- There is now an open source app available for Whoop groups
- You can install it for free on Android and macOS
- Whoop has not yet responded, but could block access to its trackers
If you own a Whoop group or have read any of our Whoop reviews, you’ll know that the premium fitness tracker comes with a monthly subscription. However, thanks to the efforts of an independent developer, you can now access your Whoop data without paying anything.
The app is open source, available for Android and macOS and called Noop (via Android Central). You have to do a bit of work to set it up (it needs to be downloaded on Android), but instructions are provided on the GitHub page. It should work with Whoop 4.0, Whoop 5.0 and Whoop MG groups.
“I built it for one reason,” said app creator Kabir Khalil in a post on Reddit. “Reading my own data, from a strap I own, on a machine I control, without it living in someone else’s cloud. That’s the whole idea.”
As Whoop’s algorithms are not available to the developer, Khalil says he used “my own calculations” based on “published methods” to derive fitness scores and data interpretations from the raw numbers extracted from the tracking device.
Positive feedback
WHOOP without subscription, without cloud, without account — it’s OUT today. Fully open source, Mac + Android. from r/whoop
While the idea of a cloud-free offline experience appeals to many, it’s the zero cost that will interest Whoop users the most. Whoop subscriptions start at $199 / £169 / AU$299 per year, although the device itself is included in that cost.
And users seem to want to try this: “This looks awesome,” commented one Redditor, in a thread filled with positive comments (as well as requests for technical help from those having trouble getting the app to work).
We’ve contacted Whoop about the app and will include the company’s response here if we get one, but they clearly won’t be happy about users avoiding the need for a subscription on their hardware. Future Groups updates may block access to third-party apps like this.
Noop, however, seems to be part of a small trend. A similar app called Goose has also just appeared, although it’s in an earlier stage of development than Noop, and another called Whoof has apparently been running for a little while now – so if you want an alternative Whoop app, you now have several options.
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