Share your experience with the Suunto app here!

Dimitrios Kanellopoulos

theboogieman

@dimitrios-kanellopoulos Sorry. English is not my main language I asked if there is a list of know issues or known bugs.

Brad_Olwin

@dimitrios-kanellopoulos wish I would have known that long ago…I will try to change my Movescount email.

Dimitrios Kanellopoulos

@brad_olwin no worries. No need to do anything.

@matt_from_suunto

First impressions are very good.
Like:
The clean interface
The speed of the application
The summary data
The ability to see ranking per route or similar distance.

Would like to see improved:
The ranking per similar distance should be per pace not absolute distance. Because we are comparing uneven distances up to ±1Km it is not very useful as it is.
The ability to set activity type (interval, tempo, etc)
The ability to mark an activity as a race (maybe the same as above)
The ability to set default privacy levels
Also view splits per interval

Alberto Yoldi

I will do a better review, but for the moment I would like to highlight and thank Suunto devs. how good is the synchronization between the new app and the watch compared to the old MC. Fast and reliable, very well done!

NicolasP

Hi Guys,
First feedback today.
I should have a Spartan in a couple of weeks so for now my experience is only based on recording moves with the Suunto app…while using my reliable Suunto Quest with foot pod as backup syncing with MC.
At some point I will have duplicates but will manage this when Suunto app and MC will speak together.
Back to the Suunto app I have to say that even in beta it’s a huge improvement from MC app.
Lots of settings and data available at glance.
The interface is clean and the app easy to use.
I did 2 runs with the app. whose one of 17km and I did appreciate the at glance screen while the phone is locked. The data displayed are big so easy to read even while running.
In the front screen: As a runner I like the fact that we can set a goal in km but for some a goal in time or intensity could be interesting as well.
Below the circle of achieved goal the band with the sunset/sunrise and the work out summary is not easy to swipe. And Suunto could add other metrics/data as why not the weather of the current location or a shortcut to the last move. Just ideas not requirement.

Accessing the summary screen from the front screen is easy and convenient with a tap on the middle of the goal circle. But when on the summary screen we have to use the back button to get back to the main screen.
A swipe would be in my opinion more user friendly.
In terms of moves analysis I am impressed. It’s not the level of MC website yet but when I started running in 2015 alongside my Suunto Quest I sometimes used Runtastic. The Suunto app is far better. And I even prefer it to Strava which is for me only a way to share with friends using different platforms (apps, Garmin, Polar…)
I will be soon using a Spartan but with this app I think that Suunto can target a wider audience and target people who don’t necessarily want or have the needs of a gps watch.
I cannot test as I don’t have a Bluetooth HR belt but would be nice to be able pair one with the app.
And for those who are in the fitness and run occasionally and (will) own a Suunto 3 Fitness being able to use the gps of their phone for recording a run would be a plus.

Cheers,
Nicolas

JP386

I installed the app this morning on an Android Motorola Motor. I could tell the app drained my battery at a noticeable rate. I ended up disconnecting the watch from my phone right before my run.

The watch worked well during a 4mi run. I connected the watch to the phone via Bluetooth and the app synced with the watch with no issue. I will need to keep the watch disconnected from the phone during the day until I’m ready to sync.

Also, the app seems to run in the background even if I forcestop the app.

Dimitrios Kanellopoulos

@jp386 That does not happen. Force stop kills the app.
But the app when not force stopped has a service running.

For the battery issue take a look here perhaps you can post your stats here.

https://forum.suunto.com/topic/286/suunto-app-drains-battery/7

Janne Leppamaki

I started to use Suunto App yesterday, so not so much experience yet but something.

Suunto app seems to be very stable, no crashing at all. Movescount crasher more often than this. Notifications works well but missing notification control means that I’m getting all possible notification to my Spartan all the time, so this is a little bit annoying. Exercise sync works perfectly. Right after exercise is over it sync it automatically to app. Big improvement compared to Movescount.

But, Suunto app is basically Sports Tracker app with just sync and notification functionlity. Look and feel is totally same. Nothing wrong with that but I was expecting that daily activity and sleep monitoring information would be added here. Of course this is beta and more functionalities are coming.

Alberto Yoldi

Here is my opinion, finally.

