Outdoors & sports

Strava is the best cycling app for most road cyclists in 2026, with free ride recording and a $79.99 a year subscription for routes and segments; Zwift suits indoor riders who want racing and group rides for $19.99 a month, and Ride with GPS suits riders who plan and follow their own routes. MyWhoosh is free, and komoot's $29.99 one-time World Pack is the cheapest paid option.

1. 1. Strava8.8
2. 2. Ride with GPS8.6
3. 3. Zwift8.6

The COROS PACE 4 Pro is the best GPS running watch for runners who want dual-frequency GPS, training load data and long battery life in 2026, at $449; the COROS PACE 4 suits runners on a budget, and the Garmin Forerunner 570 suits runners who want Garmin's readiness tools, payments and music, from $549.99. The cheapest options, the COROS PACE 4 and the Garmin Forerunner 70, cost $249 and $249.99.

1. 1. COROS PACE 4 Pro9.1
2. 2. COROS PACE 49.0
3. 3. Garmin Forerunner 5708.7

AllTrails is the best hiking app for most hikers in 2026, with 500,000+ trails and offline maps on AllTrails Plus at $35.99 a year; onX Backcountry suits backcountry hikers who want 3D maps and avalanche tools for $29.99 a year, and Gaia GPS suits backpackers who want 300+ map layers. The cheapest paid plan is CalTopo Mobile at $20 a year, and every app here except FarOut has a free tier.

1. 1. AllTrails9.2
2. 2. onX Backcountry8.9
3. 3. CalTopo8.8