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iPhone App Review: Runmeter
in Blogcritics/SciTech by Greg Dawson
Running has long gone social with countless running-focused Facebook-esque sites popping up daily. And there are already several running apps on the market. However, none have combined both the social and tracking portions as uniquely and effortlessly as Runmeter by Abvio. In fact, I’m going to make a bold statement and say that I believe Runmeter is the best executed running app on the market, hands down.
RunKeeper Versus Runmeter on the iPhone: A Newbie Runner’s Review
in Xconomy by Wade Roush
Runmetercame out in September 2009 and currently ranks just below RunKeeper in the health and fitness category of the App Store. Abvio also makes separate programs for walking and biking called Walkmeter and Cyclemeter; all of them cost $4.99, with no free versions. (Cyclemeter is currently ahead of both RunKeeper and Runmeter in the App Store rankings.) Given that Abvio’s focus is entirely on its apps, the Runmeter app feels slightly more built-out and feature-rich than the RunKeeper app.
Great powder, fast runs and social networking
in MSNBC by Christopher Elliott
Before he downloaded an iPhone app called Cyclemeter, Donald McNeill had only a vague idea of where he’d skied on any given day. But after he hit the slopes of Killington, Vt., for a few early-season runs earlier this winter, he knew exactly where he’d been — right down to the minute.
Expo: Big changes promised in upcoming Abvio fitness app updates
in Macworld by Philip Michaels
Version 5.0 of Runmeter, Walkmeter, and Cyclemeter, expand the apps’ social networking reach by partnering with dailymile.com, a 200,000-member social network for fitness enthusiasts. Dailymile integration means that Abvio app users can share workouts in real time with the Website and get messages of encouragement from dailymile friends during workouts.
Macworld Expo 2011: Runmeter runs on
in TUAW by Mike Schramm
There are a lot of running apps available on the App Store, but Runmeter is a favorite of ours. It’s incredibly full featured, and at US$4.99, it’s also one of the most generously priced apps of this type. We got to meet up with Abvio CEO Steve Kusmer, a former executive who’s translated his business knowledge and passion for running into a strong fitness app business, to talk about version 5 of Runmeter (already submitted and due out soon) and what’s in store for Runmeter and the other Abvio titles.
Runmeter 5.0 Review
in 148apps.com by Chris Hall
Runmeter is like Rocky to Nike’s Ivan Drago. It won’t oversex you with slick interfaces and pro voice actors, but it’ll certainly track your run with the best of ‘em. For a user like me, the only real difference between Runmeter 5.0 and the Nike GPS app is that Runmeter is slightly simpler to set up and doesn’t have celebrities telling you how good a job you did at the end. If you like to run with your iPhone, don’t hesitate to pick this one up.
Runmeter Update Adds New Voice Options, Import Capabilities, and More
in AppAdvice by Tyler Tschida
RunmeterAbvio’s powerful exercise tracking app for iPhone, has just been updated to v5.0. This latest and rather substantial update adds new voice options, importing capabilities, a customizable stopwatch, and much more.
Runmeter for iPhone Review
in AppleTell by Josh Holat
Runmeter also has some cool features that I think really make it stand out from other running apps. Along with the ability to hear your stats during your run, it also has automatic stop detection to tell when you’ve stopped running and pause your time for you. Furthermore, you’re always able to import or export all sorts of data related to your runs so you can compete with others and take that data where ever you want. And as you’d expect, you can share this data with sites like Twitter, Facebook, and dailymile as well.
Abvio releases major updates to Runmeter, Cyclemeter and Walkmeter
in iLounge by Jesse David Hollington
Abvio has released updates to Runmeter, Cyclemeter and Walkmeter, its trio of iPhone GPS-based fitness apps for tracking exercise performance. The three applications are built from the same foundation, each optimized for running, cycling and walking, respectively. The apps allow users to track their workouts recording such data as time, location, distance, elevation and speed and then view their results on maps and graphs organized by routes and activities with a summary for different time periods.
