Everfit - Train smart 4+

The app does most of what I need it to, but is very glitchy and can be difficult to use. In the workout section it does what it needs to, but as other reviewers have noted lacks basics like auto-fill of weights based on previous use or (even better!) recalculating the weight based on best guess at RPE for you. It also used to stay open during workouts but in recent versions the phone goes to lockscreen while you’re idle (i.e. doing the exercise) which is extremely annoying. The other major gripe I have is that the forums are not functional. Every time I type something in the forum the text gets garbled because it’s trying to autocomplete words for me but then weirdly puts the cursor back in the middle of the previous word so I’m typing nonsense. I’ve never experienced this before in another app. More importantly when I’m in the forums, 2/3 times the app freezes and crashes and I have to wait while I reopen the app. This has been a problem since my program started using Everfit and they haven’t fixed it during that entire time. It’s extremely annoying and at this point the coaches are just telling us to write our post or reply in another app and copy/paste it because it will always crash before we can get through writing it in Everfit.

I like how workouts can be sectioned by warm up, workouts, intervals and whatnot. I do not like that I have to start each section. Once the workout it started I should be able to move through it freely. If I accidentally hit done in a section it’s a hassle to go back and hit the edit button to fix when I’m still currently doing the workout.

Also, if I want to do a workout not on a scheduled day, I have to hit the small calendar button and move to current day in order to start the workout. In other apps you just hit start workout and the option to move is given. It may seem lame, but initially I didn’t know this and it took a few minutes to realize why I couldn’t start my workout.

I also dislike that I can’t auto fill my weights in my workouts. When logging weights you can type the weight in, but reps have a scroll which isn’t convenient at all. I’d rather have the option to type my reps in also, and auto fill those as well. It would allow for more time focusing on my workout and less time in the app.

Overall, the app runs smoothly, I just feel I spend too much time on using the app during my workout.

I agree with everything the previous reviewer stated about the inconvenience of having to start each section, the lack of auto fill in weights, the inability to add an extra exercise to the day’s routine, and the scroll for selecting weight or reps is a pain, mostly because it isn’t easy to activate the scroll.
My biggest issue… I have to be tethered to my phone! I can’t do a workout without the phone. The app needs updated to talk to our watches, whether it be Garmin or apple. I mean it already connects to apple health.
Also, be nice to have a library of exercises you can tweak your workout to that are accessible to all clients and not dependent upon the coach having to load them. Flexibility and personal choice are important to me, especially when I want to lift more than is scheduled.
Not a bad app, just lacking in areas of convenience for the client.