What is this?

Web sync for WOD is a way to backup, restore, and sync the data you enter into WOD over the web. We made this as a replacement for exporting over email and importing from an arbitrary URL, since most people had trouble with these features. So, we wrote a web service, and added sync functions to the iPhone app.

How do I use it?

See the feature description page for how to set up sync. You can do a full-bore, sync-everything by choosing Sync All Data Now in the More. However, you don't need to explicitly sync everything normally: when you add, edit, or delete entries in the app, they will automatically sync with the web service. If you aren't connected to the Internet when you log something, just launch the app again when you have an Internet connection and changes made in the meantime will sync to the web.

Wait, it isn't free?

No. It costs 99 cents per month (31 days, actually), or $6.99 for a full year (365 days). You can buy more time within the app itself: we use Apple's in-app purchase to let you buy sync service using your iTunes account. We're doing this because running a web service isn't free for us, and we would like to be able to pay for things like rent and beer.

Paying for things sucks.

Yeah. But, you automatically get one month of sync service since you bought the app, and because we wanted you to try it out before you decide that paying for this service is what you want. All you need to do is enter your Google account information into the "web sync settings" screen, and you'll automatically have an account.

What's this about Google? Why do I need to use a Google account?

The web sync service is built on Google's App Engine, and we authenticate people on that web service by their Google account. We thought using Google was a great way to go, since we have their computing and storage power available to us.

So, if I use the service then stop paying, you'll hold my logs hostage?

No. You will always be able to retrieve your logs and records, even if you stop paying. We only require payment for adding and updating logs and records.

But that's all this service is? A backup and sync service?

For now. We have some big plans for rolling out more stuff around this service, all of which will be available under the same pricing scheme (that is, unless Google turns out to be more expensive than we thought). For example, if you have your data uploaded, you can fetch it right now as CSV (comma-separated values, which programs like Excel can read) by going to these URLs in your browser: https://modaldomains.appspot.com/wodsvc/log?f=csv and https://modaldomains.appspot.com/wodsvc/records?f=csv.

I have a feature I'd like to see in this web service.

Great! Let us know by emailing us at feedback@wodapp.com.