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Runkeeper meets Risk. Run to capture sectors.
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Vik Paruchuri
Turfly — Walk & run to capture your city. Runkeeper meets Foursquare.
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Solene Maître
Hey @VikParuchur! Sound fun, just downloaded it and will give it a try! How did you map/design the turf area?
Ty Martin
@SoleneMa do you mean the size of the turfs? They're sized to approximately the time it takes to walk across in 2 min or run across in 1 min.
@ChuckReynolds
I used it this morning... it knew where I was on the map but when I looked at the end of my trip... no data. like no boxes or path. The app was open just not my active app while walking... do you literally need to leave it open to do that?
Ty Martin
@ChuckReynolds no, but sometimes it will miss a track when it can't get a gps signal. Got thick walls?nnAlso, check the activity feed to see if it picked up your activity anyway.
Vik Paruchuri
Maker
@ChuckReynolds Sorry to hear that. Having background app refresh turned off can also cause issues with tracking. iOS8 will change how this works, and the new version we will be submitting to Apple soon has some tracking fixes.
@ChuckReynolds
@tymrtn well I walk through FIdI, union square area and soma so.. a lot of that is open but I'll give it another go
Ty Martin
@ChuckReynolds Actually I have a ton of problems getting accurate GPS in fidi and union square. That's where our SF office is. Try using the regular map too and you'll see it jumps around like crazy. Thanks for giving it another whirl though. In the settings there's a Message option to chat with the team directly too if you have other questions/suggestions.
James Lee
How soon till the android version is released?
Vik Paruchuri
Maker
@jleebiz I'm a heavy android user, so this is high on my list. As soon as we finalize the feature set and produce a version that we think captures all of our vision on iOS, we will start working on an android version. My rough guess is a few months, with a beta coming earlier.
Vik Paruchuri
Maker
Hi everyone! I’m Vik, a co-founder of Turfly. We’ve been working on Turfly since mid-June, and released to the app store recently. Our beta users love Turfly so much that they have been going far out of their way to capture new turf. We have some big updates planned (including an android version -- you can sign up for it at www.turf.ly). Welcome any comments and feedback.
Taran S
I've been beta testing Turfly, and it's awesome(except for the fact no one has tried it where I live :D). In cities, however, it makes you go for that run everyday. Nice job @VikParachuri!
Vik Paruchuri
Maker
@tarans22 Thanks, Taran! We have some awesome stuff coming soon for beta users :)
Jack Hoge
This is awesome! :-) What does the userbase look like right now? Urbanites? Youngsters? Does it only capture low-speed movements like walking? If you just drive through an area, I assume you're not capturing turf?
Vik Paruchuri
Maker
@jackhoge Thanks, Jack! Mostly urbanites now, but the age is actually pretty scattered. It uses a combination of GPS and the accelerometer (and the M7 chip in the 5s) to determine motion. Right now we support walking and running, and hope to support biking soon. Driving doesn't get you turf.