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OutRun: Open-source, privacy oriented, outdoor fitness tracker

60 points by 0x000042 2y ago

perbu 2y ago
Looks great. I'm abit worried about it being free, though. People that take on arduous tasks for free tend to get tired of it after some time. Open source helps a lot here, though, so I'm not too worried. Source is here, fwiw: https://github.com/timfraedrich/OutRun https://github.com/timfraedrich/OutRun Edit: Looks like the project is abandoned. So, yeah, maybe it should have costed a couple of bucks.
- gausswho 2y ago
  Where do you see it was abandoned?
  - noja 2y ago
    https://apps.apple.com/us/app/out-run/id1477511092 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/out-run/id1477511092 Version history: 1.3 - Jan 25, 2021
- prepend 2y ago
  I think a free project that’s someone’s passion is a better long term fit than $5 app that eventually gets monetized by adidas or something.
Cieric 2y ago
I see Open-source, but I'm not able to find any link to a repo anywhere on that page. And while it's not as popular as I think it should be, there is a project already called outrun (https://github.com/Overv/outrun https://github.com/Overv/outrun), the domains are different so it might not matter much. Edit: Nevermind perbu provided the source link and the both projects appear to be stale anyways.
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rpicard 2y ago
I’m really interested in this, but it looks like it hasn’t been worked on in a while and there are some crash reports on the iOS store reviews. I would love if Apple built some of this in native apps. I do like sharing runs with a small group of friends.
- ecesena 2y ago
  Apple native app is called fitness. You can share workouts.
  - rpicard 2y ago
    Can you record a run in there somewhere? Might just be bad googling, but I can’t see an option just using the phone.
    - ecesena 2y ago
      Ah no I think you need a watch. Or at least that’s what I use.
      - rpicard 2y ago
        Maybe that’s a good enough reason for me to get one. Strava works, but I just don’t like how much they try to push on you. I just want to track runs and PRs and encourage my friends.
        ecesena 2y ago
        I highly recommend. Personally I have the one without LTE, can store music, podcast & audiobooks and leave the phone home. Apple pay also works for the occasional stop at grocery before going back home. Once you start tracking running, you’ll get addicted to track every other workout, I definitely doubled+ the amount of activity I do just thanks to the gamification aspect.
gausswho 2y ago
I've been using OpenTracks and Nextcloud for this purpose. The UI is pretty basic and the elevation not accurate, but mostly gets the job done. Would love to have a TUI for something like this.
mkesper 2y ago
On Android, have a look at GadgetBridge https://gadgetbridge.org/gadgets/ https://gadgetbridge.org/gadgets/
haunter 2y ago
Looks like an abandoned project https://github.com/timfraedrich/OutRun https://github.com/timfraedrich/OutRun
- mtsr 2y ago
  Or feature complete?
  - tokai 2y ago
    Bugs are not being fixed. The author said a little year ago that "I wouldn't necessarily say abandoned. I still work on it from time to time, but progress is very very slow", but its has not being worked on a long time before and since this message. So its safe to say that its not an active project. https://github.com/timfraedrich/OutRun/issues/91 https://github.com/timfraedrich/OutRun/issues/91
- jadbox 2y ago
  Also no Android :(
phege 2y ago
check out FitTrack for an open source fitness tracker for Android: https://codeberg.org/jannis/FitoTrack https://codeberg.org/jannis/FitoTrack
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thesuperbigfrog 2y ago
Not to be confused with the classic OutRun: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_Run https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_Run
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insane_dreamer 2y ago
Very nice but last update was 3y ago so not going to survive Apple's "break backward compatibility like it's 1999" approach. A lot of these apps that come with fitness hardware are free these days (i.e., Wahoo bike computer, Garmin watch) so there's less of a need for something like this. But nevertheless kudos for making it FOSS.
- notachatbot123 2y ago
  Free, but sadly not privacy-oriented. Garmin is pretty horrible with its Cloud pushing.
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60 points by 0x000042 2y ago

Looks great. I'm abit worried about it being free, though. People that take on arduous tasks for free tend to get tired of it after some time. Open source helps a lot here, though, so I'm not too worried. Source is here, fwiw: https://github.com/timfraedrich/OutRun https://github.com/timfraedrich/OutRun Edit: Looks like the project is abandoned. So, yeah, maybe it should have costed a couple of bucks.

gausswho 2y ago
Where do you see it was abandoned?
- noja 2y ago
  https://apps.apple.com/us/app/out-run/id1477511092 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/out-run/id1477511092 Version history: 1.3 - Jan 25, 2021
prepend 2y ago
I think a free project that’s someone’s passion is a better long term fit than $5 app that eventually gets monetized by adidas or something.

Cieric 2y ago

I see Open-source, but I'm not able to find any link to a repo anywhere on that page. And while it's not as popular as I think it should be, there is a project already called outrun (https://github.com/Overv/outrun https://github.com/Overv/outrun), the domains are different so it might not matter much. Edit: Nevermind perbu provided the source link and the both projects appear to be stale anyways.

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rpicard 2y ago

I’m really interested in this, but it looks like it hasn’t been worked on in a while and there are some crash reports on the iOS store reviews. I would love if Apple built some of this in native apps. I do like sharing runs with a small group of friends.

ecesena 2y ago
Apple native app is called fitness. You can share workouts.
- rpicard 2y ago
  Can you record a run in there somewhere? Might just be bad googling, but I can’t see an option just using the phone.
  - ecesena 2y ago
    Ah no I think you need a watch. Or at least that’s what I use.
    - rpicard 2y ago
      Maybe that’s a good enough reason for me to get one. Strava works, but I just don’t like how much they try to push on you. I just want to track runs and PRs and encourage my friends.
      - ecesena 2y ago
        I highly recommend. Personally I have the one without LTE, can store music, podcast & audiobooks and leave the phone home. Apple pay also works for the occasional stop at grocery before going back home. Once you start tracking running, you’ll get addicted to track every other workout, I definitely doubled+ the amount of activity I do just thanks to the gamification aspect.

gausswho 2y ago

I've been using OpenTracks and Nextcloud for this purpose. The UI is pretty basic and the elevation not accurate, but mostly gets the job done. Would love to have a TUI for something like this.

mkesper 2y ago

On Android, have a look at GadgetBridge https://gadgetbridge.org/gadgets/ https://gadgetbridge.org/gadgets/

haunter 2y ago

Looks like an abandoned project https://github.com/timfraedrich/OutRun https://github.com/timfraedrich/OutRun

mtsr 2y ago
Or feature complete?
- tokai 2y ago
  Bugs are not being fixed. The author said a little year ago that "I wouldn't necessarily say abandoned. I still work on it from time to time, but progress is very very slow", but its has not being worked on a long time before and since this message. So its safe to say that its not an active project. https://github.com/timfraedrich/OutRun/issues/91 https://github.com/timfraedrich/OutRun/issues/91
jadbox 2y ago
Also no Android :(

phege 2y ago

check out FitTrack for an open source fitness tracker for Android: https://codeberg.org/jannis/FitoTrack https://codeberg.org/jannis/FitoTrack

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thesuperbigfrog 2y ago

Not to be confused with the classic OutRun: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_Run https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_Run

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insane_dreamer 2y ago

Very nice but last update was 3y ago so not going to survive Apple's "break backward compatibility like it's 1999" approach. A lot of these apps that come with fitness hardware are free these days (i.e., Wahoo bike computer, Garmin watch) so there's less of a need for something like this. But nevertheless kudos for making it FOSS.

notachatbot123 2y ago
Free, but sadly not privacy-oriented. Garmin is pretty horrible with its Cloud pushing.

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