Comparison

WorkOutDoors vs Training Today

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

Head to head
About

WorkOutDoors

This advanced workout app for Apple Watch offers extensive customization for outdoor activities like running, cycling, and hiking. It features detailed maps, navigation, and over 800 data fields for comprehensive workout tracking and analysis.

Highlights
  • Advanced vector maps with navigation
  • Configurable workout screens with 800+ data fields
  • Route import and turn-by-turn directions
  • Customizable alerts and interval schedules
  • Waypoint creation and navigation
  • Workout export (FIT/TCX/GPX) and Strava integration
  • Offline map support
Features
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WorkOutDoors is the most advanced and most configurable workout app for the Apple Watch. It's perfect for running, cycling, hiking and any other indoor or outdoor activity. Note: WorkOutDoors requires an Apple Watch Series 4 or later. It is not necessary to have your iPhone with you during a workout. The app uses Apple’s workout system, so all workouts are saved to the Health system. However it also provides many extra features over Apple's app, such as: - a super-smooth vector map that can be shown during a workout; - multiple configurable screens with metrics and graphs from a pool of 800+ data fields; - route files can be imported and used for navigation (including turn by turn directions); - dozens of configurable alerts (e.g. every mile; high heart rate; low pace; off-route etc); - interval schedules can be created using the larger screen of the phone app; - climbs and descents are supported with notifications and on-screen data and graphs; - waypoints can be created, navigated to, and exported; - use shortcuts to associate operations with gestures (e.g. double tap to hear configurable metrics); - compare pace against a target or a previous workout (using metrics and a dot on the map); - show zones for pace and power as well as heart rate (with optional coloured backgrounds); - auto-pause is available for all outdoor activities; - shows GPS and heart rate before starting a workout, so that you can wait for good signals; - configure distance and pace for running / walking to come from Apple’s pedometer or from GPS; - workouts can be exported in FIT / TCX / GPX files, or automatically sent to Strava; - workouts created by the app can be analysed in great depth in the iPhone app. The app also has many more features. The map is a particular highlight. It uses OpenStreetMap, which provides worldwide coverage and includes the trails necessary for outdoor workouts. It also has several features that help you navigate during a workout: - maps can be smoothly panned and zoomed, and can rotate according to the compass; - a breadcrumb trail of your whole route is displayed on the map during the workout; - topographic data can be shown, with configurable contour colours and hill shading; - map-only mode is provided for when you don't want to start a workout and just need a map; - a circular scale is shown when you zoom, making it easy to see the distance to features; - maps can be stored on the watch for use when offline (they are downloaded as required if online); - a red compass points north and a green compass points to the start; - choose a waypoint to see a compass and distance to it in the corner of the map; - you can also navigate to waypoints on the map, such as hospitals, sights, cafes etc. If you load a route from a GPX / TCX / FIT file then navigation is even easier: - your position is shown on an elevation profile of the route; - the remaining distance, time and ascent can also be displayed; - you can get alerted when you go off-route; - when off-route then a compass is shown which points to the nearest part of the route; - if the route contains turn by turn directions then these can be used like a sat nav; - if there are no directions then the app can use “bend detection” to generate them; - the next direction is shown as an icon and distance in the corner of the map; - the map can automatically zoom in when you are approaching a turn; - you can use shake gestures to hear the distance to the next turn or the end of the route; - routes are coloured by gradient: from red for steep uphill to blue for steep downhill; - you can configure what information is displayed during a climb or descent. All this is included for a single one-off payment. No extra in-app purchases or subscriptions are required (although there is a completely optional in-app tip jar which was requested by long-term users). If you own an Apple Watch and do any form of exercise, then WorkOutDoors is the app for you. Give it a go!

About

Training Today

This app analyzes your Apple Watch health data to provide a daily readiness to train score. It helps prevent overtraining injuries and guides your training intensity, offering insights into your body's recovery and performance potential.

Highlights
  • Calculates daily readiness to train (RTT) score
  • Multi-day RTT score chart
  • Independent Apple Watch app
  • Uses HRV, workout detection, and custom algorithm
  • Automatic data outlier filtering
  • iPhone companion app with tutorial
  • Complication support for quick RTT glance
Features
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Take Readiness to Results. Understand your readiness. Choose training that fits today. Follow your progress over time. Training Today brings readiness and training together for triathletes, runners, cyclists and swimmers. Your Readiness to Train (RTT) score uses HRV readings from Apple Health and your personal baseline to help you decide when to push, keep steady or take it easy. FROM READINESS TO YOUR NEXT SESSION With Premium, explore structured swim, bike and run workouts that adapt to your RTT. Review the session, choose your options and send supported workouts to Apple Watch. Review readiness-based changes on iPhone before updating a workout on your Watch. BUILD YOUR TRAINING WEEK Shape Your Week around your training preferences. Choose sessions, move workouts and review suggestions as your week unfolds. Schedule strength and conditioning alongside your endurance training. CONNECT YOUR TRAINING Share readiness and health metrics with TrainingPeaks, with optional daily sync. Upload completed workouts separately from Workout Analytics after granting workout-upload access. Send supported cycling workouts to ROUVY. Choose power targets when configured, or free ride with heart-rate cues. Connected accounts and the relevant permissions are required. SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE Review recorded activities, readiness and HRV history. Use sleep context, Activity Intensity Score and Overall Fitness Index (OFI) trends to better understand your training. OFI is a personal HRV-based trend indicator, not a direct measurement of performance or VO2 max. START FREE. EXPLORE PREMIUM. Start with your readiness score, recent readiness chart, current sleep and resting heart rate, and recent OFI trends. Premium adds workout planning and the library, recorded activity review, deeper history, customization and integrations. Monthly, annual and lifetime purchase options unlock Premium; available options and local prices appear in the app. Training Today needs suitable Apple Health data to calculate readiness. Wear a compatible Apple Watch regularly, including overnight, and allow access to the health data you want to use. Watch workouts and other features depend on compatible devices and software. Your score supports training decisions: consider it alongside how you feel. Training Today does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy: https://trainingtodayapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

