Pillar User Reviews

Name: Pillar
Rating: 4.8 (5 reviews)

Pillar

Pillar App Ltd

💪 Health & Fitness

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Amazing training app- can’t live without it

Every time you look for a cycling training plan, they are always written generally and never bespoke- unless you’re prepared to pay an arm and a leg. Pillar has you covered as it takes into account your cycling experience, metrics and availability to train. There are a range of plans to choose from and you can custom suit the plan to your needs, time and experience. You can even change the plan once it’s started to suit you. My training has been transformed now and the support you receive from the pillar team is superb. Can’t live without it now! Well worth the investment.

Kipchoge59

3 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you so much for your review - hearing that Pillar has transformed your training is literally why we do this! Please send us a message at contact@pillar-app.com with any more suggestions or feedback.

This is great!

The pillar app is so smooth and sleek to use. Having been a regular user for a few months now it’s honestly changed my whole approach to training as I was in such a limbo before. Personal coaches are far too expensive but this app does (almost) all the hard work for you, you just need to put in the time and sweat then you’ll be rewarded!

MattMara

3 years ago

Smart Companion Athlete

I can customize my personal plan. Easy to engaged with the apps. Simple UX but feel good the journey. As a user I am trying couple of plans completed.Day by day devs are introducing new things such as block feature, weekly activity report,provisional week activity report, more push notification to remember my missing train or uploaded ones. Faster fit files sync,smart graph view. A few of feature I also like as I'm Away off, anchor session add and recurring. We hope more will be cooking and explore the new things.

A few more new features has been added in the Pillar like Fitness Test, ETA, Fitness Estomation and many more progress.

Good Luck Pillar Team

HasibRahat

3 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you so much for your review, Hasib. We are so glad that you are enjoying Pillar :)

Great idea, but UX isn’t quite there for me

Spoke to a rep at the Cycle Show London, great chat and so many things they’re doing with this app are on point (polarized training model, adaptive training prescriptions, factoring other sports). But I struggled to manually add a weights session which I’m sure would have reduced my ‘freshness’. It’s also not clear how to use the calendar. I expect to click on a day where I did an activity and see a summary but nothing happens. Generally I’ll go on this kind of app after an activity. But after my ride I just did, it’s telling me 73% freshness ‘You’re all good to hit a hard day of training’ - but I’ve just done a session and I feel tired 😂. As I say minor points overall but they all add up to me wondering if I should try Trainer Road instead! I hope my extremely honest review isn’t taken the wrong way. I would defo give the app another go after some more of the developments mentioned at the Cycle Show are in place.

ElliotGreeny

3 years ago

Great value and functionality.

Super intuitive to use and the interface is excellent and easy to navigate. Really enjoying my time with Pillar. Excellent value.

Burgess and his Bike

3 years ago

Promising!

Seems great so far, but a little limited in its interoperability with other apps. Hopefully this will change soon! Exporting to Zwift worked, yet cadence information suggested by Pillar did not come across to Zwift.
Would also love the ability to export workouts from Pillar to Wahoo devices.
Not sure how dynamic the workouts/plans really are. It would be great if they adjusted based on whether you do workouts well, fail them, or simply ride outdoors and hope for the best?
Case in point, there is a 2hr zone 1 ride in my plan(!). I’d like to ride outdoors for 4hrs in zones 1-4, but come back having accrued 2hrs in zone 1. Would that count as a pass or fail?

devilbond

3 years ago

Good training app

I like the personalised training plan. I’ve followed a couple now and they’ve worked for me. The ability to pick and choose your training days and the time available produces a bespoke plan. The weekly analysis is informative and I like the goal progress feature. The app is not perfect and there are still some small bugs yet to be resolved. This is to be expected as the app is still new and development has been rapid. The bugs are minor and can be worked around. Good luck Pillar.

Casio Keith

3 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you so much for your review! We will keep working on it to earn that 5 stars! If you have any more feedback, please send to contact@pillar-app.com :)

Flexible Adaptive training program

This new app is really great for me because of its flexibility. I’m a recreational rider, who likes to do sportifs, fondos, and group rides. Staying fit with a busy schedule with kids can be challenging. This apps allows me to put in days and how much time I have and builds a training plan based on a goal you setup. If something comes and I need to change a day or cancel this allows me to do this. It interfaces with other apps and computers.

EJHolow

3 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you so much for your review - we are so glad to hear that your training is going well with us! Please send us a message at contact@pillar-app.com with any more suggestions or feedback.

Game changing way to train and meet your goals

Life shifts and changes constantly making it difficult to choose what training to do and when. Fixed training plans don’t allow for adjustments and 1:1 coaching in a cost of living crisis is just out of the question. PILLAR is a game changer, dynamic training sessions, you choose when to train, move and adjust as your life shifts ensuring you stay on track to meet your goals! You can even add extra sessions! Weather bad and want an indoor session, no problem upload your planned session into Zwift and cycle away!

So whether you’re training for a one day sportive or a multi day event PILLAR allows you to stay on track!

Chalky_trek

3 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you so much for your review and your kind words! We are so glad to hear that your training is going well with Pillar! Please send us a message at contact@pillar-app.com with any more suggestions or feedback.

Super intuitive

Love using Pillar! Not only is it really easy to use, it’s really helped me make steady progress with my cycling towards my goals. Before my training wasn’t consistent and if I missed a session, I’d try to add it later in the week and become fatigued/injured. AD

Nunu_review

3 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you so much for your review - we are so glad to hear that you are enjoying the flexibility of Pillar and that you are cycling towards your goals with us! Please send us a message at contact@pillar-app.com with any more suggestions or feedback.

