ripthorn
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Sep 12 2012, 16:11
Apologies if any of the below has already been said / covered, or changed in the last update.
The Good
I like IP bike, i think it's a great app and plan to upgrade when I hit the 1,000,000 ( more about that in a bit ). It does everything in one go and when i used it for a new 100 mile route it didn't let me down ( the battery did, but that's not IPbikes fault). So the below might sound like i'm just moaning about the app, but i'm not, it's a good app .....
The bad
ok first then the 1,000,000 hit count and the £5 price tag. Ouch !! first off I'm not sure when I'll hit such a high count ( esp as I now use Strava for my commutes to work and back ). Personally I think a hit of 250,000 is more than enough to decide if you like the app and a charge of £2 is much more balanced. More people will upgrade as it's a lower cost and they will hit it earlier, regaining and increasing revenue.
o.k. when the screen dulls (which is fine) and you touch the screen to bring it back up you can't touch anywhere with effecting the view, can't the screen view be locked, with a long press to enable changes ?
Trying to change what's displayed is a bit of a lucky dip, personally i want to see my speed, average speed, speed over the last 1 / 5 / 10 miles, altitude is pretty cool, and the current time ( so I know how long I've got left before I get in trouble with my partner), and that's about it, unless I'm on a big trip and I've loaded in a route I want to follow. Now trying to set that up is nigh on impossible, as you can only choose lines to display and not individual data "items". Choosing from individual items would be much better.
Not really a "your fault 'bad'" but can you make the rotation fixed ? I prefer the landscape view but the angle i have my phone on my bike doesn't see I've rotated it so i can't get landscape).
The Ugly
Dam IPBike is ugly, it really is such a mess, trying to get all that information into one screen just doesn't work .... with swipe screens common place can't it be spread over several screens, perhaps with the current mph show on any screen you swipe too etc... ? Can't it be made "skinable" so it can be passed to the community to skin it to make it look good ? Just an idea ?
Like i said, i Like IPBike so please don't flame me as someone that's just slagging the app off.....
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ripthorn
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Sep 14 2012, 12:09
good to see an active apps developer
I have a samsung galaxy ace plus s7500. I had the screen up most of the time so we didn't get lost, hence the battery drain.... It's a pretty good battery life, but I'm not blaming the app for drain, thats just modern smartphones for you.
in regards to landscape - portrait - wow it does lock it once you start the trip ! nice one ! that makes me happy lol
I guess what I use the app for will answer your questions, originally i needed an app i could load a route into for a long ride, and ip bike was perfect. Now if I'm out for a 40 mile ride at the weekend with friends it's good know current speed etc just so we can give each other a bit of banter. But for my daily commute, it's just about logging the miles and uploading to the Strava website to keep up with everyone else who's a friend on there... I'm not worried about what speed I'm doing etc as I'm not trying that hard ( esp on my way to work ! ). I think I'm not as hmmmm, 'geeky' as a lot of riders out there !
really looking forward to the swipe-able screens, that will be excellent, keep up the good work and I hope your new boss is a keen cyclist and lets you develop at work ! ha ha
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