Top 100 Garmin Connect IQ Apps
I did some digging into the most popular Garmin Connect IQ apps right now. If you thought about it, you might guess that Spotify was the top-ranking app. However, people in the USA would be surprised to learn that Deezer is second, and that Komoot is 8th ranking well above Strava.
Some of my favourites – Stryd Zones, Crystal and dwMAP still rank highly, plus some of Garmin’s previous ‘app of the year winners and honorees’ make a credible showing too. It’s interesting that Stryd’s own running power app and Garmin Running Power (Combo) are both high-rankers, demonstrating that there is still a lot of interest in running power.
Top 5 – Most Loved
Before the big list, here is a shorter and potentially more interesting one. These have the highest review-to-download ratio; the average review rating isn’t used, but a large number of reviews per 100 downloads probably reflect that people appreciate the app (watchface) if nothing else.
| Top 5 – Most Loved | Ratio | Downloads | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLANCE watch face | 4.99% | 1M+ | 49.9k |
| Goals VAW.BE | 3.20% | 100k+ | 3.2k |
| Spotify | 2.98% | 10M+ | 298.4k |
| Dozen Run | 1.80% | 100k+ | 1.8k |
| Race Screen | 1.80% | 100k+ | 1.8k |
How the List Was Obtained and Ranked
I obtained this via Garmin’s Connect IQ Store API and its public-facing web index. The top 100 list is organised to reflect what has been popular in recent months. It’s a combination of installs per week, retention and review frequency (recent counts/dates). I’m trying to get the full set of links, but the web list isn’t up to date, possibly because the CIQ store moved to mobile.
Note: The review count will be lower than what you see on the CIQ Store.
Thoughts
Any surprises there?
| Rank | Name | Source | Gap Category | Downloads | Reviews | Developer URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spotify | 3rd-Party | Media Ecosystem | 10M+ | 298.4k | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/30c6c876-ba43-4cbb-b4c7-03583a7cb66b |
| 2 | Deezer | 3rd-Party | Media Ecosystem | 5M+ | 12.3k | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/3d201fa5-11d1-49b4-91bc-a58836c54335 |
| 3 | Women’s Health Tracking | Native | Modular Health | 5M+ | 2.1k | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/18b4e2cd-fadd-4ab0-bead-1a62987b9065 |
| 4 | Menstrual Cycle Tracking | Native | Modular Health | 1M+ | 840 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/bf2dfeea-5b3f-47ac-96e8-40cbd1be40b5 |
| 5 | Hydration Tracking | Native | Modular Health | 5M+ | 1.7k | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/6cb03839-6c01-42ac-8acf-6c54801cc9ae |
| 6 | Garmin Connect Challenges | Native | Social Integration | 1M+ | 7.8k | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/57c2c92a-4fb8-4c63-8d3b-d906bd720c82 |
| 7 | Face It | Native | UI Customisation | 5M+ | 12.4k | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/c33a05fa-bb7b-46a4-87b4-482a3e726a11 |
| 8 | komoot | 3rd-Party | Navigation UX | 1M+ | 8.7k | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/d918ae1e-9e7b-4fdf-b336-46141a0ccd6a |
| 9 | Goals VAW.BE | 3rd-Party | UI Density | 100k+ | 3.2k | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/c4d24b8d-ecc2-4436-b14e-ce75b462e425 |
| 10 | GLANCE watch face | 3rd-Party | Data Density | 1M+ | 49.9k | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/07ae0f49-7240-4475-a229-4507e8035fae |
| 11 | Dozen Run | 3rd-Party | Metric Aggregation | 100k+ | 1.8k | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/9ff75afa-d594-4311-89f7-f92ca02118ad |
| 12 | Beer Earned Plus | 3rd-Party | Gamification | 50k+ | 420 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/cb51f0b9-6836-4856-a4f0-4c18e61cf08c |
