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Peloton

65
User verdict / 100 High confidence Divided

Peloton continues to be praised for its high-quality instructors and diverse workout content, but recent app updates have introduced significant usability issues, performance problems, and frustrating social feed changes, while membership costs are a recurring concern.

4.9★ lifetime (812,929) Free + in-app purchases since 2014 by Peloton Interactive, Inc. updated 0.3 mo ago recent negative 43% 120 reviews across 3 regions
App Performance Instructor Quality & Content Social Feed Changes Membership Cost & Value Navigation & Search Device Connectivity
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recent reviews across 3 regions, vs the 4.9★ lifetime average

Peloton offers a wide array of engaging workouts led by highly motivating instructors, fostering a strong sense of community. However, recent app updates have led to widespread complaints about performance, navigation, and social features, impacting the overall user experience.

What users like

  • High-quality, motivating instructors across various disciplinesR1R9R10R15
  • Wide variety of classes and workout types, including strength, cardio, yoga, and meditationR1R14R18R39
  • Convenient and flexible for at-home or on-the-go fitness, fitting various schedulesR7R11R39R45
  • Effective for building healthy habits, discipline, and achieving fitness goalsR1R11R33R65

What users complain about

  • Recent app updates have broken the social feed, making it difficult to see friends' activities and high-five themR3R6R26R28
  • Significant app performance issues, including lag, unresponsiveness, stuttering, and crashesR13R19R32R36
  • Difficulty finding and filtering classes, with poor search functionality and organizationR2R4R5R34
  • High and confusing membership costs, with recent price hikes and feature restrictions for existing usersR8R63R64R91
  • Connectivity and syncing issues with Apple Watch, heart rate monitors, and other devicesR27R55R58R59
  • Outdoor running feature is limited, requiring the phone to be carried and lacking detailed watch metricsR12R70R52
  • Inability to pause or cancel memberships easily within the app, leading to billing issuesR22R46R84R99
  • Specific features like cadence tracking and programs have disappeared or are buggy for some usersR12R132R128R129

Latest update · v15.127.1

What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Recurring themes

App Performance negative
Many users report significant lag, unresponsiveness, stuttering, and occasional crashes, especially after recent updates. This contradicts the developer's notes about 'performance improvements'. Scrolling and tapping often fail to register, making the app frustrating to use.R13R19R32R36
Social Feed Changes negative
Recent updates have drastically altered the social feed, removing the ability to easily see friends' workouts and high-five them. Users find this demotivating and feel the app has become less social, despite Peloton calling it a 'feature'.R3R6R26R28
Membership Cost & Value negative
Users frequently complain about the high cost of memberships, especially recent price hikes and changes that restrict features for existing plans. Some feel it's too expensive compared to free alternatives and that the value has decreased.R8R63R64R91
Instructor Quality & Content positive
A consistent strong point, users overwhelmingly praise the Peloton instructors for their motivation, expertise, and variety. The quality and diversity of classes, from cycling to meditation, are highly valued and keep users engaged.R1R9R10R14
Navigation & Search negative
Finding classes is challenging due to poor search functionality, lack of filtering options on mobile, and overwhelming organization. Users desire better ways to sort workouts by trainers, times, or body parts.R2R4R5R34
Device Connectivity negative
Many users experience issues connecting and syncing the app with Apple Watches, heart rate monitors, and Peloton equipment like the Tread. This leads to inaccurate tracking of workouts, heart rate, and calories.R27R55R58R59

Who it's for

Peloton is for individuals who value high-quality, motivating fitness instruction and a wide variety of workout options, especially those who enjoy structured programs and community engagement R1R9R10. It's particularly well-suited for people who can commit to a routine and appreciate the flexibility of working out at home or on the go R7R39. It may not be for users on a tight budget or those who prioritize a seamless, bug-free app experience above all else, especially given recent performance and social feature issues R8R19R26.

Evidence note: The recent reviews skew significantly negative, which contrasts sharply with the lifetime 4.9-star rating. This suggests a recent decline in app satisfaction, likely due to the reported updates. The developer's notes mention 'bug fixes and performance improvements,' but many recent reviews directly contradict this, reporting new or persistent performance issues and bugs R13R19R32.