What I most like on the app:

Synchronization with the watch: fast and reliable.
Look and feel: in general looks good and its clear.
Amount of information: lot of information and metrics, comparison with previous attemps on the same route, etc.
Being able to see on the map the metrics associated (how fast I was at certain point and so on).

What I miss/dont like that much, most important first (Android version):

Strava Sync.
No intervals information.
Not being able to select which kind of notifications I want to have on the watch.
The charts start at point 0 what makes them irrelevant (I live on a place at 450m) as you see an almost flat line.
No info about sleeping.
Default sharing is “private” and this cannot be changed.
The chart about the pace, in my opinion, should be with the Y-axis changed, the fastest the higher. But thats personal.
No live tracking.
The summary tab on the diary section could have a cleaner design.

Hope it helps!

Luís Pinto

@alberto-yoldi That’s why is beta.

Dimitrios Kanellopoulos

@janne-leppamaki Thanks for the feedback!

JP386

I have logged about 6 workouts with the app synced to the watch thus far. My activities have been running, biking, Xfit, and skateboarding. I am pleased with how it works. I just wished the app would not run constantly in my phone background - drains the battery fairly quickly.

I have a question, off topic, regarding the watch capabilities. I often do Xfit workouts that incorporate running. Is it possible to track a workout, where the running (distance/speed/HR/Cal) is tracked only during the running portion? And the calisthenic/stationary part of the work out is tracked for HR/Cal burned? I would like to see what my speed/ distance is without the stationary part of the exercise affecting the stats.

Dimitrios Kanellopoulos

@jp386 Hi,

The app does not run on the background but the BLE service. Are you sure it costs battery? Can you post your battery stats here ?

JP386

@dimitrios-kanellopoulos
I see a notification in a phone that is telling me the app is constantly on:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/y7LNmbgiRZ2L3hcI2

But, it appears it is not draining battery, per the stats…I notice the battery drains faster since app was installed;
https://photos.app.goo.gl/fbuoYW9iBxOYMTK33

Dimitrios Kanellopoulos

@jp386 take a look in this conversation here:

https://forum.suunto.com/topic/334/resolved-persistent-notification-see-connection-service

and lets track it there ?

dange156

Used the app for a few days now, I think it’s better than movescount in that you can see your steps, calories, sleep on the app which you couldnt on MC. syncing is quick and havent experienced any bugs yet.
what I want (which I’m many people have suggested) is to see more detail on everything. I want to see more analysis on steps, calories, hr, sleep from the daily activity aspect including a graph for a day, week and month.
cant see laps from a workout on the app. I also did a treadmill run and I cant see my speed in the app even though it was recorded from the treadmill.
I would like to see more customization as well, such as edit the goal on the home screen, steps, calories, number of workouts, workout hrs (as it is now). a dark version of the app would be nice.
Planning moves would be good as well as pre-setting intervals, i.e. warmup 5 min, 2 min high, 1 min low x6, cool down 5 min. A more advanced workout/interval creator would be good to but not a deal breaker.
Some of this I’d be happy to see on a web interface but if its on the app it needs to be on the web too. I might have some more suggestions I use it more.
Thanks

borgelkranz

I really like the comparison between two activities. Still, I feel that the search lacks functionality. It should be possible to search something like “285 W” regardless of where this string occurs in the description. Also wildcards or regular expressions would be great! At the movement this does not seem to work.

byron2495

First impression was good, but when I got into the detail I was/am disappointed.

About me: I’m 78 years old, had bypass, had a severe stroke, and I work out regularly to recover my mobility etc. - without blowing my dodgy(ish) heart. Although I do care about tracking my walks, these are usually when on holiday in Spain or Finland. I am interested in my past moves - because I can see progress (or lack of it).

This new app seems to be focused on the young. I am pleased for them. really. If only these things were available for me in the 1960’s . . .

But this app and all it does is absolutely NOT for me. That’s OK. I just delete it from my phone and return gratefully to the movescount were I can see my 400+ moves already made.

You need to know - there are very many who workout strongly and regularly but who never leave the gym. This new app pretty much ignores them.

Specifically:
The graph showing heart rate is not customised to my own heart settings. (max 141; rest 60)

And laps are good - to isolate the time/effort for each machine /activity in the gym.

byron2495