Review: Cyclemeter from Abvio
in Bike World News by Timothy O’Connor
This $4.99 app is a wonderful addition to any cyclist’s iPhone. The basic functions include ride time and distance as well as current and average speed and a mapping function which includes elevation data. Every ride is recorded on the app’s calendar, and in the calendar view, data can be rolled up to show trends for the week, month, or year. In addition, the Cyclemeter lets the user name routes, and each day’s relative performance on a route is reflected on the calendar.
Review of Runmeter 5.0 for iPhone
in Examiner.com by Laura Buchanan
Runmeter is an economical option to use to accurately track your running mileage and stats without having to buy other fancy and expensive GPS watches and computers. I highly recommend Runmeter for its outstanding and fun features as well as for ease of use and accuracy.
Cyclemeter App Review
in Talking Treads by Kurt Rummel
One of the features that sets Cyclemeter apart, is that you can have it announce your stats via the iPhone speaker or headphones. This really is helpful if you are one, such as myself, that doesn’t want to look down at a computer while navigating through traffic or barreling down a technical trail. While on the subject of announcing, if you email, tweet or post your status on facebook, the app will post your stats every five minutes and even read to you what your family and friends are saying about your ride.
Cyclemeter iPhone App
in Bike Britain by Jonathan Medhurst
Cyclemeter also allows you to view summaries of your rides, either by week/month/year. It’s very interesting to see what the accumulated distance/ascended meters, ride time and calories are. Cyclemeter is ‘Social Media’ friendly, meaning that once you’ve ‘polled’ your ride, you can automatically update Twitter and Facebook feeds with details of your ride (it’s possible to define what information is shared here)… In summary, a functionally superior App, that once purchased comes with free updates. I’ve been thinking how else you could improve Cyclemeter. I don’t think you can. So go and buy it and see for yourselves – and say bikebritain sent you.
Run-Tracking App Knows When You Stop
in Wired by Charlie Sorrel
Abvio’s trio of motion-tracking iPhone fitness apps have been updated with a major new feature: they know when you stop.
This information isn’t used to detect the lazier amongst us, but to give more accurate readings of your times and average speed. The three apps, Cyclemeter, Runmeter and Walkmeter, now use GPS signals to detect when you stop moving. They then ‘roll back your elapsed time to when the stop started,’ adding this chunk of time to a new “stopped time” counter. This means that when you next get stuck at the traffic lights (or stop for a beer), you won’t see your average speed.
Run app updates: News on the Nike+, Runkeeper, and Runmeter fronts
in TUAW by Erica Sadun
Abvio’s Runmeter, another well respected tracking app is my personal go-to app for my bike rides and walks. Although it offers many tuning features, it provides a host of ‘just track me as I go and let me monitor my trips’ features that I find friendlier to use on a day-to-day basis.
The Best iPhone Fitness Apps for Getting Back in Shape
in AOL Tech by Amar Toor
Getting in shape doesn’t have to involve bench presses or marathons. For some people, getting out of the house and taking a stroll can be enough to get the blood flowing and the life expectancy increasing. ‘Walkmeter’ will keep track of how fast and how far you walk, and, with the help of GPS tracking, will even chart your peregrinations on a map. If you’re in need of some extra encouragement along the way, you can share your results with friends on Facebook, Twitter and e-mail.
Verdict: A great way to add some high-impact geekiness to your low-impact workout. ‘Walkmeter’ ($4.99)
Apps to Keep You Fit
in Parade by Emily Listfield
For Bikers: Cyclemeter This app tracks your speed, maps your route, and even graphs changes in elevation. It also has automatic stop detection so stats are measured only when you’re moving.
Data for Goals – Mac Mondays #1
in lovingthebike.com by Myron
I’ve been using Abvio’s Cyclemeter for the past 3 weeks. This is the first time I’ve used any kind of technology on my rides and walks (other than my iPod/iPhone for music) and I can honestly say that it has changed the way that I am engaged in the activities. The configurable announcements have motivated me to try to continually better my previous results and I like how I am notified about my performance in relation to earlier rides.
Abvio’s Runmeter, Walkmeter And Cyclemeter Updated With Auto Stop Detection, Calendar Sharing
in Appadvice by Tyler Tschida
Abvio’s iPhone-centric Runmeter, Walkmeter and Cyclemeter have been updated with two very useful and often-requested features: automatic stop detection and calendar sharing. It’s just another healthy step in the right direction for outdoor exercise enthusiasts.
