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The Wahoo Key plugs into your iPhone
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The Wahoo Key for iPhone transforms your iPhone into an all-in-one training partner. It wirelessly connects your iPhone to popular ANT+ fitness sensors and allows you to collect and track all your fitness data like heart rate, speed, and cadence through your iPhone.
Works With Popular Apps
Monitor your fitness stats in real time through our free Wahoo Fitness App or any of our partner apps, such as Run/Cyclemeter, RunKeeper, MapMyRUN/RIDE, Runtastic, Endomondo, and more. For a complete list of compatible apps, visit www.wahoofitness.com/Apps.
Upload to Training Websites
Workout data is easily and wirelessly uploaded to popular training websites such as TrainingPeaks, MapMyRUN, Nike+, Garmin Connect, and Strava so you can track your fitness over time and share with friends. You can also e-mail workout data to yourself or your coach.
Ultra Low Energy, Compact, and Rugged
The Wahoo Key has no internal battery and requires no charging, and is lightweight and easy to carry while you run, cycle, or workout.
How It Works
- The Wahoo Key works with iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4, and 4S, iPod touch 2, 3, and 4, and iPad, iPad 2, and iPad (3rd generation).
- Plug your Wahoo Key into a compatible iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad where you would normally plug in your charger.
- Download the Wahoo Fitness Utility App for a step-by-step setup guide.
- Pair with any Wahoo Fitness sensor (or any ANT+ enabled sensor) such as heart rate strap, stride sensor, or speed/cadence sensor.
- Use our free Wahoo Fitness App or any of our partner apps to begin tracking your fitness.
What's in the Box?
Wahoo Key for iPhone and user guide. Includes Wahoo App for Running and Cycling.
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Product Description
Compatible with popular iOS Apps: Endomondo; MapMyRun; Run Meter and Run keeper; Runtastic
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92 of 94 people found the following review helpful
By jelarv
Amazon Verified Purchase
I've had my Wahoo key (iPhone chip) for about two weeks and really like it. Based on my initial research and subsequent use of the device, here are my thoughts for anyone looking to get it:
* You'll need an ANT+ heart rate strap because Polar (the industry standard for the past 20 years) doesn't work with the device.
* The key works with Wahoo, Digifit and a number of other apps. I read that Digifit's key only works with their app, which to me was a big enough hurdle to justify paying an extra $25 for the Wahoo key.
* When I plugged in the key to the iPhone, it didn't recognize it at first but after playing around with the menu, it showed up.
* It sucks up quite a bit of battery power. I do my workout first thing in the morning when my iPhone is fully charged and after an hour it's only half charged. You can't plug in a charger or external power (like Mophie) because the key goes into the power port.
* Wahoo's iPhone app is designed to monitor your heart rate for biking and running. If you're like me and also want to track your heart rate when you do resistance/strength training (which is great if you want to measure how many calories you burned during your workout), you need to fool it by saying you're biking or running.
* I initially thought Wahoo's app would let me review all of my historical data and look at my rides on a map, but I discovered it's really just a data capturing app. You can see the basics one day at a time, but nothing elaborate.
* So the power of Wahoo or Digifit (the whole purpose of getting either one) really comes in their ability to export to cloud-based apps that you can then review on a full-sized computer. Wahoo can export to 7 web-based apps, while Digifit can only export to one (TrainingPeaks). I tried to use all of the seven apps and this is what I found:
* Runkeeper: Great app that works for biking or running (I've used it off and on for the past two years even before I knew about Wahoo or Digifit). It's interesting that if you record your bike/run using Runkeeper's iPhone app on its own (which can't record your heart rate), the elevation and speed graphs appear more accurate than when using the Wahoo chip to record this information and then exporting to RunKeeper. Unfortunately, RunKeeper doesn't offer much for recording resistance/strength training. With that said, I found it to be the best app among the seven.
* TrainingPeaks: It's good in that it lets you re-label the data from Wahoo (such as calling a "workout" just that rather than "biking" or "running") and it has lots of options in terms of how to look at the data. The problem I found is that their elevation data is off by at least 200 feet (I ride next to sea level and it shows me being at 200 feet) and doesn't match the topography of my ride (when I start my ride I go down a large hill but TrainingPeaks shows me going up a hill). After exchanging emails with their tech support, it appears this is something they don't plan to address soon.
* MapMyFitness (or MapMyRide): Categorizes all data imported from Wahoo as a "Run/jog" even if it's a bike ride or resistance/strength training. Not very powerful in terms of charting or comparing your workouts over time.
* Garmin Connect. It's also designed around biking and running (no resistance/strength). The web pages aren't as intuitive as RunKeeper but look cleaner than Training Peaks. Nothing really stands out about their site.
