Fitness app privacy ratings
Apps for recording runs, rides and workouts.
6 fitness trackers are rated against 4 public criteria, and 6 have enough evidence for a letter grade. Of the 2 with a known jurisdiction, 2 are based in a Five Eyes country, and 2 in the wider Fourteen Eyes.
Open-source fitness trackers only · Criteria for this category · Suggest an addition · Markdown
| Name | Grade | Score | Data | Jurisdiction | Open source | No trackers or telemetry | No ads or data sales | Independent audit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open source Android app for recording and viewing workouts such as running, cycling and hiking, with maps, charts and statistics stored on the device. |
Grade B | 80 | 100% | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Self-hosted open source web application for tracking outdoor workouts from GPS files or manual entries, with maps and statistics. |
Grade B | 80 | 100% | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Open source Android sport tracker that records runs, rides and hikes with GPS and Bluetooth sensors, with no analytics and no cloud account. |
Grade B | 80 | 100% | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Open source workout and nutrition manager for planning routines, logging workouts, weight and meals, available as a self-hosted server, a free public instance at wger.de and mobile apps. |
Grade B | 80 | 100% | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Google's activity tracking app for Android, iOS and Wear OS that records steps, workouts and Heart Points in a Google Account. Google has deprecated the Google Fit APIs in favor of Health Connect and closed them to new developers. |
Grade F | 20 | 100% | United States Five Eyes | No | No | Yes | No |
Social fitness app and service for recording runs, rides and other workouts with GPS, sharing them with followers and comparing efforts on segments, with a paid subscription tier. |
Grade F | 0 | 100% | United States Five Eyes | No | No | No | No |
Questions
What is the most private option among fitness trackers?
No pick has been made yet. The table above is sorted by score, based on public evidence.
How are fitness trackers rated?
Each entry answers 4 questions: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit. Answers need links to evidence. See the full criteria.
Does jurisdiction matter?
Jurisdiction decides which laws can compel a provider to hand over data. Each entry shows its country and whether it is in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes. The data a provider can hand over depends mostly on what it stores and who holds the keys. Read about jurisdictions and the CLOUD Act.