Pedometer++ 8.0 Brings a Redesigned Apple Watch App
A New Step Counter
Released today, Pedometer++ 8.0 includes a redesigned Apple Watch app. The bold new look features your key metrics for the day: steps taken, distance traveled, and flights of stairs climbed. The design uses color to reinforce how close you are to your daily step goal.
Introducing Expedition Mode
Scrolling down from the step counter reveals an updated workout picker for starting a new walk, run, or hike. We have redesigned this picker for maximum ease of use. We want our users to be able to quickly and easily select a workout type, with confidence that they can scroll through and tap one of our large and clear touch targets.
Premium members can start workouts in Expedition Mode. This new mode saves battery life on extended hikes, walks, and runs by disabling constant heart rate tracking and instead relying only on the basic heart rate tracking the Apple Watch provides.
Based on our long-term testing, you can expect up to a 40% improvement in battery life with Expedition Mode.
Creating Expedition Mode
Our developer and founder, David Smith, was inspired to create Expedition Mode while hiking in the beautiful countryside of the UK.
David conducted long hikes and mountain climbing during his testing of Expedition Mode to be a significant improvement for tracking his exercise.
This mode lets you tackle longer all-day outings with a map on your wrist that lasts all day.
A Redesigned Active Workout Screen
During a workout, Pedometer++ on the Apple Watch displays a custom map with workout metrics, including heart rate and HR zones, speed, and elevation changes.
All of these screens have been designed to be perfectly readable when on the move. We have worked to make sure that all the information you need is available, without cluttering the interface.
All-New Maps
We want our users to have control, access to what matters to them, and the pleasure of something beautiful to look at at a glance. That’s what this new version of our watch app for Pedometer++ provides, and we are incredibly proud of it.
About Pedometer++
Pedometer++ is celebrating its 13th year on the App Store and has been downloaded 20 million times. At Cross Forward, we remain focused on providing the very best app we can to encourage people to lead more active lives.
It is designed to scale with our users, whether they walk 3,000 steps a day or run ultramarathons. We offer training plans, custom workouts, and more.
Pedometer++ is a great example of a fully native iOS app. We implement all relevant platform features, including Live Activities, Widgets, and a Liquid Glass UI.