| 13 | Stryd Power | 3rd-Party | External Sensor | 500k+ | 2.1k | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/14cc7713-eff0-4136-a643-ac88baf99d02 |
| 14 | Heart Rate Zones Chart | 3rd-Party | Visual Analytics | 100k+ | 810 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/4885b1e1-7102-4c66-8600-c69f911780d6 |
| 15 | Peter’s Race Pacer | 3rd-Party | Coaching/Pacing | 50k+ | 340 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/23ea0301-30c6-4c33-b4ef-63e2b5394e76 |
| 16 | dwMap / mapField | 3rd-Party | Mapping/Routes | 500k+ | 4.1k | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/2750f280-82f4-4f21-a32c-57acc7ce4870 |
| 17 | MapDashboard MS | 3rd-Party | Map Overlay | 50k+ | 180 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/97f56207-1d78-4b5a-8bd7-59a573fbd587 |
| 18 | Combo Running Power | Native | Pro-Metric | 1M+ | 1.1k | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/a26e5358-7526-4582-af7e-8606884d96bc |
| 19 | Relative Wind Direction | 3rd-Party | Environmental | 10k+ | 65 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/25340b54-895c-4692-b96b-783ba4074a65 |
| 20 | Battery Guesstimate | 3rd-Party | Power Mgmt | 100k+ | 1.1k | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/572b8232-7fb6-4e4f-a938-2395d0df3c7c |
| 21 | Surf Tracker | 3rd-Party | Niche Sport | 50k+ | 180 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/4ab004b0-55d3-480e-bcfb-541f1405b90c |
| 22 | RunSafe+ | 3rd-Party | Safety | 10k+ | 45 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/66d03f0b-c8c3-4f90-8458-154e27f4f6e5 |
| 23 | SwimSports+ | 3rd-Party | Niche Sport | 10k+ | 55 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/3ae9729f-c364-451b-9ca4-ca540749f6e7 |
| 24 | My Day Advanced | 3rd-Party | UI Density | 50k+ | 210 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/5e57ee96-3f22-4448-9f54-a3f375c44b10 |
| 25 | Trail Run Multi | 3rd-Party | Activity Tracking | 10k+ | 80 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/a374c424-df43-4f9c-b17a-526189566373 |
| 26 | GRun | 3rd-Party | Data Density | 100k+ | 1.4k | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/63cba559-b7a2-446a-afa1-51a4680f88e1 |
| 27 | Battery Up Down | 3rd-Party | Power Mgmt | 50k+ | 310 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/84104c99-6ad2-4bcb-8537-8bfb6d141089 |
| 28 | WindField | 3rd-Party | Environmental | 500k+ | 3.9k | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/a924715a-2d53-42a1-a8f9-e365bc849840 |
| 29 | My Bike Traffic | 3rd-Party | Pro-Metric | 10k+ | 95 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/f6859345-31a9-4623-83a3-d565691c28c8 |
| 30 | Radar+ | 3rd-Party | Safety | 10k+ | 110 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/00f33566-7a23-43c3-b2e5-5a7995ccbfe5 |
| 31 | Amazon Music | 3rd-Party | Media Ecosystem | 5M+ | 45.2k | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/c6827fc2-5179-4df5-a0ff-3022db30e5ff |
| 32 | YouTube Music | 3rd-Party | Media Ecosystem | 1M+ | 5.8k | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/b841615b-6b4c-4425-a912-377827866362 |
| 33 | Crystal | 3rd-Party | Data Density | 1M+ | 4k | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/f3c3d2d3-6efa-49da-bdab-329cdf37b70f |
| 34 | Data Lover | 3rd-Party | UI Customisation | 1M+ | 10.8k | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/bcb58298-3e71-4d9a-9084-169e581df99c |
| 35 | Segment34 Mk II | 3rd-Party | Legacy UI | 10k+ | 140 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/934e326b-67a5-4841-8f92-50d4a7068560 |
| 36 | SHN TxD | 3rd-Party | Tactical UI | 1M+ | 8.2k | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/01a47291-7f97-47b2-8f19-335b80155a30 |
