The Outsiders: Athlete Tracker

Cycling & Running Readiness

Free · In‑App Purchases

62 Ratings
Ages

16+
Years
Category

Health & Fitness
Developer

Gentler Stories LLC
Language

EN
+ 9 More
Size

64.8
MB

For people who like to spend time outside. Outside of their comfort zone. The Outsiders comes with hand-picked metrics and a clear goal: to help you improve performance in an informed way. It is made for athletes who are highly motivated on their own, often self-coached, and driven by data and planning. Methodical, analytical, and, let’s be honest, already deep down the fitness data rabbit hole. We know this, because we are one of them. This is not another “do more” fitness app. The Outsiders balances intensity with recovery, so progress keeps moving forward. If you train with intent, want clear feedback, and see training not as a hobby but as your main side project - this may be the tool for you. *Created by the team behind Apple Watch App of the Year 2022 and a 2024 Apple Design Award winner* For cyclists, runners, swimmers, and other performance-driven athletes who know what they need from their training app. ▶ TODAY – KNOW YOUR READINESS Start each day with a Training Readiness score. It is based on the ratio of acute to chronic training load, combined with body metrics and sleep quality. That ratio helps track the balance between your recent training effort and what your body is currently adapted to handle. Readiness also accounts for short-term trends, giving you context that makes the score more relevant. This helps you: • Select the right effort & intensity for the day • Build steadily toward goals • Avoid injury and overtraining All factors affecting your Readiness appear in interactive charts (Sleep, Training Load Ratio, Body Metrics). Body metric history shows how training impacts recovery and adaptation. View data across 7 days, 4 weeks, or 6 months - scroll back as far as your history goes. Each view shows your avg, max and min values for that period. View your sleep quality, duration, sleep stages and sleep consistency over 14 days. Longer time periods to come. ▶PROGRESS – TRACK YOUR PERFORMANCE See how your training load is stacking up during the training cycles. • Balance hard training periods and recovery weeks • Training Goals: Set short- and long-term targets and track progress over time • Training Focus: choose the right type of guidance according to your goals - Polarized, Pyramid, Threshold • Track your Endurance Fitness (CTL), Cardio Fitness (VO₂ max), and cycling FTP with clear trends. Coming later: • Running FT Pace • Cycling Power Curve ▶ WORKOUTS – COMPLETE INSIGHT All your HealthKit workouts in one place. Chance to customize your heart rate zones per activity type (running, cycling, swimming, other) for a clearer overview of your efforts. Weekly, monthly, and yearly trends with detailed charts, including: • Training load, duration, energy, distance, elevation • Heart rate zones (aerobic & anaerobic, traditional 5 HRZ) • Detailed in-workout analysis • Map • Cycling power zones Coming later: • Efficiency Factor • Aerobic Decoupling • Intensity Factor ▶ APPLE WATCH APP A perfect performance complement to your Apple Watch with key stats always a glance away. Alongside Training Readiness, it displays 7-day Training Load Ratio (TLR), Sleeping Heart Rate, Heart Rate Variability (HRV), Wrist Temperature, Respiratory Rate, Blood Oxygen, and recent nights’ Sleep. Watch app complications: • Training Readiness • Training Load Ratio ▶ LOCALISATION The Outsiders speaks 10 languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese (Simpl.), Chinese (Trad.), Japanese and Korean. ▶ PRIVACY The app only reads HealthKit data on your device and never stores it elsewhere. ▶ DISCLAIMER The Outsiders uses your HealthKit data and works best with >90 days of training history. If you’re new to Apple Watch or workout logging, it will need time to learn your patterns. Limited data means limited insight. Crafted with attention to detail, by real, air-breathing humans. Terms of Service: https://www.theoutsiders.app/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.theoutsiders.app/privacypolicy

Events

MAJOR UPDATE

Set Training Goals

Set yourself up for success by setting clear training targets and tracking your progress over time.
MAJOR UPDATE

Reorder & Customize

Reorder sections across Today, Progress & Training Goals, hide what you don't need. Less clutter means clearer focus!

Ratings & Reviews

4.8

out of 5

62 Ratings

Great start so far
Jan 28

Hou4ston
I’m still using the free version and debating on subscription. Loving it so far.One suggestion; when using an Apple Watch for a workout, the workout app exertion rating pops up, allowing you to rate your workout. This rating does not sync to the The Outsiders app exertion rating, so you have to go into the app and enter your perceived exertion level separately. It would be nice if these were synced together so you do not have to add them twice (or at least create a setting that allows you the option to sync these).
Great start so far
Jan 28

Hou4ston

I’m still using the free version and debating on subscription. Loving it so far.One suggestion; when using an Apple Watch for a workout, the workout app exertion rating pops up, allowing you to rate your workout. This rating does not sync to the The Outsiders app exertion rating, so you have to go into the app and enter your perceived exertion level separately. It would be nice if these were synced together so you do not have to add them twice (or at least create a setting that allows you the option to sync these).
Great UI, but several things could be improved.
Feb 18