Connecting DailyMile with Cyclemeter
in Scripting News by Dave Winer
When I go for a ride, when I reach the starting point, I get out my iPhone and reset Cyclemeter. When I stop to rest, I hit the Stop button. When I resume the ride I hit continue. When I’m done, I hit Done. At that point it sends me an email with a link to Google Maps that opens a KML file it generates that contains all the info about my ride.
Running With My iPhone And Runmeter
in Cyclist2Runner
Why do I like Runmeter? All of the above-mentioned programs track your time, distance and pace, do GPS map-tracking, allow music to be played simultaneously, can announce various details during the run (e.g. pace, mileage, time) and provide detailed post-run data and/or graphs. Of course, both RunKeeper and MapMyRun steer you to sign-up for their premium services, which have subscription fees. The attractive feature of Runmeter is that all the data is self-contained on the iPhone.
Cyclemeter iPhone App. Review
in Bike2Blog by Michael Alan Bielat
I am an iPhone owner and you better believe I did a search for anything and everything that dealt with mountain biking. I found a couple iPhone apps and gave some of them a shot. The one that was my absolute favorite was Cyclemeter. The app is also modestly priced at $4.99 in iTunes and is worth every penny.
The Best iPhone Running Application
in Blog Engage
Now as all you know I’m a huge tech geek so the first thing I started doing when I first started running was testing iphone apps that allow you to track your over all running performance. Without doubt the best app I used and still use to this day is named Runmeter.
Cycling Applications
in Appolicious by Londoncyclist
Cyclemeter GPS Cycling Computer for Road & Mountain Biking have yet to find a better iPhone app for tracking my cycling. I love that everything happens within the app and there is no need to faf around with rubbish GPS websites.
iPlaid? 11 Apps For the Aspiring Hipster
in Flowtown by Dan Martell
The transportation of choice for most hipsters is the fixie. Before the days of iPhones, a fitness-conscious hipster would have had to cramp his style with a very uncool bike computer stuck to his handlebars to track distance. Cyclemeter is the solution – an app that uses the iPhone’s motion-sensing and GPS capabilities track your speed, distance, elevation and more. Best of all, you can easily share all of this data on Facebook and Twitter, using Google maps to show all of your friends how you took the alternate route through the art district this morning.
There’s an App. For That
in The Grass is not Always Greener
Cyclemeter is the best GPS bike computer I could ask for.
iPhone App. Reviewer: Cyclemeter
in The Rose Garden
Cyclemeter has a mid-range price: $4.99. It’s sophisticated enough that you’d hardly expect it to be a two-buck app, and in fact if it weren’t for the skewed pricing expectations of the app store, I’d call it under-priced. Although I plan to use it with the handlebar mount, you can get the stat-tracking functionality with it just sitting in a pocket or bag. So for anyone who happens to have an iPhone and who happens to do any significant biking at all, I’d say what the heck, give it a try!
Apps That Will Have You Breaking a Sweat, Not the Bank
in Savings.com
This next one gets the tech geek in me all super giddy. The Walkmeter 4.0 combines GPS and stopwatch technology and helps you track location, time, and distance of both your walks and runs. It even keeps track of previously used routes utilizing Google Maps and suggests new courses to help you improve upon old walking and jogging times. The cost is just $4.99. Other cool features include a stop meter (Automatic Stop Detection) that calculates when you’ve stopped moving and Calendar sharing for synchronization with your iPhone Calendar.”
Runmeter and Cyclemeter for iPhone Review
in Macworld by Matthew Honan
also in Businessweek as Runmeter and Cyclemeter for iPhone
At one point in the very near past, if you wanted to track your speed and distance over a bike ride or run, calculate your calories burned, listen to music, share exercise data with friends, and view your route afterward, you’d need a cyclometer, a calculator, an iPod, an e-mail program, and, of course, a map. Today, however, all of these functions have been rolled into one device, the iPhone, thanks to great fitness tracking applications like Runmeter and Cyclemeter from Abvio.
