Breaking Away vs Cycle Sprint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Breaking Away
Experience a fast-paced bike racing game inspired by a famous university event. Draft, attack, and manage your health to avoid crashes and achieve victory. Choose your rider and difficulty for a challenging race.
- Physics-based gameplay
- AI Competitors
- Simple Slide & Tap controls
- Health management
- Drafting mechanic
- Crash avoidance
- Rider selection
- Difficulty and lap selection
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Avoid wrecks and ride your way through the pack as you seek victory in this fast-paced bike racing game. Based off Indiana University’s iconic bike race, the Breaking Away game is a fun yet challenging racer celebrating this annual spring event. Draft off other riders and time your attack but watch out because your chance at glory could end in a cloud of dust. GAME FEATURES - Physics-based gameplay - A.I. Competitors - Simple Controls - Slide to steer, Tap to pedal - Manage health to avoid bonking. - Draft off other riders to recover. - Avoid crashing and other gnarly wrecks. - Pick your rider to fit your style. - Select level of difficulty and number of laps. - Beat the field and your personal best. “The race is won by the rider who can suffer the most.” – Eddy Merckx “Cycling isn’t a game, it’s a sport. One plays football, or tennis, or hockey. One doesn’t play at cycling.” – Jean de Gribaldy
Cycle Sprint
Customize your cyclist and bike for an exciting racing adventure across Italy, France, and Spain. Conquer all 63 races to achieve champion status and claim your place on the podium.
- Cyclist customization
- Bike customization
- Race in Italy, France, and Spain
- Compete in 63 races
- Podium achievement
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Customize your cyclist and perfect your bike for a thrilling adventure! Compete in Italy, France and Spain. Win all 63 races and earn your spot on the podium of champions!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Breaking Away at none against Cycle Sprint's 1. Breaking Away also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 months). On price, rating and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Cycle Sprint sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Breaking Away asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Breaking Away against 5.0 for Cycle Sprint. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Breaking Away has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Breaking Away ships an update every 8 days, Cycle Sprint every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Breaking Away | Cycle Sprint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 317 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | modulR LLC | Code This Lab srl |
Customer experience
Breaking Away
Cycle Sprint
In-app purchases
Breaking Away
No in-app purchases
Cycle Sprint
- Remove Ads$1.99
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