# Mini Bike Computer — Simply track your rides

> Simple, battery-efficient bike computer for ride tracking and route following. (iPhone/iPad app by Adam Oxner.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mini-bike-computer/id1560819748 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Adam Oxner](https://appshunter.io/developer/862419140)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Sports
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.78/5 from 215 App Store ratings · 46 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 88 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2021-04-09
- Data updated: 2026-09-05
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mini-bike-computer/id1560819748/reviews.md

## What is Mini Bike Computer?

A simple, no-frills, bike computer to mount on your handlebars. No account required.

FREE FEATURES:
- Apple Watch app streams stats to your phone or works independently
- Keeps a history of all of your rides
- Load and follow routes from GPX files
- Export rides as GPX files
- Live Activity support
- Always-on screen automatically turns off at 5% battery remaining
- Customizable units
- Battery-efficient
- No account required
- Large, easy-to-read stats
- Saves cycling workouts to Apple Health
- Autopause and autoresume
- Shortcuts app integration
- Lock and Home Screen widgets
- Rides, Routes, and Settings sync across devices on the same iCloud account (review your Rides on an iPad!)

PRO FEATURES:
- Historical ride weather review
- Route weather 5-day forecast 
- OpenStreetMap, OpenCycleMap, and High Contrast maps
- Customizable stat views

Designed for BATTERY LIFE:
- Dark theme minimized battery drain from screen
- Only updating stats as necessary

Designed for PRIVACY:
- No account signup, ever
- No usage tracking libraries added
- Optionally keep all data on-device by disabling iCloud sync

Stats displayed:
- Total Distance
- Total Duration
- Speed: Current/Average/Max
- Elevation: Current/Gained/Lost
- Time of Day

This app does NOT:
- Sync with any other cycling/fitness service
- Connect to any hardware devices
- Collect any personally identifiable information

NOTE: In-app purchases are required to unlock Pro features.

Mini Bike Computer integrates with Apple Health to save workouts and estimate calories burned, and uses Motion data to help with auto pause and auto resume.

Privacy Policy: https://bikecomputer.app/privacy-policy
Terms of Use: https://bikecomputer.app/terms-of-use

## Key features

- Track rides without an account
- Load and follow GPX routes
- Export rides as GPX
- Apple Watch app support
- Live Activity support
- Saves workouts to Apple Health
- Customizable stat views (Pro)

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro Subscription | $2.99 | per month |
| Pro Subscription | $19.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tip a Coffee | $1.99 | one-time |
| Tip a Trail Snack | $4.99 | one-time |
| Tip a New Tube | $9.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Mini Bike Computer?

Overall sentiment: mostly positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Clean and intuitive UI
- 🚀 Excellent performance
- 🔒 Privacy-focused, no data collection
- 💰 Great free offering
- 🧭 Reliable bike computer functionality
- ❤️ Easy to use
- 🔋 Battery efficient
- 🗺️ Good map integration (OSM, Apple Maps)
- ⌚ Companion watch app functionality
- ❤️ Developer responsiveness
- 👍 Polished and well-designed

**Cons**

- 🐛 Ride saving issues (corruption, double saves, zero metrics)
- 🐛 Pausing issues causing crashes/data loss
- 🐛 Map navigation laggy
- 🐛 Inconsistent ride saving
- 🐛 Altitude gain less accurate than Strava
- 🐛 Older map data
- 👎 Forced review/upgrade prompt
- 👎 Limited saved rides (4)
- 👎 No response from support

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Map was extremely slow to navigate
- Ride corrupted and saved incorrectly
- Ride saved as 0 miles with no metrics
- Doesn't save route or when renamed
- Often double saves rides
- Pausing issues causing crashes and data loss
- Transfer to Health app is faulty
- North arrow button disabled
- App only holds 4 saved rides
- When clicking save, it deletes your ride
- Last update deleted all trips data
- Crashes when trying to open settings
- Pausing makes the app less useful for multi-modal trips
- Write a Review is not doing anything
- Save as Route in ride detail is not doing anything
- Unable to name saved routes
- Crashes on iPhone XS with iOS 15.6
- Altitude gain always about 30% less than Strava

**Most requested features**

- Support for radar info (Garmin Varia, Wahoo Trackr)
- Display speed with decimal places
- Customizable ride names
- Accurate altitude gain testing
- Transfer summaries to Fitness app

## Recent user reviews (10 of 46)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mini-bike-computer/id1560819748/reviews.md

### 5/5 — The best free bike computer on the App Store

*2025-12-23, version 3.6.4*

Clean UX with fantastic odometer and map settings.

### 3/5 — Very Laggy, Bugs

*2025-10-13, version 3.6.3*

First ride I did on this was a 2 day bikepacking trip in which I loaded the map route on this app. When recording, the map was extremely slow to navigate. At the end of my ride, my ride was corrupted and was saved as one 150 mile ride including the whole route that I did plus the distance from the end to my current location instead of wha I actually did which was 60 miles. It also saved another ride that logged as 60 miles but when I click on it, it appears as 0 with no metrics. This may be a performance issue on my end as I am running this app on a slightly older phone (13 mini) but regardless I should not have encountered these issues. Would love to see improvements as I like the layout.

