Comparison

CycleBar vs Lift Together

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

Head to head
About

CycleBar

Manage your indoor cycling classes and track your fitness progress. View upcoming classes, book your favorite spots, and join waitlists. Monitor your performance over time and earn rewards through a loyalty program.

Highlights
  • Personalized home screen
  • Class schedule and booking
  • Waitlist functionality
  • Studio map and details
  • Activity tracking
  • Loyalty program with rewards
Features
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Welcome to the CycleBar App! Download the app to get the most out of your CycleBar experience. Your personalized home screen will put the info you want the most front and center: upcoming classes, weekly goal progress, and much more! You’ll also be able to keep up with all the classes at your favorite CycleBar studios using our schedule feature! Filter, favorite, and book your way to class. The Apple Watch app lets you view your schedule, check in for class, and track your workouts. Track your class stats from past classes to monitor your performance over time with the Activity Tracking app, and the integration with the Apple Health app allows you to see all your progress in one convenient place. • Check the My Schedule tab to see your upcoming classes and plan the rest of your week. • Bike best in a particular spot? Book and save your perfect spot for each class to get the most out of your ride. • Is your favorite class or instructor 100% booked? Add yourself to the waitlist and stay informed to get your workout in! • Traveling shouldn’t disrupt your health goals, so we’ve made it faster for you to find a local studio with our interactive studio map. • See one you like? Tap into our detailed studio pages to learn more and get booked into class. Join ClassPoints, our loyalty program! Sign up for free and accumulate points with every class you attend. Achieve different status levels and unlock exciting rewards, including retail discounts, access to priority booking, guest passes for your friends, and more! Get ready to ride!

About

Lift Together

This app helps you stay consistent with your fitness goals by connecting you with friends. Share your workouts, track personal bests, and build motivating streaks together. An optional subscription is available for coaches to manage groups and assign tasks.

Highlights
  • Workout accountability
  • Social sharing of sessions
  • Personal record tracking
  • Streak building with friends
  • Coach mode for trainers
  • Group task assignment
Features
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Lift Together is a simple way to stay accountable with your workouts. Post your sessions for friends to see, track personal records, and build streaks with friends. Consistency beats motivation; Lift Together keeps you consistent. Coach mode is an optional auto-renewing subscription for trainers: run groups and assign weekly tasks to the people you coach. Cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

CycleBar4 screens
Lift Together4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: CycleBar at 27K against Lift Together's 1. Lift Together's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. CycleBar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Lift Together sells 1 in-app purchase, 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 CycleBar against 5.0 for Lift Together. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CycleBar has 27K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CycleBar ships an update every 2 weeks, Lift Together every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CycleBar versus Lift Together: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCycleBarLift Together
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (27K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings27K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXponential Fitness LLCChambers Malouf

Customer experience

CycleBar

All ratings26,810 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral0.6%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews117 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral6.8%
Negative26.5%

Lift Together

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

CycleBar

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Add to Calendar feature not working consistently
  • Unlimited membership showing 0 rides available
  • App crashing on login for home studio

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to connect Fitbit to the app
  • Better data visualization and progress tracking
  • Option to toggle between multiple user accounts

Lift Together

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

CycleBar

Subscriptions2
  • GO Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • All-Go Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Month
1 purchases

Lift Together

Subscriptions1
  • Coach Monthly$9.991 Month

Questions

Is CycleBar free?
CycleBar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lift Together free?
Lift Together is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CycleBar or Lift Together?
Lift Together is rated higher. CycleBar averages 4.9 out of 5 from 27K ratings, while Lift Together averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do CycleBar or Lift Together have ads?
Neither CycleBar nor Lift Together shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CycleBar or Lift Together?
CycleBar ships an update every 2 weeks, and Lift Together every 4 days. Most recently, CycleBar was updated on November 1, 2026 and Lift Together on October 31, 2026.

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