SomviaThe comparison
Each row comes from the sources listed under how this page was checked. A cell lists what that app's own pages describe. A dash means those pages do not mention the feature.
| App | AI and agents | Workout notes | Agent memory | Threshold, VO2 max, race predictions | Training load | Morning score and what it reads | Workout suggestions | US price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somvia | Claude, ChatGPT, OpenClaw, Hermes and other MCP clients read the same scores and workout detail over remote MCP, after you turn on upload. Answers come from the model you choose in your agent, which only changes when you change it, with no AI allowance or credits from Somvia | One note per workout, written in the app or by an agent, and read by every connected agent | Goals, injuries and medication, and training preferences, written in the app or by an agent, and read by every connected agent in later conversations | Threshold heart rate and pace, critical power for rides with a power meter, 5 km to marathon predictions, and a VO2 max estimate from your own sessions | Long-term and recent training load, weekly load and eight training states. Each workout gets its own load, heart-rate zones, aerobic and anaerobic training effect, and heart-rate drift, with every interval the watch recorded when Apple Health has them | Recovery, from overnight HRV, resting heart rate, sleep and recent training load against your own baseline. Sleep score and HRV status alongside | None | Free to install. Pro unlocks the scores: $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year after a three-day trial, or $149 once |
| Athlytic | Ask Athlytic, powered by Apple Intelligence. Exports Recovery, Exertion, Training Load, Sleep and workouts as a file for an AI assistant or spreadsheet | — | — | Cardio fitness trend and Athlytic Age, a fitness score that includes VO2 max | Exertion scored 0 to 10 through the day, with a daily target range set by Recovery. Training load and training load ratio in Trends | Recovery, from overnight HRV and resting heart rate against your own baseline. Uses Apple's Recovery HRV on Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 | Suggests what to do today, for how long and how hard. Structured workouts, including plans imported from a screenshot, sent to Apple Watch | $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year, one week free |
| Bevel | Bevel Intelligence, an AI coach inside the app | — | Bevel Intelligence keeps long-term memory of your preferences, goals and corrections across conversations | VO2 max and cardio fitness. Each workout is split into low aerobic, high aerobic and anaerobic effort, using thresholds estimated from VO2 max | Strain score. Cardio Load uses training impulse (TRIMP) and compares the last 7 days with the last 6 weeks, with seven statuses. Separate Muscular Load for strength training | Recovery, 1 to 100%, each morning from sleep score, HRV during sleep, resting heart rate, wrist temperature, respiratory rate and blood oxygen | Strength routines from 700+ exercises, including AI-generated routines, plus cardio routines and training plans | Free plan with Recovery, Sleep, Strain, Stress, training load, nutrition and the Watch app. Pro $14.99 a month or $99.99 a year adds Bevel Intelligence, Health Records, Biological Age and training plans. AI credit packs $4.99 to $49.99 |
| Training Today | CoachAIde, an experimental coach that needs Apple Intelligence. CSV export and sharing with TrainingPeaks | — | — | Overall Fitness Index trends | Weekly training load | Readiness to Train, from HRV in Apple Health, adjusted for sleep against your normal pattern, fatigue and reported illness | Swim, bike and run workouts designed by triathlon coaches and adapted to readiness, week planning, and supported sessions sent to Apple Watch | Free version with the current score. Premium $2.95 a month, $29.99 a year or $59.99 once |
| Gentler Streak | Analysis runs on the iPhone, with no accounts and no servers | Rename workouts, add notes and photos, and adjust the effort on an RPE scale | — | VO2 max trend over 12 months and by year | Activity Path, from the intensity, duration and frequency of recent workouts, your recovery and a status you set (Active, On a Break, Sick, Injured). A countdown to overreaching during workouts | Daily Readiness, from last night's sleep and a vitals card (sleeping heart rate, wrist temperature, HRV, respiratory rate, blood oxygen) checked against your normal range | Go Gentler: a daily suggestion from rest to high intensity based on readiness, with duration and intensity adjustable on the watch | Free to download. Premium $8.99 a month, $59.99 a year with a free trial, or $179.99 once, the last two with Family Sharing. The App Store also lists lower yearly and lifetime tiers |
Every app here estimates. None of them measures recovery directly, and none is a medical device.
How to choose
No app on this list is best for everyone. Start from what you want to do with the number.
- One clear answer each morning and a target for the day: Athlytic pairs Recovery with a daily exertion range and suggests today's workout. Training Today gives one Readiness to Train score and runs on the watch without the iPhone nearby.
- Many scores in one app, with nutrition and strength logging: Bevel covers recovery, sleep, strain, stress, nutrition and strength, and all of these are free. Bevel Pro adds the AI coach, health records, biological age and training plans. Bevel also lists Oura and Garmin among the devices it works with.
- Less pressure and rest days that count: Gentler Streak is built around balance between activity and rest, and keeps all analysis on the iPhone.
- Triathlon sessions and a coach on TrainingPeaks: Training Today suggests swim, bike and run workouts and shares readiness with TrainingPeaks. It also has the lowest lifetime price here, $59.99.
