Android mapping app??

rob39
rob39 Posts: 479
edited November 2012 in MTB general
Hi all
Anyone know any good apps for an android phone for recording rides, elevation etc

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  • craigw99
    craigw99 Posts: 224
    strava
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  • robertsims
    robertsims Posts: 141
    strava gets my vote too. even if not bothered about races it keeps good track of your rides. i just turn it on. phone in saddle bag and off i go.
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  • bigmitch41
    bigmitch41 Posts: 685
    RunKeeper's pretty good (MTB, Walking, Running, Cycling) been using for a couple of months now, will check out Strava though.
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  • steve6690
    steve6690 Posts: 190
    Endomondo. I've downloaded Strava and I don't find it as useful.
  • craigw99
    craigw99 Posts: 224
    i just like beating my pb on courses
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  • jurisusackis
    jurisusackis Posts: 1
    Tracday will do the job. Simple and fast. Like the website as well, all tracked data synchronizing very good, gps works precisely.
  • handful
    handful Posts: 920
    My favourite after trying quite a few including Endomondo is Sportypal. :)
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  • paulneenan76
    paulneenan76 Posts: 777
    Anything I've used has killed my iPhone battery quickly, however, started using Strava app the last two rides and it made hardly a dent in battery life. Very impressed and it was bloody good too.
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  • kirby700
    kirby700 Posts: 458
    +1 Strava, used endomondo but found it would sometimes drop its gps mid ride then pick it up 2 miles down the path, very frustrating. NEVER had this on strava.
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  • bennett_346
    bennett_346 Posts: 5,029
    I've had issues with endomondo draining the battery from full to naught in just a 5 hour ride. Useless when you regularly ride 10 hour days.

    Is strava better in this respect?
  • larkim
    larkim Posts: 2,485
    GPS / Battery use will be more or less the same for every app, unless the app chooses to use less frequent polling of the GPS receiver for its data (which inherently means it loses some accuracy).

    I like Sportstracker for Android; used to use it on a Nokia phone, ported across to Android and does the job free, ad free and well. Strava does have some nice features if you are competitive though ;-)

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  • herb71
    herb71 Posts: 253
    I have used Strava and Mapmyride on my Android phone. Strava is far superior. I had some issues with the MMR app locking my phone and losing data. It also caned the battery. Strava is much better. I can ride for 3 hours and still have 50% battery life left. The app has so far proved stable.

    I would not get 10 hours out of the battery though. Might make 5 or 6 which is fine for most of my rides. Perhaps you can get one of those battery boosters to extend battery life, you know the ones where you plug an AA battery into your phone?
  • bennett_346
    bennett_346 Posts: 5,029
    Herb71 wrote:
    I have used Strava and Mapmyride on my Android phone. Strava is far superior. I had some issues with the MMR app locking my phone and losing data. It also caned the battery. Strava is much better. I can ride for 3 hours and still have 50% battery life left. The app has so far proved stable.

    I would not get 10 hours out of the battery though. Might make 5 or 6 which is fine for most of my rides. Perhaps you can get one of those battery boosters to extend battery life, you know the ones where you plug an AA battery into your phone?
    That's an idea.
  • felix.london
    felix.london Posts: 4,067
    I have both Strava and Endomondo running when I'm out but I turn the data/3G off cos that's what really kills your battery.
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  • lochussie
    lochussie Posts: 276
    I reckon with my new Galaxy S2 and all the gubbins turned off (except GPS), I might be able to get 10hrs with Strava.

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