Pillar

The thing is pretending to be a smart planner, still it grabs training data from several connected platforms and adds them up, calculating fake fatigue and other conditioning reports. In my case these are Rouvy and Apple Health. So I train for 2hrs and get 2 sessions in Pillar app for a total of 4hrs. Too bad for a paid app.

Nice app, good to get some preplanned focus, however personally I didn’t find it that engaging. I signed up to a two month free trial for premium, however was prompted to upgrade so it was never clear what functionality you were getting and I was charged after the first month.

Every time you look for a cycling training plan, they are always written generally and never bespoke- unless you’re prepared to pay an arm and a leg. Pillar has you covered as it takes into account your cycling experience, metrics and availability to train. There are a range of plans to choose from and you can custom suit the plan to your needs, time and experience. You can even change the plan once it’s started to suit you. My training has been transformed now and the support you receive from the pillar team is superb. Can’t live without it now! Well worth the investment.

The pillar app is so smooth and sleek to use. Having been a regular user for a few months now it’s honestly changed my whole approach to training as I was in such a limbo before. Personal coaches are far too expensive but this app does (almost) all the hard work for you, you just need to put in the time and sweat then you’ll be rewarded!

My training has been transformed! I feel empowered with my decisions around my fitness and seen great progress across multiple sports.

Spoke to a rep at the Cycle Show London, great chat and so many things they’re doing with this app are on point (polarized training model, adaptive training prescriptions, factoring other sports). But I struggled to manually add a weights session which I’m sure would have reduced my ‘freshness’. It’s also not clear how to use the calendar. I expect to click on a day where I did an activity and see a summary but nothing happens. Generally I’ll go on this kind of app after an activity. But after my ride I just did, it’s telling me 73% freshness ‘You’re all good to hit a hard day of training’ - but I’ve just done a session and I feel tired 😂. As I say minor points overall but they all add up to me wondering if I should try Trainer Road instead! I hope my extremely honest review isn’t taken the wrong way. I would defo give the app another go after some more of the developments mentioned at the Cycle Show are in place.

I like the personalised training plan. I’ve followed a couple now and they’ve worked for me. The ability to pick and choose your training days and the time available produces a bespoke plan. The weekly analysis is informative and I like the goal progress feature. The app is not perfect and there are still some small bugs yet to be resolved. This is to be expected as the app is still new and development has been rapid. The bugs are minor and can be worked around. Good luck Pillar.

This new app is really great for me because of its flexibility. I’m a recreational rider, who likes to do sportifs, fondos, and group rides. Staying fit with a busy schedule with kids can be challenging. This apps allows me to put in days and how much time I have and builds a training plan based on a goal you setup. If something comes and I need to change a day or cancel this allows me to do this. It interfaces with other apps and computers.

Been using the app for about 3 months now and love the adaptability of the app in your training plan to your life schedule

My first experience of using anything other than Zwift for training. Being able to speak to a coach is very helpful. Have a longer event in June so helpful for that.