Comparison

CycliqPlus vs Around the Sticks

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

Head to head
About

CycliqPlus

Customize your bike camera settings and light configurations for optimal recording and visibility. Overlay Strava data onto your videos or generate automatic highlight reels of your rides. Stream, preview, and download footage directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Customize camera and light settings
  • Overlay Strava activity and map data
  • Create automatic ride highlight reels
  • Edit and trim video footage
  • Live stream and download footage via WiFi
  • Incident Protection mode control
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The CycliqPlus App allows you to change the settings and customise your Fly6 Pro, Fly12 Sport, Fly6 GEN 3, Fly12 CE, Fly6 CE or Fly12 bike camera. Choose your preferred camera and light setup to capture everything and stay visible on your rides. Plus, you can now overlay Strava activity and map data on your videos or create an automatic highlight reel of your ride on the Fly. The Fly6 Pro allows for connecting via 5gHz WiFi for live streaming, previewing and downloading your recorded footage on the go. We ALL NEW: OVERLAY STRAVA DATA ON YOUR VIDEOS OVERLAYING STRAVA DATA Connect to your Strava account to CHANGE SETTINGS IN YOUR CYCLIQ BIKE CAMERA Pair your Fly device using the CycliqPlus App, then easily navigate through settings to customise your device. - Change camera settings - Choose your preferred light settings - Adjust sound levels and alerts - Turn Incident Protection mode on/off AUTOMATICALLY CREATE HIGHLIGHT REEL Quickly create a 30 or 60 second snapshot of your ride and share straight to socials without any manual video editing. EDIT YOUR FOOTAGE With this app you’ll be able to quickly edit your videos, add Strava overlays and share to your preferred social platform. - Import Footage from your Fly6 Pro via 5gHz WiFi transfer - Import footage from Fly12 Sport via MicroSD card reader - Import footage from Fly6 CE and Fly12 CE through USB On-The-Go (OTG) (cable connector required) - Import footage from Fly12 via WiFi (not available on CE models) - Edit and trim footage - Connect to Strava and overlay your metrics on to your footage - Add tramlines to your video - Share your finished video on social media

About

Around the Sticks

This yacht racing app provides essential navigation data like mark bearing, distance, and steering angles. It's designed for autonomous race conditions, minimizing user input so you can focus on sailing. Never get lost on the course again with its intuitive interface and offline capabilities.

Highlights
  • Autonomous race condition optimization
  • Offline internet connection required
  • One-touch race mode
  • Proximity mode for mark turns
  • Race start timer with sync signals
  • Custom mark and course creation
  • Pre-loaded and expandable course database
Features
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Around the Sticks is a richly featured yacht racing course app, providing clear and concise information on mark bearing, distance, shape of turn, side to pass and steering angle relative to mark. Optimized to perform autonomously in race conditions, the app requires very little user inputs, leaving you free to concentrate on the racing. Never get lost out on course again! Key features include: -Designed specifically for use in race conditions, and operated through a waterproof casing. Phone will not go idle whilst racing, rather the screen will dim and can be awakened by tapping anywhere on the screen (user settable) to save battery. -No internet connection is required whilst racing. -Buttons on main screen are automatically locked to prevent accidental activation. -One touch race: Once race is started (either with race timer or manually), no further inputs are needed from the user (if all mark positions are known to the app) mark rounding is automatic and the target moves automatically to the next mark. Laid marks, (without set/known coordinates) can be incorporated into courses to maintain the sequential structure. In these cases, once rounded an easily activated manual advance option advances to the next mark. -The main screen includes a link to course description, progress through the course, clear and easy to read bearing to and distance to, name and picture of the next mark, the side it must be left to, plus the name of the following mark of the course. Speed Across Ground and VMG to the mark are also included on the main screen. -Once near (distance user settable) to the next mark, proximity mode is activated. The shape of the turn and the bearing to the following mark are pre-emptively displayed, allowing the crew to prepare for the turn -Race start timer with sync signals for 5, 4 and 1 minutes to start, a user-settable timer button and clear audio cues. This can be used to trigger the start of a course within the app, or as a stand-alone feature -Clear help captions help explain features when you're getting started. Tap on a feature to display a caption explaining its function. Once you're familiar with the app, captions can be disabled in user settings -Create and store your own marks and courses, either by entering co-ordinates or "pinging" current location. User courses can be compiled with a combination of existing and custom marks, in a few moments. Ideal for race days where you're handed a new course at the last minute. It's also easy to enter into the app the entire course list for your club at the start of the season, so any course you may require is instantly accessible -Around the Sticks comes pre-loaded with marks and courses from Melbourne, Australia, this database will be extended regularly to include more territories/clubs, and stay tuned for course sharing options between users.. -Warning: As with all navigation apps, continued use of GPS may drain the battery life faster than normal. It is recommended that the app's easy to use timed screen dimming feature is activated to minimize this.

Screenshots

CycliqPlus4 screens
Around the Sticks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Around the Sticks at 83% against CycliqPlus's 11%. CycliqPlus's advantage is price (Free vs $10.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CycliqPlus is free to download; Around the Sticks costs $10.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CycliqPlus ships an update every 3 weeks, Around the Sticks monthly. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CycliqPlus versus Around the Sticks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCycliqPlusAround the Sticks
PriceFree — better$10.99
Rating4.0 (410 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews10.5% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings410 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCycliq Products Pty. Ltd.Tim Metherall

Customer experience

CycliqPlus

All ratings404 ratings
Positive73.8%
Neutral5.2%
Negative21.0%
Written reviews209 reviews
Positive10.5%
Neutral7.2%
Negative82.3%

Around the Sticks

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

CycliqPlus

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Inconsistent device detection
  • Settings changes not saving properly
  • Formatting SD cards not working

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to view and edit footage on mobile
  • Improved Strava integration
  • Easier firmware updates
  • Simultaneous control of front and rear cameras

Around the Sticks

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CycliqPlus

No in-app purchases

None

Around the Sticks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CycliqPlus free?
CycliqPlus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Around the Sticks free?
Around the Sticks costs $10.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do CycliqPlus or Around the Sticks have ads?
Neither CycliqPlus nor Around the Sticks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CycliqPlus or Around the Sticks?
CycliqPlus ships an update every 3 weeks, and Around the Sticks monthly. Most recently, CycliqPlus was updated on November 2, 2026 and Around the Sticks on November 2, 2026.

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