Apps

[Gonejogging]

What apps are you guys using to record your runs? I use samsung health, and maap my run but they show different figures for the same run! Just not sure how accurate they are

[damienair Graduate]

I use a Garmin GPS Running watch. It is a Forerunner 15 which I bought on eBay for under £20. I upload the data after my runs onto Garmin Connect and Strava.

It means I can go running without having to carry a phone and it’s accurate.

Damien

[Time_to_run Graduate]

I use a mixture, I wear a FitBit Versa to track heart rate etc, but I track my runs via Starva, the Strava & the FitBit app sync together too.

[Millsie-J Graduate]

Mapmyrun uses gps to record the route, not sure how your Samsung health tracks. I have always found MMR to be accurate but it will depend on how well your phone picks up the gps signel.

[Gonejogging in reply to Millsie-J]

MMR shows no gaps when you look at the mapped route after, but then it might just be clever and join up the dots so to speak

[Millsie-J Graduate in reply to Gonejogging]

More of a problem if the signel fails at the start of the run. Enjoy!

[janisrunner Graduate]

I have used both of these apps alongside each other and have found them to be very similar with the stats except calories burned. MMR is more accurate than S Health for calories.

The only issue I have had with Map My Run is that my phone can't be in power saver and if I don't turn this off, then the app doesn't work correctly. When I open MMR it does warn me to turn power saver off but I have found that if I don't leave MMR and go back into it after turning power saver off, then the app doesn't register that it is turned off and my route shows straight lines on the route map rather than following the route correctly. Might this be the issue you are experiencing?