Reviews for Wahoo Fitness Blue HR Heart Rate Strap

Wahoo Fitness Blue HR is AWESOME! I use Nike+ GPS app and needed HRM to help maintain my zones. Using Wahoo Fitness app I run with both apps running. Setup Wahoo Fitness triggers at different intervals and Nike+ GPS every mile. Now I have all the info I need. Upload to Runkeeper.com for HR and Nikeplus.com for runs. Blue HR works perfectly with iPhone 4S. Only ONE device for HR monitor, GPS maps, Music playlists, and phone... AWESOME!!!

You have to install the Wahoo Utility to your phone and set it up that way. Also don't try to set it up without wearing it. You have to be wearing it!

No problems at all, love this product and that it works with my running app that I use daily. The app UI isn't so user friendly but that's a separate review...

Once the phone connects with the HR Strap all you do is start the program (I use ismoothrun) and it justs connects on it's own. If you are using older BT technology this may not work, but for 4S users it works flawlessly!

Love the monitor but my MAJOR grievance is that nowhere in the documentation does it mention that you MUST BE WEARING IT TO PAIR IT with your phone. So, be advised.

This was a great HRM, way better that my garmin and polar HRM's previously. Hooked up to a multitude of iPhone apps without a problem, mostly MapMyFitness. 11 weeks later, it just stopped working. I put a new battery in it, ran through the troubleshooting, and tried other apps to no avail. Hopefully support will exchange it, though on the Wahoo site they state that no returns from third parties will be accepted, as does Apple's, which seem very convenient for both of them. Crossing my fingers!

Yesterday it worked, today it doesn't - the Wahoo app cannot detect the sensor, no matter how much I lick at the sensors or do jumping jacks or any other of the slightly demeaning activities Wahoo tell us to do in order to beg for the thing to work. It should just work and it doesn't. The first one I bought didn't work at all. The second one has worked for A DAY and now it doesn't either, meaning another trip back to the apple store.

Received one of these for fathers day, it has worked excellent. Only one flaw that I have noted so far. The App gps maximum speed has been indicating that I am traveling over 300 mph. I think the decimal point is falling in the wrong spot.

One of the only Bluetooth Smart heart rate monitors on the market today. Uses a replaceable watch battery. I've used it on a few 5+ hour long bike rides with consistent readings. I've noticed a glitch with pairing once or twice, although it's not clear whether it's the sensor or iPhone at fault, and it's rare. Seems to be fine after a reset. The strap can be washed. It wakes up right away, and the pads don't even have to be pre-wet as suggested in the manual. Works great with the Cyclemeter app. Adjustable and fits snugly but not too tightly over a big chest like mine. A must-have for running and cycling.

This heart rate monitor works really well, and pairs just fine with any app that supports it. Try the Wahoo utility to verify it's working. You do NOT pair bluetooth "smart" devices like a normal headset in the General / Bluetooth page. They are only configured within the app itself. It will not show up in any capacity under General / Bluetooth, even when connected. It's like this with "Find my car smart" Bluetooth 4.0 device as well. Install the Wahoo app, or any certified app that works with this strap, and it pairs fine. You don't need to use gel on the sensors either, just a tiny bit of water. Mine worked out of the box, was up and going within 2 minutes of opening the package.

Just purchased the Wahoo HR Monitor for iPhone 4s, and have only been using it for a couple days. So far, it seems to do exactly what it says. It was easy to use right out of the box. Easy and quick to pair, and was up and running in just a couple of minutes. I have turned everything off and on a couple of times, and it seems to Pair and Wake Up easily and quickly each time.

I would have given 5 stars except for two reasons:

- I am not sure how entirely accurate this HR Monitor is, but unfortunately, I do not have anything to compare it to. Before I started my workout, it was reading my HR between High 80s and Mid 90s, which is certainly higher then normal for even me. Now, my HR tends to be a bit higher, and I use a Rescue Inhaler before exercising which can tend to race the Heart a bit, so this can be the reason. I do have to say that I manually counted my Heart Beats from the wrist against a stopwatch twice, and I came up with a HR that was pretty right on to the Wahoo HR Monitor, so it very well may be accurate.

- I also feel as though this HR Monitor is over priced. There are some very nice HR Monitors out there that give you the Device and Strap for about $60, so $80 just for a strap?? Nevertheless, I knew this when I purchased it. I guess the convenience of using my phone mixed with getting an Apple backed product makes it all worth it. We pay for overpriced Apple products, well because…their Apple.