Upgrado vs SRM X
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Upgrado
This application facilitates firmware upgrades for specific Elite indoor trainers. It automatically detects available updates and guides users through the confirmation and installation process. Ensure your trainer is powered and close to your device for optimal performance.
- Automatic firmware detection
- User-confirmed updates
- Troubleshooting tips
- Bluetooth connection guidance
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This app is intended to upgrade the firmware of some Elite indoor trainers. The app automatically checks if there’s an available firmware and, if the user confirms, it proceeds with the update. Tips / troubleshooting: - Be sure that the trainer is powered and the blue led is blinking. - Keep the device close to the trainer to improve the transmission - Close the all the app using Bluetooth in background (my E-training, Zwift, TrainerRoad, The Sufferfest, etc…) - If you have problem in the connection, try rebooting the phone/tablet and the trainer. If this doesn’t fix the problem, contact us at myetraining@elite-it.com
SRM X
This app configures and monitors pedal power meters for cycling disciplines like MTB, Gravel, and Cyclocross. It offers an easy installation wizard, real-time data viewing, and firmware upgrades. The app also integrates with health platforms to store cycling metrics.
- Pedal status and configuration
- Easy installation wizard
- Real-time data view
- Firmware upgrades
- Health app integration
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SRM's latest innovation brings the advantages of pedal PowerMeters to new disciplines like MTB, Gravel or Cyclocross. The new sensors and electronics make installation easy. The SRM X-Power is simply installed on the crank and works immediately after a quick setup with the X-Power App. Features: - Pedal status and configuration - Installation wizard procedure - Real time data view - Firmware upgrade This app integrates Health app to store time, distance and heart rate data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Upgrado at 2.0 against SRM X's 1.0. Upgrado also leads on ratings volume (23 vs 1). SRM X's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (50% vs 31%). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Upgrado holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Upgrado has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 31% of Upgrado's written reviews are positive against 50% of SRM X's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Upgrado ships an update every 5 months, SRM X every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Upgrado | SRM X |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (23 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.4% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elite srl | Ulrich Schoberer |
Customer experience
Upgrado
SRM X
In-app purchases
Upgrado
No in-app purchases
SRM X
No in-app purchases
