The iPad App that is free for today - February 16 2012 - is FitBeat. Normally, this is a paid app, costing $4,99 in the app store, but today, you can get this iphone / ipad app for free.

Description

FitBeat is a media player built specifically for exercise enthusiasts. It automatically synchronizes the tempo of your music to your exercise pace to give you a significant and natural performance boost. Unlike other music exercise apps, FitBeat senses your movement and follows YOU rather than forcing you to follow the music, constantly adjusting the music to match. No speeds to enter in, no patronizing “fitness coaches” to annoy you. Just you and your music at your own natural tempo.

FitBeat also displays your exercise stats in large displays, optimized for outdoor visibility. Using GPS or WiFi it can calculate: Elapsed time, distance, average speed, pace, elevation gain and calories burned. Plus, graph your stats and share them with friends on Twitter. 

FitBeat uses the same professional-quality audio stretching algorithms used in broadcast and high-end recording studios. This ensures that the music will sound great at any speed, with no “chipmunk” effect or “warbling” typically heard with inferior audio processing. In addition, our Select by Pace feature automatically selects music by finding songs with tempos close to your exercise cadence to avoid extreme audio stretching/compressing.

Features

• • Studio-quality audio processing
  • Works with your existing playlists and songs* without importing, like the iPod app
  • Large, easy to read displays and oversized media control buttons
  • Select by Pace mode finds songs with tempos that are near your exercise tempo, then adapts them to be perfectly on the beat
  • Accurate exercise session stats tracking for your exercise and body type (requires iPhone or WiFi availability on iPod Touch)
  • Graphs speed and elevation gain over time
  • Supports metric and imperial units
  • Tweet your daily stats and music preferences to involve friends
  
  *FitBeat cannot play DRM-protected music. iTunes songs purchased prior to March 2009 may contain DRM (FairPlay) protection.