RuckWell: Rucking Tracker

Name: RuckWell: Rucking Tracker
Rating: 4.5 (919 reviews)
Author: RuckWell LLC

Weighted Vest Walks & Workouts

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.

919 Ratings
Age Rating

9+
Years
Category

Health & Fitness
Developer

RuckWell LLC
Language

EN
English
Size

100.5
MB

Rucking is walking with weight on your back. Most fitness trackers log it as a walk. RuckWell counts the load — and it counts what you do to recover from it. Tell it what you're carrying and the weight becomes part of every number: calories, ruck work, ruck power, and your training load over time. No running required. WEIGHT-ADJUSTED FROM THE FIRST STEP Save the packs and vests you actually use, pick one, and go — carrying weight raises the energy cost of every mile, and RuckWell scores the effort accordingly instead of handing you the numbers from an unloaded walk. GPS BUILT FOR LOADED MOVEMENT Filtered distance and pace, mile and kilometer splits, auto-pause for lights and rest breaks, and barometric elevation gain — because the hills are the point. GUIDANCE FOR YOUR DAY Home opens on a Today card that reads your week so far and points you toward what will move you forward: a ruck, some mobility, or a rest day. One tap starts it with your pack and settings already loaded. EVERY METRIC AT A GLANCE The live workout screen puts distance, pace, heart rate, elevation, splits, and load metrics in one full-screen, scrolling view. No paging around to find your pace mid-step. RUCKLOAD™ TRAINING LOAD RuckLoad™ quantifies your recent training stress from intensity, volume, ruck weight, and elevation gain — across everything you do, not just rucking. Runs, walks, hikes, and lifting all count toward it. RECOVERY IS PART OF THE TRAINING Wake up to a daily Recovery Score built from overnight HRV, resting heart rate, respiratory rate, sleep, and your current RuckLoad. Log the other half of the work too — sauna sessions, mobility, and easy movement — so what you do to recover shows up in the picture instead of disappearing from it. ON YOUR WRIST A full Apple Watch app that records on its own, with or without your phone nearby, and syncs back when you're done. Live Activities on the Lock Screen, Smart Stack and Home Screen widgets, and metrics that stay readable on the Always-On display. INDOOR AND TREADMILL Set speed and incline in the app, up to 40% grade. Pace comes from belt speed, so treadmill rucks land in your history with real numbers. TRAILS AND ROUTES Import a GPX route and follow it with breadcrumb navigation on iPhone and Apple Watch, with audio turn cues and off-route alerts. Keep your head up instead of on your phone. HEART RATE, YOUR WAY Apple Watch or a Bluetooth chest strap, with time-in-zone for every workout. Use the heart rate zones you set up in Apple Health (iOS 27), a standard formula, or thresholds you set yourself, zone by zone. SYNCS WHERE YOU ALREADY ARE Two-way Apple Health, plus automatic upload to Strava with your training data intact. HISTORY THAT ADDS UP A calendar of everything you've carried, with splits, route maps, elevation profiles, nutrition and macros, and 7-, 30-, 90-day and all-time trends. YOUR DATA, YOUR DEVICE No account. No sign-up. Your workouts, routes, and health data live on your device and sync through Apple Health — not through us. RuckWell works fully offline, and nothing you record is ever sold. Strava upload happens only when you connect it. Whether you're training for an event, building a habit, or just getting stronger under load, RuckWell tracks the work and the recovery it takes to keep doing it. Requires iPhone on iOS 18 or later. Apple Watch app requires watchOS 10.4 or later. RuckWell Plus is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, and renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://ruckwell.com/pages/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Ratings & Reviews