* Strava: It's more about biking than running (and has no mention of resistance/strength). I didn't get to test their site because they insist on making your profile public to all members (or the less restrictive option is to make it available to the general public), which bothered me. If you go to "Athlete Search" you can find everyone who uses Strava.com in a given city/town, first and last name as well as their daily workouts, which I thought was a bit intrusive.
* Nike+: Only tracks runs and since I don't run, I couldn't get it to show my data.
* MapMyTracks: Wahoo let me set up an account with MapMytracks but then didn't provide it as a place to forward my data.
Overall, none of the apps met all of my needs, but I'm looking to track my resistance/strength training heart rate as well as biking. If you're just looking for running or biking, there's probably at least one that will meet your needs. Over time, someone will develop the whole package, where you can upload your data (speed, elevation, gps coordinates and heart rate) as well as manage things like the specific exercises you do for strength training (like iFitness or Finess HD for the iPad) and track nutrition (DailyBurn).
*************** JANUARY 22, 2012 UPDATE ******************
I recently bought Wahoo's new Bluetooth heart rate chest strap that, as of today, only works with the iPhone 4S. This means you no longer need the Wahoo Key (dongle), which is nice because it's one less thing to take along when I'm traveling. It's also cheaper because you don't need to spend the $22 on the Garmin chest strap.
Now that I have a few months of data uploaded to the services above, I find Garmin Connect to be the best for reviewing my data (I haven't been uploading to Strava or MapMyTracks for reasons discussed above). I think Garmin has made some updates to their site because it's more intuitive and visually appealing than I recall when I initially looked at the sites (before I had any of my data uploaded). It also allows for data from a workout to be classified as "Strength Training" which wasn't an option in some of the other apps. Garmin Connect still doesn't offer everything I want, but it's getting closer.
*************** May 28, 2012 UPDATE ******************
Wahoo's iPhone app was updated this past week, which alters some of my comments above. You can share the information you collect on your device with 4 new partners (2Peak, Ride With GPS, Dropbox and dailymile). More important to me, they finally expanded the types of exercises available, which until now had been limited to "Biking" and "Running" (the list now has about 40 activities). In terms of the apps reviewed above, I haven't spent much time re-reviewing their sites, but here are some thoughts:
1. It looks like MapMyFitness just launched a beta version of their new site which appears to have new reporting functions (which it lacked in the past).
2. I keep getting comments asking to correct my privacy comments about Strava in my original post. But as of today, their privacy statement still says your profile is "viewable only by signed in Strava members." This means that even in the most restrictive privacy settings, anyone with a Strava account can see your details (not private enough for me -- I'm looking for a place to store/review my workout data, not find friends to bike with).
3. Mobile apps and their desktop counterparts are changing all the time. Also, each person has different needs -- I bike and do strength training. If you get the Wahoo device, which I highly recommend if you like to store/review workout data, try sharing your data with each app for your first 3-4 workouts/activities and then see if the websites give you your information the way you want it.
* You'll need an ANT+ heart rate strap because Polar (the industry standard for the past 20 years) doesn't work with the device.
* The key works with Wahoo, Digifit and a number of other apps. I read that Digifit's key only works with their app, which to me was a big enough hurdle to justify paying an extra $25 for the Wahoo key.
* When I plugged in the key to the iPhone, it didn't recognize it at first but after playing around with the menu, it showed up.
* It sucks up quite a bit of battery power. I do my workout first thing in the morning when my iPhone is fully charged and after an hour it's only half charged. You can't plug in a charger or external power (like Mophie) because the key goes into the power port.
* Wahoo's iPhone app is designed to monitor your heart rate for biking and running. If you're like me and also want to track your heart rate when you do resistance/strength training (which is great if you want to measure how many calories you burned during your workout), you need to fool it by saying you're biking or running.
* I initially thought Wahoo's app would let me review all of my historical data and look at my rides on a map, but I discovered it's really just a data capturing app. You can see the basics one day at a time, but nothing elaborate.
* So the power of Wahoo or Digifit (the whole purpose of getting either one) really comes in their ability to export to cloud-based apps that you can then review on a full-sized computer. Wahoo can export to 7 web-based apps, while Digifit can only export to one (TrainingPeaks). I tried to use all of the seven apps and this is what I found:
* Runkeeper: Great app that works for biking or running (I've used it off and on for the past two years even before I knew about Wahoo or Digifit). It's interesting that if you record your bike/run using Runkeeper's iPhone app on its own (which can't record your heart rate), the elevation and speed graphs appear more accurate than when using the Wahoo chip to record this information and then exporting to RunKeeper. Unfortunately, RunKeeper doesn't offer much for recording resistance/strength training. With that said, I found it to be the best app among the seven.
