The Garmin Fenix 5 is a smartwatch for athletes and professionals alike. It has become one of the most popular watches on the market, and no wonder: it offers GPS tracking, heart-rate monitoring, and a whole host of other functions that make your life easier.
But where the Fenix 5 really shines is in its apps. There are thousands of apps to choose from, but how do you decide which ones are right for you? That’s where we come in. In this post, we’ll take a look at some of the best apps available for the Garmin Fenix 5 today.
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Best Apps For Garmin Fenix 5
- Barcode – Save Wallet Space
barcode garmin app
Garmin Pay is useful for contactless payments. You don’t need to carry your cards because it serves as a virtual wallet on the go. However, sometimes if you wish to use your loyalty membership, gift cards, etc. then you need to carry it all in your pocket. With the Barcode app, you can store any kind of barcode you have. Once stored, you can redeem it anytime. This comes in handy because you don’t need to carry those extra cards with you.
Open in Garmin Connect
- MyHomeControl – Home Automation App
home automation Garmin app
Have you ever wanted to control your home right from your watch? Yup, that’s possible with the help of the MyHomeControl Garmin app. This app allows you to add all domotic devices & control almost every device you want such as lamps, doors, curtains, and many other IoT devices. For each device, you can configure up to four actions including open, close, up, down, start, stop, on, and off. With that, it also controls your Sonos system, sends mail, sends notifications, and sends SMS using IFTTT.
Open in Garmin Connect
- Strava Routes – Route Tracking App
running Garmin app
Strava Garmin’s app lets you track your daily routes. You can even share your tracked routes with your friends and families as well as follow friends, share photos, and join challenges. They can send you their running routes and then you can run in their tracks. Strava helps runners and triathletes to be competitive any time they want.
Open in Garmin Connect
- Maps Nav – Hands Free Navigation App
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Map Nav is a Google Map navigation integration that allows you to view turn-by-turn directions right from your Garmin smartwatch. The app is quite useful when you are on biking or walking around you don’t have to look constantly at your phone for finding the routes.
Suppose you are in a foreign country and don’t want to look lost by taking out your phone and using the map, then you can use Map Nav to view the directions without taking out your phone from the pocket. This app makes the watch vibrate when there is a change in direction. How cool is that?
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Open in Garmin Connect
- Watchlist – To Do List, Notes, Task app
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The Watchlist app is developed by Microsoft that allows you to organize your tasks properly. With the help of this app, you can put up groceries, to-do tasks, movies, household lists, and more. You can easily sync all these right from your phone and don’t have to go through the Connect IQ app. This makes it more convenient.
Open in Garmin Connect
- AccuWeather MinuteCast – Weather App
accuweather garmin app
AccuWeather MinuteCast is a weather app that shows accurate weather prediction in comparison to Garmin’s native weather app. This app can predict how’s the weather going to be in the next two hours. And there is a heat map that indicates how intense the precipitation is. It updates its weather information based on your specific location and gives you accurate weather predictions.
Open in Garmin Connect
- Amazon Music – Music Streaming App
amazon music garmin app
Are you a prime member of the Amazon platform? If yes, you get a bunch of free-to-use apps one of them is Amazon music. This application can host over 1000 playlists and 3 million titles. You can directly install the Amazon Music app from the Garmin Connect store and enjoy unlimited music on the go.
You won’t find Amazon’s Music streaming app in any other smartwatches except Garmin. Because Amazon has exclusively launched its music streaming app for Garmin smartwatches only. For now, the app only works with the watches listed below:
Garmin Fenix 5, 5+
Garmin Fenix 6
Garmin Forerunner 945, 245, 245 (Music Version)
Garmin MARQ series
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- Sleep As Android – Sleep Tracking App
sleep as android garmin app
Sleep as Android is one of the popular apps from Garmin to track your heart rate when sleeping. The app shows accurate sleeping insights that help you to improve your sleep. It uses your watch’s sensor to create graphs and measure your sleep cycle. Sleep as Android gives you a sleep score every time you wake up in the morning that helps you analyze how well you slept. It also features anti-snoring, sleeping advice, bedtime notification and stops you from oversleeping.
Open in Garmin Connect
- gStocks – Stocks Monitor App
gStocks garmin app
If you are looking for an app that lets you monitor stocks on the go, the gStocks app is good to go. The app keeps you updated on the current market situation by letting you track your asset portfolios with cost and shares across multiple stock exchanges. Surprisingly, you can monitor popular cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, and more.
You can be assured with the data shown as stocks price data is provided by Yahoo, which is considered as an authoritative source. And for crypto, data is provided by CoinGecko, which is another trusted source of reliable cryptocurrency data.
Open in Garmin Connect
- RecogniCam – Security Cameras Monitor
RecogniCam garmin app
RecogniCam is one of the interesting apps on this list that can be used to monitor security cameras installed around your home. It gives you image alerts if someone tries to break into your house, thanks to its intelligent motion detection feature. The best part is it avoids false camera alerts by filtering out Winds, Cats, birds, and Luminosity.
