# Fitmeter Bike - GPS Cycling — user reviews > 163 indexed App Store user reviews of Fitmeter Bike by Volker Schueppel, rated 4.80/5 from 3,588 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fitmeter-bike-gps-cycling/id1088672024/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fitmeter-bike-gps-cycling/id1088672024.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 3,132 · 4★ 320 · 3★ 67 · 2★ 22 · 1★ 47 ## What do users think of Fitmeter Bike? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Easy to use - 👍 Useful features - 💡 Affordable one-time payment - 🚀 Accurate tracking - 👍 Comprehensive data display - 👍 Reliable performance **Cons** - 🐛 Tracking issues - 🔋 High battery consumption - 🐛 Crashes and data loss - 🐛 Inaccurate data (speed, distance, elevation) - 🐛 Syncing problems with Apple Watch **Commonly reported bugs** - GPS tracking issues - Auto pause not working as expected - Inconsistent data recording - Trouble connecting Bluetooth sensors **Most requested features** - Landscape mode - Ability to add bike profiles - Option to customize data screens - Improved data export/sharing - Integration with other fitness apps (e.g. Strava) - Automatic weather data recording ## Newest reviews (20 of 163) ### 2/5 — History *2026-05-14, version 6.4* Not communicating with iPhone health app but the basic one did. When I updated from the basic I expected the two to merge and they did not. ### 4/5 — Datenübertragung *2026-03-07* Ich nutze die App als Vollversion und würde auch fünf Sterne geben wenn nur die Übertragung vom iPhone auf das iPad korrekt funktionieren würde. Leider ist das nicht der Fall, unvollständig und völlig falsche Kartenanzeige (USA) obwohl die Touren in Deutschland stattfinden, auf dem iPhone richtig, beim Exportieren dann völlig falsch. Hier fehlt auch ein Butten mit dem man direkt importieren kann. Ist das denn geplant oder gibt es eine andere Lösung ? **Developer response:** Es ist gut, dass wir uns über den Support Kontakt direkt austauschen konnten und die Datenübernahme erklärt werden konnte. Manuell erstellte Aktivitäten zeigen auf der Karte die Apple Zentrale in den USA, da es sonst keine Geodaten über die Session gibt. Hier kam es offensichtlich zu Missverständnissen, so dass in der neusten Version (6.3) in diesem Fall keine Karte mehr angezeigt wird. ### 4/5 — Great app *2025-11-07, version 5.30* I just wish it would rotate to landscape view as that is how its mounted on my bike. ### 3/5 — Can’t sync Apple watch March to program *2025-09-07, version 5.29* I used to like this app very much but recently, recently it will not sync to my Apple Watch so that I can get the pulse. Interestingly, there are times where I can get the auto pause to work and other times it doesn’t. ### 5/5 — Franck *2025-07-28* Manque un mode paysage ### 5/5 — Perfect *2025-07-13* Super app for bike riding, walking or any kind of activity you want to track and save. Keeps a running list of miles and routes you’ve taken and provides a readout of data showing altitude, mph, mileage, and other milestones of each of your routes. Constant reading of MPH or Kilometers depending on your settings. Great graphics with several to choose from. Definitely worth purchasing the full bandwidth for this app. ### 5/5 — Отличный велкомп *2025-07-06* Вещь 👍👍 все необходимое есть ))) ### 5/5 — Extraordinary App *2025-07-01, version 5.27* I have found this to be one of the most useful apps I have. It works everywhere I have been in the USA. It allows easy look-backs at previous routes and data. ### 3/5 — 1st ride after latest update *2025-06-29, version 5.27* Today I completed my first ride after last week’s update and here are results: Duration: 5 minutes Distance: 14.7 miles Average: 171.8 mph Max: 13.65 mph I keep the screen off to save on battery usage. The results are great for a 73 year old. ### 5/5 — Très satisfait *2025-06-17* Cette application est une merveille : elle est intuitive à utiliser, fiable et très pratique. Elle est précise et fiable. À acheter les yeux fermés ! Il manque juste la possibilité de partager ses performances (itinéraire, vitesses, km) avec les personnes de son choix (famille par exemple). ### 5/5 — Best Bike Cycling *2025-05-29, version 