offers GPS watches with high value for money and many features without breaking your budget. They have created a strong range – from essential running watches to models for the serious athlete and adventurer. 2S, for example, boasts the best battery life on the market, and when Coros sends out updates, it's often the entire range that benefits – rather than just an excuse to buy a new and expensive model.
What's new this time? Quite a bit.
Although there are additions for cycling, I'll focus here on the biggest updates to the app and watches in general.
Coros smartphone app – New look and features
The app has received a visual upgrade, making everything more streamlined, faster, and easier to navigate. Don't worry, it still feels like the same Coros app we know and like, just more organized and easier to navigate.
But the biggest change in my opinion is the introduction of official workouts and training plans. If you lack motivation or need help finding today's workout, Coros has you covered with over 200 programs and workouts.
And it's not just Coros themselves but also their athletes! Ever wondered what it's like to be Kilian Jornet? Now you can try his favorite hill session – or maybe you'd rather tackle Alex Yee's triathlon run. It's a fun way to find motivation and feel closer to your favorite athletes. It's all made super easy via the app and syncs directly to your watch or training calendar – seamlessly.
The library covers not just running, cycling, and swimming – there's also strength training targeted at runners, cyclists, swimmers, and even climbers. Most impressively, there are video demonstrations of all exercises directly on the watch. Everything is right at hand, making it easy to follow any workout – either from the phone or directly from your wrist.
Need help with your Coros watch? The app now features a new virtual assistant to help you right away.
Voice alerts on the go
A classic challenge with GPS watches is constantly looking at your wrist instead of just running, enjoying the surroundings, or listening to music or podcasts. It's not a big issue, but with the new voice alerts via phone, you can avoid it.
Honestly, I didn't think it was a feature I needed – but during my interval sessions, where I push myself every lap, it really helps keep focus on the training and not on technique.
You have three options: connect headphones to the watch, to the phone – or just let the phone's speaker deliver the alerts. It works really well, and even if I'm listening to a podcast in another app, I still got the info I needed along the way.
While all watches have access to the new workouts and training plans in the app, the strength updates and voice alerts are available on the following models:
Pace 3, Pace Pro, Apex 2, Apex 2 Pro, Vertix 2, and Vertix 2S.
Coros keeps updating
This stream of updates just keeps coming from Coros, and I think it's worth mentioning some of the biggest from recent years – just to give an idea of what Coros is up to.
In 2024, they launched Extender, which connects phone and watch even closer and provides you with an extra screen during your activities. It's brilliant if, for example, you're cycling, need a larger map view, or want a separate screen during indoor training.
In 2023, they introduced Explore, which is the most robust route planner I've used in an app. It's super easy to find new places and routes – both where you live and when you travel, and it takes just seconds from starting to having a route ready on your watch.
And it doesn't stop there! In 2024 also came:
- for running shoes and bikes
- Strava Live Segments for segment hunters
- Virtual pacer, keeps you on pace for runs and races
- Live-tracking with friends on the route
- Safety Alerts, shows your location and contacts your emergency with one tap if injured
And this isn't even all. Coros keeps updating – and users keep loving it.