You can connect almost any camera installed around your home with a few steps of configuration. The list of cameras includes Reolink, Foscam, Axis, Ring, Nest cam, Wyze, Amcrest, Arlo, Ubiquity, D-link, TP-link, and more.
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How to download from Garmin Connect IQ on phone
How to download from Garmin Connect IQ on phone
With the arrival of Garmin’s standalone Connect IQ app, it’s definitely got a lot easier to get stuff on your device. First, you will need a Garmin Connect account, which you’ll need to have if you use Garmin’s Connect companion app. That’s the app where you can view all of your exercise, health and fitness data.
With your Garmin paired to your phone, download the Connect IQ app (Apple App Store or Google Play) to your phone and launch the app. Your connected device should appear in the top right corner of the app to indicate that the two are paired.
Now you can scroll through the app store to find what you’re looking for, hit download and it should sync over to your device.
How to download from Garmin Connect IQ on a computer
The other way to do it is by getting access to a laptop/computer with Garmin Express installed, and getting your Garmin device fully up to date so that’s it compatible with IQ. Once that’s sorted the download process is fairly simple.
If you fire up Garmin Express you’ll see some menus for Watch Faces, Apps, Data Fields and Widgets. Hitting the Manage button takes you to another page where you can see what’s already installed, check how much space you’ve got left on the device and manage all of your downloads onto and off the watch.
You can also navigate to the Garmin Connect IQ store from here to search for things you’d like to download from your phone or computer.
Best Garmin Connect IQ apps to download
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The Garmin Connect IQ Store has come on leaps and bounds since we originally penned this list, and now there’s a whole host of useful applets to try out. We’ve rounded up our favourites below.
Not all apps are compatible with all devices, but we’ve picked out some of the supported devices with the picks below.
Best Garmin Connect IQ running and cycling apps
Strava Routes
We think it’s a fair assumption to make that if you’ve got a Garmin, you’re most probably logging your workouts in Strava as well. If a friend or fellow Strava user happens to share a good running or cycling route, this app will let you transfer it over to your watch so you can follow the same route. It’ll show you when you’ve veered off course as well, if you’re worried about getting lost.
A note though, Strava has now made this a feature you need to pay for if you want to make good use of it.
Compatible watches: Forerunner 245, Forerunner 945, Fenix 7 series, Marq
Download Strava Routes Connect IQ app
RunSafe+
This is a really nice app for runners and walkers with tracking profiles that include stroller running, cross country and even pool running.
It then offers you a rich array of data fields to glance over during your session and features like adding transitions for multiple leg activities and race estimations for any distance. It’s one you’ll need to pay for, but you can trial it first before deciding to part with your money.
Compatible watches: Forerunner 245, Forerunner 945, Fenix 3/5/6/7 series, Marq, Venu, Vivoactive 3/4,
Download RunSafe+ Connect IQ app
Stryd Workout
The makers of the wearable power meter for runners has a built an app that helps you build training sessions focused around the metric. It still offers the Stryd Zones data fields (which you can download here), if you’re already up to speed with your own power-based training.
If you need a little more guidance or dabbling with it as a concept for the first time, you’ll want the Workout app that also plays nice with third party training platforms too.
Compatible watches: Forerunner 245, Forerunner 945, Fenix 7 series, Marq, Venu, Venu SQ, Vivoactive 4
Download Stryd Workout Connect IQ app
Learn to run
For running beginners who’ve splashed out big on a feature-packed Garmin watch, this simple app offers a host of different training programs that will help you run 5K. When you’ve mastered doing a 5K you can move up to 10k and running for longer, with interval training added to the mix to get you in shape for those big distances. It’s been around for a while, but it’s thankfully been recently updated to work with the latest Forerunner watches.
Compatible watches: Forerunner 245, Forerunner 945, Fenix 7 series, Marq, Venu 2, Venu SQ, Vivoactive 4
Download Learn to run Connect IQ app
Strava Relative Effort
Previously known as Strava Live Suffer Score, this is actually more of a data field than an app that shows a live reading of how hard you’re working from your device’s HR monitor, helping Strava users ensure they’re getting the maximum from their session.
Compatible watches: Forerunner 245, Forerunner 945, Fenix 7 series, Marq, Venu, Venu SQ, Vivoactive 4
Download Strava Relative Effort Connect IQ app
Trail Run/Running
Another one that sits in the data field collection, but one we think is worth knowing about. If you like getting off road, you can squeeze all of your key metrics into one screen to save you from swiping through them on the move.
It’ll save you the job of doing it in Garmin’s own settings, putting metrics like elevation and ascent/descent data alongside your core running metrics.
