Hoolan: Kite, Wing & Windsurf 4+

Amazing level of detail - fantastic!

I have used many tracking apps for kitesurfing Hoolan adds a whole new dimension to the data available after the session showing you number of transitions you completed, when you fell (failed to complete) and much more detail about your session. A fantastic app and as a version 1 I can see the potential of things it can add on top of the plethora of amazing data it already collects and displays. Easy to start and configure and adding data about your equipment and session, knowing the local wind conditions / wave conditions and much more from the forecast adds a level of detail which is amazing.

Promising Kitesurfing Jump Height App with Room for Refinement

I occasionally glance at my watch while on the water, especially when I sense a subtle vibration on my wrist, indicating that it's measuring my jump height – a convenient feature. However, I've noticed that during some significant jumps, the vibration doesn't always activate.

My primary frustration lies in the fact that the watch seems to prematurely conclude my session without offering a "continue" option. It's unclear whether this is due to accidental pressure on the watch's side wheel or button while in motion, but it forces me to "hold to unlock" the water mode and initiate a new session. Consequently, the jumps I recorded in the previous session aren't integrated into the new one.

Despite these issues, I remain enthusiastic about further app testing and its potential enhancements.

Developer Response ,

Thanks for your feedback, really happy to hear that you remain enthusiastic about continuing to test out Hoolan.

In terms of your feedback. Firstly if you have the write to workout permission enabled in Apple Health for Hoolan, then short pressing the side button and the digital crown at the same time will finish your session. This feature allows riders to finish their session without using the touch screen when they have wet/cold/sandy fingers. However we have had some reports that people are triggering the button finish function accidentally while they are out riding. As a result in our recent release (1.7.0) you can customise the behaviour of this feature by either making it a double press to finish (helping to avoiding accidental presses), turning it off or keeping it as a single press (current behaviour).

Secondly, we’ve looked into enhancing the haptic vibration after each jump. However Apple only allows us to use the default haptics on the watch and we are unable to use our own more prominent haptic which would be easier to feel. From our own testing we also noticed that sometimes it’s possible to miss the haptic alert, particularly if the jump and the conditions are a little hectic. One thing you can do is make sure that you have the default Apple haptic alerts set to prominent. You can do this from your watch by navigating to Settings > Sounds & Haptics and make sure Haptic Alerts is toggled on and set to ‘Prominent’.

Hope this all makes sense. If you have any more questions or would like to chat further please reach out to us directly - we’re here for you :)

Hoolan App first impressions

Wow! I’ve had chance to use the App on my Apple Watch while wingfoiling and very impressed with the level of detail captured and ease of drilling down through the detail. It even tells me most of my transitions are about 130ft - I do love the glide on my Kajuira foils! Top speeds, average speeds and views on a map of individual or total runs just a part of what’s available. I haven’t started jumping yet but the facility to record that awaits me too! The developers are very available for feedback too - very polite and nice to deal with. I highly recommend this free App!