I've already chosen some apps to reduce the list to 3 apps. My selection is.
- Endomondo
- Strava
I use these apps for running and biking. I confess I'm a long way endomondo user, but I want to re-check the status front to other apps. Moreover, I have a Sony Smartwatch 3 and I would like to take in advance this device.
The comparison is focused on two things, data precision and kind of information that non-premium app offers to the user. I did a test race to evaluate the information that apps collect. The race isn't too long, so the measuring errors should be minimized, but the race is long enough to evaluate the information and to extrapolate to longer race.
Tracking Accuracy
Depend on the profile of the user, this is the most important part because you want to record your record with highest accuracy.To start the testing I started all applications before I started my race. Moreover I warmed up the GPS to get the best accuracy and to not disturb the measure of each application.
| Application | Distance | Avg. Pace | Max. Pace | Avg. Speed | Max. Speed |
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| Endomondo | 4.69 KM | 6:29 min/KM | 4:21 min/KM | 9.25 KM/h | 13.81 KM/h |
| Strava | 4.8 KM | 6:14 min/KM | -- min/KM | -- KM/h | -- KM/h |
Each application shows a little differences of my tracking, but differences are not big. Each application show a resume with different data, I specially focus on Endomondo, because its resume shows all data filled (Distance, Pace and Speed).
Strava is focused on pace and MyTracks is focused on speed. Obviously, I can calculate from pace to speed and vice-versa, but I appreciate that Endomondo fills all. Strava does not offer the max peace, only average. I can get the peace per KM, but I'm interesting on max pace.
Web portal
One thing that I used to do is review my track in the web portal of the application. If you are using MyTracks you have a disadvantage, because MyTracks does not have a web portal to view your track. You can export the track to GPX file and upload to another portal, or export to KML and view with Google Earth, but you have to do.Endomondo and Strava have web portal where you can view your tracks. I'm going to analyse both portal to get some conclusions of the portals.
Mobile applications
Endomondo
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Strava
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