BikeControl User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience44.1% of reviews
Neutral5.4% of reviews
Negative experience50.5% of reviews

~ Based on 93 written reviews from the US App Store.

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Top reviews

Não funciona

Só funcionou uma vez no rouvy, a minha versão é paga.

Response from developer

Next 6.4.3 version will fix a few Rouvy issues. Contact me via in app support for further help & diagnostics.

Zwift Ride on MyWhoosh - follow up

With the latest update, the virtual gear display does not work in MyWhoosh, again!

Bike control

J’ai acheté bike control il y a quelques mois pour un Zwift click sur un wahoo kickr core 2 et l’installation était au début difficile mais après quelques essaies cela se fait très intuitivement et en cas de problème le support est très réactif.
De plus de nouvelle fonctionnalité sont régulièrement ajoutés ce qui est très appréciable
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Cluttered but does the Trick

If you need virtual shifting with MyWoosh, this is pretty much your only option. It is an absolutely confusing UI that is too cluttered!If you hang-in there, it does deliver what it promises. Worked for me using it with MyWoosh, JetBlack Victory, Zwift Click and Zwift Cog.

Response from developer

Thank you for your feedback - always looking for ways to improve the UX. If you have some ideas I'm happy to hear them :)

Dev moved previously paid for features behind a paywall.

This app was great. I paid $5 for it, but then the dev put several basic features from the $5 paid version behind a paywall: control your music, volume lower, and start any command/shortcut with any button. Why are these behind a $29/year paywall now?! Just sell software once and don’t roll features behind an additional paywall after you already sold them with the initial app fee. Jeez. I would have loved to give this app 5 stars otherwise. This is bait and switch stuff.
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It might just be me but..

Four hours of trying to get my setup to work and using BikeControl as a bridge but to no effect. Issues with controllers not staying connected and muddy control when they were. This app might work for some but was a complete waste for me.

Response from developer

Happy to help.

Top

Thank you for this amazing app, and thank you for partnering with MyWhoosh!

I purchased the Basic Lifetime plan today, and for me, the virtual shifting is all I need. I really hope the app stays as lightweight, simple, and minimalist as it is now.

I’m a big fan of stability, ease of use, and clean design, and you’ve done a fantastic job creating this app. I use it on my iPad with a Zwift Bike, Wahoo, and virtual shifting, and the experience has been excellent.

Thanks again for your hard work, and I truly hope the app remains ad-free in the future!
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Response from developer

Thank you for your feedback :)

bridges the gaps

really nice to use my hardware outside the walled cartoon garden of zwift

Zwift ride

Works really well, very helpful support

Maintenant parfaite

Maintenant l’application est au point et tout fonctionne parfaitement , les autres avis ne reflètent pas l’état actuel des choses

Response from developer

Thank you, much appreciated!

Winner for Zwift Ride Owners!

I love my Zwift Ride but after a year or so I really wanted to migrate over to TPV but I wasn’t a fan of shifting from their app. Enter Bike Control! I’ve had the app for quite some time, patiently waiting for the TPV integration and now that it’s here I have been very happy with the results. The one hiccup I’ve had the developer was super responsive and quickly fixed it. Highly recommend!
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Mid App

6 dollar to purchase the app to look at the interface; subscription fee to use virtual shifting( update:$6 button layout for laptop to make reaching more pleasing, free for sweaty touchscreen user, but optional $3 a month or $30 a year for Zwift click or Bluetooth media user.

Response from developer

Not true at all - if your trainer app already supports Virtual Shifting, then there's no extra cost and Pro is not required. Virtual Shifting through BikeControl is an optional feature.

Does not work properly

Too bad does not work properly paid for the apps then subscribe for the pro still doesn’t work

Response from developer

Happy to help via the In-App-Support.

Unfassbar umständlich

Mega Idee, leider funktioniert es nur super unzuverlässig trotz des Preises. Aktuell kann ich meine Zwift Click V2 nicht entsperren…Habe keinen Spaß mehr am Training, wenn es dauerhaft nur technische Probleme zu beheben gibt. Zahle lieber wieder die 20€/Monat bei Zwift, als diesen Mist hier weiter zu machen.
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Response from developer

Gerade für das Zwift Click V2 Entsperr-Problem habe ich schon eine Lösung parat - ein Entsperren ist dann nicht mehr nötig :)

No bluetooth option when setting up with ios

Doesn't work as advertised

Response from developer

Happy to help using the in app support. Bluetooth option does not exist when you select "Same device". iOS (and any device in general) cannot connect to "themselves" via Bluetooth.

Misleading Pricing

App requires an additional $3 / month payment to make key features work, ie, TrainingPeaks Virtual shifting with Zwift Play controllers.

Fonctionne une fois sur deux

Fonctionne une fois sur deux passe plus de 20 minutes à chaque fois avant de commencer, c’est insupportable

Response from developer

Happy to help via the in app support.

Zwift Ride on MyWhoosh - follow up

With the latest update to BikeControl, the gear indicator on the MyWhoosh screen is now fixed.
Good feedback from the developer (Jonas) who tells me he is working with MyWhoosh to fix the other issues.

Achtung Abo

Ich dachte es wären einmalig 5€ aber nein Virtuell Shifting kostet monatlich. Schade.

Response from developer

Das ist nicht korrekt - die meisten Trainer unterstützen virtuelles Schalten nativ mit z.B. MyWhoosh, und dann ist das Abo auch nicht nötig zum Schalten. Mehr Informationen findest du im Blog.

Didn’t work on MyWhoosh, the MyWhooshLink App works better.

Paid £3.99 for this. My Kickr Core V2 Zwift Click controllers will connect to MyWhoosh when using this, the gear numbers on the screen go up and down, but the difference in the gears are minimal (or it might be the very slight changes in the terrain was creating an impression of change, and there was no resistance change caused by the gears) I was cycling on a (virtual) flat route, and trying to get the gears down low enough so I could cycle at 90rpm, with a low enough power to keep with the group…I couldn’t, even though I put it down to 1. When I used the MyWhooshLink App, without the BikeControl App, the gear changes were larger, and allowed for lower gears. It was also stated, before purchase that Id be able to try the Pro version for one month free, I can find no evidence of that in the app. So I appear to have paid for something that’s useless to me. It would be better if the Basic version were free, there was a free trial month on the pro, and there was a lot more information on the App Store on what you’re actually getting with the basic version. Preferably the basic and pro versions should be sold separately in the App Store. I used version 5.4.2. There was also no way of contacting the developer with questions from within the app. “Support” was a series of FAQs that didn’t address my problem. The screens shown in the App Store preview, are not in the Basic App. The screens in that are frankly quite cluttered, messy, and difficult to understand. They also don’t have the facility to alter the gears, as shown in the preview, that presumably is only available in the subscription Pro version. I have now found out, through reading the reviews elsewhere, that the developer has advised others not to bother using his app with the Zwift Click controllers…however, he is still saying in the App Store that this app will work with MyWhhoosh, and with the Click controllers. Can I have my money back please?
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