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What users hate about Strava

43% of the 500 most recent US App Store reviews of Strava are 1–2★. Here is what those users complain about, counted and quoted. Snapshot: October 2026.

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Strava: Run, Bike, Walk

Strava, Inc. · Fitness · reviews 2026-06-13 → 2026-10-17

4.81★all-time (377,997)
3.08★last 500 reviews
43%negative (1–2★)
27feature requests
5★192
4★49
3★44
2★39
1★176

Top complaints about Strava

Share of the 215 negative reviews that mention each theme.

Price & subscription77 reviews · 36% of negative
★ Be aware of the “free trial” ! …navigate my city for walking/biking so I decided to download it. Upon downloading, there was a pop up advertising their subscription plans. The options were weekly, monthly or annual but they also offered a month long free trial. I went with that just to get a feel of the… v479.0.0 · 2026-09-06
Crashes & bugs37 reviews · 17% of negative
★ Last 2 updates broke HealthKit integration …despite showing my face, age, name, etc. elsewhere in the app. I tried accessing app support to notify them directly with a bug report, but it immediately takes me to an AI chat bot, which is entirely unhelpful. Not only did they break the app, they broke the means of… v478.0.0 · 2026-09-02
Customer support35 reviews · 16% of negative
★ Doesn’t Track Accurately …that i’m training for a race, I’ve become frustrated with the app for not accurately keeping track of my PR’s. And the support email is NO help. I have an activity on the app that states it’s my 5k PR at 17 minutes 41 seconds. On my Best Efforts page? The paced run I… v484.0.0 · 2026-10-08
AI features31 reviews · 14% of negative
Login & account29 reviews · 13% of negative
Privacy & security18 reviews · 8% of negative
Sync & data loss13 reviews · 6% of negative
Notifications11 reviews · 5% of negative
Confusing UI & UX10 reviews · 5% of negative
Ads8 reviews · 4% of negative
Bad update8 reviews · 4% of negative
Slow & performance7 reviews · 3% of negative

What Strava users are asking for

27 feature requests found in total.

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FAQ

What do users complain about most in Strava?

In 500 recent US App Store reviews, the biggest complaint themes among the 215 negative (1–2★) reviews are price & subscription (77, 36%), crashes & bugs (37, 17%), customer support (35, 16%).

Is Strava getting worse?

Its all-time rating is 4.81★ from 377,997 ratings, while the last 500 written reviews average 3.08★. Written reviews skew negative on most apps, so compare the trend between versions rather than the absolute number.

How was this analysed?

Reviews dated 2026-06-13 to 2026-10-17 were read from Apple's public review feed and matched against complaint patterns (crashes, login, sync, pricing, ads, UI, updates, support and more). One review can count toward several themes.

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