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Pin your first Music Moment

A Music Moment is one song pinned to one GPS spot inside a Workout Route. When you pass within the trigger radius during a workout (default 20 meters), the app switches from your playlist to that song, then hands back to the playlist. Top of the hill, the halfway turnaround, the final stretch — pin a song that fits each one.

You need a Workout Route with a starting playlist first.

Step by step

  1. Tap the + (plus) icon in the tab bar. The create form appears with four numbered sections and a Restart button in the top-right (Restart wipes the whole form, so avoid it mid-entry).

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    The four-section create form: route, location, song, name.

  2. Under 1. Choose Workout Route, tap Select a workout route... and pick your route. Section 2's button turns blue once a route is chosen.

  3. Tap Select Location on Map. A map opens centered on your position (give it a moment for a GPS fix — or pan to the right area). Tap the exact spot where the song should start. A pin and a translucent circle appear, showing the trigger radius. Tap Confirm This Location.

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    The map picker with a dropped pin and the Confirm This Location button.

    Tip: the easiest way to place accurate pins is to create Moments while physically standing at the spot — or right after a workout while the route is fresh.

  4. Under 3. Choose Your Song, tap Select a song.... Search Apple Music by title or artist (results show up to 10 songs), or pick from your playlists, and tap the song you want.

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    The song picker searching the Apple Music catalog.

  5. Under 4. Name Your Location, type a name up to 20 characters ("Top of the hill"), then tap Create Music Moment. A Success! alert confirms the save, and the form resets so you can pin the next one.

  6. To see your Moments, open the Home tab and tap the route's card. Each Moment is listed with its song and location name; once a route has at least one Moment, a View Map option shows them all as pins.

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    The route detail screen listing the new Music Moment.

Now run it

  1. On the Home tab, tap the play button on the route's card. Your starting playlist begins, and a "Location tracking active!" alert confirms GPS is live — tap OK and go.
  2. Lock the phone, pocket it, and move. When you enter a Moment's radius, its song takes over, then the playlist resumes.
  3. Pause (the pause icon) stops the music and suspends Moment triggering, but the workout stays active and GPS keeps tracking — tap play to resume.
  4. End Workout (the red stop button) fully ends the session and stops location tracking. Use it when you're done. If you stand still for about 2 minutes the app checks in with a notification, and after about 30 minutes of no movement it ends the workout automatically.

Good to know

  • Free tier limit: 5 Music Moments. Moments beyond the fifth are saved but will not trigger without Premium.
  • Editing: tap a Moment on the route detail screen to rename it, change its song, or move its pin. Deleting a Moment is permanent.
  • Explicit songs: if your Apple Music account restricts explicit content, an explicit pinned song won't play — pick the clean version instead.
  • Not triggering? See troubleshooting — it's usually the trigger radius or the cooldown, both adjustable in settings.