Abvio Runmeter: The new King of iPhone fitness apps?
in PhoneDog by Noah Kravitz
For months now, RunKeeper Pro for iPhone has been my favorite running app. That all changed when I went to MacWorld this past January and met the folks from Abvio. Abvio’s Runmeter 2.0 is a seriously great GPS-based fitness app for iPhone.
iPhone Cycling Applications
by Condor Cycles
We really liked the ability of this app to export your rides in GPX, KML or spreadsheets which will allow you to view it on Google maps on your home PC or MAC and share it.
10 iPhone Apps for Runners
in Boston Apps Magazine
Runmeter is iPhone-centric. No Web site logins, no uploads, no ads. Your iPhone has all the data you want, right when you want it.
Mobile App Review – Runmeter by Abvio
in Fit Milwaukee
Do you want to go for a run, track your stats (distance, pace, elevation, etc) and have your twitter feed read to you aloud? Then Runmeter is the app for you. Similar to the previously-reviewed RunKeeper, Runmeter provides much of the same information to the user at half the cost.
iPhone App of the Month – Runmeter 2.0
in Tundra Transition Zone
Runmeter GPS Stopwatch is a iPhone application that is entirely iPhone-centric which means that all functions use the iPhone built-in functions. There are no required website logins or monthly subscriptions and it is entirely ad free.
iPhone App of the Month
in Runner Triathlete News
Runmeter GPS Stopwatch is a iPhone application that is entirely iPhone-centric which means that all functions uses the iPhone built-in functions, so there are no required website logins or monthly subscriptions, and it is completely ad-free.
Best of Macworld: Abvio Runmeter, Cyclemeter, Walkmeter
by Beatweek (formerly iProng)
Are you a fitness enthusiast? If you enjoy running, cycling, or going for a walk, try out Abvio’s new line of fitness apps — Runmeter, Cyclemeter, and Walkmeter. These exercise apps use the iPhone’s GPS to track and visualize exercise activities as well as help improve athletic performance and health. Each of these apps are similar to one another except for the fact that they come pre-customized to suit the needs of its user — the walker, runner, or cyclist.
Healthy App: Runmeter
in FitSugar.com
Harness the power of the GPS on your iPhone 3G/3GS to map your run while you’re on the go with Runmeter. This app keeps all your data on your phone — no need to log onto a website or sync with another gadget. Runmeter tracks your distance, speed, time, elevation, and many other stats, and gives you audio updates of these stats while you’re running.
Fitness Fix: Cyclemeter
by Zoie Clift in Arkansas Travel Tools
If you’re a cyclist, you’ve probably found that Arkansas has some pretty cool rides out there…..To help with my training, I’ve been using the Cyclemeter 2.0, an app recently launched for the iPhone 3G/3GS. The app continually records ride time, location, distance, elevation and pace and allows riders to see results on maps, graphs and a calendar organized by routes and activities.
Runmeter GPS Running Stopwatch/Sports Watch
by Ryan Johnson in Slapapp.com
If you’re an avid runner then you need to checkout Runmeter GPS. …Runmeter GPS helps you meet and exceed your running goals with its plethora of built in features. Each time you perform a run it automatically catalogues your results in a calendar which you can view in the app or export. It plots out your route, which you can view and share via Google Maps, it creates a graph that shows the elevation changes during your run, and conveniently organizes each of your runs by routes and activities. You can even set the app to automatically post Twitter updates during your runs so you can keep your friends and running buddies up-to-date on your latest results.
Overcoming Adolescent Anxiety: Running
in Fit Milwaukee
…Besides you can be the COOL kid embracing your nerdiness to use technology to improve your running – check out the Couch to 5k or Runmeter iPhone app.
Motivate Your Run or Bike Ride with this NEW App
in BoomerFitU.com
With Runmeter 2.0 you can get the features of GPS to map your run, walk or bike ride. The Runmeter does not require web site logins, nothing to upload and no ads. Your iphone can give you all your data right when you want it.
You can track all your activity as this handy little gadget records your time, location, distance, elevation, and pace — for runs up to six hours on an iPhone 3G, or nine hours on a iPhone 3GS.
Healthy App: Runmeter | E Get Fit – Fitness,Exercise,Diet Blog
by eGetFit.com
You can harness the power of the GPS on your iPhone 3G/3GS to map your run while you’re on the go with Runmeter. This app keeps all your data on your phone – no need to log onto a website or sync with another gadget. Runmeter tracks your distance, speed, time, elevation, and many other stats, and gives you audio updates of these stats while you’re running.
