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Motion vs Strava: which one should you pick?

Two fitness & movement tools, side by side. We compare pricing, features, ratings, and target users so you don't have to read two separate reviews.

Motion preview

Motion

Fitness & Movement

Free

Gamified fitness with friends, pets, and AI goals.

Strava preview

Strava

Fitness & Movement

Freemium

Social network for athletes

Quick verdict: Strava wins for users prioritizing higher user ratings

Strava rates higher (4.6 vs unrated).

Motion

Strava

Pricing
Free
Pricing
Freemium
Category
Fitness & Movement
Category
Fitness & Movement
Platform
ios, android
Platform
iOS, Android, Web
Best for
Gamified fitness with friends, pets, and AI goals.
Best for
Social network for athletes

Motion features

  • Gamified workout challenges with friends
  • Turn workouts into engaging games
  • Social accountability and shared goals
  • Challenge friends with social accountability
  • Adaptive weekly goal setting
  • Set adaptive weekly fitness goals
  • Virtual fitness pet that grows
  • Track progress with virtual pets
  • Effort-based fair competition
  • Join an inclusive fitness community
  • Activity points for any movement
  • Focus on sustainable habit building
  • Inclusive community support
  • Motion Fit Bingo

Strava features

  • Community Challenges
  • Activity Sharing and Feed
  • Performance Analysis
  • Social Feed
  • Activity Tracking
  • Social Community

Use cases side by side

Motion

  • Social fitness motivation
  • Gamify exercise routines
  • Gamified activity tracking
  • Track fitness progress socially
  • Adaptive goal setting
  • Build consistent workout habits
  • Friend challenges
  • Engage friends in challenges
  • Habit building
  • Maintain motivation with rewards

Strava

  • Track and share running, cycling, and hiking activities with a social network
  • Fitness tracking
  • Social motivation
  • Performance analysis
  • Route discovery
  • Track daily workouts and monitor progress
  • Join fitness challenges and compete with friends
  • Connect with local athletes and clubs
  • Plan and explore new routes

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