Comparison

Suunto vs COROS

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Suunto

Track your training, activity, and sleep with detailed summaries and trends. Customize your sports watch displays, discover popular routes with heatmaps, and sync your adventures. Connect with friends and favorite sports services to share your progress.

Highlights
  • Activity and sleep summaries
  • Customizable sport modes
  • Activity-specific heatmaps
  • Connected GPS for speed and distance
  • Dive log transfer
  • Partner service integration
  • Route planning and syncing
Features
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Enable your active life with Suunto app. KEY HIGHLIGHTS View key training, activity and sleep summaries as well as overall trends to help keep your life in balance. Stay connected with notifications Customize what you want to see on your sports watch during training and adventures by creating your own sport modes Activity-specific heatmaps in Suunto app show you where the most popular routes are, all around the world. For Suunto 3 Fitness, see your speed and distance as well as your track in the map by using the Suunto app to enable ‘connected’ GPS from your mobile phone. Suunto D5, Suunto EON Steel, Suunto EON Core: Transfer your dive logs easily over Bluetooth to your mobile phone after diving. Connect to your favorite sports services, such as Strava, Endomondo, TrainingPeaks, Relive and more. GET THE BASICS Suunto app keeps you on top of life and your sports or dives. Keep track of key activity details in your workout summaries and trends in your activity, daily steps, calories and sleep. With Suunto D5, Suunto EON Steel, Suunto EON Core transfer your dive logs to your mobile phone after diving. Stay connected with notifications on your sports watch from your mobile phone. For Suunto 3 Fitness, see your speed and distance as well as your track in the map by using the Suunto app to enable ‘connected’ GPS from your mobile phone. Ambit3 and Traverse family watches can now sync activities optimize GPS and connect to partner services from the Suunto app. ADVENTURE ON THE GO When you are going for run or ride and want to change the data you see your sports watch during training, you can customize it directly on Suunto app and it will update automatically to your watch. Whether you be in a new city or just a new trail, you can plan your new favorite route with Suunto app, sync it to your watch, and Go! You can even import a .gpx for your next race or adventure (Suunto 9 and Suunto Spartan). SHARE AND CONNECT HOW YOU WANT The Suunto community is a vibrant and diverse group, sharing inspiring stories and experiences every day. Social sharing on Suunto app is personalizable - select whether you want to share distance, calories, speed, pace, duration, heart rate, ascent, even max speed! It’s up to you! You can get additional unique benefits by connecting to our partner sport services such as Strava, TrainingPeaks, Endomondo, and Relive. The Suunto app connects with Apple Health. Go to app settings to start sharing your data. Learn more about Suunto and our heritage deeply rooted in exploration and adventure since 1936. suunto.com/testedforadventure Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life

About

COROS

Enhance your fitness journey with detailed daily data, activity summaries, and advanced navigation tools. Customize your devices, download training plans, and seamlessly sync with popular third-party health platforms.

Highlights
  • Daily data tracking (sleep, steps, calories)
  • Activity summaries for all sports
  • Map and route management
  • Device and personal settings customization
  • Third-party app integration
Features
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The COROS app is your tool to help improve your fitness, download training plans, navigate with confidence, customize your devices, and more. The app will help you to track, and view: - Daily Data such as Sleep, Steps, Calories and more - Activity Summaries for all sports recorded on your watch - The Explore Page to manage maps, routes, and saved locations - Profile Page to customize your watch and personal settings - Connect and sync to 3rd party apps like Apple HealthKit, Google Health Connect, Strava, and more Note: - Sync steps, heart rate and other data to Apple devices using HealthKit - Continuous background use of GPS can decrease battery life

Screenshots

Suunto4 screens
COROS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: COROS at 54% against Suunto's 25%. COROS also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (4.3 vs 4.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

COROS holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.1K and 797 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Suunto's written reviews are positive against 54% of COROS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Suunto ships an update fortnightly, COROS every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Suunto versus COROS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuuntoCOROS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2.1K ratings)4.3 (797 ratings) — better
Positive reviews24.6% of reviews54.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.1K — better797
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size802 MB856 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSuuntoCOROS Wearables Inc.

Customer experience

Suunto

All ratings2,135 ratings
Positive76.1%
Neutral3.7%
Negative20.2%
Written reviews1,464 reviews
Positive24.6%
Neutral15.4%
Negative60.0%

COROS

All ratings796 ratings
Positive80.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative13.4%
Written reviews782 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral13.6%
Negative32.2%

User reviews

Suunto

From 2.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Clean and attractive UI
  • 🚀 Improved syncing and connectivity
  • 💡 Custom exercise creation
  • 🔍 Detailed activity data and analytics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unreliable syncing and connectivity issues
  • 🔍 Missing key features from previous app (Movescount)
  • 🔍 Lack of customization options for watch faces
  • 🔍 Incompatible with older Suunto models
  • 🔍 Forced migration from Movescount to new app

COROS

From 797 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent battery life
  • 👍 Intuitive and easy to use app
  • 🚀 Quick sync with watch
  • 👍 Detailed data and metrics
  • 👍 Responsive customer service

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues with watch
  • 🐛 Inaccurate heart rate tracking
  • 🐛 Syncing problems with third-party apps
  • 🐛 Buggy after recent updates
  • 🐛 Confusing user interface changes

Bugs and requests

Suunto

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Inconsistent syncing and data loss
  • Issues with pairing and connecting to watches

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to import/create custom routes
  • Option to change activity data units (e.g. miles vs. km)
  • Seamless integration with Strava and other fitness apps
  • Offline map support and POI management
  • Desktop/web interface for advanced functionality

COROS

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Inability to log in or sync data
  • Inconsistent data between watch and app
  • Elevation/GPS tracking issues
  • Strength training mode not working properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more watch face options
  • Improve sleep tracking accuracy
  • Integrate with Apple Health app
  • Add ability to edit/delete activities
  • Provide more customization options

In-app purchases

None

Suunto

No in-app purchases

None

COROS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Suunto free?
Suunto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is COROS free?
COROS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Suunto or COROS?
COROS is rated higher. Suunto averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while COROS averages 4.3 from 797 ratings.
Do Suunto or COROS have ads?
Neither Suunto nor COROS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Suunto or COROS?
Suunto ships an update fortnightly, and COROS every 2 weeks. Most recently, Suunto was updated on October 28, 2026 and COROS on October 27, 2026.

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