5.26* 100% Recomended ### 5/5 — App *2025-05-19, version 5.26* Really good app it does everything I want it to do and it records every ride.well worth $5.99 ### 2/5 — 5 star features but 2 star tracking *2025-04-28* The tracking is very glitchy. My route constantly seems to jump back and forth across the street, it shows my speed is higher than it actually is, and it constantly thinks I’m going off trail and cutting a straight line through fields and other obstacles. The features it offers are great. I just wish they actually worked. Distance is not accurate either. I’m definitely going to try other apps instead. ### 3/5 — High Battery Usage *2025-04-12, version 5.25* I have used Fitmeter Bike for several years with no problems until recently. Today I rode 12 miles. The battery on my iPhone 15 started at 100% when I finished one hour later it was down to 24%, unacceptable if you wish to ride further & longer. ### 5/5 — Joe *2025-04-10* This great app highly recommend works great ### 2/5 — Good App..but *2025-04-03, version 5.25* Paid version is a good app but it could be better, have to keep resetting map to keep it oriented straight in the direction you are going and it would be nice if you could title historical rides instead of just date and time otherwise great ### 5/5 — Easy, straightforward and works *2025-03-05* I have a preferred overroad cyclometer that i pay an annual subscription fee. I bought a Schwinn IC4 and spent the last two years trying (and failing) to get that app to recognize my bike. I was stuck manually entering my data. Ugh. Fitmeter - Bike found my bike, integrated with Apple Health and tracks my pulse through a separate meter I wear. No issues no problems. I am looking forward to taking this on the road to explore the map and tracking features (as soon as it stops snowing). ### 5/5 — Great record keeper *2025-02-08, version 5.24* iPhone 15 Pro 18.2.1 Mountain bike. Been using it to record ride metrics for 3 years. Climb and descent figures variable and questionable but that may be due GPS system errors. ### 5/5 — Amazing *2025-01-18, version 5.23* Amazing app ### 3/5 — iPhone battery killer *2024-12-30, version 5.23* This app drains my battery in just over an hour 🤬 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Great app *2024-12-17* Kills my battery ### 1/5 — Second time I downloaded this app and the same thing happened *2023-05-09, version 5.3* It is so frustrating to do a fast 25 mile ride and see the app didn’t track the route. Now gone for good! It should be easier to use. ### 1/5 — Update the app !!! *2023-05-09, version 5.3* Can’t post to Facebook because they never update to work. Going to have get a new app!!! ### 1/5 — I can’t close this app *2021-12-18, version 4.3* The app seemed okay in tracking mileage. But when I leave the app, the phone shows this blue bar at the top of the screen which when takes me back to this app again. Even when I try to terminate the app it still does that. Please fix it. I have the paid version. ### 1/5 — Stopped recording *2021-04-07, version 3.19* As of the last month or so, if I or my wife starts the app with our watch, it counts down like it is supposed to and appears to be working. But when we check our progress, the app is running but it’s not recording the distance. We have to stop and start the app on our phone. It’s a pain because for the first mile after restarting, we constantly check the phone to make sure it’s working properly. The wife had a 12 mile ride that never recorded. ### 1/5 — Horrible app *2020-08-06* Basic app is 10 times better, however, you only get 10 free tracking sessions before you are required to upgrade. Totally makes that you would have an improved app experience, WRONG!!! Used new app 6 times, totaling 100 bike miles and the history displays a total of 22 miles. Miles incorrect, gps routes incorrect, average speed incorrect. I could go on and on. I gave it a shot. Not worth the frustration, I deleted the app. I read the negative reviews but I didn’t think it would happen to me. Have fun with this whack app ### 1/5 — GPS Not Working *2020-06-02, version 3.8* I started using this app a few weeks ago and it was excellent. Had a small problem getting