Adding a pair is fast because Shoe Health includes a built-in catalog of 755 running shoe models from 41 brands, with real specifications. Start typing a model and the app detects it and offers to fill in the details — or add any pair manually.
Browse and filter
Explore the whole catalog and narrow it down with filters for surface, run type, terrain, stability, plate, and foam — so you can go from hundreds of shoes to the handful that actually fit what you’re after.
What the catalog fills in
When you pick a shoe from the catalog, Shoe Health pre-fills:
- Brand and model
- A suggested lifespan, tuned to the shoe’s foam and category
- Recommended run types (which you can edit)
- A specs section with foam, stack height, drop, plate, and weight
Everything is editable, and adding a shoe manually works exactly as you’d expect if a pair isn’t in the catalog. You can also link a pair you added by hand to its catalog model to pull in its specs and get better recommendations.
Why the specs matter
Those specs aren’t just for show — they let the app tailor its estimates to how a shoe is actually built. A lightweight racing shoe and a heavily cushioned daily trainer wear and recover differently, so the catalog’s data feeds more realistic lifespan and recovery estimates than a flat, one-size number.
If the spec terms are new to you — stack height, drop, plate — the guide on types of running shoes explains what each one means and how it affects the ride.
Real specs, straight from the brands
The catalog’s specifications are real brand specs — foam, stack height, drop, plate, and weight as each manufacturer lists them for the model — so the numbers reflect how every pair is actually built, not rough guesses.
Why it matters
The catalog removes the friction of setting up your rotation: a few taps per pair and each shoe starts with accurate details, a sensible lifespan, and suggested run types — the groundwork for trustworthy mileage and wear tracking. And when you’re ready for a new pair, the same data powers the Shoe Finder.