iTrail App Reviews

I like this app; I just wish it were consistent. I cycle roughly 10 miles every morning. Since Ive used this app I have gotten readings varying from 13 miles all the way to 7!!! For the EXACT SAME ride! :( I have tried it in the lock and unlock position. Im just hoping the developer can iron out the kinks.

I found this app to work very well outdoors whether it was biking or running. The first time out with version 1.0, I noticed another 2 miles were added onto the trip, and that was in the beginning. Reason: I never let the GPS zero in on me outside before I started tracking. After that day I got V. 1.2I set the GPS to sample at 10 times per min, went outside, created a new trail, after the speed and distance stabilized I hit reset, and finally start. After I finished my 28 mile bike ride, itrail was 99.9% accurate. Tried it again last week on a run, and it recorded perfect again. A couple of things I would like to see. A GPS lock indicator would be nice (or accuracy meter) this way I know when I can start my trip with initial perfect accuracy. I would also like to zoom in and out of the google map when Im completed with my trip. An easier export function to the online version of Google My Maps Finally, an app just like MAPS on the iPhone to show your live location on a map, just incase youre lost and need to find which road ahead you need to take. I am also not sure about these revisions apple is posting. I just had a new update for iTrail today (Aug 17th) it was version 1.3, however I dont see any info on V 1.3, and the developer stated that there were going to be many features added with I do not see.

1.2 totally broke this....DOES NOT WORK....maybe this update will fix it, developer has to do better if they want to charge for this.

This apps is worth at least 7.99. I would give it 5 stars because it costs only 2.99 the display (speed) is not accurate once in a while but I expect it would be fixed in a few updates. I went hiking with it. it worked great. However, on the down hill, it stopped collecting data. I dont know why. bug ?. 1 star deduction because of that. here is my wish list: - email data, instead of export to Google Doc - the ability to zoom in/out with Google Map function - can pause/resume - graph in horizontal and scalable (see data better)

I started using iTrail 1.3 and am very impressed. The initial setup was confusing for 20 seconds, but easy once I saw how it works. I set the data interval to every 5 seconds and the recorded data for my 2.2 mile run was very accurate. Exporting the data to Google Docs/Google Maps wasnt as easy as it could have been, but once I did export it correctly, I was blown away! It was nice to see my time, distance, speed, and altitude on the iPhone in an easy to read format, and on my computer too. I can now save all my runs and all my run data on my phone, Google Docs, Google Maps, and Google Earth. I highly recommend this app!

Since I have at many times found software to be quite useful or at least servicable where others did not, I decided to give this app a try. I should have listened to the other commenters here. This app is utterly useless in its present form. Apart from the user interface which is beyond comprehension and visually horrendous, it cant perform any of the functions for which it was designed. It calculated a bike trip of about 8 miles as 3.75 miles and gave my average speed as 211 mph! Apple, please, take this app down and give everyone who purchased it their money back.

I have tested the 2 apps on the same trail in Denver. Here is what I found: Total Distance: iTrail was off by 0.7 Miles, TR by 1.5 Miles. Map feature: iTrail and RK maped the route with about the same accuracy. Features that I find better on iTrail are: 1. You can lock the app so you dont accidentaly turn it off 2. Altitude graphing mode. However chart is small and cannot be exported. RK is working on altitude tracking. 3. Ability to print route in Google map and Earth. However, requires several steps to export. 4. Waypoints Would like to be able to save data on PC like RK feature. Things I like about RunKeeper: 1. Website to track your workouts with map. (However, when printing map, only waypoints print, not route lines) 2. Better, cleaner app (in my opinion) Would like: Possibility to edit workouts on website. Altitude graphing Distance vs. altitude or time. Ability to print map with depicted route. Lock screen feature. Overall both apps have their pros and cons. Both worked fairly well and delivered similar results.

