Strava Cycling app review: track your data and stay motivated

Strava Cycling by Strava, Inc. is a health and fitness app that helps you track your performance and even set up and join challenges with your friends and others.

Introduction

Strava Cycling by Strava, Inc. is a health and fitness app that helps you track your performance and even set up and join challenges with your friends and others. The app was updated on June 7, 2013 and is available in English and French.

User Experience

The user experience here is smooth and simple. All the tools and functions are well laid-out so you can track your performance and add details quickly and on the go.

Features

This app is loaded with user-friendly features and there simply isn't enough room to discuss or even mention them all. Some of the stand out features includes being able to track your ride with such details as elevation gained, speed, distance, and the calories burned. You can also view a map as your ride. There are unlimited free ride uploads. View your achievements and stats, see where you stand on the leaderboards, join monthly challenges that help with motivations, and use the app to chat with friends and ride clubs.

In-App Purchases

The Premium upgrade gives you even more features and is available for $5.99 for one month or $59.99 for one year.

Update Info

The most current version is 3.4.1 and included some minor bug, crash, and performance issues.

Customer Ratings and Feedback Comments

The app has 171 customer ratings with an average rating of four out of five stars.

Personal Comments by Reviewer

I found this app to be helpful for not just the serious riders but even ones just starting out, or those who like to ride from time to time.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Tracks all ride data
• Gives you access to chat features
• Allows you to join monthly challenges

Cons

• For all features you’ll need to purchase the in-app option, which is not cheap

For: iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad with iOS 5.0 or later. Strava Cycling is optimized for iPhone 5.