Final Surge

Love (LOVE) the Apple Watch workout integration, but currently there is a bug where if you do a Final Surge workout that is synced the the Apple Watch (as opposed to just an Outdoor Run or something on the watch) then the Final Surge app will not sync it up and will think you did not run. Example: I did a Final Surge synced run on Sunday so that it would notify me when out of pace. The app did not pick up that I did the work out. This morning I did just and Outdoor Run open goal work out on my Apple Watch and the Final Surge app synced it immediately.

Using iPhone X and Apple watch series 3, both with current OS and iOS. Have to use Health Fit as intermediary to integrate Apple workouts with FinalSurge. Does not sync with NRC+, which I knew but still, come on folks, let's get better at integrating. Online tutorials are useless and few, no online basic instruction manual. Tech support responded about 1/3 of the times I contacted them and with repeatedly sending non-helpful screen shots or tutorials--could not or would not respond to my specific questions. After a lot of trial and error, finally got app to integrate my workouts. The data available, once integration is finally working, are exquisite. But instruction manual non-existent and tech support is among the worst I've ever encounteted. Integrating workouts into Outlook calendar uses old-fashioned technology but does work once you realize it's an old-fashioned technology that you need to use. So 5 stars for the workout data once integration is working but 0 stars support, thus 2 stars overall for use with Apple watch, iPhone and Apple workouts.

The iOS version of Final Surge is a huge let down for iPad users. It is clearly only made for use on the iPhone, since there are huge margins around the screen on the iPad and the app only works with the device in portrait orientation. Since I usually keep my tablet attached to the Apple Smart Keyboard when I’m not drawing, I need the app to work in landscape mode. Why this app cannot do something as simple as adjust to the orientation of the screen is beyond me. And those huge margins are just ridiculous. What a shame that Final Surge ignored iPad users when releasing its iOS app. I was hoping to use this on my iPad so that I could see my strength training and conditioning workouts on my 12.9” iPad Pro screen while training. Looks like I’m stuck using the web version when I’m on my iPad. What a disappointment.