my Apple Watch heart monitor working but figured it out. Just went out for a ride on Saturday May 30th and the GPS is not working. This means no speed, no distance, no route, nothing. Makes the app and the $5.00 I spent worthless. Would like a refund if you can’t fix the issue. ### 1/5 — Extremely Glitchy *2020-05-24, version 3.7* Intermittently stops or pauses. Telling it to “resume” acts like it works, but it doesn’t resume. I’ve lost as many miles as it’s recorded 😔 and there is no way to edit the record to correct it. When it works correctly it’s great, love the stats and the split times. Strongly recommend using a second app to track distance if you want to ensure getting the proper credit. ### 1/5 — Mensonge *2020-05-19* Impossible d’afficher la fréquence cardiaque de mon apple watch. J’ai payé l’application pour cette fonctionnalité ! ### 1/5 — Watch doesn’t sync with phone, GPS track off *2020-05-12, version 3.7* The data on my watch freezes and won’t refresh until I open the app on my phone. Also, the GPS tracked me on Federal Hwy when I was on A1A. I upgraded to have watch support. The free version worked fine. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — The Best *2026-07-25* Très facile et très bien **Developer response:** Merci beaucoup pour votre avis ! Je suis ravi que vous trouviez l'application simple à utiliser et qu'elle vous plaise. Bonne route et profitez bien de vos prochaines sorties à vélo ! ### 5/5 — Great app! *2026-07-18, version 6.6* Love the new layout, excellent! ### 5/5 — 3 years and loving it! *2026-07-09, version 6.5* What a great inexpensive way to track my progress. ### 5/5 — Great App *2026-05-25* Tracks your km,s biked , your stops , average speed , elevation could not ask for much more , even has a built in map to track your route . I love it . **Developer response:** Thank you for the fantastic review! I'm delighted to hear you're enjoying the route tracking, speed, elevation, and map features. It’s great to know the app gives you everything you need for your rides. ### 5/5 — Great cycling program *2026-05-07, version 6.4* Look forward to my bike ride withe app! ### 5/5 — Love it! *2026-04-28* I’ve been using this app for over a year now and I really like it. Works well with my iwatch and fitness app. It’s got everything that I want and it was definitely reasonably priced. I intend to keep using it as my main cycling tracker but I recently downloaded Strava and I would like to post all of my rides to Strava. So far no luck. Any guidance would be appreciated. Thanks for the great app. **Developer response:** Thanks so much for the thoughtful review and for using the app for over a year! With regard to Strava, I believe it supports importing sessions from Apple Health that you have previously recorded with e.g. Fitmeter apps. ### 5/5 — great app *2026-04-11, version 6.3* i love the app for a long time but why recently have menu options at bottom of screen become black lettering so you can’t read them ### 5/5 — Too good to replace! *2026-04-06, version 6.3* Perhaps the best app I’ve found to track my rides. Also works great on hikes and runs! ### 5/5 — How to buy *2025-10-24, version 5.30* I don’t see anywhere in the app for an option to buy. ### 5/5 — Just what I need! *2025-08-13* I love this app. It does what I need it to do, which is simple: record my biking routes and the miles I accrue, and keeps them all in a nice history…and it has an affordable, one-time payment. Thanks! The only issue I’ve had is that I accidentally quit the app after showing it to some friends in the middle of a session, and it wiped out all the data from my ride that morning. I started a new session hoping it would just add on from there, but the first part of my journey was lost forever as far as I can tell. Finding no way to retrieve it, it occurred to me that perhaps a Notes section would be a nice addition, not only so that I could document why that day’s ride was so short, but also to have a good way to have a small journal about the things I experience on each ride. Just a thought… Otherwise, I love it, and thanks to the developer for making such a great and affordable app! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-28.*