New Garmin iPhone app

Garmin Fit app for iPhone and Android has been rolled out, it tracks speed, pace, distance, time and calories with mapping along with heart rate and cadence too if you have the Ant+ accessories.

Garmin is also launching an ANT+ adapter for iPhone, so that owners of heart rate monitors, cadence monitors and the like using the universal Ant+ wireless device protocol can make the best of the new app on their iPhones. There's no word from Garmin on when there will be an Android version.

"Garmin Fit is the ideal solution for users who are new to the fitness tracking landscape and for those looking to stay totally connected," said Dan Bartel, Garmin’s vice president of worldwide sales. "To be able to utilise Garmin’s powerful fitness accessories with the same device that plays music, makes calls and uploads workouts automatically to share and analyse, makes Garmin Fit a must have app."

It looks very similar to Endomondo, and uploads into the existing Garmin Connect online network where users can compare and share the data from rides, runs and other activities over time.

The app costs 69p in the UK and the iPhone Ant+ adaptor £39.99.

Details: garmin.co.uk download iPhone app here and Android here

I think I will give this one a whirl - I think the Garmin app will probably get more users eventually. Still not happy with Endomondo's inacuracies - but I do like the challenges on their site. I assume I can run both at the same time, so that might be the answer.

Kev

I run two - I feel Garmin Connect is more stable and 'a sure thing' than Endomondo, so I upload to there, and save the GPX down to Endomondo for the challenges and group/mutual slagging off on that web- site. Besides its always good to see who is doing what, where, and how much further and faster I need to go to keep up with the hard men

I also take great satisfaction in knowing I am beating Jeff Meyer on his trike in the challenges !