Intermittent tracking/pausing ruining a good app! – WoofTrax: Dog walk for charity Review

I generally don’t write reviews on apps. I also code. I know how hard it is to get things right. I’m making an exception here. This is an app that could be a help to needy charities. That is if it worked the way that it was meant to work. It doesn’t. I’ve used the app for approximately 4 months. At first it worked as it should. Then it began pausing the walks which, in turn, caused me to lose steps or complete walks. I did some basic troubleshooting and found that if I put my phone in my pocket or closed it in a phone case, the app would stop. Then it pops up a resume. The problem seems to be in a touchy pause button. A way to disable the pause button might help. (Developers do you read these reviews?) The app was created by people with good hearts. The app concept is great. The graphics are fine. The user interface is solid. It’s the coding that needs work. BTW, this bug seems to have been an issue that has been seen in the app for quite some time. The FAQs talk about a “fix” of sorts. Maybe it will work for you. For me? “Nada”. If I didn’t want to help my charity, International Hearing Dogs, so badly, I would delete the app entirely. As it stands now, I take my life in my hands during each walk. Try walking yourself, and your dog(s) while keeping your phone under constant vigilance by pasting it to your face. This is, no doubt, a recipe for disaster!
Review by AnotherDogInTheWoods00 on WoofTrax: Dog walk for charity.