Frequently asked

What are the main issues with the Peloton app's recent updates?
Recent updates to the Peloton app have caused significant performance issues like lag and unresponsiveness, broken the social feed by hiding friends' workouts, and made it harder to find classes due to poor filtering and search R3R19R41R44.
Is the Peloton app expensive?
Many users find Peloton's membership costs to be expensive, with recent price hikes and changes that restrict features for existing plans, leading some to consider free alternatives R8R91R104R125.
Does the Peloton app work well with Apple Watch?
The Peloton app frequently has connectivity and syncing issues with Apple Watch, with users reporting problems like workouts not registering, heart rate not tracking, and excessive battery drain R58R59R72R100.
Can I pause or cancel my Peloton membership easily?
Users report difficulty pausing or canceling their Peloton memberships directly through the app, often being directed to support or encountering billing issues, with some calling the process a 'scam' R22R84R99R122.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R1] 5/5 · US Power zone training: I absolutely love the coaching, especially Matt and Denis, and the women in power zone training, but I will not forget all the other coaches I’m getting to know in cool downs and stretching, etc. The entire team is incredible. Thank you so much. The coaching is truly extraordinary, and for the first time in years, I’ve felt this level of discipline and motivation again. Whatev
  2. [R9] 5/5 · US My fitness life: Strength, cardio, stretching and mobility. You develop relationships with your instructors that keeps you coming back. Just sign up.
  3. [R10] 5/5 · US Incredible!: Im not so good training by myself but the app has helped me a lot , teachers are amazing!
  4. [R15] 5/5 · US perfect: I finally found something I can commit to. It's perfect. I love Emma for it too
  5. [R14] 5/5 · US Variety: Great variety of classes and the strength classes are all so legit. Thank you for bringing then quality Peleton.
  6. [R18] 5/5 · US 5 stars on meditation!: The meditation is great! :D it helps relive stress so much! It helps me calm down, feel happy,e just help get my day started or ended! Definitely would recommend btw I’m not a fake review this is coming from a 9 year old
  7. [R39] 5/5 · US It’s more than a movement: Even without the peloton equipment users can and will benefit from the app based membership. I’m doing things I never thought I could or would do, the exposure to multiple different levels of exercises and classes has given me a new feel for life and moving my body. Workouts ranging from as quick as 5 minutes to an hour, live classes, personalized workout plans, and more
  8. [R7] 5/5 · US Very pleased member: I’ve had peloton at home for about a month and I am so so grateful for it. I am a new mom to a toddler and now I can squeeze in early morning workouts. All the instructors are really high quality and everything is so accessible. Thank you!
  9. [R11] 5/5 · US Awesome for fitness!: This app really helped me get into healthy habits and finding a routine that fits me perfectly. It helped me set healthy goals and find my perfect level on where I should be at. Peleton has plenty of workouts with fun music that gives a level and what is recommended for you. Even if you don't have one of the machines you can still use the work outs that don't use equipment.
  10. [R45] 5/5 · US Great fitness app: I’ve used this along with my peloton bike since 2019. I use it to plan my workouts and update my schedule. Also use it when I’m traveling or outdoors.
  11. [R33] 5/5 · US Life changing!: That is all!!🙌🏽💯❤️
  12. [R65] 5/5 · GB Life changing: Used Peloton for 5 years now and it’s changed my life for the better
  13. [R3] 3/5 · US Feed is now broken: I love my peloton bike and app but their recent updates to the feed kind of suck. I used to see all my activities and those of the people I follow in the feed. Recent changes now only show activities in the feed if the activity happens to meet a peloton milestone. They call this a feature but it’s really a downgrade.
  14. [R6] 1/5 · US Bring back old app: I miss seeing my friends workouts on the feed. I don’t know why I just see random ones that contain badges, I don’t care about that - seeing what my friends are up to motivates me to get moving too.