4.5

out of 5

919 Ratings

Good rucking supplement but buggy
Sep 14
spacemonkeey
Since neither Apple Fitness nor Strava seem to have noticed the huge popularity of rucking, I have begun using RuckWell as a supplement to track my loads. The UI is clean and streamlined, however the lack of QoL options in at least the basic membership makes me wonder if I will use this long term or not. Having already a paid membership for Strava, I feel it’s lousy to ask that you become a premium member just so you can sync RuckWell with your Strava account. I also noticed that my calories were counted twice on Apple Fitness today after a ruck. This has never happened in the 3 years I have owned an Apple Watch and can only presume it was caused by tethering the RuckWell app to my watch. I will give the app a shot but if bugs like this persist, I will be looking elsewhere to track my workouts.
Good rucking supplement but buggy
Sep 14
spacemonkeey

Since neither Apple Fitness nor Strava seem to have noticed the huge popularity of rucking, I have begun using RuckWell as a supplement to track my loads. The UI is clean and streamlined, however the lack of QoL options in at least the basic membership makes me wonder if I will use this long term or not. Having already a paid membership for Strava, I feel it’s lousy to ask that you become a premium member just so you can sync RuckWell with your Strava account. I also noticed that my calories were counted twice on Apple Fitness today after a ruck. This has never happened in the 3 years I have owned an Apple Watch and can only presume it was caused by tethering the RuckWell app to my watch. I will give the app a shot but if bugs like this persist, I will be looking elsewhere to track my workouts.
Way too many issues with current version
12/31/2025
Fencepost23
Been using this app daily for approximately 6 months. Was nearly perfect with the exception of a few small issues prior to the redesigned interface released a few weeks ago. I am starting / stopping workouts from my Apple Watch. About 50% of the time after I end my workout on my watch, when I go to the app on my iPhone, it’s missing data from the workout. When I open the app, I get a message that says “workout imported from Apple Fitness.” When that happens, no data comes in for elevation, steps, ruck weight, ruck power, and ruck work (all are 0). Also, during my workout, I keep an eye on elevation gain. Approximately 20% of the time, elevation gain stays at zero for the entire workout or it stops recording during an active session. And the latest issue that just started 2 days ago is with total calories burned. Before I end my session, I check distance, calories, etc. Today, I burned over 800 calories during a 5.5 mile ruck according to the watch app. When I ended the workout, it recorded 342 total calories. Same situation yesterday. Finally, please make the fonts bigger for current pace and average pace. My old eyes can’t see font that small on my watch. I have sent emails to their support team for most of these issues over the past few weeks and haven’t heard back from them.
Way too many issues with current version
12/31/2025
Fencepost23

Been using this app daily for approximately 6 months. Was nearly perfect with the exception of a few small issues prior to the redesigned interface released a few weeks ago. I am starting / stopping workouts from my Apple Watch. About 50% of the time after I end my workout on my watch, when I go to the app on my iPhone, it’s missing data from the workout. When I open the app, I get a message that says “workout imported from Apple Fitness.” When that happens, no data comes in for elevation, steps, ruck weight, ruck power, and ruck work (all are 0). Also, during my workout, I keep an eye on elevation gain. Approximately 20% of the time, elevation gain stays at zero for the entire workout or it stops recording during an active session. And the latest issue that just started 2 days ago is with total calories burned. Before I end my session, I check distance, calories, etc. Today, I burned over 800 calories during a 5.5 mile ruck according to the watch app. When I ended the workout, it recorded 342 total calories. Same situation yesterday. Finally, please make the fonts bigger for current pace and average pace. My old eyes can’t see font that small on my watch. I have sent emails to their support team for most of these issues over the past few weeks and haven’t heard back from them.
Nice overall
Mar 27
Ggggggghhhyeschi
Great app. My one complaint is the iPhone app defaults to no vo2 max protection and while you can change it, you have to do it every time because the app doesn’t save your preference. To add annoyance to this, the watch app shows vo2 max protection is on, but if you didn’t change it on the phone before starting a ruck, RuckWell is going to write a “hiking” workout to whatever apps you have connected to it. That means your vo2 max will go down. Very frustrating. But hey, it’s free so this is really just a nitpicky complaint. Thanks for the app!Edit: an update has removed the vo2 protection it seems. I no longer see any option to turn that feature on or off. Maybe it’s behind the paywall now🤷🏻‍♂️. Since the main reason I went with this app is because it had that feature, I’ve been trying, quite unsuccessfully, to see if that feature is still in play. So far, Reddit comments, and an email to the developer have gone unanswered.Edit 2: the feature lives!