### 5/5 — Enjoyable app

*2025-08-09, version 3.6.1*

Really good UI and overall app functionality

### 5/5 — Perfect bike computer

*2025-07-12, version 3.5.2*

What a lot of other developers get wrong is treating route planning and social fitness as the same thing as the utility of a bike computer. This app gets it—it’s laser-focused on being an incredibly intuitive, tactile, and reliable bike computer. It just works without making you fidget with a million settings or distractions mid-ride.

Even without formal integrations, the companion watch app is a brilliant bridge—enabling heart rate monitoring and Bluetooth power meter connections so you get most of the critical ride metrics.

If I had one feature request, it’d be this: support for radar info (like from a Garmin Varia or Wahoo Trackr) connected via Bluetooth through the Apple Watch, displayed just like power data. That addition would complete the ride picture and make this the most capable bike computer app on the platform—no question.

### 5/5 — Super compteur de vélo

*2025-05-28, version 3.5.2*

Très comptant de cette appli qui remplace bien un compteur garmin. On peut connecter le cardio, mettre un gpx, le connecter à strava . Et évidemment on a toutes les données d’un compteur habituel (vitesse distance etc…) 

Merci beaucoup c’est une super appli !

### 1/5 — I had high hopes…

*2025-05-13, version 3.5.2*

I very much like the fact that this app states it collects no data 👍
But before I even set-up, configure or use the app, it’s demanding that I either upgrade to ‘Pro’ or leave a review 👎
Deleted!

### 3/5 — Glitches

*2025-04-18, version 3.5.2*

At first I loved this app but now it glitches. Doesn’t save my route or when I rename them.  Often it double saves my rides. I know it’s a free app but going to look elsewhere. Probably go to Strava where I know it’s reliable and accurate. Sorry

### 2/5 — Gut aber mir Fehlern

*2025-03-11, version 3.5.2*

Also ich nutze diese App total gerne! Die Anzeigen sind super praktisch und in meinen Augen optisch attraktiv! 
Leider kommt es bei Touren, die pausiert werden, häufig zu fehlerhaften Aufzeichnungen. Die Strecke wird nicht richtig abgespeichert und der Übertrag in die Healthapp sind fehlerhaft. 

Ich würde mich riesig freuen, wenn diese Fehler behoben werden und ich keine Alternative App benötige!

### 5/5 — Brilliant App!

*2025-03-02, version 3.5.2*

Love Everything About It

### 5/5 — They Fixed It!! 😍

*2025-02-25, version 3.5.2*

Update :  They fixed the north arrow orientation!  

Previous review: This app has become useless for me, because I can no longer orient the map with the north arrow button. For some strange reason it’s now disabled in the later versions. No point in buying the pro.

## Frequently asked questions about Mini Bike Computer

### What does the Mini Bike Computer app do?

This app functions as a simple, no-frills bike computer that you can mount on your handlebars. It allows you to track your rides, view key cycling statistics, and follow routes from GPX files. It is designed to be battery-efficient and prioritize user privacy by not requiring an account.

### What are the key features of the free version?

The free version includes features like an Apple Watch app for streaming stats, ride history, loading and exporting GPX routes, Live Activity support, customizable units, and integration with Apple Health to save workouts. It also offers autopause/autoresume and large, easy-to-read stats.

### How much does the Mini Bike Computer app cost?

The app offers a free version with a comprehensive set of features. To unlock advanced capabilities such as historical ride weather, route weather forecasts, and additional map options, in-app purchases are required to upgrade to Pro features.

### What devices is the Mini Bike Computer app compatible with?

The app is designed for iOS devices and integrates with Apple Health and Apple Watch. It also supports Shortcuts app integration and Lock and Home Screen widgets. Rides, routes, and settings can sync across devices on the same iCloud account.

### What are some common use cases for this app?

Common use cases include tracking the distance, duration, and speed of your bike rides, following pre-planned routes for exploration, and monitoring your cycling performance over time. It's also useful for cyclists who prioritize privacy and battery life on their devices.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.1 — 2026-04-28

- NEW: Automatic RPE calculation
- NEW: Hart rate zones
- FIXED: Fixed issue where stats become illegibly small
- IMPROVED: Performance and stability improvements

### 4.0 — 2026-04-01

- NEW: Fresh design updates with iOS 26 in mind
- NEW: System light/dark mode support. Override in Settings
- IMPROVED: Watch/phone connectivity
- FIXED: Improved reliability of ride saving
- FIXED: Many other small bug fixes and performance improvements

### 3.6.4 — 2025-11-02

Fixed GPX export for imported rides

### 3.6.3 — 2025-09-30

- Updates for iOS 26

### 3.6.1 — 2025-08-08

Fixed an issue opening GPX files in some cases

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All apps by Adam Oxner: https://appshunter.io/developer/862419140

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