RunGo - The Best Routes to Run Reviews

Great idea, it will get better

starlitemjd

I’ve been a RunGo user for sometime. It has flaws, but overall I’m usually pretty happy. I dislike that it tells me to turn on S Pine instead of South Pine. I also dislike how precise you need to be in your map making. Sometimes on a corner it will mark a left then turn you around. If you don’t follow that slight left you’ll be “off route” and the watch has a hard time catching up. Most of the times I’m trying a new route in a familiar area, but if not I try really hard to study street names for this reason. Overall I am happy with the app and it features like seeing the map while on the run, but it has flaws which I’m sure will evaporate over time.

App keeps dying on runs

SWP110

Almost as soon as I put phone in my pocket.

Not really free

rhodeson

I got the app to help navigate me on a long run in an unfamiliar city. First of all, it got confused about my location and started giving me wrong directions, so that didn't help. Second, when I finished, I couldn't even view all of my splits without paying for a subscription! Just stick with Strava...

Turn-by-turn: Far from perfect

djeverson21

I appreciate that this app allows me to map out new routes on my phone, unlike Runkeeper. The turn-by-turn directions for those routes, however, are far from perfect. I often end up “off route” even when I have been trying follow the app’s audio prompts. Then I have to pause, unlock my phone, and look at the map to see how to get back to the route. At some point, the app will start saying, “Off route. Rejoining route in ___ miles.” But the number of miles is way off, rendering the audio alert useless. Another problem is a lack of precision — or perhaps it is over-precision — in the turn-by-turn directions. For example, if I need to turn right, the app will often tell me to turn left, and then a few seconds later, it will tell me to turn around. I end up going the correct way, I suppose, but it is confusing for me and for others around me.

Amazing app

Cale Potts

Turn by turn navigation. I don’t even need my iPhone, just my Apple Watch and AirPods. This app is well-ahead of other Apple Watch apps. I love how you can spin the wheel to pause and resume your run. This is my favorite app on the Apple Watch.

Voice navigation needs work

The101stMonkey

This app is great for finding routes nearby or for making my own routes. Turn by turn voice navigation is a great option, but this feature works inconsistently. Bad weather or cloudy days seem to confuse this app. RunGo once directed me to turn around three times for no reason, adding a mile to an already long run. As another user alluded, this app won’t recalculate if you are off route or tell you how to get back on the route; it’ll just tell you every 30 seconds that you are off route. This is really frustrating! RunGo, you are on the right track. Fix your voice navigation and teach this app to recalculate and you will have a truly solid app.

Not compatible with new Apple Watch

SSRolo

I love the concept of this app. My friend told me that she loved it. I even created my first route. I was looking forward to using it with my watch; however, I cannot even find the icon to download it onto my watch. I tried to send it to my watch from my phone. Apparently, it cannot share with my watch because I need WatchOS 3.1.1. My watch is brand new.

It’s awesome but could be better still!

Covenantgrrl

Love the ability to create running routes on the go. I love that I’m not carrying a piece of paper anymore on my runs telling me when and where to turn. Room for improvement: 1) if it re-routed like a gps if you deviate from the original route, 2) if it saves to my logbook automatically, 3) if it provided splits to the Apple Workout app, and 4) if it allowed for quick and easy access to the music screen for quick changes- like a swipe right or something similar to the Apple Watch Workout app. These are all as it relates to the Apple Watch.

Great, with one MINOR issue

z11comm

After a few runs, I bought the lifetime license and don’t regret it at all. I travel a great deal for my business and this little app makes exploring more fun. The only issue I have is that it often calls out a distance that is .25 miles shorter than I am actually in the run. So the audio cue need a tweak. Kudos to the developers for giving us a great option for tracking our runs and exploring.

Experiencing inconsistency

Arlus9

I have experienced problems with the tracking of distance and time fluctuations on short and long runs. Short being 2 miles and 12 for long. Often it repeats the distance and changes the per minute time and other times it skips the 1/4 mile announcement. Aside from it I like the app.

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