Strava has launched new ‘Sticker Stats’ that can be shared on social media to show off your activities in greater detail.
The announcement comes alongside a host of other updates to the popular ride-sharing app, including the integration of FATMAP’s 'advanced mapping technology', refinements to its routing capabilities and a refresh of the Activity Details page.
With AI-powered insights coming to Garmin Connect and Zwift announcing users can track outdoor rides through its app, Strava’s competition has been hotting up in recent weeks.
It seems the team behind the world’s largest fitness app isn't resting on its laurels, though.
Sticker Stats
Strava’s new Sticker Stats feature is designed to enhance the way activities can be shared on social media platforms, such as Instagram.
Accessed via the share button on Strava’s app, the feature creates a transparent ‘sticker’ that can be copied to your clipboard and overlaid onto photos, or imported directly into Instagram as a story.
Each sticker features distance, elevation gain and ride time, plus a line drawing of the route map, followed by Strava’s logo.
The only thing to note is that an activity's ‘visibility’ must be set to ‘everyone’ or ‘followers’ – private activities can’t be shared.
Mapping updates
Having acquired FATMAP – a company that produced detailed 3D maps designed for outdoor enthusiasts – in 2022, Strava has announced its capabilities have now been integrated into its platform.
In what the brand is calling a “major upgrade” to its mapping features, Strava says the technology delivers “lifelike 3D terrain, detailed satellite imagery, and new maps layers for planning winter and trail activities”.
Focused primarily on winter activities, such as skiing and snowboarding, Strava says its 'proprietary Map Rendering Engine' will provide users with new insights such as:
- Avalanche gradient – shows steep gradients (between 25 and 45+ degrees) where avalanches are likely to occur
- Gradient – displays slope angles between 0 and 90 degrees
- Aspect – shows which direction a slope faces “to help users find the best snow and understand how much sun a particular face of the mountain might receive”
- Winter Map Style – a winter-specific map optimised for planning “snow activities”
Strava says these new features are available now in the Maps tab on its app or in the map sections of activities.
Route search and filtering
In addition to these new mapping tools, Strava says users can now use keywords and/or filters to search through saved routes.
The goal, as you might expect, is to help users find saved routes more easily – and prevent users with lots of saved routes having to scroll through everything manually.
Available now, users will be able to filter routes by length, elevation, difficulty, who created them “and more”.
It’s worth noting, however, these features are only available to paid subscribers.
Redesigned Activity Details
Something that applies to all Strava users, however, is the redesigned Activity Details page.
Strava says this update brings “a new look” to this page, alongside fresh insights and highlights from each activity.
This update consists of two headline features:
- All-in-one view – the map, route and any photos or videos from an activity can now be seen on a single page, with users able to toggle quickly between maps and stats
- Relive your wins – medals and/or trophies for personal records and KOM/QOMs will now appear on the map, helping you more quickly locate any notable efforts or achievements from an activity
These features are live now on Strava for all users.
