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Comparisons
12: TrainingPeaks, Whoop, Athlytic, Runna, Intervals.icu, Garmin Connect, Zone 2 AI, Kubios HRV, Oura, Strava, MOTTIV, Elite HRV
Claims checked
Against each vendor's own public pages, on the date shown on each page
Every page includes
A section naming the cases where the other product is the better choice
Affiliation
None. No partnerships, no affiliate links, no sponsored placements

How these are written

Comparison pages published by a vendor are usually worthless, and it is worth saying why before asking you to read six of them. The standard failure is that the vendor wins every row, which tells a reader nothing except that the page was written by the vendor.

These are written to three rules:

  • Every claim about another product is dated. Prices and features change; an undated price is a future inaccuracy. Each page says when it was checked and against what.
  • Every page names the cases where the other product is better, and those have to be real cases, not straw ones. On several of these pages the honest recommendation is the other product.
  • No affiliations. There are no partnerships, no affiliate links and no paid placements behind any of this. Shindo is not affiliated with any product named.

If you find something inaccurate — particularly about a competitor — email [email protected]. Corrections get made, and the page's date gets bumped when they are.

The comparisons

Shindo vs TrainingPeaks

TrainingPeaks is the coach-facing industry standard with two decades of data behind it. Shindo is an iPhone app that makes one decision a day. If you work with a coach, this comparison is short.

Shindo vs Whoop

Whoop sells you a sensor and a recovery score. Shindo has no sensor and plans your training. They answer adjacent questions, and quite a few athletes end up running both.

Shindo vs Athlytic

The closest comparison on this site. Both are iPhone apps reading Apple Health to produce a daily readiness score. The difference is that Shindo also plans your training.

Shindo vs Runna

Runna is the best-in-class answer to 'give me a running plan for my race'. Shindo answers 'what should I do today, across every sport, given how recovered I actually am'.

Shindo vs Intervals.icu

Intervals.icu is free, remarkably deep, and gives you every number you could want. Shindo gives you fewer numbers and one decision. Which is better depends entirely on whether you enjoy analysis.

Shindo vs Garmin Connect

If you own a Garmin watch that supports Training Readiness, you already have a good readiness score for free. The question is what happens to the rest of your training — and whether your watch is on the list.

Shindo vs Zone 2 AI

Zone 2 AI is one protocol done properly: accumulate easy minutes, sharpen with 4×4 intervals. Shindo works out the same kind of boundary from your history, then spends its effort on what the week should look like.

Shindo vs Kubios HRV

Kubios is a measuring instrument with an academic pedigree — a short controlled reading taken with a Bluetooth chest strap. Shindo takes no measurement at all and spends its effort on what the number is for.

Shindo vs Oura

Oura is a ring: it measures you all night and turns that into daily scores. Shindo has no hardware and takes no measurements — it reads what your devices already recorded and decides what you should train.

Shindo vs Strava

Strava records the workout and shows it to your friends. Shindo never sees Strava at all — it reads Apple Health — and answers a different question: what did that workout do to your form, and what follows tomorrow.

Shindo vs MOTTIV

MOTTIV gives you a plan for a distance and a date, with videos and a strength layer. Shindo has no plan library at all — it builds the coming week from your history and rebuilds it when the week breaks.

Shindo vs Elite HRV

Elite HRV is a measuring instrument with a twelve-year history and a large review count. Shindo measures nothing — it reads what Apple Health already holds and puts HRV to work inside readiness and a plan.

The short version, if you only read one thing

Shindo is an iPhone app for a self-coached endurance athlete who already wears something that records sleep and heart rate. It computes readiness and training load on the device, builds the training week, and re-flows it when life interferes. It is free for the deterministic core.

It is not the right choice if you work with a coach, if you are on Android, if you want workouts pushed to your watch, if you do not own a device that records sleep and HRV, or if you enjoy analysing your own data and would rather have the numbers than the decision. Those are five real cases and they are covered honestly on the pages above.