Comparison

Epic Ride Weather vs Speedwork

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

Head to head
About

Epic Ride Weather

Get personalized weather forecasts for your cycling routes. Plan your rides to optimize for wind conditions, temperature, and rain probability, ensuring you pick the right gear and timing for every adventure.

Highlights
  • Personalized weather forecasts for rides
  • Route-specific wind and rain projections
  • Kit and timing recommendations
  • Hydration and nutrition planning
  • Integration with popular GPS apps
  • Strava segment weather analysis
Features
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Epic Ride Weather helps you choose the best ride for the weather, then shows you the conditions you'll encounter along the way. Find the best rides and start times from your own routes and past rides, or get a detailed forecast for a ride you've already planned. See the wind, rain, temperature, and air quality along your route, at the time you'll actually be there. Official weather supplier to Team Visma | Lease a Bike, used for race strategy at the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, and Vuelta a España. Use Epic Ride Weather to: • Find the best ride for the weather • Choose the best time of day to ride • See where you'll get a headwind, tailwind, or crosswind • Know when and where rain is likely • Pick the right kit before you leave • Plan long rides and multi-day tours around changing conditions FIND THE BEST RIDE Choose the best ride and start time based on the forecast. Epic Ride Weather compares your routes and past rides to find the most favorable weather conditions for the day you want to ride, so you can make the most of the weather. WEATHER ALONG YOUR ROUTE Weather can change a lot over four hours and 100 km (60 miles). A city forecast can't tell you about the headwind or a 10 degree temperature drop by the time you crest the climb at 11 am. Epic Ride Weather combines your route and expected pace to forecast temperature, feels-like temperature, wind, precipitation, and more, at the time you'll reach each part of your route. UNDERSTAND THE WIND See wind speed and direction along your route, relative to the way you're riding. Know where the headwind starts, where you'll get a tailwind, and which way to ride the loop. FIND THE BEST TIME TO RIDE Compare start times throughout the day. Two hours can be the difference between a soaking and a dry ride, or between a strong headwind and a calm evening. AIR QUALITY ALONG YOUR ROUTE See the Air Quality Index along your route, with details on individual pollutants. See where air quality is worst and when conditions improve, especially when wildfire smoke is changing with the wind. USE THE ROUTES YOU ALREADY HAVE Connect to Strava, Ride with GPS, Komoot, Garmin Connect, Trailforks, MapMyRide, Plotaroute, and Runkeeper, or open a GPX, FIT, or TCX file. You can also forecast Strava Segments to see which of your favorites have the wind behind you today. Professional teams can connect directly to VeloViewer Race Hub. BUILT FOR CYCLISTS Road, gravel, mountain, bikepacking, commuting, racing: anything where you're outside long enough for the weather to change. Epic Ride Weather is free to download and includes a 30-day trial with 1,000 forecasts, enough for around 30 to 40 rides of 100 km (60 miles). Continued use requires a monthly or annual subscription. You can subscribe and pay through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of use: https://www.epicrideweather.com/terms-of-use/

About

Speedwork

This app creates adaptive training plans and interval workouts tailored to your fitness level and schedule. It integrates with popular cycling devices and adjusts your plan based on your performance and missed sessions, eliminating guesswork for structured training.

Highlights
  • Personalized training plans
  • Adaptive interval workouts
  • Integrates with Garmin, Wahoo, Zwift
  • Automatic plan adjustments
  • Schedule flexibility
  • Structured training guidance
Features
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Speedwork builds personalized training plans and interval workouts that adapt as you ride, rest, and improve. Whether you're training for your first race or chasing a new personal best, your plan fits your goals, your schedule, and your actual fitness. Connect your Garmin, Wahoo, and Zwift, and Speedwork takes care of the rest. Miss a day? Your plan adjusts. Have a strong week? It builds on that. Every workout has a purpose, and your schedule always reflects where you are right now. No spreadsheets, no guesswork. Just structured training that keeps you healthy and moving forward. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Epic Ride Weather4 screens
Speedwork4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Epic Ride Weather at 791 against Speedwork's 9. Epic Ride Weather also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.5). Speedwork's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 84%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Epic Ride Weather sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Speedwork sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Epic Ride Weather against 5.0 for Speedwork. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Epic Ride Weather has 791 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Epic Ride Weather's written reviews are positive against 100% of Speedwork's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Epic Ride Weather ships an update weekly, Speedwork every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Epic Ride Weather versus Speedwork: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEpic Ride WeatherSpeedwork
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (791 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings791 — better9
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid GreenOverlays Inc

Customer experience

Epic Ride Weather

All ratings791 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral1.3%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews123 reviews
Positive83.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative11.4%

Speedwork

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Epic Ride Weather

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • TCX Import aus iCloud funktioniert nicht
  • No planned Routes
  • Renewal require !
  • No funciona!

Requested features

4 requests
  • Change starting point of route?
  • Head & tailwind can be given different colors
  • 過去の日付指定の機能が復活した
  • UV index graph

Speedwork

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Epic Ride Weather

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month Subscription$2.991 Month
  • 1 Year$19.991 Year
4 purchases

Speedwork

Subscriptions4
  • Speedwork Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Discounted Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Speedwork Yearly1 Month trial$99.991 Year
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  • Discounted Yearly$169.991 Year

Questions

Is Epic Ride Weather free?
Epic Ride Weather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Speedwork free?
Speedwork is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Epic Ride Weather or Speedwork?
Speedwork is rated higher. Epic Ride Weather averages 4.9 out of 5 from 791 ratings, while Speedwork averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Epic Ride Weather or Speedwork have ads?
Neither Epic Ride Weather nor Speedwork shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Epic Ride Weather or Speedwork?
Epic Ride Weather ships an update weekly, and Speedwork every 2 weeks. Most recently, Epic Ride Weather was updated on November 1, 2026 and Speedwork on October 27, 2026.

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