What you need to use Mova

Your phone

Mova is made for phones: iPhone and Android. It’s designed for portrait use. You’ll find it in the App Store and on Google Play; Get Mova links to both once they’re live. The store listing shows which phone software versions Mova supports.

Mova reads your everyday steps from the health app your phone already has:

• iPhone: Apple Health, which is built in.
• Android: Health Connect. On Android 14 and later it’s part of your phone’s settings; on older Android versions you install it from Google Play, and Mova tells you if it needs an update.

You can use Mova without connecting either one. Walks you record in Mova still count. See Connect Apple Health or Health Connect.

A connection, some of the time

You need the internet to create your account, to choose or check your membership, and to keep your plan and walks backed up in your account. A walk itself records without a connection, and the workouts are already in the app, so you can walk anywhere.

You

• Mova is for adults aged 18 and over.
• It isn’t designed for pregnancy or the months after giving birth.
• It isn’t medical advice. If you have a health condition, check with your doctor before you start. More in Who Mova is for, and walking safely.

Equipment

Comfortable shoes are enough for walking outdoors and most indoor sessions. Treadmill workouts need a treadmill, and chair workouts need a sturdy chair without wheels.

What Mova doesn’t have yet

So you know what to expect:

• No Mova app for Apple Watch or Wear OS. Steps from a watch still count when the watch shares them with Apple Health or Health Connect. See Using a watch or fitness tracker.
• No direct Fitbit connection.
• No weight tracking. Mova uses your current weight for its estimates, but doesn’t keep a weight history.
• English only for now.
• No dark mode. Mova follows your phone’s text size and Reduce Motion (iPhone) or Remove animations (Android) settings.

Membership

Downloading Mova is free, and you can answer the setup questions and see your walking plan before you choose a membership. Using your plan, the workouts, step tracking and progress needs a membership. See Set up Mova.