- Race training with threshold pace, critical power or race predictions: Somvia estimates these from Apple Watch runs and rides.
- You want the strongest AI model, and to know which one it is: Somvia runs no language model of its own. Claude, ChatGPT or any agent you connect over MCP answers with the model you selected there, within your own plan's limits, and it only changes when you change it. When a stronger model comes out, switch to it and that model reads your training. Athlytic can export its results as a file to share with an AI assistant.
What Somvia does not do
Somvia is made by the publisher of this page, so its gaps are listed here too.
- No workout suggestions, plans or structured workouts sent to the watch. Athlytic, Bevel, Training Today and Gentler Streak all suggest workouts.
- No all-day stress score, energy battery or nutrition tracking.
- No free tier for the scores. The app is free to install, and Pro unlocks the analysis.
- An agent can read your data only after you turn on upload in the app. Upload is off by default.
- The recovery score, threshold pace and race predictions depend on Apple Watch data. Other watches that write to Apple Health usually lack overnight HRV and speed series, so fewer scores are available. The method page lists what each score needs.
What about Garmin?
Garmin's Training Readiness is a well-known recovery score, but it is not an option on an Apple Watch. Garmin calculates it on compatible Garmin watches from sleep score, recovery time, HRV status, acute load, and recent sleep and stress history. The Garmin Connect app pairs with Garmin devices.
The other direction is partly possible. Garmin Connect can sync workouts and some health data to Apple Health, but not HRV, so apps on this page that need overnight HRV, including Athlytic and Somvia, cannot calculate a recovery score from a Garmin watch. Bevel connects to Garmin directly.
How this page was checked
Each fact in the table comes from one of these pages, read on October 19, 2026. Prices and features change, so this page is rechecked every month.
- Athlytic: US App Store page, including the release notes for the export feature, and athlyticapp.com
- Bevel: US App Store page, Membership and pricing, Recovery, Training Load, Fitness charts
- Training Today: US App Store page and trainingtodayapp.com, including its free and Premium feature lists
- Gentler Streak: US App Store page, gentlerstories.com, September 2026 press release with pricing, help articles on the Activity Path, wellness metrics and Premium features
- Garmin: Training Readiness in the owner's manual, Garmin Connect on the App Store, data Garmin Connect shares with Apple Health
- Somvia: how the scores work, Apple Health MCP, App Store page
Frequently asked questions
What is the best recovery app for Apple Watch?
It depends on what you want next to the morning score. Athlytic pairs Recovery with a daily exertion target. Bevel adds strain, stress, nutrition and an AI coach, and its daily scores are free. Training Today gives one Readiness to Train score with triathlon workouts and TrainingPeaks sharing. Gentler Streak suits people who want rest days to count and less pressure. Somvia adds threshold pace and heart rate, critical power and race predictions, and lets Claude, ChatGPT and other agents read the same numbers through MCP.
What are the best Athlytic alternatives?
Bevel, Training Today, Gentler Streak and Somvia all read Apple Watch data from Apple Health. Bevel is the closest in scope, and its daily scores are free. Training Today costs $2.95 a month or $59.99 once. Gentler Streak focuses on balance between activity and rest. Somvia matches Athlytic's $29.99 annual price and adds threshold, critical power, race predictions and agent access over MCP.
Which Apple Watch recovery app works with ChatGPT or Claude?
As of October 19, 2026, Somvia is the only one of these five with a remote MCP server, so Claude, ChatGPT, OpenClaw, Hermes and other MCP clients can read its scores and workout detail after you turn on upload. Athlytic can export Recovery, Exertion, Training Load, Sleep and workouts as a file to give to an AI assistant. Athlytic, Bevel and Training Today also have AI features inside their own apps.
Which AI model does Somvia use?
None of its own, so the choice is yours. When you ask about your training, the agent you connect, such as Claude, ChatGPT, OpenClaw or Hermes, answers with the model you selected in it, and you can switch to a stronger model as soon as one is available. An app with its own AI picks the model for you. With Somvia you know which model reads your data, and it only changes when you change it. The scores themselves are calculated on the iPhone with published formulas, and Somvia's server does not call a language model. Somvia has no AI allowance or credits, so how much you ask depends only on your own AI plan.
Is there a free recovery app for Apple Watch?
Bevel's free plan includes Recovery, Sleep, Strain, Stress, training load and nutrition tracking, and Pro adds its AI coach. Training Today's free version shows the current Readiness to Train score, recent readiness history, sleep and resting heart rate. Gentler Streak is free to download, and Premium adds the 10-day and 30-day Activity Path, daily workout suggestions and full sleep analysis. Athlytic offers one week free, and Somvia offers a three-day trial before a subscription.
Does Garmin Training Readiness work with an Apple Watch?
No. Garmin calculates Training Readiness on compatible Garmin watches from their own sleep, HRV, recovery time and load data, and the Garmin Connect app pairs with Garmin devices. An Apple Watch user needs an app that reads Apple Health instead.