WannabeUXConnoisseur
I was previously using Gentler Streak and switched to this app as I feel that The Outsiders matches my active lifestyle more. Indeed I think it does, in terms of the data presented. I enjoy looking at my training focus (it tells me I need more training in the low aerobic zone which matches my experience), my chronic load, my aggregated heart rate zones, training load ratio etc. That said I think several things should be improved before I can give the app five stars. 1. The color scheme is too neon and too aggressive. Maybe they are aiming for the professional athlete aesthetic but to me it feels like Times Square: not exactly a place for athletics. In contrast I like the more pastel color theme of Gentle Streaks. 2. It resets itself to the Today view soon after being backgrounded and it is way too aggressive. I sometimes switch away to cross check some data and then return. BAM! I get thrown back to the Today view. 3. I hate the UI for adjusting the heart rate zones. Fundamentally it’s just placing five points on the number line. Make it horizontal, and make the five points directly movable. The plus/minus buttons are a travesty. Just implement the same scrubbing behavior as the video progress bar: move left to right for changing the point, and move up and down for changing the scale where up means finer adjustments.4. When viewing Outdoor Runs, the map sometimes fails to load. The route is displayed just fine in the Health app so I know the data isn’t missing.
Great UI, but several things could be improved.
Feb 18

WannabeUXConnoisseur

I was previously using Gentler Streak and switched to this app as I feel that The Outsiders matches my active lifestyle more. Indeed I think it does, in terms of the data presented. I enjoy looking at my training focus (it tells me I need more training in the low aerobic zone which matches my experience), my chronic load, my aggregated heart rate zones, training load ratio etc. That said I think several things should be improved before I can give the app five stars. 1. The color scheme is too neon and too aggressive. Maybe they are aiming for the professional athlete aesthetic but to me it feels like Times Square: not exactly a place for athletics. In contrast I like the more pastel color theme of Gentle Streaks. 2. It resets itself to the Today view soon after being backgrounded and it is way too aggressive. I sometimes switch away to cross check some data and then return. BAM! I get thrown back to the Today view. 3. I hate the UI for adjusting the heart rate zones. Fundamentally it’s just placing five points on the number line. Make it horizontal, and make the five points directly movable. The plus/minus buttons are a travesty. Just implement the same scrubbing behavior as the video progress bar: move left to right for changing the point, and move up and down for changing the scale where up means finer adjustments.4. When viewing Outdoor Runs, the map sometimes fails to load. The route is displayed just fine in the Health app so I know the data isn’t missing.
Good so far, but needs…
11/14/2025

Outlook Desktop User
I like the app so far. It fits a niche I was contemplating getting a more expensive fitness tracker and additional subscription for. With this, I think I can stick with my Apple Watch and get 90% of the same benefits.One recommendation: report on periods of time in specific training zones. Perhaps integrate with the Gentler app for this. But if I want to target Zone 2 training, or work on VO2 max, it would be nice to have that data integrated to show the percentage of my training efforts that have been dedicated to those zones, and then additional recommendations to increase endurance, VO2, etc. Maybe have the ability to adjust or filter in settings so you can set your own targets if you don’t like the app’s pre-programmed recommendations?

Developer Response
Hi! Thanks for taking the time to share your experience on The Outsiders, and thanks for all the suggestions. Some of them are already being discussed and considered for adding, and the others we will keep in mind for future updates. Best, Vid
Good so far, but needs…
11/14/2025

Outlook Desktop User

I like the app so far. It fits a niche I was contemplating getting a more expensive fitness tracker and additional subscription for. With this, I think I can stick with my Apple Watch and get 90% of the same benefits.One recommendation: report on periods of time in specific training zones. Perhaps integrate with the Gentler app for this. But if I want to target Zone 2 training, or work on VO2 max, it would be nice to have that data integrated to show the percentage of my training efforts that have been dedicated to those zones, and then additional recommendations to increase endurance, VO2, etc. Maybe have the ability to adjust or filter in settings so you can set your own targets if you don’t like the app’s pre-programmed recommendations?
Developer Response 12/11/2025
Hi! Thanks for taking the time to share your experience on The Outsiders, and thanks for all the suggestions. Some of them are already being discussed and considered for adding, and the others we will keep in mind for future updates. Best, Vid
Keeps getting better and better
Jan 22

Jcokacola
I have to say that I love seeing all the updates that keep coming and coming. The watch app has really step up and I love using the complications. would like to see a bit more feedback using the AI option all the apps have and a better understanding of my body battery plus more info on my stress level.

Developer Response
Hi! Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts on The Outsiders. As a small, bootstrapped team, we have to gradually add new features to the app. We've added some complications earlier this month. Have you checked them out? :) We'd love to hear more about what else you'd find useful in the Watch app at support@theoutsiders.app. Best, Vid
Keeps getting better and better
Jan 22

Jcokacola

I have to say that I love seeing all the updates that keep coming and coming. The watch app has really step up and I love using the complications. would like to see a bit more feedback using the AI option all the apps have and a better understanding of my body battery plus more info on my stress level.
Developer Response 12/16/2025
Hi! Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts on The Outsiders. As a small, bootstrapped team, we have to gradually add new features to the app. We've added some complications earlier this month. Have you checked them out? :) We'd love to hear more about what else you'd find useful in the Watch app at support@theoutsiders.app. Best, Vid

Hello, fellow Outsider! This time around we have been working behind the scenes to make the app faster and more efficient. Improvements you should notice: • data loading speeds in the Progress and Workouts tabs • faster loading for long-term trend charts • the workout card design so RPE scores are now visible directly on the cards • various bug fixes and stability improvements Like what we're building? We’d love a review on the App Store! Helps the algorithm gods show us to other data nerds, and it reminds us why we're doing this. To follow our progress, join us on: Reddit: r/theoutsidersapp IG: @theoutsiders.app Got feedback? We read and reply to every email, so feel free to reach out! support@theoutsiders.app Thanks for being here.