Treadmill Smart Speed is on Android

Treadmill Smart Speed is out on Android. It turns your phone into a Bluetooth running sensor, so Zwift, and other apps and watches that read a standard foot pod, see your treadmill’s speed and incline. There is no pod to clip to your shoe and nothing to charge: stand the phone on the console and run.

Two ways to set the speed

Match the treadmill by hand. The speed moves in steps of 0.1, six presets are a tap away mid-stride, and holding a preset saves the speed you are running at. That works with any treadmill or walking pad, however basic.

Or, if your treadmill already talks Bluetooth (FTMS, or an iConsole+ console), the app reads its speed and incline and passes them on for you. It only reads: it never changes the treadmill’s speed or incline.

Garmin watches too

A Garmin watch can use the phone as a foot pod, with three steps first: pair the watch with this phone, restart the watch once after pairing, and turn off its phone connection for the run. The app’s help walks through each one.

Try it free

Every feature is free for a 10-minute run, and one in-app purchase unlocks it for good. There is no subscription, no account and no adverts.

It needs Android 14 or later, and a phone whose Bluetooth can act as a sensor; the app tells you if yours can’t. It asks for Nearby devices, to broadcast and to find a Bluetooth treadmill, and for notifications, to show that it is running.

Questions, or something not working? Email support@appyappster.com and you will get an answer from the person who wrote the app. The privacy section for Treadmill Smart Speed covers both versions.