Can you use strava on apple watch without iphone

Strava makes fitness tracking social. We house your entire active journey in one spot – and you get to share it with friends. Here’s how:

• Record everything – runs, rides, hikes, yoga and over 30 other sport types. Think of Strava as the homebase of your movement.

• Discover anywhere – our Routes tool uses de-identified Strava data to intelligently recommend popular routes based on your preferences. You can also build your own.

• Build a support network – Strava’s about celebrating movement. Here you’ll find your community and cheer each other on.

• Train smarter – get data insights to understand your progress and see how you improve. Your Training Log is the record of all your workouts.

• Move safer – share your real-time location with loved ones while outdoors for an extra layer of safety.

• Sync your favorite apps and devices – Strava is compatible with thousands of them (Apple Watch, Fitbit, Garmin – you name it).

• Join and create challenges – join millions in monthly challenges to chase new goals, collect digital badges and stay accountable.

• Embrace the unfiltered – your feed on Strava is filled with real efforts from real people. That’s how we motivate each other.

• Whether you’re a world-class athlete or a total beginner, you belong here. Just record and go.

Strava includes both a free version and a subscription version with premium features.
Strava uses HealthKit to export your Strava activities into the Health app and to read heart rate and biometric data.

You can subscribe and pay on the App Store, using your Apple ID. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renew may be turned off after purchase by going to the ‘Manage Subscription’ page in settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. The subscription will renew at the same cost.

What’s New

Nov 2, 2022

Version 279.0.1

Hi there. We fixed a couple bugs and made some performance improvements, so the app should now be almost as speedy as you. Have fun out there!

Ratings and Reviews

4.8 out of 5

204.3K Ratings

Editors’ Choice

Friendly competition with a like-minded sporting community is a big part of Strava’s appeal. More than just a GPS, Strava shares your rides and runs automatically, so it’s low maintenance. See your rank on your favorite segment, join distance challenges, and follow your friends, pros, and even foes. As they say, “If it’s not on Strava, it didn’t happen.”

Love it but bummed out

I love strava & will continue to use the app but am disappointed with recent updates. I really enjoyed the leaderboard & monthly comparisons, which can now only be accessed through subscription. I would consider becoming a subscriber because I am a huge fan, but the cost has been a deterrent. I can understand their decision to try & make the app more profitable. However, I think they should have given longtime users the option of buying those features at a lower cost. I am simply someone who loves running. But I am not training for anything & given the surgeries I’ve had it is unlikely I ever will. Some of the other subscribed features may not suitable for me because of that. I want to support the app but I just don’t think the price is that accessible to everyone. I understand $60/year isn’t much, but when you’re a newly unemployed college student it’s difficult justifying that extra expense. I still really enjoy the app, I just hope these changes don’t alter how much I use it. I think if i never experienced those features I might feel differently. I am sad to see them go. Wish there was more of a middle ground for less competitive individuals.

Functionality is going downhill, not that strava can measure it

Okay so this is a bit of a rage review. I've been using strava pretty dilligently for about 2 years. It's been mostly great, showing timed splits and elevation gain to give a good granular sense of what happened during a workout. It's really all I wanted, since I don't intend on getting heart rate monitor.
However, lately strava has been goofing up on time elapsed, distance gone, maybe my actual location? Not sure. But it'll take a good half-mile for the app to figure out that I've started moving, even after manually starting a workout and confirming that my location is correct. It will also just stop registering that I'm still moving in the middle of a workout, paradoxically showing my location way off of the blue line while the timer is still running. This throws off all the calculations for timing and honestly is pretty disheartening that I don't have an accurate record of my efforts.
I know strava gets is revenue from user data, but why am I using this broken app if it isn't even giving me the data it has advertised? How reliable is the background data being collected? At this point, I might as well go back to using the timer and maps apps built in to iOS, since I'm already using them to figure out what strava did wrong in the first place.

App Privacy

The developer, Strava, Inc., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Linked to You

The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:

Health & Fitness
Purchases
Location
Contact Info
Contacts
User Content
Search History
Identifiers
Usage Data
Diagnostics
Other Data

Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

Usage Data

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Can Strava work without phone?

Yes. Strava will record your ride but it won't load and refresh maps or sync data.

Can you use Apple Watch workouts without iPhone?

With Apple Watch Ultra and an activated cellular plan, you can stay connected even when away from your iPhone. Apple Watch Ultra has a built-in GPS that allows you to get more accurate distance and speed information during an outdoor workout without your paired iPhone.

How do I get Strava to work on my Apple Watch?

Connecting Strava and the Apple Health App On the mobile app, open your settings from the gear icon in the upper right-hand corner of the Home, Groups, or You tab. Select Applications, Services, and Devices > Health > Select the plus sign icon. Tap Connect on the next screen.

Can you have Strava on Apple Watch?

To allow your Strava activities to sync to your Apple Watch, you need to turn on syncing between the two devices. On the mobile Strava app, open your settings from the gear icon in the upper right-hand corner of the Home, Groups, or You tab.