YaoYao - Jump Rope Reviews

by Pookie1441

No clue what most of these other reviews are seeing. Unless you are doing one jump per second, which is incredibly slow, the counter is wildly inaccurate. I held off my frustrated review on day one and decided to give it a chance. I’ve used this just about every day for the first week and the problem is the same. For every 30 seconds of jumping, I counted ~60-80 jumps. YaoYao says only 30-40...EVERY TIME. Consistent, but useless and not worth it, even if it was free. $3 for this is absolutely ridiculous. How do I get refunded for this trash? I expect that the answer will be that I can’t.

by Chichiflys

Japanese writing? Yeah I know English isn't the international language. Also it doesn't count accurately. It missed many of my jumps so it's worthless. However it is nice that the watch can be used as a stand alone device. That is the phone doesn't have to be in your pocket. Just need to fix the jump counter. Maybe it's not sensitive enough?

Update Aug 2017. Doesn't work very good at all. Just did a practice jump and it only counted 1 jump out of over 100. Nice try.

Update 2019 with iWatch5. Still not very good. Hardly records any jumps. It might get about 5-10% of my jumps unless I really over exaggerate my wrist motion which is not natural, and then it’s still not very accurate. Still not impressed. I even set the sensitivity to max. Made no difference.

by Gjisenhart

I wanted to see if the counter worked. It doesn’t. I like to speed jump, and when I get 4 rotations in a second which isnt even the fastest it only counts 1. Maybe if you’re jumping slow enough it will be good. I can see it being good for just a nice slow jump or possibly a workout but don’t count on it counting properly.

On the other side I do like that it has the HIIT timer on it now, but that is honestly the only good thing about YaoYao for me. This is not saying it works for other people. Just does not work for me. I record to check for form and to count, and like I said it isn’t even close. Also like I said completely different type of jumping probably than what it’s meant for.

by 吧啦巴卡西

I feel YaoYao is really convenient when it functions. I really enjoy knowing how many jumps i have achieved. However, the voice tip usually being replaced by a vibration after i change different mode like hiit. I am wondering can i keep that voice tip with real human voice rather than vibration all the time?
Thanks

by Hdkenebeijwbdk

So I got YaoYao because I wanted to track my progress with jumping rope. I love the interface and it’s cute mascot BUT my only gripe is that I can’t edit the number of jumps.

I have a jump rope that counts my jumps that I use in tandem with YaoYao and the rope counts by rotation. Unfortunately, by the end of my work out the number of jumps on YaoYao is far behind the number on the rope.

In short, I like YaoYao but I just wish I could edit my number so that it could be more accurate.

by Dmbream

Cool concept, but having issues with YaoYao recording data. In short, it doesn’t. Ha. It will record and display results during a workout, but the data does not get saved for future reference, as per the screen shots above. Jump count, calories, workouts, etc. Nothing is saving in YaoYao . It does, however, sync generic Yao Yao “workout” instances and times with the iOS Activity app. So I’ve just been using it for that purpose to be able to identify separate jump rope workouts and times in the Activity app. Unfortunately, I’m not able to enjoy the native tracking, medals, gamification, etc. within the native app. Oh well. On an iPhone X, Apple Watch Series 1, iOS 11.2.2, and app version 1.5.6. I’ve enabled all data sharing permissions within the Health app. I’ve deleted and reinstalled YaoYao . No luck.

by Ken.E.

The only app that...

1) does all the basics right and simple

2) reads and writes to Apple Health

3) (most important) is easy to use as a Watch app, including control via Siri. NO need to put phone in pocket!

Skipping rope is an excellent next-level workout beyond brisk-walking. I don't need tons of fancy techniques, just want jump count, calories, etc - and for it to be reported with other workouts.

PS When ready, I suggest moving up to a weighted rope (burns more cal's and strengthens arms). this app detects and reports this in the form of increased HR and cal's.

by Inddark

I only use YaoYao for jumping rope. I even prefer it over my Apple Watch’s jump rope.
I have used several others apps but this one is the best. My only wish is for you to add steps or distance along with the calories, time speed etc. The count is very accurate. I was tired during my jumping today so I tried to cheat by walking and it paused the count. I’m glad I couldn’t cheat. It’s a great app and I have no complaints or “cons”. Thank you for inventing YaoYao.

by 3xTheTrouble

YaoYao is exactly what I wanted for a jump rope app. It’s not complex, but it doesn’t need to be. It uses the accelerometer in the Apple watch to count your jumps. It also has timer mode and freestyle. I’m not an app designer, because I don’t know enough about programming; however, I’m a little surprised someone didn’t come up with this sooner. I think it costs something, but if you incorporate a rope into your workouts very often, it’s with it.