| 37 | Big Numbers | 3rd-Party | Accessibility | 100k+ | 450 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/51e3703c-8b82-454d-9653-ec4b68ef5340 |
| 38 | Hiking App Professional | 3rd-Party | Feature Parity | 50k+ | 620 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/39ca3b48-93e2-4530-8961-0573937746f2 |
| 39 | Steps to Fit | 3rd-Party | Metric Aggregation | 50k+ | 190 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/7470fd58-854b-4824-9b51-344c207914e7 |
| 40 | Tides | Native | Environmental | 1M+ | 1.4k | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/be6978cc-3e0d-4a94-bc7b-7b7086087ca5 |
| 41 | Park AG | 3rd-Party | Utility | 10k+ | 35 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/970a597a-9a9c-4444-a957-36e676156e52 |
| 42 | Rain | 3rd-Party | Live Weather | 100k+ | 1.2k | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/4397728d-3467-4638-a1c1-4b197ec6f08a |
| 43 | All-In-One | 3rd-Party | UI Density | 10k+ | 55 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/0689ef2e-835c-4d8b-9492-9a6d07d1a293 |
| 44 | Rolling Average HR | 3rd-Party | Smoothing | 5k+ | 20 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/f4172580-f09b-449a-9e19-01584c379a94 |
| 45 | Meditation | 3rd-Party | Wellness | 50k+ | 280 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/2d0263f3-9d9e-4340-9e8c-5290f6b39973 |
| 46 | Strength Training+ | 3rd-Party | Modular Health | 10k+ | 40 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/9f993f35-6447-4959-998b-70b5c16503c5 |
| 47 | Weight Tracker | 3rd-Party | External Input | 10k+ | 30 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/b45494d4-28b3-4676-9d32-6a6c0e5a87a7 |
| 48 | Gym Timer | 3rd-Party | Utility | 100k+ | 110 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/6d9c6691-d8ad-4458-8688-66236b283109 |
| 49 | Skiing App Professional | 3rd-Party | Niche Sport | 10k+ | 15 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/719d44e5-4299-4d87-9b62-0941549487c6 |
| 50 | Calculated Fields | 3rd-Party | Advanced Analytics | 5k+ | 10 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/934c11b0-13e0-47b7-89e4-0806466f27b9 |
| 51 | Wikiloc | 3rd-Party | Trails/Routes | 1M+ | 5.2k | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/85d99616-2e86-4f38-9e66-88f5721865c3 |
| 52 | Simply Large | 3rd-Party | Accessibility | 500k+ | 1.2k | |
| 53 | Zenith | 3rd-Party | UI Customisation | 100k+ | 950 | |
| 54 | Black Grid | 3rd-Party | Data Density | 100k+ | 1.1k | |
| 55 | Strava Relative Effort | 3rd-Party | Metric Sync | 1M+ | 4.3k | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/3a10c22e-e47e-4632-8406-f6d288d6179e |
| 56 | Seasons | 3rd-Party | Visual Analytics | 50k+ | 210 | |
| 57 | Lachesis | 3rd-Party | UI Customisation | 100k+ | 320 | |
| 58 | Simple TDB | 3rd-Party | Data Density | 50k+ | 190 | |
| 59 | EASY Round | 3rd-Party | UI Customisation | 10k+ | 85 | |
| 60 | Calculator | Native | Utility | 100k+ | 410 | |
| 61 | Chariot B-Shock | 3rd-Party | Tactical UI | 50k+ | 220 | |
| 62 | Infinite Geometry | 3rd-Party | Visual Design | 10k+ | 45 | |
| 63 | Easy G1 | 3rd-Party | UI Customisation | 50k+ | 180 | |
| 64 | Big Hours | 3rd-Party | Accessibility | 100k+ | 340 | |
| 65 | ASAP | 3rd-Party | UI Customisation | 10k+ | 60 | |
| 66 | Teko | 3rd-Party | Visual Design | 50k+ | 140 | |
| 67 | Dash | 3rd-Party | Data Density | 100k+ | 410 | |
| 68 | Race Screen | 3rd-Party | Coaching/Pacing | 100k+ | 980 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/23ea0301-30c6-4c33-b4ef-63e2b5394e76 |
| 69 | Lumeo | 3rd-Party | Visual Design | 10k+ | 35 | |
| 70 | Camera Remote Watch | 3rd-Party | Utility | 50k+ | 190 | |
