# LoveToBike: Cycling & GPS — Heart Rate, Power & Cadence

> Heart Rate, Power & Cadence (iPhone/iPad app by Thomas Pfenninger.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lovetobike-cycling-and-gps/id1659192426 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Thomas Pfenninger](https://appshunter.io/developer/949174330)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Sports
- Price: $1.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.6 · 40 MB
- Languages: American English, German (Germany)
- Released: 2023-09-18
- Data updated: 2026-08-25
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lovetobike-cycling-and-gps/id1659192426/reviews.md

## What is LoveToBike?

LoveToBike turns your Apple Watch into a cycling and fitness companion. Record workouts, see live metrics, and sync everything to your iPhone.

Workouts & Sports
Outdoor: Bicycling, Mountain Bike, E-Bike, Running, Hiking, Cross-Country Skiing, Skiing, Rowing
Indoor: Indoor Cycling, Indoor Running, Strength Training

Live Metrics During Workouts
Time & Distance: Elapsed time, distance, speed, max- avg. speed
Elevation: Altitude, climb, descent, climb angle, vertical speed
Heart Rate: Live heart rate, average heart rate, heart rate zones, time in each heart rate zone
Calories: Burn rate and calories per hour
TRIMP: Training load (TRIMP)
Progress toward your workout goals
Customizable screens: Choose which metrics to show per sport profile

Heart Rate Zones
Time in each heart rate zone (gray, blue, green, yellow, red)
Heart rate sink after workout
Calories per hour

Map & GPS
Track map: View your route on the map
POI: Points of interest along the route
My own location on the map
Location tracking: GPS for outdoor workouts

Bluetooth (BLE)
E-bike battery: Battery level and remaining range
Pedal power: Power from compatible power meters
Combined: E-bike battery and pedal power in one view
SRAM shifter: Battery level for SRAM AXS shifters
Auto-reconnect: Reconnects devices during workouts when they’re temporarily out of range
One-tap connect: Connect to registered devices

Interval Coach
Interval training with preset intervals
Coach mode during workouts
Visual interval progress

Sync to iPhone
Sync workouts to the LoveToBike iPhone app
Automatic sync when the iPhone is nearby
Manual sync for unsynced workouts

Vital Data
Age, weight, height, gender
Max HR, resting HR
VO₂max (Apple & LoveToBike)
BMR and calories method
Synced from Health and the iPhone app

Safety & Reliability
Locked controls during workouts to avoid accidental taps
Low battery warning
Automatic save when the watch battery is low

Apple Fitness Integration
Workouts saved to Apple Fitness
Uses HealthKit for heart rate and activity data

iPhone:
LoveToBike is the companion app for cyclists and athletes. It receives workouts from your Apple Watch, imports activities from other devices, and helps you analyze and manage your training.
ACWR (Acute:Chronic Workload Ratio), a powerful new way to understand your training load.

Home & Dashboard
Cockpit
Overview of your recent activities
Quick access to key stats

Fitness
Apple Activity Rings for the last 7 days
Move, Exercise, and Stand progress
Uses Apple Health data

Activities
Voice search (“Speak with Me”)
Search by date, sport, country, region
Filter by workout type
Bookmark your best adventures

Activity Details
Map: GPS route with terrain
Charts: Heart rate, altitude, speed over time
Telemetry: Distance, climb, descent, speed, heart rate zones
HR Drop: Heart rate recovery after workout
TRIMP: Training load (TRIMP)
Photos: Link photo albums to activities

Statistics & Reports
Reports
Duration, distance, climb, TRIMP by period (week, month, year, custom)
Best activities by duration, distance, climb

Import & Sync
Apple Watch
Sync workouts from LoveToBike Watch app
Automatic sync when iPhone is nearby
Manual sync for unsynced workouts

Settings
Watch Configuration
Customize watch screen fields
Separate outdoor and indoor layouts
Drag-and-drop field arrangement
Workout Targets
Workout Values Announcements

Intervals
Interval training configuration
Coach mode for the watch

Vital Data
Age, weight, height, gender
Max HR, resting HR
VO₂max (Apple & LoveToBike)
BMR and calories method
Max heart rate (stored for each year)

Activity Merge
Merge split workouts (e.g. from GPS pauses)
Combine activities from the same ride

Photos
Link photo albums to activities
View photos you made during a ride on the map view
Organize ride memories

Share GPS tracks
export any ride as a GPX file via AirDrop, Messages, Mail, or Files
Create a .FIT file from your track and use as overlay for videos of DJI camera
English, German


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 18.9.8 — 2026-08-21

In this version we have made important improvements and bug fixes.

### 18.8.4 — 2026-08-17

Ein frisches Design für Reports. Wähle Zeitraum, Sportart und Report-Typ auf einer übersichtlicheren Oberfläche und sieh Dauer, Distanz, Aufstieg und TRIMP in modernen Karten mit klareren Grafiken und Summen.

### 18.7.6 — 2026-08-10

GPS data in Apple Fitness: As soon as you finish your workout and save it, LoveToBike copies the workout into Apple Fitness including GPS data.

### 18.6.3 — 2026-08-04

Photos of your tours automatically on the map view:
- The map view positions and displays all photos that you made during a tour, automatically and precisely
- LoveToBike finds photos automatically and places them on the map view.

### 18.5.16 — 2026-07-30

New Features:
- If you record your ride with a DJI video-camera, you can overlay your LoveToBike training data (heart rate, speed, GPS, etc.) onto the video, allowing you to view your performance metrics in real time while watching your footage. LoveToBike makes it possible.
- The ACWR value is now displayed daily in the LoveToBike complication on your Apple Watch, ensuring you always have the latest value at a glance.

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