Which other watches work with wrist-based power?

Which other watches work with wrist-based power to Run with Power?

All sports watch brands (and the Apple Watch) offer wrist-based power, but it works better with some brands than others when assessed using the Which Watch? criteria.

Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to try all brands to understand what works and what doesn’t.

I’ve tried COROS and Polar – here’s what I’ve found.

COROS watches

All COROS watches support wrist-based running power with no additional on-watch apps, but:

❌ you must plan workouts in the companion app, in TrainingPeaks, in Final Surge or in Intervals.icu.

❌ the companion app does not provide power-based metrics – see below.

Polar watches

Polar watches will display power while running and record power to workout files, but:

❌ you must plan workouts in the Polar Flow app, or in TrainingPeaks. If you use structured workouts, TrainingPeaks may be the better choice (although you’d need to subscribe to the premium option).

❌ the system does not support structured workouts (although you can build workouts with phases).

❌ the Polar Flow app does not provide power-based metrics – see below.

Power-based metrics

None of the manufacturers provide power-based metrics that would enable you to calculate your threshold, monitor your training, and plan your events and races.

Your app choices are TrainingPeaks/WKO or Intervals.icu.