Tangram Smart Rope Rookie - App-Connected Jump Rope for Fitness and Workouts, Adjustable Length, Bluetooth Enabled, Track Calories and Jumps

Before purchasing the Rookie model from Tangram, I tried to find some detailed reviews on the web, including YouTube. Perhaps because this is a newer model, there were none. There were however, a lot of reviews available on the original Tangram rope which retails close to $90 and features a fancy LED feature in the rope to beam your skip count out in front of you. The reviews I read on this model mentioned concerns about the weight and hesitation to use it outside because of the electronics in the rope. This "Rookie" model features none of that fancy stuff so the rope is just as light as a standard jump rope. All the electronics are in the left handle and you won't even notice it. Setup was pretty easy, but I did need to read the manual to figure out how to get going. The right handle features battery storage and you will need to open it to grab the included battery before transferring it to the left handle where the actual electronics are located. The battery is a C2032 flat battery which will apparently last for months. This also is unlike the fancier legacy model, which features a rechargeable battery via USB. That likely needs a lot more charging due to the LED beaming ability. Once the battery is in you'll just need to insert the rope into the handles. This was very easy after reading the instructions in the manual. All that's left then is to set up the app, which only takes seconds. You can also set up Apple Health integration to log your workouts and grab your weight and heart rate. Performing the actual workout is easy. You really don't need the fancy beaming ability of the original model as it's easy to either set up your iPhone in front of you or occasionally check your Apple Watch for your skip count and time. There's also a sound feature to notify you at skip intervals of your choosing. (I assume this works just as well on Android devices). One annoying feature is that the count will reset after about ten seconds of inactivity and also then send data as a workout to Apple Health (or presumably the Android equivalent). Thus you could end up with a dozen "workouts" in a 30 minute session. The app itself will show you the total count when you're done, but it's not fun from a data management perspective. Since "skip count" isn't an Apple Health value anyway, I figure I can just use my Apple Watch to log the workout and use skip count within the Smart Rope app for reference separately. That way I will get my workout as one chunk and will still have heart rate and calorie data. At the end of your workout you can create some nice data images to share on social media and such. This will use your total. Other than standard skip tracking the app also has a few additional features. Workout-wise there's an interval tracker which will let you pick from intervals with rest at various skill levels. The interval program does not have the annoying 10-second workout end time, so this is more enjoyable to use if you're going to use Apple Heath or the Android equivalent. Additionally there's a competition mode so you can compete against friends in the somewhat unlikely event you have one with the rope as well. For data there's a simple global leaderboard to compare yourself against other users as well as a personal log with some basic graphs. At a sub-$40 price tag and with no more bulkiness than a standard rope, this is a good edition to your home fitness equipment with the added benefit of some fun data to keep you motivated. It also appears to be the perfect gift for anyone who enjoys fitness.

It was very easy to get started, and connected with the app. I love being able to watch how much I’ve jumped and for how long. It does stop when you stop so it’s pretty good accuracy of time. Color is super cute ! And length is adjustable

This piece of equipment is fun and easy to use. Connection with the phone and its app is real easy...well there is not really anything to do beside turning it on. The app needs a lot of improvements but I am sure they will come eventually; the worse point to me is that it only works online therefore if the phone is not connected to internet, it only do the basic count and does not record anything anyway. The rope is good but it is quite light and it would be nice to have heavier replacement available. It comes with a very useful bag.

This is an amazing jump rope that tracks your progress I have had no problems with this jump rope and for every review saying there is only one battery please read the instructions before giving a false report. I also love how the instruction manual comes in 12 different languages which is amazing!! At first glance the instruction book looked really long but it’s just the multiple languages there are 6 languages in a book and they are worth reading and they are very easy to understand.

I wanted to get something to do some workouts at home since gyms are all closed right now. This is easy to use and connect to the app. I like the app because it monitors how many jumps, how long you jumped for, and lets you set goals for yourself similar to how your apple watch or similar device has step goals. If you had other friends that have this product you could even compete with them using the app. The "rope" part is adjustable which is good because I am only 4'11 so the rope was superrr long when I got it. I think this is perfect for some simple at home work outs.

I absolutely love my Tangram jump rope. The only issue is that we purchase the rope in June and it’s September and not working and battery replacement is not working either

The product itself was exactly as described in the description. No complaints with the quality and performance of the jump rope. The jump rope integrates with Apple Health great. The downside is the app for the jump rope is a bit buggy and very elementary. By default it wanted to set up in Chinese.

wish I had read more of the reviews before purchasing this jump rope. it is basically worthless and unfortunately I waited too long to try it so I can't even return it. the main problem I have is what other people have experienced - it does not automatically connect to the app. when the battery is first placed in the handle it does ring like the directions state. it supposedly turns off automatically after 20 seconds, but then when I start jumping, it does not seem to turn back on. I tried replacing the battery with a new battery and have exactly the same experience. can't find any directions for the app - says it will automatically start counting when you start jumping after 5 jumps. it doesn't, so I selected the "basic count" thinking maybe that would help - still doesn't count, so then I pressed what looks like the play button - seems like there is a countdown happening (not sure why) it's only about 15 seconds and no matter how many times I jump it records as 1. I basically jumped about 500 jumps trying to get this thing to work and it has recorded it as 9 - not very motivating plus the rope itself is pretty light - I was hoping it would straighten out over time, but doubt I will ever even try to use it again it's been so frustrating. got my manual jump rope out and finished my workout