  15. [R26] 1/5 · US Used to be great: This app has become trash. I used to be able to see my friends’ workouts in my feed and high five them. Seeing what my friends were doing was motivating me. Now I don’t see anyone’s workouts anymore. And the app pushes you to join groups and leave comments etc. It’s become like a Facebook wanna be.
  16. [R28] 2/5 · US New updates not great: I love my peloton and all the classes, the 2 star review is for the new updates to the feed. I can longer see the workouts people I follow are completing or high fives. It feels like there should be feed settings somewhere, but I cannot find them at all. There’s some major bugs in the new update that need to be worked out so this can go back to being a 5 star all for me.
  17. [R13] 1/5 · US UI Performance not improved: Laggy and unresponsive home screen and class listings are not fixed as of v15.121.1. i suspect this is related to the recent ai insights being added.
  18. [R19] 3/5 · US App performance has regressed: I love my Peloton app. I use it multiple times a week however, recently the apps performance has run terribly everything lags sometimes things fail to load without force closing the app. I’m running an M4 iPad Pro no excuse for it to run this poorly.
  19. [R32] 1/5 · US Used to be great: This is a review of the app, not the content. The app has been horrible the last few months. I’ve used Peloton for over four years and the app has been my daily method of picking my classes. It’s now become almost unusable. I have to use it to find classes (I stack four classes daily) and it’s become a real exercise in patience. After about 2-3m of using the app, the UI becomes
  20. [R36] 1/5 · US Terrible updates: App is now slow, crashes. They removed the ability to adjust instructors voice level vs music. When it does work, I can barely hear the music because instructs voice is so loud.
  21. [R2] 2/5 · US Updated app sucks: You cannot filter on mobile app with the update. You can’t select Yoga or Mediation classes - you have to use the search field. TERRIBLE redesign
  22. [R4] 4/5 · US No way to sort by coaches: Great app overall but the organization of being able to find classes can be challenging
  23. [R5] 4/5 · US Folders: I love peloton. Workouts and trainers are great. I’d love to see the workouts more organized in folders to sort through. It’s a little overwhelming at times to navigate and find workouts. Maybe folders based on workout times, trainers, or body parts being trained. Just a suggestion!
  24. [R34] 2/5 · US Bad App. Not intuitive, difficult to find workouts: I cancelled my subscription today after a week. The workouts are good, but are difficult to find. The app brags about 8000 plus workouts. That may be true if you add the bike and runs, but everything else is week. For instance, if you search “hiit” you will find only a couple hiit workouts and they are buried in a see of cycling workouts that hav
  25. [R8] 2/5 · US Too expensive: Memberships are too expensive and confusing to know which will work best for me.
  26. [R63] 1/5 · GB Trash: Peleton is absolutely awful. Had my bike plus nearly two years. Cancelled my subscription then renewed it and had co start issues since. Customer service is really bad. The new updates are a load of rubbish.. I’ve finally cancelled
  27. [R64] 1/5 · GB Dark mode only - why???: I use the app only really to choose my workouts for my Peloton equipment and check stats, I don’t tend to use it to stream the workouts themselves, so this review is simply for the app and not peloton as a whole. And what the hell has happened to it???? Last week my membership went up £6 a month (£72 a year for what I can only see is the same content that I currently use)
  28. [R91] 1/5 · GB To restrictive for 12.99: You pay 12.99 a month and it restricts you to how many work outs you can do!! It then wants you to upgrade to the full app for 24.99 a month to unrestrict !! That’s a joke, finished with peloton
  29. [R27] 1/5 · US 87% of the time this app sucks: The app and my Watch or Peloton heart rate monitor rarely connect super annoying
  30. [R55] 3/5 · GB Can’t connect Apple phone or watch to tread: The title says it all. Bike + is easy to connect. Tread doesn’t connect to phone and class doesn’t link from app to the tread. A waste of money
  31. [R58] 3/5 · GB Peloton Watch App: Peloton Apple Watch app sucks. Half the time it doesn’t register a workout is ongoing on my device or app. Entire workouts spent trying to connect the Apple Watch app to my workout to track heart rate and calories burnt. Completely useless.