The interface is simple yet concise. The only feature the main screen is missing is a continuous pace measurement of min/mile or min/km. I especially like the feature of changing the frequentcy the gps takes coordinates. A nice feature would be to set each waypoint interval for each activity ie. 15 seconds for biking and 5 seconds for running. Instead if having to change them each activity. Overall highly reccomend and with updates continuing to be frequent it can only get better!

I tested this out in an area where I would be under quite a bit of tree cover, and it worked great. I was running my ipod and the itrail at the same time and it about killed my battery, but after 5 hours it tracked everything perfectly and exported to Google Maps which is cool to see

Fantastic app. A must have for the 3G iPhone. Not as accurate as a dedicated GPS, but well worth the price. Ive been using this for paragliding and would request 2 enhancements: faster data recording - 1 second would be good; and a moving time display.

I like the overall functionality and hoping for continued development and improvements. Not very accurate, speed varies wildly, in fact my speed graph peaks at 113 mph. Other GPS programs on the iPhone must have a better smoothing or filtering algorethm. For example Path Tracker is much more accurate, so the problem is not with the iPhone as others have eluded to. Another problem is the quirky interface. The start/stop buttons do not reflect the current status if you go to the location screen and return to the main screen. Also does not resume correctly after interruption. Looking forward to the next version.

The idea is great, and its an app Ive been waiting for. Unfortunately, its chock full of bugs, fails to track speed while walking (it jumps between 0 and 24 MPH most of the time), and only stores/graphs the first leg of the trip, so if you stop it and restart it (when changing your iTunes track, for example), youll have incomplete data. The UI needs a ton of work, too. I hope to see it improve. It has a lot of potential.

Seems accurate enough to me. I havent double checked elevations but time and distance jive well with the info from my bike computer. I also like the desk top program which is free.

It seemed to give quite erratic data at first, but the lastest version is working quite well for me. I use it to plot out some of my bike rides, and its pretty neat! At the end I get a plot of my speed vs. time, an elevation profile with cumulative elevation gain, and a map of where I went. These can all be viewed right on the iPhone and also uploaded to Google Docs where you can import them into sites like Mapmyride, Routeslip, etc. I would like to see a real-time percect grade while climbing or descending a hill. A more customizable "dashboard" page for current data (like the GPS Kit app) would be nice, too. Only downside is decreased battery life. I doubt it would last for an all-day expedition. Also, using the iPhone for anything else stops the data collection. Still, theyve done a great job with the app and the regular updates. Well worth the price!

I use it when walking, and its measurements of route and distance are correct and consistent (so, doing the same walk twice gives the same readings). Battery life seems reasonable (I have logging set at 30 seconds) - I use about a half-charge for an hours exercise. Maybe those having accuracy issues are using their phone in a place that has good GPS coverage? Where Im using it there is always a clear view of a large part of the sky, and Im simply not having the issues that some others report.

Still a work in progress but the features it has now are quite handy. Nice interface. Quite accurate with a good gps signal. Well worth the money. Looking forward to new updates.

I had Running Gypsy but it did not have the mapping capability that this product has. The problem is that this does not run in the background unlike the Running Gypsy. If you go to iPod for example to change music selection, iTrail will restart and reset all of your running progress. Im putting this app in the back burner, I wish I can get a refund.

The app is really nice. The feature that really seperates it from the others is that it does total altitude. This means if you climb a 300 foot hill 5 times you will have recorded 1500 feet of climb. Very nice. I hope in the next versions I will be able to email my trails directly, or facebook it, as you can in another application. I havent figured out if I can change my wieght from KG to LBS, but I can change my travel from KM to Mi. Thanks for the good app Justin!

Screen locking doesnt appear to work in 3.0

This app worked quite nicely for me. I tested it out driving and on a short hike. Results were accurate. The interface is somewhat clunky, and not very intuitive which prevented me from giving it 5 stars, but those issues can be improved in future updates. Overall, I think the devs did a nice job.