by CharlieVermeulen

There are certain things a jump rope app MUST have (such as Apple watch functionality, rep counter, various jump settings). YaoYao has them all.
I was skeptical about purchasing YaoYao, normally I like trying an app before purchasing. In this case, I'm really glad I took the leap of faith. One small step for me, one giant leap for jumpers everywhere.

by R_daddyspell'em

Recently downloaded YaoYao and used it for the first time, I synced it with my series 3 Cellular Apple Watch... No disappointments at all, totally worth the money!!! It really keeps track of the work out this is the first time I can actually track my jump rope routine. If you’re in doubt, download this you won’t be disappointed. Lastly they list the numbers you really want to see like longest streak, heart rate, total jumps and how long you jumped for 😍😍 I love YaoYao!

by Flash! OTO

Great app and easy to use. I would love it if it had more rewards in small increments. Like every 10k or so. I find it more motivating when I achieve a sticker more often. I know it sounds dumb but it’s fun for me. Still love.

by Nauf4l

I was planning to buy a 100$ jump rope which counts skips as i always do 5k skips a day. So after a month was considering this when i came across YaoYao after installing 5 apps of the same.
Glad i paid about 2$ for this as it is totally worth it.
When using, i counted manually for 2 days to compare this and it is 100% accurate.
Shows number of calories burned, daily workouts, other participants over the world, heart beat etc.
All in all 100% for this. Love it

by R22patel

I have been jumping rope for years and boxed for a bit. I bought YaoYao when it came out years ago. It was the first of its kind to track and available on the Apple Watch. Years later it keeps getting refined and I love how it relays data with Activity and Heart apps in the iPhone. Great job. Worth it.

by Hlsjolly

I’ve been speed roping for 2 years now and have always used a different HIIT app on my watch to do my intervals. I’ve always wanted to know the number of jumps but never thought to look for an app that counted them! I was skeptical at first based on others reviews of counting too many or not enough but wanted to try it since it was so inexpensive. I used it yesterday and counted as I jumped and it was only off by 2... and that was me trying my hardest to count my jumps since I speed Rope I had a hard time counting as fast as I jumped. I feel it’s extremely accurate... it’s basically like a pedometer... they are never exact, but give you a great estimate and that’s all I’m looking for. I love that it gives you the count every 100 jumps and heart rate, I was able to push myself harder and in one interval session went from a little over 700 jumps to almost 900. Overall I love it and definitely recommend it!!!!

by Emiliejoue

Loving YaoYao so far after a month. Using my Apple Watch to count jumps and seems as accurate counting as I would be myself (just 1 or 2 difference here and there). Really like the history view by day to get totals, not sure what leveling up does but it’s cute and motivating, custom daily goal is nice. Overall has a lot more than I expected - I really just needed an accurate jump counter. Plus the silly reindeer mascot is fun, and you can share workout summary graphics in messages or social media.

by GameDaMuse

This is the best app with beautiful and simple design and functionality. Jump rope counter has a minor variance counting slightly higher than actual jumps but this is within acceptable limits. It is cost effective and works compared to those charging a huge subscription with a poor workout library and poor counter.

by Gadget Girl2

I adore YaoYao. Barriers on my jump rope journey were counting jumps and time jumped excluding rests. YaoYao removed those and delivered so much more! I’ve been quite the evangelist for YaoYao and have engaged my IG community as inquiries come to me about YaoYao I use for tracking.

One addition I’d love to see is tracking of the interval times. Perhaps an axis on the right of the bar graph that charts jump count intervals? For now, I estimate based on my average jump count per min how long I’ve jumped between rests.

Anyway, all of this to say, bravo! YaoYao has changed the game and my workout life (which was non-existent before...ha!)!

by SkinnyThick87

I like YaoYao a lot! It’s great to track my jump roping progress and I’m able to just zone out and jump the way that I like to. If jump roping is your way to replace running, YaoYao is superb!

by Mercymemememe

It’s close but I have seen it miss a lot of counts as well. I will keep going until I reach the count on YaoYao anyways because it doesn’t hurt to keep going. Frustrating though when I want to be done and this is not catching my counts.

by Nellosjello

I just started jumping rope this month and I was getting a little bored because I wasn’t sure how much I was actually jumping. I bought YaoYao and it was totally worth it. I have a set timed work out but I love setting a jump goal so if I don’t meet them I can compensate. The best is when I finish my workout and I go over my goal! It’s just nice seeing your workout stats. It’s really encouraging.

by Zhenyu Toby

this app is the best rope jumping app I have ever tried. It can record your jump counts accurately, and shows the max speed, max combo jump counts,etc. Moreover it can speak out the heart rates every 100 jumps.
YaoYao is desired the price!!!
hope jumpers will enjoy YaoYao.