Will OpenSuuntoPlus be coming to Suunto Run?
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Hello,
Does anyone know if Suunto plans to introduce OpenSuuntoPlus to the Suunto Run? I don’t think it’s an option, and it leaves this device behind in any future updates, so I’m considering replacing it with a compatible one. Does anyone know anything about this?
Thanks!
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@isaac.net The Suunto Run does not support Suunto+, I doubt that this will change and I would not plan on using Suunto Run with Suunto+ apps.
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@Brad_Olwin To be perfectly honest, I’m happy to hear that: its one of the main reasons I got the Run over the other offerings, as it makes it impossible to lose an app-store based feature if the app store is ever unavailable (server/internet outage, etc.) or (as happened in 2019 to the Traverse/Ambit lines) is cancelled outright in a change of ownership or something.
I realize differing opinions are out there on it all, but having a non-app-driven GNSS watch is a rarity in the industry now, so I for one won’t be complaining if the Run gets to keep that distinction
. Here’s to Suunto, keeping the Core (“off grid” in their own words) and Run as not-so-niche options the “other guys” have ignored! -
@JebClydeNC I don’t follow your rationale … You cannot be arguing that you lose something by having additional options … on the contrary, not having options means you lose the option of having something
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It will be great if Suunto plan to add a compability between Suunto Run and My Plan for syncing it.
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I have been using suunto run for a long time. From the beginning of October 2025. I have run almost 1800 km and nothing is missing from the watch.
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@thanasis said in Will OpenSuuntoPlus be coming to Suunto Run?:
@JebClydeNC I don’t follow your rationale … You cannot be arguing that you lose something by having additional options … on the contrary, not having options means you lose the option of having something
I also don’t get Jeb’s reasoning. As someone with a Race S, I have access to the Suunto+ store, but I can simply ignore it if I wish.
The Run has access to different watch faces, yes? In my eyes, these are similar capabilities. You need to go to the Suunto app and “add on” either an additional watch face or a Suunto+ app, but there’s never any requirement to do either. One can ignore both capabilities if one wishes.
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@thanasis said in Will OpenSuuntoPlus be coming to Suunto Run?:
@JebClydeNC I don’t follow your rationale … You cannot be arguing that you lose something by having additional options … on the contrary, not having options means you lose the option of having something
Well, I see @jebclydenc point. The Run has many S+ features built into the watch so fewer S+ features would be used. Second, if future S+ features require more memory that an older watch does not have that could be problematic.
I personally like the Run a lot, it has dramatically improved since I started testing for Suunto. I typically don’t need maps when following a route and often will check my phone anyway. I would likely use two watches from Suunto, the Run and Vertical2. I would use the Run for daily and most of my workouts and the V2 for SkiMo and mountain workouts where I need a map.
