Yesterday shapes today
What you did yesterday changes what Kata asks of you today, without you deciding it.
Honest comparison
Kata vs Strava.
Strava is the finest record of what you did, and often the reason you went out at all. It has no view on your food, your sleep or today's plan.
The verdictThe best record of the workout. And no idea what you ate or how you slept.
First, fairly
Strava at a glance.
What it is for
An activity tracker inside a social network: runs, rides, hikes and swims, recorded, mapped and posted to a feed.
What it costs
Recording, the feed, kudos and clubs are free. In Switzerland CHF 11.95 a month or CHF 79.95 a year, a Family plan at CHF 139.95 and a Strava plus Runna plan at CHF 139.99 a year. In the United States 11.99 USD a month or 79.99 a year.
Where it is strongest
The feed, the clubs and the segments are real motivation: for many, the difference between training and meaning to train.
Who it suits
Runners and cyclists who train better when other people can see it.
The difference
What changes with Kata.
The other twenty three hours
Food, sleep, supplements, labs, weight and mood in one system, closed by a day score.
It talks before you go
Ask what to eat before a long ride, or whether tomorrow's intervals should move.
Side by side
Row by row.
A grey mark means possible, but not on its own.
| Capability | Kata | Strava |
|---|---|---|
| Records and maps every run and ride | Partlyvia Apple Health, Strava planned | Yesthe reason it exists |
| A community that gets you out the door | Nono feed, no kudos | Yessegments, clubs, kudos |
| Food logged with real numbers | Yesphoto, voice, one tap | No |
| Sleep and recovery in the picture | YesWHOOP and Apple Health | No |
| A coach you can talk to | Yesbefore the session, not after | PartlyAI summaries once you are home |
| Supplements, labs, mind and cycle | Yes | No |
| Everything stays on your device | Yesnothing on our servers | Nocloud account, built to share |
Why Kata
Three reasons, not thirty.
One system
Food, training, sleep, supplements, labs and mood in a single place.
It decides
Not a dashboard you read: a coach that says what today should look like.
It stays yours
Your logs, chats, photos and the coach's memory live on your device.
Honestly
When Strava is the better choice.
If what moves you is other people, keep Strava. Nothing else has the segments, the clubs, the local leaderboards or the feeling of a friend seeing your Sunday long run. Kata will never build a feed.
In short
What, how and why.
- What
- Kata is the health system around the sport, not another recorder.
- How
- It logs the session and reads Apple Health, then holds food, sleep, labs, supplements and mood together.
- Why
- You ride well and eat badly. That gap decides the next season.
One coach. Your whole picture.
Free during the launch phase, every function included. Set up in one conversation, in your own words.
Questions
Asked and answered.
Does Kata replace Strava?
No. Keep Strava for the recording, the segments and the people: Kata is not a recorder. It handles what Strava never touches: food, sleep, recovery, supplements, labs, mood and a coach who knows all of it at once.
Is Strava's Athlete Intelligence the same as Kata's coach?
Different jobs. Athlete Intelligence explains one finished activity from that activity's numbers. Kata's coach works across the day, from your food, sleep, recovery, training history, supplements, labs and mood together, and you can talk to it.
Checked 2026-07Competitor details change. We check these pages regularly and correct them when something moves: if you spot something out of date, tell us and we will fix it.
Strava is the trademark of its owner. Kata is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Strava.
Kata is a coach, not a doctor. It supports everyday decisions about food, training, sleep and rhythm; it does not diagnose, treat or replace medical advice.