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Learn how to make an app like RunKeeper in this two part tutorial series.

This tutorial will show you how to make an app like RunKeeper. It will be a motivational run-tracking app. By the end of this tutorial, you’ll have an app that:

  • Uses Core Location to track your route.
  • Shows a map during your run, with a constantly-updating line denoting your path.
  • Continually reports your average pace as you run.
  • Awards badges for running various distances.
  • Silver and gold versions of each badge recognize personal improvements, regardless of your starting point.
  • Encourages you by tracking the remaining distance to the next checkpoint.
  • Shows a map of your route when you’re finished.
  • The map line is color-coded so that the slower portions are red and the faster portions are green.

Read full tutorial on raywenderlich.com