WorkOutDoors4 screens
Training Today4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Training Today at Free against WorkOutDoors's $8.99. Training Today also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). WorkOutDoors's advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 53%) and chart position (#6 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Training Today is free to download; WorkOutDoors costs $8.99 up front. WorkOutDoors sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Training Today sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.95 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for WorkOutDoors against 4.6 for Training Today. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.7K and 2.6K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of WorkOutDoors's written reviews are positive against 53% of Training Today's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WorkOutDoors ships an update every 3 months, Training Today every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
WorkOutDoors versus Training Today: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkOutDoorsTraining Today
Price$8.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better4.6 (2.6K ratings)
Positive reviews87.6% of reviews — better52.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1.7K2.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#6 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCCS LtdBetoli Ltd

Customer experience

WorkOutDoors

All ratings1,674 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral2.0%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews1,384 reviews
Positive87.6%
Neutral4.6%
Negative7.7%

Training Today

All ratings2,638 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews314 reviews
Positive52.5%
Neutral11.5%
Negative36.0%

User reviews

WorkOutDoors

From 1.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Highly customizable
  • 🗺️ Excellent offline maps and navigation
  • 📊 Comprehensive data and metrics
  • 👍 Seamless Strava integration
  • 💻 Responsive developer support

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional app crashes or freezes
  • 🌐 Lack of language support (only English)
  • 🔍 Difficult to find specific routes/tracks

Training Today

From 2.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Sync to the workouts app is magic
  • 👍 Helpful tool for understanding when my body needs to recover and when it can push harder
  • 👍 Great visualization helps me keep tabs on my health
  • 👍 Awesome app with a ton of data and an easy to use interface
  • 👍 HRV Trend Tracking provides a weather forecast for your body

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Obscure and buggy with readiness indicators not matching other apps
  • 🐛 Inaccurate data that doesn't match how I feel
  • 🐛 Constantly showing low readiness scores even when I feel great
  • 🐛 Conflicting data between this app and other sleep/recovery trackers
  • 🐛 Calculations for readiness seem better with other apps like TrainingPeaks

Bugs and requests

WorkOutDoors

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Heart rate tracking issues
  • Inconsistent distance/pace tracking
  • Trouble connecting to Apple Watch

Requested features

5 requests
  • Turn-by-turn navigation
  • Shoe tracking
  • Cumulative workout stats (weekly/monthly)
  • Ability to edit/trim recorded workouts
  • Automatic pause/resume during workouts

Training Today

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on launch after purchasing subscription
  • Widgets not working after recent updates
  • Discrepancies between data shown on iPhone and Apple Watch
  • Inability to get HRV readings without using the Breathe app

Requested features

6 requests
  • Extend the number of days shown on the chart
  • Add more data points like sleep and oxygen levels
  • Provide more detailed explanations of the metrics and how they are calculated
  • Improve the Apple Watch complication to update more frequently
  • Integrate with other fitness platforms like Garmin and Polar
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  • Add training plans that adapt to HRV data

In-app purchases

5 purchases

WorkOutDoors

One-time5
  • Tip$0.99
  • Generous Tip$1.99
  • Very Generous Tip$4.99
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  • Massive Tip$9.99
  • Fanatical Tip$19.99
4 purchases

Training Today

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription$2.951 Month
  • Yearly subscription$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Additional charts$5.99
  • Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is WorkOutDoors free?
WorkOutDoors costs $8.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Training Today free?
Training Today is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WorkOutDoors or Training Today?
WorkOutDoors is rated higher. WorkOutDoors averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Training Today averages 4.6 from 2.6K ratings.
Do WorkOutDoors or Training Today have ads?
Neither WorkOutDoors nor Training Today shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WorkOutDoors or Training Today?
WorkOutDoors ships an update every 3 months, and Training Today every 6 weeks. Most recently, WorkOutDoors was updated on October 30, 2026 and Training Today on October 29, 2026.

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