I think you hit it dead on. This is design by committee and organizational dysfunction.
Strava has been flailing for years now, dropping much used features and just generally antagonizing its customer base. It's a wonder they're still around and as widely used as they are. Just goes to show how many bad decisions you can absorb as a market leader, I suppose.
SmashRun https://smashrun.com/ if you do only running activities. It’s great. Though while I pay for that, I also pay for strava since 2012 and will continue to do so. Disagree with grandparent post, I think strava has become better and better over time and I find it more engaging and useful than before.
If you're a Garmin device user, the app is pretty good!
I only recently started using their app more often and barring the social aspects, I dont think Strava offers me anything more. HR zones, recovery etc are all already in the Garmin app whereas its paid on Strava.
I guess for those who want routes/segments might gravitate towards Strava but I use a fairly standard set of routes so I dont value in that either.
Strava has been flailing for years now, dropping much used features and just generally antagonizing its customer base. It's a wonder they're still around and as widely used as they are. Just goes to show how many bad decisions you can absorb as a market leader, I suppose.