22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
This is totally worth it!,
September 19, 2011 Justin Bell (Camarillo, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Scosche IPTM myTREK - Wireless Pulse Monitor (Electronics)
I have been getting back into running for a while now and using the app Nike+ GPS. I got the Scosche myTREK because I liked the idea of getting more info than Nike+ GPS provides like my heart rate and calories burned. I must say this product is amazing. Scosche does a great job of providing everything you need in the box and then some, including 3 different size straps. The unit is small and you can barely feel it. The set up is very easy and the app is very easy to use. I found I was actually burning way more calories on my runs than Nike+ GPS was estimating. I highly recommend this great product!
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Love the device--but the accompanying app sucks,
January 3, 2012 cardiacrehabber - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scosche IPTM myTREK - Wireless Pulse Monitor (Electronics)
My needs are fairly simple....I have tried (and liked) several of the Polar and Timex monitors that require chest straps. But this device is slick....especially becuase it links with an iphone app--and I was using the iphone for music on my workouts and/or for gps on outdoor walking, etc.
However, the Scosche Mytrek app is horrible....inconsistent, doesn't work, requires my iphone to be rebooted, etc. But there is an app, Digifit, that recogizes the device and works great. I use it every day. Haven't fully compared every feature of the two apps, but it's kind of a moot point as my needs are pretty basic, and the Digifit works great, and works and plays well with other apps (especially when multitasking). Without the Digitfit app, I probably would rate the device a 1 rather than a 4.
Only downsides are that the device needs to be chaged between uses, and overall the iphone battery life is an issue when using this (and iphone criticism, not a Scosche criticism!)...Read more
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Good product if you don't use the myTREK App,
January 3, 2012 hegaman - See all my reviews
This review is from: Scosche IPTM myTREK - Wireless Pulse Monitor (Electronics)
The hardware is good and measuring heart rate seems accurate; unfortunately, the MyTrek software is horrible.
There is an alternative compatible software, Digifit, mentioned on the Scosche website and mentioned in another review, which is excellent. Even though I had to pay a couple of bucks for Digifit, the combination makes it solid heart rate monitor solution for me.