# Garmin Connect

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Garmin Connect and 10 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a central place to view fitness stats and sleep data. The iOS app and web interface draw repeated complaints about bugs and missing features.

## What people warn about

- Awful iOS app, unreliable connection (2 comments): "I also feel relieved to not use the awful iOS app or website anymore." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50106116)) "the Garmin app on iOS is pretty bad at keeping a live connection up" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49096193))
- Hostile to data export and API access (2 comments): "Garmin on the other hand seems to be actively hostile if you (as an end user) want to programmatically interact with their ecosystem." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49599241)) "they removed the export option from the mobile application though" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45965383))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Gadgetbridge](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gadgetbridge.md): 24 recommend
- [Strava](https://hackerapproved.com/p/strava.md): 20 recommend
- [Intervals.icu](https://hackerapproved.com/p/intervals-icu.md): 9 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://connect.garmin.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Garmin Connect", https://hackerapproved.com/p/garmin-connect/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).