app (if I didn't have a Garmin), I would go with Strava (but mostly because segment alerts would be nice and it's the app I mostly check for data afterward). Apps usually give you some choice of whether to auto-pause int he settings (or will report all of elapsed time, activity time, moving time).
Like the majority of those above, I use my Garmin, and Strava, ridewithgps, etc auto-pull the data from the Garmin server as soon as my phone sends the info over from my watch.
My personal preference for Strava (and probably most who use it) is based on the social/group aspects (rather than increased accuracy or anything like that).0 -
All of them have the same height and weight numbers. All started within a span of 3 seconds. Mileage is within a 10th of a mile. Times are 40 seconds different. Calorie counts differ by about 30 and I always use a lower number than the apps give me. It's mostly just academic/curiosity/OCD at this point.
I would say that is definitely from differences in the auto-pause settings. Some apps also default to displaying "Moving Time". If memory serves, for my Garmin watch, you actually specify a threshold speed at which it will assume you are stopped and auto-pause if enabled. 1 app may not auto-pause, and another may trigger quicker than the other one that auto-pauses.0
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