  32. [R59] 1/5 · GB Love the peloton platform but integration to Apple Watches is appalling: Can’t connect, connect but can’t read heart rate, constantly trying to connect when I’m not taking a class, failing to disconnect. It’s almost like peloton are trying to sabotage apple
  33. [R12] 1/5 · US Another half baked update: They have recently pushed a new feature suggesting workouts. Unfortunately those workouts suggest items that aren’t well thought out and unable to provide feedback. The “audio only” run classes do not work indoors as they require a gps rather than picking up Apple Watch motion. The workout routines suggest these as part of your daily class recommendations with no way to
  34. [R70] 3/5 · GB Let down by Outdoor Running feature.: I really enjoy the Peloton and I use it with the bike, and with the iPad and Apple Watch for Yoga, strength and meditation classes. With these it works very well with the watch, however the outdoor running is very disappointing. To use Peloton you must have your phone, starting a run you’ve then go 3 seconds to securely store the phone and you then have to
  35. [R52] 5/5 · GB Great app - a small improvement needed: I have been using the App for at least 6 years and I love it. Easy to use and navigate and mostly constantly updated. There are two functionality that I would I would love to see in the coming version: Apple Watch app improvement - at present when connected the watch only show your heart rate, but for activities like outdoor running would be great to being a
  36. [R22] 1/5 · US Couldn’t pause membership: You can’t do it in the app at all. Charge me $60 for a thing I can’t use, why? I called support and they told me to get lost. I just wanted to pause. Beware.
  37. [R46] 1/5 · US Dishonest membership policies: Title says it all
  38. [R84] 1/5 · GB Scam: Will not let you cancel your membership if you get a new phone as you need to use the same device you used to start it scam!!
  39. [R99] 1/5 · GB Awful: Good luck trying to cancel a free trial. They'll send you round in loops and emails saying your account does not exist. Also the yoga classes aren't great. They're not flow classes at all, more like hatha yoga.
  40. [R132] 3/5 · CA Cadence No longer Shown: With the latest update I no longer see my bike cadence. I use a Bowflex C6 and though the cadence sensor is being connected to, it no longer shows how fast I’m biking. Fix soon please.
  41. [R128] 1/5 · CA Where is the program tab?: It seems to have disappeared with new update, I only see classes or gym as options. Is this a glitch or do the programs no longer exist?
  42. [R129] 1/5 · CA Cadence Bug iPad Users: The bug that’s preventing cadence from showing for iPad users has still not been resolved. Extremely frustrating.
  43. [R41] 1/5 · US Frustrating to find classes with latest redesign: For an app whose primary purpose is to find classes, it has gotten awful at doing that with the recent updates. Go to the classes tab (second from the left) and just lightly scroll up or down, and the page will stutter after every 2-3 seconds. After tapping a class, the ensuing popover is unresponsive for the first 2-3 seconds as well. Is the app
  44. [R44] 1/5 · US UI performance is terrible: App used to work great. With the latest update taps do not register reliably, scrolling is erratic at best and customer support has been no help.
  45. [R104] 1/5 · CA Way too expensive: The cost is just unbelievably too expensive when there are tons of free workout apps out there and also great workouts on YouTube which are all FREE!
  46. [R125] 1/5 · CA Not worth the price hike: I have been on Peloton app for over 3 years, it was reasonably priced and the variety was good in terms of offered workouts I used it mainly for the cycling classes, however since Jan 2024 the piece of sub went up considerably and and if you were on the original plan you literally end up with a glorified video player of some very limited cardio classes, if you wish to mai
  47. [R72] 1/5 · GB No idea how to connect the watch: Followed all instructions and does not work. Unhelpful
  48. [R100] 1/5 · GB Useless: Heart rate on my iwatch never shows up on my app. You call peloton support and all they recommend is uninstalling and installing again. Very inefficient and customer service are rude as hell.
  49. [R122] 1/5 · CA Don’t buy a subscription through the app: If you have any issues, Peleton won’t help you. They tell you to go to Apple. Contact Apple, sorry not or issue, talk to Peloton. Legal Scam!

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store