Comparison

Stryd vs Self share

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

Head to head
About

Stryd

This app provides personalized run training based on your fitness level and goals. It uses advanced sensor technology for precise pacing and offers in-depth insights to help you improve performance over time. Requires a separate hardware pod to function.

Highlights
  • Personalized run training plans
  • Precise pacing with stride-by-stride guidance
  • In-depth performance insights
  • Automated fitness trend analysis
  • Race planning based on course and fitness
  • Integration with Apple Health for heart rate data
Features
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**Stryd learns what kind of runner you are and adapts to your ever improving fitness to prescribe run training that is personalized and specific to your skill set. You receive sweet spot run training guidance that will train you to improve your performance and continually build on those gains for weeks, months, and even years at a time. Through a combination of advanced sensor technology and an automated training ecosystem, you will be given your personalized & optimal training routine, stride-by-stride guidance during every run, and in-depth insights that help all runners, from beginners to Olympic champions, regularly push their running performance to the next level. How to start with Stryd: New to Stryd? This app requires the Stryd pod in order to use the app. Already have Stryd? You can sign in with your Stryd account, pair your pod, and get started with the app. Perfect Pacing During Every Run: Stryd accounts for your speed, slope, run form, fatigue, and wind to deliver perfect, precise, and painless pacing. This is accomplished with the Stryd pod. The pod is filled with motion & environmental sensors that comprehensively determine your running effort in nearly every running condition. With this info, you can evenly pace every run, which means you get the performance enhancing benefits from each training session — without undue fatigue. Sweet Spot Training Every Day: Stryd learns who you are as a runner and then prescribes daily training that is personalized to your current fitness. Next, you can import these workouts on your sportswatch and receive stride-by-stride guidance so you run at the right performance-enhancing intensity from start to finish. You stay in the training sweet spot, where you are perfectly balancing stress and rest, so that you receive the maximal benefits from each session and continue to improve. Automated Insights That Keep You Improving: Stryd analyzes and compares your similar training sessions against each other to let you know how your fitness is trending. You will know how much your recent training is paying off if you are moving in the right direction. If there is an opportunity to do better, you can quickly identify if you need to update your routine so you can keep the improvements coming. Continually Beat Your Race Times: Stryd plans your perfect race for you. Stryd can account for the unique layout of your race course, the weather, the altitude, your skillset, and your overall fitness to prescribe a race plan that will ensure you perform at your peak capability. You will step up to the starting line with confidence knowing that you will run your best race possible. ----- Note that, Stryd uses GPS in the background to track your running distance and pace, and continued use of GPS running in the background can decrease battery life. Stryd also integrates with the Health app in order to get access to the heart rate data from Apple Watch. Additionally, Stryd integrates with Apple Health. This allows Stryd to automatically update your weight, access your heart rate data, and save activity data to your Health app.

About

Self share

Share your workout photos and performance statistics. Enhance your images with AI-powered upgrades. Connect with others and showcase your fitness journey.

Highlights
  • Share exercise photos with performance stats
  • AI image upgrades
  • Showcase fitness journey
  • User-generated content sharing
Features
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Turn your workouts into something worth posting. Self Share puts your real numbers on your best photos and videos: distance, pace, splits, elevation, heart rate, and your route traced over the shot. Pick a stat, place it, recolor it, and export a story-ready image or clip in seconds. • 80+ stat designs — from clean type to full-bleed art, weekly and monthly recaps, day cards, and leaderboards among the people you follow • Your route as a map, a trace, or a 3D flyover of the run • Drag, pinch and rotate everything on the canvas YOUR WORKOUTS, ALREADY RECORDED Self Share doesn't track anything itself and needs no extra hardware. Sign in with your Strava, Garmin or COROS account, or use Apple Health — already on your iPhone — and your runs, rides and sessions show up on their own, ready to share. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://self-share.com/privacy

Screenshots

Stryd4 screens
Self share3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stryd at 4.0 against Self share's 3.0. Stryd also leads on ratings volume (240 vs 2) and device support (4 vs 2). Self share's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Stryd sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per month and Self share sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stryd holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stryd has 240 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stryd ships an update every 3 days, Self share every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Stryd versus Self share: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrydSelf share
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (240 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews61.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings240 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size273 MB131 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAthlete ArchitectAquiles Torres

Customer experience

Stryd

All ratings240 ratings
Positive71.3%
Neutral7.9%
Negative20.8%
Written reviews387 reviews
Positive61.2%
Neutral11.4%
Negative27.4%

Self share

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Stryd

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes during runs
  • Syncing issues with Garmin and other devices
  • Inaccurate data recording and reporting
  • Unreliable connectivity with Bluetooth devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Customizable training plans and workouts
  • Integration with more fitness apps and devices
  • Enhanced social features and community support
  • Improved Apple Watch app functionality
  • Treadmill calibration and incline adjustment

Self share

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Stryd

Subscriptions1
  • Stryd Membership2 variants$14.991 Month
1 purchases

Self share

Subscriptions1
  • Self Pro$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Stryd free?
Stryd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Self share free?
Self share is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stryd or Self share?
Stryd is rated higher. Stryd averages 4.0 out of 5 from 240 ratings, while Self share averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Stryd or Self share have ads?
Neither Stryd nor Self share shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stryd or Self share?
Stryd ships an update every 3 days, and Self share every 2 days. Most recently, Stryd was updated on November 1, 2026 and Self share on October 22, 2026.

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