Compatible watches: Forerunner 245, Forerunner 945, Fenix 7 series, Marq, Venu 2, Venu SQ, Vivoactive 4
Download Trail Run/Running Connect IQ app
Best Garmin Connect IQ music apps
Best Garmin Connect IQ music apps
Spotify
Yes, there is a dedicated Spotify app, joining Deezer and Amazon Music in letting you pile playlists from the streaming music service onto compatible Garmin watches. That does also mean you have offline playlist support if you want to leave your phone behind on your next run or ride. As mentioned, it only works on select devices that offer music player support.
Read this: How to connect Spotify to Garmin watches
Compatible watches: Forerunner 645/645/745 Music, Forerunner 245 Music, Fenix 5 Plus series, Fenix 6 series, Fenix 7 series, Epix, Marq, Vivoactive 3/4 Music, Forerunner 945, Venu
Download Spotify Connect IQ app
Best Garmin Connect IQ Training apps
Triathlon Duathlon MultiSports
If you’re planning to use your Garmin for multi discipline pursuits, this app can make it a whole lot easier to display all legs of your endurance event.
It supports activities that are made up of two and five sports, which includes running, cycling, swimming and skiing.
It works on a bunch of Garmins that don’t have dedicated triathlon modes, including the Forerunner 245 and the Venu, which is nice to see.
Compatible watches: Forerunner 645/645 Music, Forerunner 245, Forerunner Fenix 6 series, Fenix 7 series, Marq, Forerunner 945, Venu
Download Triathlon Duathlon MultiSports Connect IQ app
Ski/Snowboard Tracker
When you’re on the piste, this dedicated app for snow sports lovers dishes out metrics from your session including distance, speed and ascent.
There’s also support for the ability to guide you back home when you’ve had enough of the skiing or boarding action for the day.
You’ll need to do a bit of playing around to get the best out of its new mapping features, but it’s an essential for skiers and snowboarders.
Compatible watches: Forerunner 645/645 Music, Forerunner 245, Forerunner Fenix 6 series, Fenix 7 series, Marq, Forerunner 945, Venu 2
Download Ski/Snowboard Tracker Connect IQ app
Heart Rate Zone Pie Chart and Recorder
If you’re all about your heart rate training, this app provides an alternative way to display and absorb your HR data during a workout. Splitting your intensive training into a color coded pie chart, it will flash to indicate your current heart rate zone and offers six different screens to view your data.
There’s a surprising amount of customization available here too, but in its simplest form it’s a really useful tool if you tap into the HR on your Garmin watch.
Compatible watches: Forerunner 645/645 Music, Forerunner 245, Fenix 6 series, Fenix 7 series, Marq, Forerunner 945, Venu
Download Heart Rate Zone Pie Chart and Recorder Connect IQ app
Beep Test
Remember this one from school? Yes, you can put yourself through the agony of a beep test, setting up your watch to create 20 meter shuttle run that should quickly give you a sense of whether you need to spend a bit more time in the gym or in your running shoes.
Compatible watches: Fenix 5 series, Fenix 3, Fenix Chronos, Vivoactive HR/Vivoactive 3, Fenix 3, Forerunner 230/235/630/645 Music/735XT/920XT/935.
Download Beep Test Connect IQ app
7-Minute Workout
For HIIT lovers, 7-Minute Workout takes you through a series of exercises to get the heart pumping, including jumping jacks and push-ups, while factoring in rest times and displaying real-time heart rate data.
The UI looks great and it’ll help you mix up that training when you’re struggling to put aside time.
Compatible watches: Approach S60, Fenix 5 series, Fenix 6 series, Fenix 7 series, Fenix 3, Fenix Chronos, Vivoactive/Vivoactive HR/Vivoactive 3, Forerunner 230/245//235/630/645 Music/735XT/920XT/935/945, D2 Bravo, Marq, Venu
Download 7-Minute Workout Connect IQ app
dwMap
One for cyclists, runner and hikers, this helpful app lets you view routes on your watch screen, letting you zoom in four different ways, view current position and even showing you a breadcrumbs trail.
You’ll need to go to the dwMap web page to set up routes, then sync it to the watch before you go out exploring.
Compatible watches: Forerunner 645/645 Music, Forerunner 245, Forerunner Fenix 5 Plus series, Fenix 6, Fenix 7 series, Epix, Marq, Forerunner 945, Venu/Venu 2
Download dwMap Connect IQ app
Strength Training+
If you want your Garmin to be a better fit for the gym, this is one of the better apps on the Connect IQ Store to help you. Strength Training+ is able to deliver ‘Weight Adjustable’ calorie calculations based on your gym workouts, which can then be posted to Garmin Connect companion app.
Those calorie calculations are based on a formula from the Journal of Sports Sciences, so should serve up reliable data to represent how hard you’ve worked out. To use it you’ll need to pay $2 with the ability to trial it first for free for 10 minutes.
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