Hello fellow bikers,
Iāve always used MapMyRun as my gps app for my rides to track distance etc. a lot of people seem to use Strava so downloaded it and used it for the first time. I was curious, so I ran them both during the same ride and got pretty different results. Anyone have any idea which app may be more accurate or what contributed to the difference? Phone is an iPhone 12 if that makes a difference!
by shnoogle111
2 Comments
You’ve got a privacy zone set or it’s set to hide start/finish on Strava, maybe it trimmed a bit off the distance. I gave up comparing apps years ago, they all have different info, drove me batty! šµāš«
Gps is not accurate to inches, all apps do some filtering and averaging, and the results will differ a bit by algorithms.
None will be 100% correct. If you want highly accurate mileage – install a wheel sensor with correct (sag-adjusted) wheel curcumference.