WorkOutDoors

This app is excellent. Coming from Polar then Garmin. Context: I like to run endurance distance on trails. No need to comment on things like customisation, others have done that. Features that I think set this app + Apple Watch Ultra apart from Garmin. - Maps: while not turn-by-turn yet (apparently that is coming) the ability to zoom in and out using the digi crown is excellent, much easier than on a Garmin where you need to use buttons to switch into the zoom menu setting etc… - screen lock: much more flexible than Apple water lock. On an Apple Watch Ultra with WOD app, you can lock the display but still use the Action button to switch between screens. When you get to the map screen you can still use the digi crown to zoom (even when the display is locked). Much more user freely than Garmin in my opinion. No chance of accidentally pausing or stopping your activity. Pause can be done using Action + side button. - off-route alert. On Garmins the tolerance is non-configurable and in my experience using a forerunner 965 it didn’t tell me I had left the route until I was about 100 meters off course - something that’s quite annoying after running 80k. The WOD app allows the user to configure the off route alert tolerance from 10 meters to 200 meters (in increments of 10 meters). It’s very accurate as well. - limited alerts. If you don’t like being buzzed or bleeped by watches every time you run a kilometre your only option on a garmin is to switch off laps which means you don’t collect lap data (as far as I can tell). With WOD you can still collect lap data but just switch off the alerts, helpful on long runs when the only alerts you might want are the ones that tell you you’ve gone the wrong way. Minimises confusion and excess “noise”. Limits the chance of ignoring an important alert. - WoD + AWU gives me what I need without overwhelming me with less useful info and features. Finally, in terms of app support, the developer is beyond helpful. He responded to many questions from me, while I was testing the app, even in the evening and on weekends. Not to say that this is normal practice - I’ve no idea - but there is very little waiting around for help.

I have used this for a little under two years for tracking football and walks and it’s been great. However, over the last couple months I’ve had the app pause or crash during the game, only recording a short time in the game. The screen is locked and all setting remains unchanged. I’ve tried to work out why this is happening I.e. user error, but there’s nothing obvious. Really frustrating. If it continues then I’ll have to use my Garmin fenix as this has never been an issue with it.

Extremely well thought through Apple Watch app. A little intimidating at first with all the customisation, but great to be able to figure it all out on the bigger screen of the phone and have the changes reflect on the watch. It’s also very rare for a watch app to give so much access to settings on the watch itself, so even though it’s easier to configure via the phone, it’s also very convenient to have the option to tweak the settings on the go. I wish more developers would take this sort of approach to watch apps. Running on an Ultra 2 this is a fantastic hiking companion.

I have been wanting an app that will trace my running steps and show my return route, with other useful metrics since forever. This app provides this feature seamlessly. As well as customisable screens and detailed post workout analysis. It is so good I have no idea why the features aren’t native. Bravo to the developer.

Love this app. It turns the Apple Watch into the sports watch it should be. Simple. Amazing metrics, easy to use, great customer service. Couple this with RunGo for voice directions and wow.

Much more detail into your workouts and how you’re performing. Ability to upload GPX files is great

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Shocked. Wasted an hour already trying a basic download. Rebooted both devices, watch (watch ultra) and phone (11 pro) multiple times. Still hung on 0% transfer of a tiny 1 square mile map. All settings then repeatedly lost and now phone failing to send even that…saying yes please reboot both devices! Dread to think how messed up gps and distance would be. No trust in it already. Imagine using this for a marathon. Awful. After 1 hour I’d expect a refund - its all b*ll*x

I tested a number of different apps to see if they could be successfully used to run with power. WorkOutDoors can display wrist-based power (or power from a Stryd footpod), and supports interval workouts with power targets. And the interface is well-designed and easy to use. A well-deserved 5 stars 👍🏻

I’ve been confused in the beginning but with little help from the developers I managed to configure the app as I wanted. Now I’m more than happy to use the app while I’m out kayaking. Thanks