Comparison

Suunto vs Alpine Performance Labs

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

Alpine Performance Labs

Features
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For members of Alpine Performance Labs to reserve their place in a class, sign up for gym events, and general account management like updating headshots and credit card on file.

Screenshots

Suunto4 screens
Alpine Performance Labs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Suunto at none against Alpine Performance Labs's shown. Alpine Performance Labs's advantage is iOS requirement (15 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Suunto versus Alpine Performance Labs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuuntoAlpine Performance Labs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews24.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.1K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015 — better
Further details — not scored
Size802 MB93 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSuuntoAlpine Performance Labs, Inc.

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

Alpine Performance Labs

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Suunto

No in-app purchases

None

Alpine Performance Labs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Suunto free?
Suunto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Alpine Performance Labs free?
Alpine Performance Labs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Suunto or Alpine Performance Labs have ads?
Alpine Performance Labs shows ads; Suunto does not.
Which is updated more often, Suunto or Alpine Performance Labs?
Suunto ships an update fortnightly, and Alpine Performance Labs fortnightly. Most recently, Suunto was updated on October 29, 2026 and Alpine Performance Labs on October 28, 2026.

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