I need to track cardio with terrain data, but I’d rather not trust Strava with my privacy. I know there are some alternatives, but which one is the most reliable and feature-rich? I don’t have smart accessories, just and android phone. Preferably, I’d like an app that let’s me track added weights for calorie purposes (like rucking).
It’s not ready yet, but Wanderer looks like it may end up being a good Strava alternative
I don’t think it’s very feature-rich, but I do use Open Tracks. For tracking my running it works just fine.
I don’t know if it meets all your criteria but check out golden cheetah
https://www.goldencheetah.org/
Give it some time to learn. It is far more powerful than strava and anything you could pay for (yes, even training peaks).
I’ll look into it, thanks. Like you said, no clue if it meets my needs…but damn, that’s so many data points
Do developers of Strava realize that the name of their product literally means ‘Horror’ in Serbian? 😂
That’s pretty funny
If you are just using your phone, FitoTrack or OpenTracks might be the right thing for you. I don’t know about the added weight thing though.
Thanks, I’ll download them and check em out
If you are serious about training, Training Peaks is probably a great alternative. Strava is the Facebook of activity apps so not really great if you’re committed. There is a free plan for TP, but I’m not sure what the limitations are… I pay for it and can track the history of the key metric that matter to me such Power, Heart Rate, Training Zones, Freshness, Power bands etc. There are a LOT of analytical graphs to provide insights into your progress. The key is the more data you collect, the more value there is. i.e. Sleep tracking, weight, HRV, cadence etc.
