Maelz Sport

What's New!

February 14, 2024, v2.7.7 released.

Outline

Maelz Sport is metronome for sport.
You can control cadence for walking, jogging, golf swing and more.

The beat tone is two kind of sound(beat and accent).
The pitch of a note is settable between 220.0 and 1760.0Hz.
And the length of beep is settable between 20 and 250ms.

The range of tempo is between 10 and 208 BPM(beat per minutes).

This app can call built-in calendar app. You can record training memo to calendar app on your phone.
(It is necessary to set the calendar app for that. And you cannot use this feature on some models.)

NOTE.
Overworking exercise is very dangerous. Please take care to avoid high-pace for you.
And, the pitch of a beat and volume are changeable in this app, please use it for the proper pitch, volume, and time which do not hurt your ears and health.
This app allows calling built-in calendar app. What has been written may be synchronized, public and share based on the settings of calendar app.
We recommend that you use this app after checking the settings of calendar app.

Permissions

FOREGROUND_SERVICE: It uses to background playing.
FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK: It uses to background playing.
POST_NOTIFICATIONS: It uses to background playing.
NTERNET: It uses to show webview.
AD_ID: It uses to show ads.

Tested devices

Pixel 7a [Android13]
Xperia1(SO-03L) [Android11]
*This doesn't guarantee successful normal operation. Please note.

Reported devices to work.

Under preparation.

Release history

February 14, 2024, v2.7.7

Fix a bug on background playing.

July 27, 2023, v2.7.6

Fix some layouts.
Fix some minor bugs.

April 8, 2023, v2.7.5

Update some library.

July 28, 2022, v2.7.4

Update some library.

July 22, 2022, v2.7.3

Fix some screen layouts.

December 2, 2020, v2.7.2

It made the ad on the tuning list smaller.

October 20, 2020, v2.7.1

Fix a bug about screen displaying.

August 31, 2020, v2.7.0

The font size of beat-counter and time has been increased.

July 27, 2019, v2.6.4

Minor bug fix.

October 16, 2018, v2.6.3

Fix a bug of notification on Android8.0(Oreo) or later.

October 10, 2018, v2.6.2

Fix a bug of dialog screens.

October 8, 2018, v2.6.1

Fix some bugs.
Update some library.

June 27, 2018, v2.6.0

Change lower limit of speech speed.

February 7, 2018, v2.5.3

Fix ad banner due to the suspension of native ads.

September 25, 2017, v2.5.2

Minor bug fix.
Some libraries updated.

June 28, 2017, v2.5.1

You can terminate this app when clearing notification area.

March 21, 2017, v2.5.0

It changes a number of digits of BPM.

March 15, 2017, v2.4.0

It Changes minimum BPM value to 10.
Add marker note function.

February 20, 2017, v2.3.0

You can open this app from notification area when it is playing.
You can create an interval by copy from another interval.

February 14, 2017, v2.2.0

It changes the limit of repeating time of an interval from 10 to 99.
You can create a new workout by copy from another workout.

February 9, 2017, v2.1.0

Add inner workout feature.

December 5, 2016, v2.0.1

Add workout feature.

July 29, 2016, v1.6.0

Add a feature of seconds counting.

July 15, 2016, v1.5.0

Update some design.

November 2, 2014, v1.4.2

Update some library.

July 10, 2014, v1.4.1

This version supports background task.
Added the beat sound.

January 6, 2014, v1.3.1

Some design changed.

August 28, 2013, v1.3.0

Made the adjustment of parts layout.

July 23, 2013, v1.2.1

Made the adjustment of parts layout.

July 4, 2013, v1.2.0

Add hold button and dummy page.

July 1, 2013, v1.1.1

Known bugs(BUG-MS-0001) is fixed.

June 30, 2013, v1.1.0

Add beat counter and unit counter.

June 24, 2013, v1.0.0 released.

Known bugs

BUG-MS-0005: In some models, Tempo will be irregular when this app goes to the background by home button.

If this phenomenon occurs, please use sleeping with the power button.

BUG-MS-0004: In Nexus7(2012), workout chart is distorted.
BUG-MS-0003: In some models, the counter is incorrect.
BUG-MS-0002: In some models, sounds stop unintentionally.

It is currently under investigation.

