Comparison

ICG Training vs Abbeycroft

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

Head to head
About

ICG Training

This app serves as a personal trainer, offering a variety of expertly designed workouts for home, gym, or cycling classes. It features a unique color-coded system for easy zone tracking and allows users to create, customize, and share workouts, while also syncing data with external fitness apps.

Highlights
  • Coach By Color® System
  • Expertly designed free workouts
  • Create and share custom workouts
  • Sync data with external apps (Strava, Apple Health, Google Fit)
  • Performance tracking dashboard
  • Over 200 workout options
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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ICG® TRAINING APP - YOUR MORE COLORFUL, POWERFUL PERSONAL TRAINER! The ICG® Training App is perfect for anyone training at home, on the gym cardio floor or during a cycling class. With our unique Coach By Color® System we’ve got you covered - it’s for everyone & all fitness levels! Get fit & motivated with our expertly designed free workouts from our world-class ICG® Master Trainer team. You can select, customize and even share workouts between friends or with your customers while also exchanging your workout data with external apps such as Strava® Here just to name a few great features we offer - for FREE: Get Connected - View it now or save it for later, but always on track – with great training comes a lot of generated useful data. Just pair your device with any of the ICG® Indoor Cycles to view, save & track your workout history as you pedal your way to greater heights. Color Match with Coach By Color® - Why only numbers when you can also do colors! Intuitive, fun and easy, just match your bike´s computer to the workout´s color & data shown in the app to be in the right training zone - get fitter, faster. Achieve your fitness goals - Kick some serious goals with over 200 different workouts created by our ICG® experts and regular new releases. Just select ready-to-go workouts by fitness goals such as Get Stronger, Get Fitter, Get Powerful…. ready when you are? Create your own workout - Be the motivator and the motivated by customizing workouts and sharing with friends and clients. It just got a whole lot harder to create a bad training. Measure your success - All the detail you need, staring right at ya - view your performance status and a wealth of data directly on your personal dashboard. Are you losing power? Burnt those extra cookies? The truth won’t always be sugar coated, but the facts and figures on your home-screen will keep you on track with reality and up to date with the latest official ICG® workouts releases. So… no more excuses… Keep on track and share - Proud of a workout? Got results you want to brag about? Keep track of every single workout in your personal training calendar and celebrate your success by sharing the data you want with your friends via social media and get cheered on! Transfer data to external apps - Your perfect cycling partner. The ICG® App also transfers data to external apps like Apple Health, Google Fit and Strava. The other good stuff: • Apple Watch integration for Heart Rate Tracking • Training data is transferred in real time via Bluetooth • Includes an FTP test warm up routine • Workout selection filter by intensity, duration and outcomes • Motivational Heat animations Unlock a whole new world & benefit from our ICG® Training App PREMIUM features: Ride with amazing instructors from around the world, get motivated by immersive scenic video footage from around the globe, and enjoy more than 500 guided music workouts. Set your individual goals and view and compare your Coach By Color® heart rate and power zones in real time. Become a Pro in indoor cycling! You’re already an indoor cycling instructor or maybe want to become one? Then join our Global ICG® Instructor Club and get access to a unique set of benefits that will help deepen your understanding and technical expertise in planning and delivering your indoor cycling sessions. We will support you with high-quality music, with pre-designed class profiles and choreography for commercial use and much more! An app that’s all Pro. The ICG® Training App. Colorful workouts with Powerful results.

About

Abbeycroft

Easily manage your fitness activities with this app. Book classes, gym, and swimming sessions, and view up-to-date timetables. Stay informed with news updates and track your progress by integrating with HealthKit.

Highlights
  • Book fitness classes
  • Book gym sessions
  • Book swimming sessions
  • View class timetables
  • View pool timetables
  • Receive news notifications
  • Integrate with HealthKit
Features
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With the Abbeycroft app you always have your facility in your pocket. You can book fitness classes, gym and swimming sessions. View the latest pool and classes timetable. Get all the latest news via the push notifications. The following Abbeycroft centres are covered within this app: - Bury St Edmunds - Brandon - East Bergholt - Hadleigh - Haverhill - Kingfisher - Mildenhall - Newmarket - Skyliner - Trumpington APPLE HEALTHKIT We also use HealthKit to allow users to share their activity and workout data with the app. This data is used to incentivise users to stay active.

Screenshots

ICG Training4 screens
Abbeycroft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Abbeycroft at none against ICG Training's 4. ICG Training's advantage is ratings volume (2.6K vs 19) and review sentiment (47% vs 25%). 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. ICG Training sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Abbeycroft asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for ICG Training against 4.5 for Abbeycroft. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ICG Training has 2.6K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 47% of ICG Training's written reviews are positive against 25% of Abbeycroft's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ICG Training ships an update every 5 weeks, Abbeycroft monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ICG Training versus Abbeycroft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterICG TrainingAbbeycroft
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.6K ratings) — better4.5 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews47.4% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.6K — better19
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB107 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperIndoorcycling GroupABBEYCROFT LEISURE

Customer experience

ICG Training

All ratings2,550 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews329 reviews
Positive47.4%
Neutral13.7%
Negative38.9%

Abbeycroft

All ratings19 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral10.5%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative72.5%

Bugs and requests

ICG Training

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login and sign-up issues
  • Disconnects during workouts
  • Workouts not saving properly
  • Inconsistent data sync between app and bike

Requested features

5 requests
  • Apple Watch heart rate support
  • More data export options to Strava
  • Customizable screens and font sizes
  • Improved Strava integration
  • Downloadable workouts for poor signal areas

Abbeycroft

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

ICG Training

Subscriptions4
  • ICG App Premium14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Global ICG® Instructor Club$39.992 Months
  • Annual Premium Membership14 Days trial$99.991 Year
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  • Global ICG® Instructor Club$199.991 Year
None

Abbeycroft

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ICG Training free?
ICG Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Abbeycroft free?
Abbeycroft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ICG Training or Abbeycroft?
ICG Training is rated higher. ICG Training averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.6K ratings, while Abbeycroft averages 4.5 from 19 ratings.
Do ICG Training or Abbeycroft have ads?
Neither ICG Training nor Abbeycroft shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ICG Training or Abbeycroft?
ICG Training ships an update every 5 weeks, and Abbeycroft monthly. Most recently, ICG Training was updated on October 20, 2026 and Abbeycroft on October 18, 2026.

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