Post by Jem on May 29, 2016 17:12:45 GMT
Hi all - this is a mini review of the navigation/map iPhone app called Komoot (a play on the word commute?)
Anyway - I downloaded it today for a hike I did in the Staffordshire moorlands range of hills called The Roaches (Le roches being French for 'the rocks')
I would much rather use a paper map, but have been dabbling in phone apps for a while and more than the planning, I just like to use them to record and show back various info from a walk or ride.
I have used a few of the cycling apps that do the same thing, but this is for hiking, mountain biking, road biking and gravel path cycling too. The maps are really comprehensive and collate from various sources. So much so that they show very obscure paths and footpaths and other useful information.
The other feature that they obviously think sells it, is the ability to find other peoples 'tours' and use them- I must say this is not high on my list of things I want from an app but none the less it could be useful.
Well, it takes a good 20 mins to get proficient with the planning function, but literally 1 click to record a walk or bike ride. It gives everything other apps give in terms of distance, time, speed and altitude profile. It rather neatly tags the location of the photos you took along the way and allows you to add them to the tour. You can then publicly share, keep private or share with friends with the app and those who walked with you.
The other selling points are it can be used offline when you have no signal and also it syncs across onto your laptop from phone and vice versa. It also will give you turn by turn voice instructions if that is your kind of thing.
I didn't do a proper check on how much battery it used (but it hasn't depleted it completely, but has made a dent in it)- that is one of the issues I had when I have used these things in the past. Not much point relying on a app map when you have no battery left!
I have no link with the makers of the app whatsoever. I would however, think it's worth a look for cyclists and walkers and might be quite a worthwhile piece of kit for those who like to look at routes and plan, or just look back on the stats of a ride/hike.
Here's a few pics from the walk...
Roaches by Sooper 8, on Flickr
Roaches by Sooper 8, on Flickr
Roaches by Sooper 8, on Flickr
Roaches by Sooper 8, on Flickr
Roaches by Sooper 8, on Flickr
Roaches by Sooper 8, on Flickr
Anyway - I downloaded it today for a hike I did in the Staffordshire moorlands range of hills called The Roaches (Le roches being French for 'the rocks')
I would much rather use a paper map, but have been dabbling in phone apps for a while and more than the planning, I just like to use them to record and show back various info from a walk or ride.
I have used a few of the cycling apps that do the same thing, but this is for hiking, mountain biking, road biking and gravel path cycling too. The maps are really comprehensive and collate from various sources. So much so that they show very obscure paths and footpaths and other useful information.
The other feature that they obviously think sells it, is the ability to find other peoples 'tours' and use them- I must say this is not high on my list of things I want from an app but none the less it could be useful.
Well, it takes a good 20 mins to get proficient with the planning function, but literally 1 click to record a walk or bike ride. It gives everything other apps give in terms of distance, time, speed and altitude profile. It rather neatly tags the location of the photos you took along the way and allows you to add them to the tour. You can then publicly share, keep private or share with friends with the app and those who walked with you.
The other selling points are it can be used offline when you have no signal and also it syncs across onto your laptop from phone and vice versa. It also will give you turn by turn voice instructions if that is your kind of thing.
I didn't do a proper check on how much battery it used (but it hasn't depleted it completely, but has made a dent in it)- that is one of the issues I had when I have used these things in the past. Not much point relying on a app map when you have no battery left!
I have no link with the makers of the app whatsoever. I would however, think it's worth a look for cyclists and walkers and might be quite a worthwhile piece of kit for those who like to look at routes and plan, or just look back on the stats of a ride/hike.
Here's a few pics from the walk...
Roaches by Sooper 8, on FlickrRoaches by Sooper 8, on FlickrRoaches by Sooper 8, on FlickrRoaches by Sooper 8, on FlickrRoaches by Sooper 8, on FlickrRoaches by Sooper 8, on Flickr