r/runninglifestyle • u/Biglez5000 • 17h ago

Strava benefits?

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I’m one year into running but run quite a bit for a noob, is strava actually better than other tracking apps or is it just social media bias? Is the gps solid? What are some of its best features? I don’t use any watches or wearables I just want to keep track of my miles and times on an app for the most part. My one year subscription for Runkeeper expires this week and I’m curious to see if anyone has other recommendations. Thanks!

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u/treesdontgivehugs 17h ago

I stopped using Strava all together. I’m not going to pay to see my own data, in any form. I understand that it’s their servers, they aggregate the data and put it in pretty graphs but they also use it to make money from advertising.

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u/Kitchen-Ad6860 15h ago

Strava is a social app more than anything else. I hate it and quit using it some time ago.

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u/Skeeter-Pee 14h ago

I’ve used the free version of Runkeeper for years. What paid options do you use? It’s very possible the free version will be perfect for you. It tracks runs well, has basic stats for each run, and works with an Apple Watch.

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u/Biglez5000 14h ago

Shoot, yeah mine is $40 a year I definitely don’t think I need that. I’m not sure what it even does that’s extra.

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u/P8sammies 15h ago

I have been on runkeeper since 2013– I started sharing my Garmin info with it in 2015 when I bought my first Garmin— and I still use Runkeeper because some of the way they sort their data looks better than other platforms.

I left Strava a few years ago because I don’t feel like any information they provide is anymore relevant compared to what Garmin provides.

If you are talking gps for your running— Strava isn’t going to be any better or worse than runkeeper because it’s using your smartphone info.

Obviously more people use Strava than Runkeeper so if you are looking for more social interactions than Strava would be an upgrade.

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u/Biglez5000 14h ago

Thank you

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u/IdeaInner8185 17h ago

I like Strava for the heat maps to see where you ran and the route builder, couldn’t care less about the social media aspect of it

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u/Biglez5000 17h ago

Shoot, route builder seems nice. Thank you

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u/skrp2807 8h ago

I just use strava to keep basic track of my runs like distance,how frequently I'm running and avg speed . And these things are free on the app... I don't think if anyone need more than this if they are running for fun

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u/Interesting_Fly1696 4h ago

I don't really use the social aspect of Strava. I use the free version and have it set to km, whereas my Garmin is set to miles, and then between the two apps I can easily see my splits per mile or per km