Their front page tells nearly nothing about the app. Instead, one half of it solicits registration. This tells me all I need to know about their respect to the users.
Strava cuts off leaderboard for free users, reduces third party apps
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#12Their front page tells nearly nothing about the app. Instead, one half of it solicits registration. This tells me all I need to know about their respect to the users.
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#13Strava integration with apple watch and apple health is so poor I stopped using it directly, relying instead of stuff like health fit. Having tried Summit I honestly don't understand why anyone would pay for such a lackluster experience especially for swimming.
If the Activity app would allow for a bit more detailed workout sharing and basic social like likes and comments I'd be done with it entirely.
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#14For what it is worth, Nike Run Club app along with all premium features is now free, at least for a few months while this pandemic is going on
Nike Run Club does something really annoying which is that they keep the GPS locations in their app and there's no way to get it out. They could easily give it back to HealthKit (on iOS at least) like all the other workout apps but they decided to lock people in that way.
As far as I know then you can't use the location on Strava.
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#15I think this is fair. Strava summit is a cheap subscription, and running a very cheap sport to participate in. Segments in my experience appeal to spreadsheet heads who get a kick out of meaningless drilling down into data[0]. I imagine most casual runners are not that.
In many ways I can see this making Strava more appealing to casual runners, as for people starting out on a fitness journey, the last thing you want to see is how much slower you are than other people.
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#16Their front page tells nearly nothing about the app. Instead, one half of it solicits registration. This tells me all I need to know about their respect to the users.
I’m looking at their front page right now and I see “ Connecting the world's athletes” which sounds like a social network for athletes?
Scrolling the tiniest bit but still without changing pages pages, I see “If you're active, Strava was made for you. We're the social network for those who strive” and it shows a map and details of someone’s workout.
That tells me everything I need to know. It’s a social media app to track your workouts and compare them with other people.
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#17I think the route builder is better in https://ridewithgps.com/ - and it seems to work better with my Wahoo Elemnt Bolt
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#18Cyclists are going to revolt, everyone wants to beat their friends on their favorite hill. It was one of the features I loved most about the app as I could see myself improving compared to people I have a good reference to.
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#19I think this is fair. Strava summit is a cheap subscription, and running a very cheap sport to participate in. Segments in my experience appeal to spreadsheet heads who get a kick out of meaningless drilling down into data[0]. I imagine most casual runners are not that. In many ways I can see this making Strava more appealing to casual runners, as for people starting out on a fitness journey, the last thing you want…
Afaik Strava is more used by cyclists which is a more expensive sport. Everyone who is sort of serious uses it.
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#20For what it is worth, Nike Run Club app along with all premium features is now free, at least for a few months while this pandemic is going on
Nike Run Club does something really annoying which is that they keep the GPS locations in their app and there's no way to get it out. They could easily give it back to HealthKit (on iOS at least) like all the other workout apps but they decided to lock people in that way. As far as I know then you can't use the location on Strava.
I'd been wondering why runs recorded with NRC don't have GPS data in healthkit. That's really disappointing, since I love the app overall. The guided runs with Coach Bennett in particular are great.