Developer Response
Hello. The VO2 Max Protection option has been moved into the app’s Settings under Apple Health integrations.
Nice overall
Mar 27
Ggggggghhhyeschi

Great app. My one complaint is the iPhone app defaults to no vo2 max protection and while you can change it, you have to do it every time because the app doesn’t save your preference. To add annoyance to this, the watch app shows vo2 max protection is on, but if you didn’t change it on the phone before starting a ruck, RuckWell is going to write a “hiking” workout to whatever apps you have connected to it. That means your vo2 max will go down. Very frustrating. But hey, it’s free so this is really just a nitpicky complaint. Thanks for the app!Edit: an update has removed the vo2 protection it seems. I no longer see any option to turn that feature on or off. Maybe it’s behind the paywall now🤷🏻‍♂️. Since the main reason I went with this app is because it had that feature, I’ve been trying, quite unsuccessfully, to see if that feature is still in play. So far, Reddit comments, and an email to the developer have gone unanswered.Edit 2: the feature lives!
Developer Response Mar 25
Hello. The VO2 Max Protection option has been moved into the app’s Settings under Apple Health integrations.
Two Bugs but Great App
Mar 28
CorrieCM
For some reason. the “stop” button doesn’t want to respond on my phone and I have to stand there and press it lots of times until it finally reads it. I try to keep walking while doing that so I don’t tank my pace but it’s frustrating when you need a quick pause for an interruption or bathroom break. Also, the calories calculated when still moving are way higher than what it reports at the end once you save the workout. I’m not sure why. Other than that, I really love this app and it makes it fun to record my rucks. I screenshot the stats after and add it to Hevy for the walking workout since rucking isn’t an option on there.
Two Bugs but Great App
Mar 28
CorrieCM

For some reason. the “stop” button doesn’t want to respond on my phone and I have to stand there and press it lots of times until it finally reads it. I try to keep walking while doing that so I don’t tank my pace but it’s frustrating when you need a quick pause for an interruption or bathroom break. Also, the calories calculated when still moving are way higher than what it reports at the end once you save the workout. I’m not sure why. Other than that, I really love this app and it makes it fun to record my rucks. I screenshot the stats after and add it to Hevy for the walking workout since rucking isn’t an option on there.

This update is all about reliability: fewer crashes, more accurate saves, and smoother syncing between your iPhone, Apple Watch and iCloud. • Fixed an issue where some rucks recorded on Apple Watch showed up on iPhone without their map. • Fixed an issue where VO₂ Max Protection rucks on Apple Watch saved a shorter distance than you saw during your workout. • Workouts with heart rate zones that didn't sync to iCloud in the last update now sync automatically. No action needed. • Fixed an occasional bug where workouts recorded on iPhone were saved without their heart rate zones or elevation gain. • Exporting a workout as FIT or GPX now shows progress and tells you if something goes wrong, instead of sharing an empty file. • Fixed Apple Watch crashes when syncing in the background on watchOS 27 and after changing workout settings on your iPhone. • iCloud sync is more efficient. Thanks for rucking with RuckWell! If something isn't working right, let us know from Settings.

Version 26.10.1 Oct 18

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Seller: RuckWell LLC
Size: 100.5 MB
Category: Health & Fitness
Compatibility: Requires iOS 18.0 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.

Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 10.4 or later.
Location: This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
Languages: English
Age Rating: 9+

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Ratings & Reviews

Good rucking supplement but buggy

Way too many issues with current version

Nice overall

Two Bugs but Great App

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