| 71 | Falcon X | 3rd-Party | Tactical UI | 10k+ | 50 | |
| 72 | Constellation of Soul | 3rd-Party | Visual Design | 5k+ | 25 | |
| 73 | Find My Car | 3rd-Party | Location Utility | 100k+ | 840 | |
| 74 | Jump Rope | Native | Activity Tracking | 500k+ | 1.1k | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/6cb03839-6c01-42ac-8acf-6c54801cc9ae |
| 75 | Battery Graph | 3rd-Party | Power Mgmt | 100k+ | 920 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/84104c99-6ad2-4bcb-8537-8bfb6d141089 |
| 76 | Sun and Moon Times | 3rd-Party | Environmental | 50k+ | 310 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/25340b54-895c-4692-b96b-783ba4074a65 |
| 77 | Compass ABC | 3rd-Party | Navigation Utility | 10k+ | 45 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/2750f280-82f4-4f21-a32c-57acc7ce4870 |
| 78 | Temperature | 3rd-Party | Environmental | 10k+ | 60 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/4397728d-3467-4638-a1c1-4b197ec6f08a |
| 79 | Parkrun Barcode | 3rd-Party | Utility | 50k+ | 410 | |
| 80 | Walk With Frodo | 3rd-Party | Gamification | 50k+ | 520 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/cb51f0b9-6836-4856-a4f0-4c18e61cf08c |
| 81 | OTP Authenticator | 3rd-Party | Security | 10k+ | 85 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/0689ef2e-835c-4d8b-9492-9a6d07d1a293 |
| 82 | Passholder | 3rd-Party | Utility | 10k+ | 30 | |
| 83 | Garmin Home Assistant | 3rd-Party | Smart Home | 5k+ | 20 | |
| 84 | TidalFlow | 3rd-Party | Environmental | 5k+ | 15 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/be6978cc-3e0d-4a94-bc7b-7b7086087ca5 |
| 85 | Emergency Info | 3rd-Party | Safety | 10k+ | 40 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/66d03f0b-c8c3-4f90-8458-154e27f4f6e5 |
| 86 | Square Pilot | 3rd-Party | UI Customisation | 10k+ | 35 | |
| 87 | Tennis AMR | 3rd-Party | Niche Sport | 5k+ | 10 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/4ab004b0-55d3-480e-bcfb-541f1405b90c |
| 88 | AccuWeather | 3rd-Party | Live Weather | 1M+ | 12.4k | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/4397728d-3467-4638-a1c1-4b197ec6f08a |
| 89 | Android Waypoint | 3rd-Party | Navigation Utility | 5k+ | 15 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/97f56207-1d78-4b5a-8bd7-59a573fbd587 |
| 90 | Hike2 | 3rd-Party | Activity Tracking | 100k+ | 840 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/39ca3b48-93e2-4530-8961-0573937746f2 |
| 91 | Habbits | 3rd-Party | Wellness | 5k+ | 10 | |
| 92 | Medication Reminder | 3rd-Party | Modular Health | 5k+ | 12 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/18b4e2cd-fadd-4ab0-bead-1a62987b9065 |
| 93 | Stock Market | 3rd-Party | Utility | 10k+ | 25 | |
| 94 | Crypto Market | 3rd-Party | Utility | 10k+ | 20 | |
| 95 | Week Calendar | 3rd-Party | Utility | 10k+ | 30 | |
| 96 | Dice App | 3rd-Party | Utility | 5k+ | 10 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/cb51f0b9-6836-4856-a4f0-4c18e61cf08c |
| 97 | Relative Wind | 3rd-Party | Environmental | 10k+ | 45 | |
| 98 | MapField Clone | 3rd-Party | Mapping Utility | 10k+ | 35 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/2750f280-82f4-4f21-a32c-57acc7ce4870 |
| 99 | CleanEdge45 | 3rd-Party | UI Customisation | 10k+ | 40 | |
| 100 | Edge 1 Workout | 3rd-Party | Activity Tracking | 10k+ | 25 | https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/a374c424-df43-4f9c-b17a-526189566373 |
Last Updated on 29 January 2026 by the5krunner
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Why would people in Europe be surprised by second place of Deezer? It’s french service, popular mostly in Europe. Maybe you meant people in US?
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