2015 Wellness Challenge:
Pedometer/Odometer Apps
For iPhone
Walkmeter GPS Pedometer (free)
Walkmeter is the most advanced application for walkers and hikers ever
designed for a mobile device. Built from the ground up for iPhone, iPad, and
iCloud, it makes your iPhone a powerful fitness computer — with maps,
graphs, splits, intervals, laps, announcements, zones, training plans and more.
Stepz (free)
Stepz is a simple & convenient step counter app that leverages the clever
Apple Motion Coprocessor (M7 & M8) which collects your motion data
automatically in the background while saving battery life.
Breeze (free)
Breeze helps you effortlessly improve your fitness by giving you guidance and
motivation to be more active every day, using your iPhone 5S.
iSteps GPS Pedometer ($1.99)
Reliable and easy to use pedometer with GPS route mapping. iSteps GPS
Pedometer keeps track of your daily steps and calories burned. The app also
maps and stores all your walks for later view.
Distance Meter Pro (free)
Distance meter is an easy to use, multi-purpose GPS distance tracker. Ever
wonder what the distance of your favorite walking trail is? Distance Meter can
find it! Need to know how fast you are traveling while biking? Distance meter
can tell you that too. Distance Meter can even show you how many calories
you have burned during your workout!
For Android
Map my Walk (free)
Start walking with the MapMyWalk community. Record GPS-based activities
to view detailed stats; connect with 400+ devices to import and analyze all
your data in one place; log over 600 different activity types.
Accupedo (free)
Accupedo Pedometer made good walking buddies in our last tests
Other Options:
Google Fit
A health-tracking platform developed by Google for the Android operating system. Google Fit
uses sensors in a user's mobile device or activity tracker to record physical fitness activities
(such as walking or cycling), which are measured against the user's fitness goals to provide a
comprehensive view of their fitness.
My Fitness Pal
Free calorie counter. Get free access to the world's largest nutrition and calorie database —
over 4 million foods!
Fitbit
During the day, it tracks steps, distance, and calories burned. At night, it tracks your sleep
quality and wakes you silently in the morning.
Odometer apps ($0.99-$1.19) are also available for Apple or Android phones.
Odometer+
Odometer+ is a beautifully designed odometer that allows you to track your
distance using highly accurate GPS, save it to history and even export a .csv for
record keeping. It runs in the background so you don't have to worry about
having the app open.