Intervals.icu
Ranked 3 of 4 fitness apps by recommenders
Recommended for analyzing training data, planning workouts and its easy-to-use, developer-friendly API. Main caveat: it is hosted SaaS, not self-hosted, so the user doesn't control it.
Recommended for analyzing training data, planning workouts and its easy-to-use, developer-friendly API. Main caveat: it is hosted SaaS, not self-hosted, so the user doesn't control it.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 82%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 4.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Developer-friendly, easy-to-use API
“they are much more developer-friendly that strava”
Comment from 31 Dec 2025 in “My Running Wrapped 2025” “great platform with easy to use API”
Comment from 16 Oct 2026 in “Creating a Garmin "MCP"”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Hosted SaaS, not self-hosted
“it's a SAAS, not self hosted. As long as it's on someone else's service I don't own it and it's not under my control.”
Comment from 5 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Open-Source eInk Bike Computer” Lacks some features
“I remember it lacked some things, but this could have changed.”
Comment from 18 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tell”
Other fitness apps people recommend
The three most recommended other fitness apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gadgetbridge | 24 | 3 | 89% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Strava | 20 | 30 | 40% | 9 | — | — |
| Intervals.icuThis page | 9 | 2 | 82% | 5 | — | — |
| Garmin Connect | 5 | 10 | 33% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“great platform with easy to use API”
“Your data will never touch a Garmin server.”
“Last time i have checked intervals icu api I just couldn't stop throwing up for a few days”
“it's a SAAS, not self hosted. As long as it's on someone else's service I don't own it and it's not under my control.”
“Intervals.icu is fantastic for analyzing data and planning workouts”
“they are much more developer-friendly that strava”
“I remember it lacked some things, but this could have changed.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.