3 New Cycling iPhone Apps
by London Cyclist
CycleMeter is fantastically easy to use. Say you are cycling home and you want to track your speed and distance. Load the cycling app, hit the start button, lock the screen and away you go. When you reach your destination. Hit the done button and it is automatically added to your calendar.
This works well because battery is not been used by the iPhone trying to load your route map and keeping the screen lit.
Runmeter
by Parth Dhebar in Simple-Reviews
Ever wanted a better way to keep a track of your runs? Well, with an iPhone app there is! Runmeter turns your iPhone into a feature filled GPS stopwatch and gives you feedback and motivation to run faster.
Cyclemeter
by Parth Dhebar in Simple-Reviews
There just isn’t a elegant and easy to use app for tracking your bike trip. Cyclemeter ensures there is. The app transforms your app into a powerful GPS bike computer. In addition, the app will give you motivation to ride faster and go farther. This app is a must have for anyone who loves to bike.
Runmeter GPS: The Ultimate Tool For Runners And Walkers Who Enjoy A Challenge
by Amanda Fox in Smokin Apps
[...] Runmeter GPS app is a wonderful tool to track and analyze your performance data.
iPhone Application: convert your phone into a wireless cyclometer
by MountainBikeAction
Cyclemeter 2.0 adds some great features that cyclists will definitely appreciate: the ability to use the Apple earphone remote to start/stop the app, Google Map sharing (so cyclists can share routes and maps with their team and fellow riders) and lastly, the ability to hear voiced Twitter @replies, which serves as a motivational tool so cyclists can ride faster, longer, burn more calories and do their personal best on every ride.
Runmeter App, Santa, and More
by Mike Buteau, member of the Lance Armstrong Foundation NYC09 Marathon Team
The biggest thing I liked about it was that it is battery friendly and can run when in sleep mode. Those who have an iPhone, know how important those two features can be.
Survey of iPhone bike-computer apps
by Adam Rice on 8stars.org
19 January 2010
This app [Cyclemeter] is impressive in its ambition, focus, and polish, and strikes me as the best of these four apps for a fitness-oriented cyclist by a wide margin. It’s really designed to be completely self-contained, and to let you see your progress over time.
Hands-on With Runmeter
by Sang Tang in TUAW
13 January 2010
Runmeter’s main purpose is to track the distance you run and provides you such niceties like your pace and time. It doesn’t get any simpler than that. However, Runmeter is also equipped with some features that separate it from the crowd. … my favorite feature in Runmeter is its integration with clicker-enabled iPhone earbuds.
Appy New Year! 10 iResolutions for Homies
by Addy Dugdale in FastCompany
It uses Google maps to let you record your routes, distances and speeds, and allows you to use start and stop using your earphone remote, rather than fiddling around with the iPhone itself.
Walkmeter GPS – iPhone App Review
by Jack Latham in AppStoreWeek
3 January 2010
For those of you who are serious about your exercise regimen, be it walking, running, biking, hiking, skating or skiing, this is a wonderful app. I like it and will continue to use it for my daily walks.
Innovative Runmeter 2.0 for iPhone 3G/3GS Powers Your Training!
by AmazingiPhone.com
16 December 2009
Unlike many GPS-based apps, Runmeter 2.0 is easy on the iPhone battery, lasting up to six hours without recharging, and provides all of the tools and data you need to help meet fitness and running goals, whether that goal is to complete your first 5k race or train for a full marathon.
Runmeter Merges Twitter, GPS & Google Maps for Runners
23 December 2009
by James Alan Miller on iPhoneGuide.com
It is also the first app to offer built-in Twitter text-to-speech, so runners can hear Twitter replies during training from their coaches and others and includes the ability to start or stop the application from Apple’s earphone remote.
iPhone Running App from Abvio Debuts
by David Sims on TMCNet
22 December 2009
The app turns your phone into a GPS stopwatch, if you think such a gadget would help you run faster and increase endurance, well, put this on your list for Santa. It has Twitter text-to-speech, so you can get coaching and even more distractions while running.
