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iSkate app review: GPS for skaters 2021
Introduction
All you inline and roller skating enthusiasts will definitely want to check out the excellent iSkate - GPS skating sports app for inline and roller skates for iPhone and iPad as it provides some great unique features to help you track your skating sessions and monitor your progress over time.
After seeing so many countless tracking apps aimed at runners and cyclists it’s really quite refreshing to use an iPhone sports app that is designed for inline skaters.
Although the genre is fairly sparse this certainly hasn’t stopped the developer from making an extra special effort in terms of the quality being offered.
Keep reading our iSkate app review to learn more about this good sports iPhone app.
A Must-Have for Skaters
Making a fairly novel but nonetheless fantastic entry into the Health & Fitness category of the App Store is this great utility that gives you everything you need to record your skating sessions and chart your progress.
With this app you’ll be able to record data such as your session duration, current and average speeds, distance, altitude, calories burned, and loads more, plus you can use your device’s integrated GPS to plot routes and see them displayed on a map.
Export Routes in Google Earth Format
iSkate - GPS skating computer for inline and roller skates enables you to monitor your progress with real-time coverage on the map, so if you’re concerned you might stray from your intended route then this should come in very handy.
Another cool thing about this app is that it enables you to import and export routes thanks to full compatibility with .KML and .GPX file formats, which are perfect for sharing with your fellow skating fanatics!
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Provides everything you need to record your skating sessions and chart your progress
- Record data such as your session duration, current and average speeds, distance, altitude, calories burned, and loads more
- Use your device’s integrated GPS to plot routes and see them displayed on a map
- Monitor your progress with real-time coverage on the map
- Import and export routes thanks to full compatibility with .KML and .GPX file formats
- Share your records with others online via Facebook and Twitter
Cons
- There is nothing negative to say about this app
Final Words
iSkate - GPS skating computer for inline and roller skates is eloquently and effectively executed, and I would like to commend the developer for a great job well done on this top skater companion app for iPhone and iPad.
MarkBangs
Mark is an opinionated writer who loves to review apps. In 2012, he started reviewing Apple apps on a regular basis and wonders how he survived up to that point without these apps.