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            "page": "https://listme.name/software/apple-fitness-plus",
            "tagline": "Guided workouts and meditations from Apple with live Apple Watch metrics",
            "summary": "Apple Fitness+ is a subscription service of guided workout and meditation sessions for iPhone and iPad. It shows live metrics from Apple Watch and compatible headphones, and it costs $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year. New subscribers can start with a free trial.",
            "developer": "Apple",
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            "strengths": [
                "Large set of guided video workouts",
                "Custom plans and recommendations",
                "Live metrics from Apple Watch"
            ],
            "limits": [
                "Requires a paid subscription",
                "Runs on iPhone and iPad, not Android"
            ],
            "checked": "2026-10-10",
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            "overview": "Apple Fitness+ offers workout sessions across 12 types, from strength and HIIT to yoga, along with meditation. New sessions are added each week, with lengths from 5 to 45 minutes. Custom Plans are built from favorite activities, and the For You area recommends sessions based on what the user does.\n\nThe service is priced at $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year, and the site describes one month free for new subscribers, or three months with an eligible device. Live metrics come from Apple Watch, supported AirPods or any Bluetooth heart rate monitor. Fitness+ is tied to Apple devices, so it fits people who already use the Apple ecosystem."
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        {
            "slug": "strava",
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            "website": "https://www.strava.com/",
            "page": "https://listme.name/software/strava",
            "tagline": "Running, cycling and hiking tracker with a social feed",
            "summary": "Strava records runs, rides and hikes from a phone or GPS device, then shares them with friends and clubs. It is free to join, and a paid Subscription adds routes, segment leaderboards and advanced training analysis. The app runs on iPhone, Android and the web.",
            "platforms": [
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                "android",
                "web"
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            "price_note": "Free to join; Subscription adds routes and advanced analysis",
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            "open_source": false,
            "strengths": [
                "Free plan covers recording and community",
                "Strong clubs and segment leaderboards",
                "Works with most GPS devices"
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                "Advanced analysis and routes need the Subscription",
                "Training plans and route planning are on the desktop site"
            ],
            "checked": "2026-10-10",
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            "overview": "Strava tracks activities with a phone or a GPS device and shows speed, pace, distance and comparisons with past efforts. Its social side includes clubs, challenges and segments, which are sections of road or trail that athletes compare. The desktop website adds training plans, route planning and activity breakdowns.\n\nThe free plan covers recording activities, joining the community and using safety features. The Subscription adds route tools, segment leaderboards and advanced training analysis, and the company offers a trial and a student plan. Compared with the logging apps in this list, Strava puts more weight on sharing and route data."
        }
    ],
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        "Only Strava runs on Android.",
        "Only Strava runs on Web.",
        "Strava has a free plan or free version; Apple Fitness+ does not.",
        "Apple Fitness+: subscription. Strava: free plan, paid upgrades."
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                    "verdict": "Guided video workouts and meditations with Apple Watch metrics and custom plans. It is a subscription at $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year, and it runs on iPhone and iPad only.",
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                    "product": "strava",
                    "rank": 3,
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                    "verdict": "The strongest choice here for running, cycling and hiking, with clubs, segments and a free plan. Training plans and route planning are on the desktop site, and advanced analysis needs the paid Subscription.",
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        "Scores are editorial and only comparable inside one list. Products with connected_to_publisher true receive a disclosed ranking lift: https://listme.name/methodology"
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