# Strut

> Adventure

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id606686716](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id606686716)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id606686716`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Thickpolicy LLC
- **Category:** Adventure
- **Rating:** 3.80 / 5 (70 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.5.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-10-31
- **First published:** 2013-03-05
- **Size:** 11 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/strut/id606686716)
- **Website:** [http://strutapp.com](http://strutapp.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://strutapp.com/privacy.html](http://strutapp.com/privacy.html)

## Description

Strut is a world-spanning tile game where you compete with players worldwide to uncover the map of the earth.

Track your travels across any mode—from walking to hot air balloons—and build a map you can share or keep private. Climb city, state, country, and global leaderboards, earn medals, and enjoy Apple Watch support as you explore.

## Rankings

- #166,366 — Overall

## Review summary

Strut is praised for its map-based concept that lets you see where you've been and unlock travel tiles, which motivates road trips and exploration and can be used offline. Users appreciate the long-standing, low-friction idea and the offline tile collection. However, chronic issues hamper its appeal: heavy battery drain and phone heating from GPS, unreliable background tracking and frequent crashes, and persistent data-sync problems that cause missing tiles or stalled progress. A number of users also lament lack of updates and slow or absent developer support. Overall, it's a rewarding concept plagued by stability and persistence issues.

### Pros

- See where you've been and unlock travel tiles, creating a tangible record of your travels.
- Encourages exploration, road trips, and discovering new places, often with family or friends joining in.
- Works offline: you can collect tiles without cellular data and upload later.
- Simple, map-based concept with light, non-competitive gamification.
- Long-running app that many users keep on their home screen.

### Cons

- Heavy battery drain and phone heating due to continuous GPS tracking.
- Unreliable background tracking and frequent crashes, causing tiles to be missed or not recorded.
- Persistent data-sync problems and missing or stalled tiles after transfers or over time.
- Lack of updates and slow or absent developer support, leading some to consider the app abandoned.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id606686716)