* TrainingPeaks: It's good in that it lets you re-label the data from Wahoo (such as calling a "workout" just that rather than "biking" or "running") and it has lots of options in terms of how to look at the data. The problem I found is that their elevation data is off by at least 200 feet (I ride next to sea level and it shows me being at 200 feet) and doesn't match the topography of my ride (when I start my ride I go down a large hill but TrainingPeaks shows me going up a hill). After exchanging emails with their tech support, it appears this is something they don't plan to address soon.
* MapMyFitness (or MapMyRide): Categorizes all data imported from Wahoo as a "Run/jog" even if it's a bike ride or resistance/strength training. Not very powerful in terms of charting or comparing your workouts over time.
* Garmin Connect. It's also designed around biking and running (no resistance/strength). The web pages aren't as intuitive as RunKeeper but look cleaner than Training Peaks. Nothing really stands out about their site.
* Strava: It's more about biking than running (and has no mention of resistance/strength). I didn't get to test their site because they insist on making your profile public to all members (or the less restrictive option is to make it available to the general public), which bothered me. If you go to "Athlete Search" you can find everyone who uses Strava.com in a given city/town, first and last name as well as their daily workouts, which I thought was a bit intrusive.
* Nike+: Only tracks runs and since I don't run, I couldn't get it to show my data.
* MapMyTracks: Wahoo let me set up an account with MapMytracks but then didn't provide it as a place to forward my data.
Overall, none of the apps met all of my needs, but I'm looking to track my resistance/strength training heart rate as well as biking. If you're just looking for running or biking, there's probably at least one that will meet your needs. Over time, someone will develop the whole package, where you can upload your data (speed, elevation, gps coordinates and heart rate) as well as manage things like the specific exercises you do for strength training (like iFitness or Finess HD for the iPad) and track nutrition (DailyBurn).
*************** JANUARY 22, 2012 UPDATE ******************
I recently bought Wahoo's new Bluetooth heart rate chest strap that, as of today, only works with the iPhone 4S. This means you no longer need the Wahoo Key (dongle), which is nice because it's one less thing to take along when I'm traveling. It's also cheaper because you don't need to spend the $22 on the Garmin chest strap.
Now that I have a few months of data uploaded to the services above, I find Garmin Connect to be the best for reviewing my data (I haven't been uploading to Strava or MapMyTracks for reasons discussed above). I think Garmin has made some updates to their site because it's more intuitive and visually appealing than I recall when I initially looked at the sites (before I had any of my data uploaded). It also allows for data from a workout to be classified as "Strength Training" which wasn't an option in some of the other apps. Garmin Connect still doesn't offer everything I want, but it's getting closer.
*************** May 28, 2012 UPDATE ******************
Wahoo's iPhone app was updated this past week, which alters some of my comments above. You can share the information you collect on your device with 4 new partners (2Peak, Ride With GPS, Dropbox and dailymile). More important to me, they finally expanded the types of exercises available, which until now had been limited to "Biking" and "Running" (the list now has about 40 activities). In terms of the apps reviewed above, I haven't spent much time re-reviewing their sites, but here are some thoughts:
1. It looks like MapMyFitness just launched a beta version of their new site which appears to have new reporting functions (which it lacked in the past).
2. I keep getting comments asking to correct my privacy comments about Strava in my original post. But as of today, their privacy statement still says your profile is "viewable only by signed in Strava members." This means that even in the most restrictive privacy settings, anyone with a Strava account can see your details (not private enough for me -- I'm looking for a place to store/review my workout data, not find friends to bike with).
3. Mobile apps and their desktop counterparts are changing all the time. Also, each person has different needs -- I bike and do strength training. If you get the Wahoo device, which I highly recommend if you like to store/review workout data, try sharing your data with each app for your first 3-4 workouts/activities and then see if the websites give you your information the way you want it.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent way to transfer watch info onto i-devices & use monitors without displays.
January 27, 2012
By J. Granquist
Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought the Garmin 610 package & went back n forth on wether or not I needed this dongle. I mean, I have the world at my wrist for my HR monitor & my footpod, so why would I need this too?
2 reasons:
#1. When you are banging around weights or using the boxing bag, a watch isn't so very handy & can be detrimental to your motions(as in, worrying that you might wack your watch). Have the iPad/iPod nearby, no worries! The dongle picks up your specific ANT+ sensors & records everything just like your watch would. I've done P90X routines while in the same room with my iPad and it picks up stuff just fine, almost 12 feet away at times.
#2.
You wear your watch & HR monitor(maybe a footpod too) and go for a run or bike or walk or whatever workout. You come back home(or to the office, car, restaurant, etc) and you just want a quick upload of your workout to Garmin Connect or whatever else you might use(Training Peaks, Nike, etc). This dongle acts exactly like your ANT+ USB stick would on a regular computer, but to your i-device! Same info, less fuss. I went for a quick 4 mile run, and before my shower water had gotten warm enough to step into, I had my run & course & stats uploaded to GC & even shared on Facebook!
