Ghostracer - GPS Run & Cycle

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4.2
1.22K reviews
50K+
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Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

NOTE: Strava leaderboard currently broken due to Strava api changes

Make every run and ride your best, train against virtual competitors in real time on your android phone or Wear OS watch.

•Race against Strava segments in real time. Beat your personal best or compare against anyone from the leaderboard
•Race against or navigate with gpx files
•Ghosts Start and Stop automatically keeping you free to ride/run
•Receive live feedback with audio updates of split times and distance
•Customise your display to show information you want to know
•Switch between Google Maps and Mapbox Maps for your preferred map
•Select Mapbox maps to displays trails and footpaths from open street maps
•Segments and routes are displayed on maps keeping you going in the right direction
•Upload your activity straight to Strava, SmashRun or Run keeper.
•Export .gpx or tcx files.
•Ant+ and Bluetooth Low Energy (btle) sensors supported:
speed, cadence, speed/cadence combined, power and heart rate monitors*
•Stryd footpod support showing power while running

Wear OS:
Full support for standalone GPS tracking with GPS enabled watches like the Sony Smartwatch 3 and Moto 360 sport. Allowing you can leave your phone at home. The android wear app also supports Bluetooth Low energy (4.0) peripherals like heart rate sensors and inbuilt sensors. The wear app also supports non gps enabled watches when paired to a phone, working in a mirrored mode allowing you to control and see the phones recording.

Ghostracer allows you to use your GPS android wear device as a fully usable cycling computer. It can connect to btle cycling sensors such as speed, cadence and power sensors.

Other Peripherals:
•Wahoo rflkt - Customise two screens of data with a segment complete page

Premium Features:
•Download offline maps from MapBox Maps making a truly offline experience on both phone and watch
•Add more fully customise android wear screens
•Have unlimited Ghosts enabled per activity

The Ghostracer Google Community: https://plus.google.com/communities/108600094791246159447

Ghost racer
*Sensors support where available.
Bluetooth Low Energy requires Android 4.3 and up.
Ant+ requires a phone with the Ant+ capabilities or a Ant+ dongle / usb stick

Note there is an issue with the Sony Smartwatch 3 (sw3) where sweat can make the watch lose GPS signal. People have used sweatbands or other things under the watch to keep it away from sweat, resulting in much improved performance.
Updated on
Jan 8, 2023

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, Health and fitness and 2 others
This app may collect these data types
Location, Health and fitness and 2 others
Data isn’t encrypted
Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.3
1.16K reviews
Grief B.
January 21, 2024
This is a great app when I exercise alone. The ghosts are keeping one on pace. I set my previous best as the new ghost, and then try and beat it. Pleasantly surprised by how well it works on my phone and integrating with Strava. Easily create ghosts from Strava segments, tells you when the ghost starts and finishes. Paid for pro just to reward the great work.
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Mark Hands
June 7, 2023
This app is both great, and equally annoying! The ability to load routes/ghosts is great, especially if you're travelling to an unknown area but still want to design and perform a run. Unfortunately, I find it very unstable. My first use of this app had me almost get lost in rural France as it just stopped responding. A couple of days ago I tried to stop the app tracking after finishing my run, but it was stuck on the map screen and wouldn't allow me to swipe back to the tracking controls.
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A Google user
August 19, 2019
The ONLY app to not force you to use "standalone mode" on wearOS. Runtastic tries to do this, but ends up never switching to ambient mode, completely killing battery in 1 hour flat. IT's a very simple ask, very needed for those of us who have run for a long time (3hrs+), and this simple little app, does it. There's nothing fancy here, no crazy graphics (y do you need them?) no membership coaching thing...just free simple app that lets you use your wearOS watch as a 'second screen' for your runs.
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What's new

1.0.5.8- Library Updates
1.0.5.7- Paired wear text colour
1.0.5.6- Running cadence fix
1.0.5.5- Wear default screens
1.0.5.2- Ant+ fix
1.0.5.1- Wear rotary button change page option
1.0.4.8- Wear os 3 home icon support
1.0.4.5- Ticwatch 3 always on fix
1.0.4.0- Added heartrate zones
1.0.3.4- Export running power
1.0.3.1- Export file location chooser
1.0.2.2- Wear map zoom on hardware buttons
0.9.9.4- Removed support for Sony Smartwatch 2
0.9.9.0- Leaderboard removed by Strava