Great coaching that adapts to my fitness and schedule

Pillar is surprisingly good, adapting to my availability, my freshness and fitting around my favourite group rides at the weekend. The workouts are demanding but easily completed and I’m excited by the new features that seem to come with every update. Highly recommended

the_steve_cox

3 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you so much for your review - we are excited and proud that we have surpassed your expectations! Please send us a message at contact@pillar-app.com with any more suggestions or feedback.

Awesome app

I’m currently training towards my first 100 mile ride and have been using Pillar for a couple of months now. I can only say good things about this app. It’s easy to use and as I follow my tailored plan, I feel like I’m making really good progress towards my goal of completing the Tour of Cambridgeshire in June. If I’ve had to move a workout due to work / family commitments the app adjusts the plan accordingly - it’s all really clever stuff. Uploading the workouts to Zwift is straightforward (which has been particularly useful to me over the past couple of months) and it also linked to my Strava and Garmin accounts seamlessly. Would highly recommend.

PeteRush

3 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you so much for your review - we will be at ToC so see you there! Please send us a message at contact@pillar-app.com so that we can have a chat about your ToC training - we would love to do a case study with you if you are willing.

A great alternative to a coach

I’ve been using the Pillar app since the end of the 2022 season in preparation for the 2023 season. The depth and detail of the training plans is excellent and I really feel like I am making solid progress in my fitness. It offers flexibility to fit training around everyday life and the weekly summaries help with motivation. Feedback from the app developers is a real strong point and new features always improve the user experience. I’m looking forward to seeing how the race season unfolds on the back of using Pillar.

Graham1504

3 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you so much for your review - we are so glad to hear that your training is going well with us! Please send us a message at contact@pillar-app.com with any more suggestions or feedback.

Great already and developing all the time

I have used this since the earliest releases and have had some great results following the plans they provide. The feedback is quick for each session and the weekly summary is very useful. The ability to contact a coach is great especially at the price. Overall this is a game changer for enthusiastic riders looking to make the next step.
James Harrison

Publow Jim

3 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you so much for your review - we are so glad to hear that your training is going well with us! Please send us a message at contact@pillar-app.com with any more suggestions or feedback.

An innovative take on training apps

I have used many different training apps over the past few years for both general fitness improvement as well as event specific training. Pillar offers something genuinely novel in the way it uses adaptive learning to make adjustments to your training plan dynamically, based on your performance. It seems to work well and has adapted my training plan week to week, based how fatigued I have been. This is something I have felt has been missing from other training apps that just offer static plans that only only adjust when I’ve completed an FTP test but don’t take into account busy work schedules, accumulated fatigue and the risk of over-training.

The customer support has also been excellent, with really quick responses and a very friendly and helpful team who have provided training advice to help support my goals. Very happy so far and looking forward to seeing how this platform develops over time. Highly recommend giving this a go.

Jonlell

3 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you so much for your review and your kind words! We are keen on balance and ensuring that athletes like yourself don't overtrain - we are so glad that this is working for you. Please send us a message at contact@pillar-app.com with any more suggestions or feedback.

All the way

Pillar is with you every km of your journey to achieve whatever you wish. If you have any problems, just email support they are there to assist you and they will. Your workouts will not get any easier, You just get faster.

mirlin Rocket

3 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you so much for your review - we are so glad to hear that your training is going well with us. Please send us a message at contact@pillar-app.com with any more suggestions or feedback.

Clear, modern concise training app

Started trialling this app after seeing it promoted at a cycling trade show in 2022. Really happy to have found it. Love the simplicity of use, clear and obvious tabs and nice bright layout. The ask a coach feature is excellent as is the useful trending lines for plotting progress and predictions for power over certain durations. Looking forward to future developments.
Thanks, Robert

Muspedal

3 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you so much for your review - we are so glad to hear that your training is going well with us! We look forward to hearing from you when you next call one of our coaches :) Please send us a message at contact@pillar-app.com with any more suggestions or feedback.

So many exciting features being added!

I am new to cycling and am absolutely loving the updates on progress that have just been added. Now I can see visually what areas I really need to work on and I feel good when I can see that I’ve made real progress in one area eg sprint. I like that you can live sessions easily. I have kids and things are always changing for me so it’s really useful. Thanks team!

MamaCesca222

3 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you so much for your review - we are so glad to hear that your training is going well with us! Please send us a message at contact@pillar-app.com with any more suggestions or feedback.

Structured periodised programming

I have been using Pillar for three months now. Pillar bridges the gap between writing your own programming and hiring a coach very nicely.

The option to set your personal training availability, current level of fitness and training goals allows for the generated programming to be specific and tailored to your individual needs. The ability to export sessions onto Zwift is particularly useful.

Programming follows a polarised model, sessions can be measured using watts, heart rate or RPE and it is possible to move training sessions if life gets in the way of any planned sessions.

First time leaving a review for any app - I have been throughly impressed thus far. Works as described and customer support has helpful when needed.

wqwertyuioplokijihygf

3 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you so much for your review - we appreciate your valuable feedback and are so glad to hear that your training is going well with us. Please send us a message at contact@pillar-app.com with any more suggestions or feedback.

Pleasantly Surprised

I signed up to the app at the Rouleur show and had low expectations. Have to say that I’ve been really impressed by how good this app is. It’s given me a really good training plan (that I need to stick too) and it’s passive/aggressive reminders hit at just the right level and regularity to keep me focused. Seriously recommended. Tony V

Dave El Blanco

3 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you so much for your review - we are so glad to hear that we surpassed your expectations and that your training is going well with us. Please send us a message at contact@pillar-app.com with any more suggestions or feedback.