Stryd

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Last verified 31 Jul 2026

3.9 237 ratings · App Store

1. 3/5Apple Watch Crashes Constantly

   I’ve had Stryd for a few years. I use it about 4-5 times per week. The app on the Apple Watch Ultra is frustrating to say the least. If you pause the run, say you’re doing a run / row then it will typically crash out and you lose the data. Especially if you try to use another app to record the row portion. For just runs, the app doesn’t allow you to trim the run down, and isn’t smart enough to pause automatically. In the winter I do a lot of running on a treadmill. Turns out when I finish sprints I can’t really hit stop, it takes a minute or two. Then the mile times are longer because of the walking. If I stop running and forget to hit stop, I’ll get a ridiculous mile times. The worst part is after the run is completed it will not upload. I have to close the app, re open it. The second time you open it the app always freezes and then finally crashes. Reopen the app one more time, then it will finally upload the run. It’s been this way for a year or more. Fix the app, fix the simple auto pause or trim run, that will lead to 5 star reviews.

   epiekarc · 31 Jul 2026

2. 3/5Tons of potential

   I like the idea of what they’re going for here. Unfortunately, there are some tweaks that until implemented will continue to limit their reach. I use a TrueForm Runner for 99% of my training, so a permanent incline adjust option for treadmill runs would be very helpful since a 4% (actually 4.5%, but decimals not available) incline is required to accurately reflect my CP. Additionally, I need real time power/activity data to be able to be casted to a device other than the Apple Watch alone (iPad/iphone/smart TV). By holding up my watch to verify where I am in my CP band — the activity pauses. It’s just very cumbersome to get the most out of this great technology. Finally, I’ve seen a member of their leadership team frequently personally reply to consumers/customers and often come across as condescending or defensive which I can appreciate they’ve put their blood, sweat, and tears into this phenomenal product — but I think they’d be well served to understand their customers WANT to see them succeed, and their feedback is simply a collaborative effort to see them continue to grow as a tech leader in this space. Stryd all the way, don’t let another software company come in and take your market because we neglect the app UI/UE.

   Rob_lxndr · 31 Jul 2026

3. 3/5Please add HR to app!

   I often use the treadmill to reduce impact. It is useful to set an incline to keep power up but impact low for intervals. As of now, there is no way to connect HR. I have tried using the Stryd Connect IQ app on my watch and the power numbers that come into Training Peaks are all over the place. (The Stryd powercenter shows them just fine, but TP struggles. This throws off calculations for TP and WO5.) If Styrd could simply add the ability to connect to a BTE HR strap all the issues would go away. I would simply record workouts on my phone using the app, adjust the incline as needed, see accurate power numbers as I am running, and save it for TP to digest. How hard is it to add???? While I am at it, it would be great to select a workout on my calendar and when I go to start the workout, choose to perform on the treadmill. As of now, you cannot open it as an indoor run, and thus, have no access to the incline settings. You basically do an outdoor run on your treadmill and get a crazy gps file. As of now I have use my watch to run the workout structure and record HR. In addition, I use the Stryd iPhone app to record an indoor run and manually mark laps as I go, based off of the laps coming from my watch. I can change inclines to hit desired power numbers. After the fact I have to use GoToes to combine the Garmin and Stryd files so that I can upload to TP. Annoying. All of this goes away with the addition of HR in the app....

   BenjaminScot · 31 Jul 2026

4. 1/5Bizarre lack of features.

   So the app is meant to support the $200 Stryd Footpod. The pod is a great piece of tech with outstanding accuracy even with its default calibration. The app is hot trash. Probably one of the most bizarre and frustrating design choices was only to display distance to the tenth. So you would not see 4.25 miles, you just see 4.2 miles. Anything from 4.20 to 4.29 is displayed as 4.2 miles. This nonsense aside, you can record a run and stop it when the app show 4.0 miles. The app will then somehow show this distance as 3.97 in history. In the Stryd Power Center, it’s companion web suite, it shows the distance as 3.97 and 3.95 depending on where you look. There is no support for a BT HRM which is another odd or rather a poor choice. When doing treadmill workouts you can input the incline, which makes sense. I find a treadmill run at 1.0 has near identical power reading as running on flat ground outside, which one would expect. But, that’s baked into the app, not a setting which is sent to the pod. So you can’t use the Stryd app to tell the pod to calculate your power based on 1.0 incline then go use a different app or a different device like a Garmin watch. This wouldn’t really even be a thing if the Stryd app wasn’t so poorly done. When I took my Stryd to the track for some speed work, I found that every press of the lap button made my music turn off. There were no audio cues enabled but it shut off my music with every press of the lap button. I had a Stryd back a few years ago when they first came out and the app was still in the same poor state it was then as now. I returned the pod then and will be doing the same now sadly.

   bp7178 · 31 Jul 2026

5. 5/5Transformed this old man’s running

   At 54, I needed a new approach to maintaining my zeal for middle-distance running beyond pace and HR Zones. Stryd’s power based approach has completely re-energized me. One number encompassing total output has optimized my training across short, long, interval, hill, and other runs. A fantastic Apple Watch app, iPhone app, and incredibly responsive customer service, make Stryd a must have for any runner. But wait... there’s more. Two weeks of battery life between charges! The new Stryd also takes wind resistance into account when running, whether the wind’s at your back or blowing into your face. Amazing and useful tech.

   PBJSMCA · 31 Jul 2026

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