I can't recommend this dongle enough! It is compatible with more than 50 apps right now(the Garmin dongle is only compatible with 1 app....seriously....just one!!) I almost bought the Garmin branded one & I'm glad I didn't. Well worth the cash for compatibility & convience. I haven't used my actual computer to upload any workouts since day #2. Why??? This does the same thing.
Only thing is won't do is download updates to your device(but you can download courses or workouts or other user created content). So when there is a firmware update for your device, you will need to use the original ANT+ wireless USB stick. FYI.
2 reasons:
#1. When you are banging around weights or using the boxing bag, a watch isn't so very handy & can be detrimental to your motions(as in, worrying that you might wack your watch). Have the iPad/iPod nearby, no worries! The dongle picks up your specific ANT+ sensors & records everything just like your watch would. I've done P90X routines while in the same room with my iPad and it picks up stuff just fine, almost 12 feet away at times.
#2.
You wear your watch & HR monitor(maybe a footpod too) and go for a run or bike or walk or whatever workout. You come back home(or to the office, car, restaurant, etc) and you just want a quick upload of your workout to Garmin Connect or whatever else you might use(Training Peaks, Nike, etc). This dongle acts exactly like your ANT+ USB stick would on a regular computer, but to your i-device! Same info, less fuss. I went for a quick 4 mile run, and before my shower water had gotten warm enough to step into, I had my run & course & stats uploaded to GC & even shared on Facebook!
I can't recommend this dongle enough! It is compatible with more than 50 apps right now(the Garmin dongle is only compatible with 1 app....seriously....just one!!) I almost bought the Garmin branded one & I'm glad I didn't. Well worth the cash for compatibility & convience. I haven't used my actual computer to upload any workouts since day #2. Why??? This does the same thing.
Only thing is won't do is download updates to your device(but you can download courses or workouts or other user created content). So when there is a firmware update for your device, you will need to use the original ANT+ wireless USB stick. FYI.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By jpallen01
Amazon Verified Purchase
Not much to say. It just works. Pairs ANT+ devices, heart rate monitor and foot pod very easily. Seems to be very accurate. I love the feedback it gives. Makes my Garmin 405 obsolete. I'll be selling that soon. Worth every penny.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Better than the Garmin
I bought this add-on because I couldn't get my Garmin key to work with any of the apps I downloaded. I tried several. Read more
Published 7 days ago by jpierce
5.0 out of 5 stars
Finally I found the solution to connecting my Garmin HR monitor to my...
This thing works great. Now I don't need to take my iPhone and wear my Garmin watch. I still like the Garmin watch, but prefer to run with nothing in my wrist and the Garmin is a... Read more
Published 8 days ago by Carl Mies
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wahoo Fitness Key Works Great!f
This fitness key works just as described. I am using it with my iPhone and Runtastic Roadbike Pro. It also accepts my Garmin heart rate strap.
Published 1 month ago by rcs111
1.0 out of 5 stars
Does not work. Sensor constantly disconnecting from moniter
I never made it through a single work out with the sensor and moniter functioning properly. Would be a great device if it actually worked. I sent it back.
Published 1 month ago by Anna Daly
5.0 out of 5 stars
Now I get my heart rate on my watch and my phone
Now I can view my heart rate on my Garmin watch while I exercise and record it on the phone at the same time. Nice because the phone stays safely packed away.
Published 1 month ago by Doug Ostler
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great standard and mandatory for ANT+ stride sensor
I used to run with Nike+ but app restrictions were so frustrating.
I do have Polar H7 to work with my iPhone 5, and unfortunately I could not find any bluetooth stride... Read more
I do have Polar H7 to work with my iPhone 5, and unfortunately I could not find any bluetooth stride... Read more
Published 2 months ago by MARCO A C DE AMORIM
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gave new life to an old heart rate monitor
I had a Garmin heart rate monitor from long ago and no way to use it. Once I replaced the battery in the HRM, the Wahoo Fitness Key recognized it immediately and had no trouble... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ben Hartshorne
5.0 out of 5 stars
LOVE it!! Using it all day!! Woot Woot!
Doing the Jillian Michaels DVD course. Riding my bike. Moving stuff around the house. Swimming laps. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Beverly Scott
4.0 out of 5 stars
works fine
tried it for a minute it seem easy to work and connect and everything so i like it and I'm sure its good
Published 2 months ago by Erez Bashari
4.0 out of 5 stars
Where have you been all my life?
I bought this little gadget when I got bored waiting for Garmin to replace my Forerunner 310XT under warranty. Read more
Published 2 months ago by SavvyBuyer
