Forerunner 570 Series

I had the pace pro and now 570. I often regret the switch. Yes the Garmin feels more premium and the device has some extra features and stats. The reality is you will never really use them, even if they sound good on paper. The only think I would miss going back to pace pro is the body battery as I do think it gives a good representation. Coros listens to its users and community, pushes updates that actually benefit the consumer and is a much slicker app by far. If coros overhauled its watch faces to make the data customisable and/or they bring out and amoled premium device it would push me to go back. If I could turn back time I wouldn’t have ordered the 570 and kept the pace pro. Pace pro + HR band or shokz or pod 2 is so much better value

I’m really struggling to settle on a fitness watch and keep going round in circles, so would appreciate some honest advice. Here’s my journey so far: Started with Apple Watch Series 6 → upgraded to Ultra 2 Liked it overall but found it too bulky and got fed up with charging Moved to COROS Pace Pro Loved the simplicity and the app (probably my favourite app overall) Felt a bit “cheap” on the wrist compared to Apple Switched to Garmin Forerunner 570 (influenced by reviews/social media) Really didn’t like the Garmin app or ecosystem Felt like an awkward middle ground between smartwatch and fitness watch Ended up selling it at a loss Tried Amazfit Balance 2 Feature-packed but felt worse than both Garmin and COROS Screen was a fingerprint magnet → returned Tried Huawei GT6 Pro Loved the premium feel and hardware App wasn’t great → returned Now I’ve come full circle and ordered an Apple Watch Series 11 through Vitality (so it’s basically free if I hit activity targets). But I’m hesitating again because: I didn’t like charging my previous Apple Watches I actually enjoyed moving away from “smartwatch” features I keep thinking about going back to COROS (Pace 4 or Pace Pro) For context: I mainly do spin classes and swim regularly Getting back into running after a knee injury I care a lot about the quality of the app and overall user experience I also like a watch that feels nice/premium on the wrist So I guess my question is: Should I stick with the Apple Watch (because it’s free and versatile), or go back to COROS because I enjoyed the experience more? Would really appreciate thoughts, especially from anyone who’s been between Apple and COROS. I intent to cross post this as I know most here love COROS. If the Apple Watch wasn’t basically free I probably wouldn’t be considering it to be honest.