Comparison

Fitmeter Bike Basic vs Cycle

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Fitmeter Bike Basic

This app transforms your device into a comprehensive bicycle computer, tracking your rides in real-time. It offers detailed metrics like speed, distance, altitude, and calories burned, with options to review past sessions and share achievements.

Highlights
  • Real-time GPS tracking
  • Speed, distance, and duration metrics
  • Altitude and calorie tracking
  • Auto-pause detection
  • Session history and statistics
  • iCloud and CSV import/export
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Fitmeter Bike turns your iPhone/iPad into a bicycle computer with incredible functionality. Try it once and it’ll remain the only biking app on your iPhone for years to come! Whether you are an amateur that is just starting, or a pro preparing for a competition, Fitmeter Bike is the advanced tracker you need to track and upgrade your cycling. REAL TIME TRACKING Your session is tracked GPS based and all data is presented in real-time. View your current speed, average speed, distance, but also see advanced tracking data like uphill or downhill difference. And everything you track is kept neatly organized in History for later viewing. FEATURES: - GPS based position and route of the session will be displayed on a map including distance markers. - Current speed - Distance - Duration of the session - Pause time - Auto Pause detection - Average speed - Top speed - Altitude tracking. Uphill / Downhill - Burned calories - Split times - History. All activities will be stored and can be reviewed. Limited to 10 sessions in the Basic version - Import / Export all activities from / to iCloud or a CSV file - Statistics. Speed and Altitude over distance - Records. See your all-time records and a summary over all sessions. - Facebook support. Post sessions to your Facebook timeline. - Apple health support: Active Energy, Cycling Distance, Weight, Workouts - Languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Hungarian Now go, get this cycling tracker app and turn your iPhone into a bicycle computer! Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Cycle

This bike computer tracks your cycling metrics like speed, distance, and elevation without ads or data tracking. It offers an analog tachometer, navigation light, and an in-app bell. Connect to Health to store trips and display heart rate.

Highlights
  • Speed, distance, average speed, top speed tracking
  • Altitude profile and climb data
  • Clock, compass, and GPS data
  • Metric and imperial unit switching
  • Health app integration for workouts and heart rate
  • Analog tachometer style
  • Camera flash navigation light
  • In-app bell
Features
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You are looking for a bike tracker that doesn't force you in to a subscription to be useful? Here you go: A bike computer built with data privacy in mind. No ads, no tracking and no data leaves your phone. It shows the important things: Speed, distance, average speed, top speed, duration and the climb with a nice altitude profile of the trip. It also shows a clock, a compass and the GPS data. Units can be switched from metric to miles/feet. If you want you can connect it to Health and store your trips as workouts and display your heart rate during the trip (if available). You can switch to an analog vintage style tachometer and a button can turn on the camera flash as navigation light in case you are on a race bike in a tunnel. If you have no bell - the app has one for you.A cycling speedometer built with data privacy in mind. No ads, no tracking and no data leaves your phone. It shows the important things: Speed, distance, average speed, top speed, duration and the climb with a nice altitude profile of the trip. It also shows a clock, a compass and the GPS data. Units can be switched from metric to miles/feet. If you want you can connect it to Health and store your trips as workouts and display your heart rate during the trip (if available). You can switch to an analog vintage style tachometer and a button can turn on the camera flash as navigation light in case you are on a race bike in a tunnel. If you have no bell - the app has one for you.

Screenshots

Fitmeter Bike Basic4 screens
Cycle3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fitmeter Bike Basic at none against Cycle's 1. Fitmeter Bike Basic also leads on ratings volume (13K vs 2). Cycle's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (96% vs 65%). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cycle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fitmeter Bike Basic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cycle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fitmeter Bike Basic has 13K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Fitmeter Bike Basic's written reviews are positive against 96% of Cycle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Fitmeter Bike Basic versus Cycle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFitmeter Bike BasicCycle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (13K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.0% of reviews95.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13K — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVolker SchueppelAndreas Keldenich

Customer experience

Fitmeter Bike Basic

All ratings12,893 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews206 reviews
Positive65.0%
Neutral17.0%
Negative18.0%

Cycle

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive95.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Fitmeter Bike Basic

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Paused time is still included in average speed
  • Poor color scheme for top bar buttons
  • Calorie counter is malfunctioning
  • Excessive battery usage

Requested features

6 requests
  • Auto resume option
  • Option to keep screen on or set screen timeout
  • Option to hide GPS map
  • Ability to set distance interval for notifications
  • Louder mile signal
Show 1 more
  • Ability to map a course after cycling

Cycle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Fitmeter Bike Basic

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cycle

One-time1
  • Buy me a coffee$1.99

Questions

Is Fitmeter Bike Basic free?
Fitmeter Bike Basic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cycle free?
Cycle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fitmeter Bike Basic or Cycle?
Cycle is rated higher. Fitmeter Bike Basic averages 4.8 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Cycle averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Fitmeter Bike Basic or Cycle have ads?
Fitmeter Bike Basic shows ads; Cycle does not.
Which is updated more often, Fitmeter Bike Basic or Cycle?
Fitmeter Bike Basic ships an update monthly, and Cycle monthly. Most recently, Fitmeter Bike Basic was updated on November 8, 2026 and Cycle on November 3, 2026.

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