BUG-MS-0001: There is the display of the time, to show an incorrect value.

Bug fixed version 1.1.1 is released.

FAQ

Q. I cannot get sound in Seconds Counting.

A. Sec-counting mode needs TTS(text to speech).
Please check [Settings] -> [Language & input] -> [Text-to-speech output] on your phone.
If your phone have English TTS, try to check "Speech in English" on Speech Settings Dialog.

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy covers your use of this application.
This app does not collect, store, or share any personal information, or anything related to your device. We do not collect any statistics, trends, neither do we track user movements.
The app allows you to open web URLs from the application. The URLs might be saved by internet browsers on your device.
For information regarding the information stored by these applications, please read the privacy policy of the internet browsers on your device.
Also, this app displays advertisement by AdMob. In this Privacy Policy, please refer to Privacy Policy by Google.

to You.

Thank you for download.
Please send us any comments, bug reports, English mistakes, and suggestions.
When you contact me, please send mail to info@blowbend.jp.
Also, you may not necessarily be able to answer to additional feedback from you. Your understanding is requested.

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What is a workout?

The workout is a compilation of some intervals.
Each interval has the time and tempo. By going to play in turn, you will be able to create a pattern of changing the tempo.

"Sample2" have three intervals as follows.
interval1: 1min BPM:80 ramp:immediate
interval2: 1min BPM:100 ramp:10sec
interval3: 1min BPM:120 ramp:10sec
total time:3min

The inclination is a time of changing tempo, from the tempo of the last interval to the tempo of the interval.
For example, the tempo of the interval2 is BPM100, and tempo of the previous(interval1) is BPM90. It changes over a period of 10 seconds, from BPM90 to 100.
In other words, interval2 is 1min, but continue to tempo up gradually over a period of 10sec from BPM90 to 100, and the state of BPM100 is 50sec.

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How to create your workouts.

For Example, workout name: my workout
interval1: 1min BPM:80 ramp:immediate
interval2: 2min BPM:100 ramp:20sec
interval3: 2min BPM:90 ramp:10sec
total time: 5min

(1). Open Workout Menu. Tap "Edit Workout".

(2). Press (+) botton buttom of Workouts Screen.

(3). An empty workout is created. It named "new workout". And tap it.

(4). Set your workout name.

(5). Tap (+) icon three times.

(6). Intervals are added. Tap an interval

(7). Set the time, tempo, and others.

(8). Back to Edit Workout Screen.

(9). Repeat the above (7) to (8) in the same way.

(10). Press the Back button on the upper left. Back to Main Screen.

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How to reorder intervals.

You can reorder intervals in the workout.

(1). Open Workout Menu. Tap "Edit Workout".

(2). Choose the workout.

(3). Long press the interval. And move it up(or down) slowly.

(4). The interval is moved.

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How to remove interval.

(1). Open Workout Menu. Tap "Edit Workout".

(2). Choose the workout.

(3). Swipe the interval.

(4). Swipe again.

(5). The interval is deleted.

(*). If you want to cancel deleting, please tap cancel button.

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How to set inner workout.

The inner workout is added into the workout like as interval.
Advantages.

You can reuse a pattern of intervals in the same or another workout.
If you change inner workout, all workouts are changed.
You can edit inner workout same way as intervals.

Restraint.

The inner workout can not have another inner workout.
If you want to delete the inner workout, you must remove the inner workout from all workout using it.<./li>

(1). Create a workout you want to set as inner-workout.
For Example,
workout name: Inner-workout
interval1: 1min BPM:80 inclination:immediate
interval2: 2min BPM:100 inclination:20sec
interval3: 2min BPM:90 inclination:10sec
total time: 5min

Please refer `How to create your workouts`.

(2). Open a workout that you want to set outer. And press the add inner workout button.

(3). It displays a list of candidates for the inner workout. Select `Inner-workout`.

This list does not have the inner workout because inner workout can not have another inner workout.

(4). The inner workout will always be added to the top of a workout. Please move it as you like.

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Main Screen

(1). Chart of Workout:
It is a chart that shows the change in a tempo.

(2). Unit Size Selector:
You can choose beat pattern size in 1 to 8.

(3). Beat Indicator:
displays beat progress.

