It’s the end of the year, which means it’s time for your favorite apps and services to start bombarding you with year-end compilations that revisit the best moments of 2025. Spotify Wrapped is the one that most people are excited about, but YouTube and a few other services are just as exciting as well.
Naturally, when a good thing hits, it’s only a matter of time before other brands try to come up with something similar for their own products. So it doesn’t come as a complete surprise that Garmin is now offering a year-in-review type feature for the first time, known as Connect Rundown.
There’s just one big problem
And while these yearly reviews are a fun way to revisit some prime moments in your life in new ways, Garmin gets it all wrong by charging customers for the privilege (via TechRadar). That’s right, while other companies will offer this fun feature for free, Garmin will only let you gain access to your yearly wrap-up if you’re paying for its Connect+ service.
The price of Garmin Connect+ will depend on your region, but those in the US are looking at $6.99/month or $69.99/year. While the service does unlock some valuable features, the good news is that the basic service that comes free does plenty, and will be enough for most users.
What does the Connect Rundown showcase?
If you’re curious about what you’re missing out on, Garmin provides details through its own press release, sharing that users will be able to access “health, performance and activity stats, including total steps, average sleep score, totals of each activity type and more.”
For the most part, it’s all stuff that you’re probably used to seeing every day. But, it’s nice to be able to see all the changes you’ve gone through. Of course, if you’re a Garmin Connect+ subscriber, you can check out these details by heading into the Garmin Connect app.
There’s always time to change
When Garmin first introduced its Connect+ service, it really didn’t sit well with a lot of people. And while it’s still in its infancy, there’s no telling how it will affect features showing up in devices going forward. There’s a real fear that things can get bad really quickly, but we’ll just have to wait to find out. Let us know in the comments what you think.
