For people who like to spend time outside. Outside of their comfort zone.
The Outsiders comes with hand-picked metrics to help you improve performance in an informed way. Made for self-coached athletes driven by data and planning.
This is not another "do more" fitness app. The Outsiders balances intensity with recovery. If you train with intent, want clear feedback, and see training as your main side project - this may be the tool for you.
*Created by the team behind Apple Watch App of the Year & Apple Design Award Winner*
For cyclists, runners, swimmers, and performance-driven athletes who know what they need.
▶ TODAY – KNOW YOUR READINESS
Start each day with a Training Readiness score based on the ratio of acute to chronic training load, combined with body metrics and sleep quality. This tracks the balance between recent training effort and what your body can handle, accounting for short-term trends.
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 - TLR, Training Form, Body Metrics).
Body metric history shows how training impacts recovery and adaptation. View data across 7 days, 4 weeks, or 6 months. Each view shows avg, max, and min values.
View sleep quality, duration, stages, and consistency over 14 days. Longer periods are coming.
▶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 workout history in one place.
Garmin Connect supported. New workouts import automatically.
Weekly, monthly, and yearly trends with detailed charts, including training load, duration, energy, distance, elevation, and number of sessions.
Detailed in-workout analysis with:
• Key stats
• Zones (aerobic & anaerobic, traditional 5 HR zones, and cycling power zones)
• Splits
• Charts
• Power-based advanced metrics Efficiency Factor, Aerobic Decoupling, Relative Intensity, and Variability Index.
▶ APPLE WATCH APP
Key stats always a glance away: Training Readiness, TLR, Sleeping Heart Rate, HRV, Wrist Temperature, Respiratory Rate, Blood Oxygen, and recent Sleep.
Watch app complications:
• Training Readiness
• Training Load Ratio
▶ WIDGETS
Check Training Readiness, Body Metrics, Training Load Ratio, and Endurance Fitness on your home screen.
▶ LOCALISATION
Available in 10 languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese (Simpl. & Trad.), Japanese, 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://gentlerstories.com/theoutsiders/terms-of-use
Privacy Policy: https://gentlerstories.com/theoutsiders/privacypolicy
For serious athletes who thrive outside their comfort zone, The Outsiders delivers personalized performance insights to help anyone go further without overdoing it.
Insights to change my training
JKP in WA
I've used some other Apps -- often it seems like they add metrics just because they can be calculated. This is more curated.Using it I realized a mental mistake. I'm interested in VO2max as a measure of endurance. It takes time to go up so I'd track it with workouts. But this made it clear that I should really track my load a month before -- it's really my previous work that tracks with VO2max. The focus on training load and the ratio with which it's changing -- very helpful with dog walks. I track those differently (trying not tool rush my doggie too much.) still I can compare it to other types of workouts.
Good so far, but needs…
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
Great start so far
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).
Bug fixes
- New workouts not appearing on the Today and Workouts tabs without closing the app
- The Workouts tab chart not reflecting the latest workouts
Version 1.7.5
The developer, Gentler Stories LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Supported Features
VoiceOver
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Dark Interface
Sufficient Contrast
Reduced Motion
Information
Seller
Gentler Stories d.o.o.
Size
170.7 MB
Category
Health & Fitness
Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
Apple Watch Requires watchOS 26.0 or later.
Languages
English and 9 more
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese