Gentler Stories is an independent studio from Slovenia, best known for Gentler Streak - 2022 Apple Watch App of the Year and 2024 Apple Design Award winner. With the launch of its second app, The Outsiders, the team now serves two distinct mindsets: Gentler Streak helps people stay active for long-term wellbeing, while The Outsiders gives performance-driven athletes the depth they need to keep progressing.
November 6th 2025
November 6th 2025 - The Outsiders is a performance training app for athletes who train with intent, and who value refined, thoughtful design. Built on hand-picked data that’s relevant, reliable, and kept entirely with the athlete, read from Health - never stored or shared - it turns training data into actions that help athletes reach their potential. With the new Apple Watch app, The Outsiders brings its core feature, Training Readiness, straight to the wrist.
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The Outsiders
Version: 1.3
Out: November 12th 2025
Version 1.0 cheekily launched alongside iOS 26 on September 15. Since then, The Outsiders has grown through meaningful updates (e.g. Cycling Power Zones, Dynamic Charts, continuous UI/UX improvements,…) and has already found an engaged early audience. With today’s release introducing the Apple Watch app, The Outsiders is ready to step out of its soft-launch phase.
“The Apple Watch app marks the next step in our development, the point where the product feels mature enough to stand next to other fitness apps,” said Katarina Lotrič, Co-founder & CEO. “We built this app for athletes who don’t need motivation; what they need is meaningful insight into how training-ready they are. We’ve got the OG outsiders in the office, and seeing their wish list echoed by early adopters is a good sign we’re moving in the right direction.”
Our new Apple Watch app centers on Training Readiness (it comes with a beautiful animation), the feature that interprets recovery and recent training load to show how ready you are to train. It gives athletes a clear sense of their daily form and helps them decide their next move.
Alongside Readiness, The Outsiders Apple Watch app also displays:
If time allows there will also be a Training Readiness Complication ensuring athletes have their daily status visible at all times. If we are not able to squeeze it in, it will be out there with one of the next updates.
You’ll find visuals and full App Store details in the Press Kit column on the right. More on app features here.
We’ll continue to evolve The Outsiders with a clear focus: building a tool that makes training decisions simpler, smarter, and more deliberate. By the end of the year, you can expect localization in nine languages, Garmin integration, and probably some upgrades. If you’d like to stay in the loop, it’s best to follow our subreddit channel.
Pro tip: for the app to do its job well, wear your Apple Watch overnight and record your training.
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