Paddle Logger: SUP & Kayaking

With a new kayak and quick (7 minute) lake access, paddling has been added to my upper body workout plan. Tracking progress without a dedicated app on my iPhone linked to my Apple Watch proved less than satisfactory. Lots of reviews required the download of a few best rated apps for comparison. It didn’t take long to discover how convenient Paddle Logger was for a 70 year old, non-tech friendly guy. I’m still in the free mode, gathering more experience with the data collection process. That said, I have run across a glitch I couldn’t resolve. The help info on the app was useful for eliminating what wasn’t the problem. Yesterday I sent a help request to resolve the glitch. I am impressed with how quickly the support team (Thank you, Holly) responded to my email. They are currently reviewing the Bug Report and screenshots to understand from whence my problem lies. Once resolved I will be purchasing the Pro version to access all the nerdly data available. Yes, I am confident the team will make me happy. FYI - this review was human generated. 😂

I first tried the app about 6 months ago, kept to the free option. Fear of commitment, sure it’s only $6? a month but I didn’t want to pull the trigger. Wanted to make sure I really liked it and would use it. Well I liked it, and I used it. Did the monthly to see if the other features would be to my benefit, both my wife and I use it. After using up the monthly we decided to go with the family subscription. It’s not on option through the app but it is through the IOS substitution settings. The app didn’t recognize the subscription, I emailed the staff at paddler. They were responsive and took care of the problem. Two things I would like to see in the app, unless I just could figure it out. 1. The ability to select each session to back it up as a batch instead of having to do each one individually. 2. Family subscription option from within the paddler app instead of just the individual monthly and individual yearly. Other then that thank you guys for taking care of the problem I experienced and for providing a great app. HIGHLY RECOMMEND PADDLER FOR THOSE ON THE FENCE about buying it.

New pro user. iPhone 7 with iOS 13.4; Apple Watch series 3 38 mm with watchOS 6.2.1. (Review updated) First use major problem: no way to end session from watch when waterlock is in use, the watch screen is locked and non-responsive, spinning the crown says it releases the lock but does not, soft restart not available (side button calls SOS), so had to hard restart to get the watch back. Tried multiple times including complete app reinstall with same results. The watch app seems to work correctly when waterlock is not in use, and the display screen looks a bit different (not sure why). Also, some problems with the iPhone app: can’t figure out how to rename or delete folders in log, new folders don’t immediately appear in the folder list (can force by restarting program), deleting sessions doesn’t update list (leads to infinite spinner, can force update as above), and deleted sessions may reappear later (may have been recorded on watch). Also, I use a program called Run Gap to pull my workouts to a single list. Workouts from yoga, strength training, and cycling apps all appear as entries with correct names (“yoga”, “strength training”, and “cycling”). Paddle Logger’s entries appear as a place name with no indication of the activity. “Paddling”, “paddle sports”, or “water sports” would be better. I’d guess there’s a title data element for transfer to Apple Health and it would be more useful if that referred to the type of activity instead of the location. My paddles ended up named for the trailer park that’s near the reservoir.