Garmin Connect is a smartphone app and website for tracking, analyzing, and sharing health and fitness activities from Garmin devices. Activity records can include time, distance, laps, elevation, pace or speed, heart rate, and route maps for GPS-tracked activities. Depending on device capabilities, users can also see steps, stress, sleep, and other health or performance information. Training plans cover runners, cyclists, strength trainers, triathletes, and fitness enthusiasts. Users can create activity courses and custom workouts, then download courses to compatible devices. The free plan retains existing features and data. Connect+ adds AI-powered Active Intelligence insights, a performance dashboard, live activity, training guidance, expanded LiveTrack features, and exclusive badge challenges; features vary by device. Connect+ costs 6.99 USD per month or 69.99 USD per year. Users can connect services such as MyFitnessPal, Strava, and TrainingPeaks, though those platforms may interpret activity data differently. Activity data is private by default, and users can change who can see it. Garmin says it does not sell personal data and shares activity data with third parties only when users direct it to do so.
Who it is for
Garmin Connect suits Garmin device users who want to review activity and health data, follow training plans, or create workouts and courses. Connect+ may suit users seeking its additional insights and training features.
What is good
- Free plan keeps existing features and data.
- Activity data is private by default.
- Offers plans for several types of training.
- Users can create custom workouts and courses.
- Connects with MyFitnessPal, Strava, and TrainingPeaks.
What to know first
- Most features are limited without uploading personal data to Garmin.
- Connect+ features vary by device.
- Third-party platforms may display activity values differently.
Verdict
Garmin Connect combines activity records, health information, training plans, and workout tools for Garmin devices. Its free plan retains existing features and data, while Connect+ adds features at 6.99 USD per month or 69.99 USD per year.
Garmin Connect plans and pricing
All plansCompared on fitness workout tracking software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Workout programming
- adaptive
- Progress tracking
- analytics
- Exercise library
- extensive
- Coach tools
- none
- Wearable sync
- Yes
- Mobile platforms
- ios_android
