PainSled 4+
Charlotte Intellectual Properties, LLC
Designed for iPad
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- $19.99
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Description
Note: Pricing is now a fixed purchase. Thanks to all of you who supported PainSled with the Premium Subscription which has been discontinued going forward.
PainSled connects your Concept2 indoor rower to fitness tracking and workout experiences like the Concept2 Logbook, Zwift, Strava, TrainingPeaks, SportTracks, Fitbit, and Runkeeper. It also logs your rowing and heart rate data and lets you export it data formats like TCX or CSV.
PainSled supports Bluetooth data connections with the Concept2 PM 5 monitor, and USB data connections with the Concept2 PM 2-5 monitors using the Concept2 iConnectConcept2 cable. It also support Bluetooth heart-rate monitors as well as Ant+ monitors connected through the Concept2 monitor.
* PainSled Premium Features
PainSled can sync your workouts directly to the Concept2 Logbook, Strava, TrainingPeaks, SportTracks, Fitbit, and Runkeeper.
PainSled can also make your indoor rower appear to be a cycling power meter, so you can participate in online group workout experiences like Zwift. It's really not as strange as you might think! After you get over the part where there are climbs (boo!), descents (yeah!), and the fact that you don't face backwards while working out...
* About the PainSled Premium Opt-in Subscription
If you use PainSled Premium features and would like to support development, please consider enabling the optional PainSled Premium subscription. The PainSled Premium subscription is priced at $5.99 per 3 month period, and comes with a free two-week trial period.
- Subscriptions will be charged to your App Store account after confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew for $5.99 unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
- You may manage your subscriptions in your App Store account settings after purchase and will also be able to turn off subscription auto-renew if you wish.
If you only use PainSled during the offseason, feel free to switch the subscription off when you arn't using the app. Thanks for your support!
* TCX and CSV Workout Export
PainSled also lets you export your workouts to TCX and CSV file formats which can be helpful if you use a fitness platform that does not have built-in workout sync.
* The Stroke Scope
PainSled Basic also includes the “Stroke Scope”, a visualization of your last 5 rowing strokes along with drive-to-recovery ratio indicators. In landscape mode you can long-press the screen to make the Stroke Scope full-screen and use it to drill down on stroke-to-stroke consistency.
* Heart Rate Recovery Tracking
During idle rowing periods, PainSled Basic will continuously display your heart rate recovery drop in beats per minute over the first minute, or the most recent 60 seconds after the first minute of recovery.
For more information visit: http://www.painsled.com
Support: http://painsledsupport.com
Privacy policy: http://painsledsupport.com/privacy
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Thanks for checking out the PainSled app. We’re very proud of it and hope it will be useful in helping you achieve your fitness goals!
What’s New
Version 1.1.6
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
* This version supports the new My Files app in iOS 11, so you can select and delete multiple workouts without having to fire up iTunes.
* This version also has several bug fixes for the Cycling Power emulation feature for riding with Zwift, TrainerRoad, etc.
* Settings now has it's own tab.
* There is also a new tab for going directly to the web help page without leaving the app.
* For you hard-core types, there is now a setting to turn off the Cycling "FTP boost". FTP boost is intended to approximate cycling power from rowing power, which is less efficient. If you cycle AND row, this keeps you from having to adjust your FTP every time you switch sports. More or less.
However, if you need to have your Zwift or TrainerRoad workouts record your exact rowing wattage, you'll want to switch this off.
* There is now an opt-in PainSled Premium subscription for supporting PainSled development. If PainSled has been a useful tool for you, please consider switching it on in Settings. You can read more about it in the app description.
Thanks for supporting the PainSled!
Ratings and Reviews
Great data - wish more screen options
Pros:
Easy synch to concept 2
Collects a wealth of information
Range of options to export data
Cons:
Minimal options on data screen
Please allow option to show peak force, drive time or drive length on screen as you row. ErgData has that feature (although exports less data)
Promising But Needs Work
I decided to try the app based on several positive web reviews and its potential for providing enhanced data to analyze my workouts. I rowed a test session with the app to see if worked as expected . It smoothly connected to my PM5 and recorded the workout without issue. I then tried to sync my workout to the Concept 2 Logbook, and it failed. I tried employing the troubleshooting techniques for this issue but could not resolve it. I sent a support message to the developer on 9/7 and have yet to receive a response. Apps sometimes have bugs and sometimes the problem is user error, but I expect a developer to respond to a support issue in a timely fashion. Three weeks (and counting)is way too long. I wanted this to be the answer to my search for a better rowing app, but right now it is not.
Good concept. Needs work.
I want to like it but every time I use it with zwift it freezes after about 25 minutes of rowing. The app will stop updating my wattage and zwift will show a 0 output. Even when I restart PainSled and it starts to recognize my rowing wattage again, zwift won’t work until I exit the race I’m in and re-pair everything.
App Privacy
The developer, Charlotte Intellectual Properties, LLC, has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
No Details Provided
The developer will be required to provide privacy details when they submit their next app update.
Information
- Seller
- Charlotte Intellectual Properties, LLC
- Size
- 31.7 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 9.1 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 9.1 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 9.1 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2018 Charlotte Intellectual Properties, LLC
- Price
- $19.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.