(4). Beat Selector:
Press this button, beat -> accent -> rest -> beat...
[beeat] beat [accent] accent [rest] rest
When out of a unit, this button is disabled.
[out of unit] out of unit

(5). Reset Button:
reset "from time" for the calendar app, beat counter, unit counter and time.

(6). Tempo(BPM)/Count:
when stop playing, tap, tap, tap here, it will measure the tempo, show on display.

(7). Beat, Unit Counter:

(8). Time:

(9). Up/Down Button:
Tempo is counted up(or down).
For example, if you set to 60 BPM, you will get a beat of one-second intervals. And set to 120 BPM, you will get a beat of 0.5-second intervals.
Sorry, it does not correspond to long press.

(10). Seconds Counting:
Switch to sec-counting mode.
Sec-counting mode needs TTS(text to speech).
If you can get no sound, please check [Settings] -> [Language & input] -> [Text-to-speech output] on your phone.

(11). Calendar Button:
You can create a new memo to built-in calendar app.
It settings tempo, beat pattern and time in "Description".

What has been written may be synchronized, public and share based on the setting of calendar app.
We recommend that you use from make sure to check the settings of calendar app.

(12). Start/Stop Button:

(13). Accent Volume:

(14). Master Volume:

(15). Settings Button:
It will transition to Settings dialog.

(16). Menu(Manual Mode):
Tap here. This app becomes manual mode.
If you change the mode, stop the playback, and counters are reset.

(17). Menu(Workout List):
You can choose a workout.
If you change the mode or workout, stop the playback, and counters are reset. The workout that not has interval will not be displayed.

(18). Menu(Edit Workout):
It will transition to Workouts Screen.

(19). Speech Settings:
It will transition to Speech Settings Dialog.

(20). Help:
It shows help.

(21). About:
It will transition to About dialog(information about the version).

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Settings Dialog

(1). Tone Pitch of Beat Tone:
You can set it between 220.0 and 1760.0Hz.

(2). Length of Beat Tone:
You can set it between 20 and 250ms.

(3). Tone Pitch of Accent Tone:
You can set it between 220.0 and 1760.0Hz.

(4). Length of Accent Tone:
You can set it between 20 and 250ms.

(5). Beep/Beat Switch:
It changes the tone of the beat.

(6). Tone of Marker Sound:
It changes the pitch of the marker sound.

(7). Volume of Marker Sound:
Marker sound is not affected by the master volume on Main Screen.

(8). Check Button:
You can hear marker sound.

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Speech Settings Dialog

(1). Speech in English:
Sec-counting mode needs TTS(text to speech).
If your device doesn't have TTS for your language, check this box.

(2). Speech Speed:
If a reading text is longer than 1 second, it will be conflict.
You can set speech speed.

(3). Speech Volume:
You can set speech volume.

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Workouts Screen

(1). Workout List:
It shows workout name and time.
Tap here. It will transition to Edit Workout Screen.

(2). Add Workout by Copying:
You can create a new workout by copy from another workout.

(3). Add Workout:
You can create a new empty workout.

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Edit Workout Screen

(1). Name:

(2). Chart:
This chart shows the change in the tempo of the workout.

(3). Interval List:
It shows settings of the intervals.
Tap here. It will transition to Edit Interval Screen.

(4). Add Inner Workout:

(5). Add Interval by Copying:
You can create a new interval by copy from another interval.

(6). Add Interval:

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Edit Interval Screen

(1). Time:

(2). Tempo(beat per minutes)/Count

(3). Ramp:
The ramp is a time of changing tempo, from the tempo of the last interval.
If you set "immediate", Maelz Sport will change the tempo at the same time begin the interval.
You can set the maximum time to 30 seconds, but it is ignored in the following cases.
1. The interval is first of the workout.
2. The previous interval is "Rest" or "Count".
3. The interval is "Rest" or "Count".

(4). Marker:
It is a note on the beginning of the interval.
It is good for the interval of rest or seconds counting.

(5). Start Tag:
Please enter words freely. It will be sound when starting this interval.

(6). End Tag:
Please enter words freely. It will be sound before the end of this interval.

(7). Repeat Times:
You can set repeat times of the interval.
The maximum value is 99.

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Edit Inner Workout Screen

(1). Repeat Times:
You can set repeat times of the inner workout.
The maximum value is 99.