Comparison

Fantacycling vs Elevate

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

Head to head
About

Fantacycling

Create and manage a fantasy cycling team for major UCI World Tour competitions. Compete against friends in custom leagues and special events, aiming to become the ultimate FANTAMANAGER.

Highlights
  • Create fantasy cycling teams
  • Compete in UCI World Tour events
  • Create custom leagues with friends
  • Participate in special race events
  • Offline auction methods available
  • Challenge past champions
Features
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CHAMPIONSHIP Create your team of 30 riders with a budget of 500 fantamillions. Remember to include 3 Under 25s in your Team. Pick 9 riders. The more riders who finish in the top positions, the more points your team will score. Compete in all UCI World Tour competitions, plus there will be competitions such as Europeans, World championship and Olympics game. Compete against teams from all over the world, will you be the best FANTAMANAGER to win the CHAMPION trophy? LEAGUE Compete in a LEAGUE with your fanta-friends. You will be able to invite as many friends as you want to your league. Customize the scoring rules and the competition calendar and make your fantacycling unique. You can create teams with your friends with the offline auction methods , envelope auction or through the listing proposed by our staff. SPECIAL EVENT During the season you can play SPECIAL EVENTS that will be associated with some of the most famous races in the cycling scene. Our editorial team will work to make the event rich in content and prizes up for grabs. You will challenge a past champion, who will line up his team of 9 riders with limited budget. Who will be the best fantamanager? *** Additional Information for In-App Purchases *** The "BE PREMIUM" subscription at a cost of € 0.99 includes: - Removal of banners and full-screen advertisements - Statistics for "Insert training" - Exclusive badge - Hide your training from all users All subscriptions have a monthly duration and are automatically renewed, unless automatic renewal is disabled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription. The cost of the renewal is charged within 24 hours before the expiry of the current subscription. Subscriptions can be managed by the user and automatic renewal can be disabled in the account settings in the Apple Store after purchase. PRIVACY POLICY https://fanta-cycling.com/en/privacy-policy TERMS AND CONDITIONS https://fanta-cycling.com/en/termini-e-condizioni

About

Elevate

Features
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Take your training to the next level with Elevate – the smart training log designed specifically for biathletes and cross-country skiers. Automatically sync your sessions from your sports watch and get personalized training plans directly from your coach. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Fantacycling4 screens
Elevate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Elevate at none against Fantacycling's shown. Elevate also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Fantacycling sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Elevate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fantacycling ships an update fortnightly, Elevate weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fantacycling versus Elevate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFantacyclingElevate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB128 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFantacycling srlDavide Gentile

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Fantacycling

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$0.991 Month
  • Premium$8.991 Year
One-time6
  • Buy League Pass$0.99
  • 1 pack: Legends of cycling$1.99
  • Buy League Pass$1.99
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  • 3 packs: Legends of cycling$3.99
  • Buy League Pass$3.99
  • Buy League Pass$9.99
3 purchases

Elevate

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • 6 Month Subscription$21.996 Months
  • Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Fantacycling free?
Fantacycling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Elevate free?
Elevate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fantacycling or Elevate have ads?
Fantacycling shows ads; Elevate does not.
Which is updated more often, Fantacycling or Elevate?
Fantacycling ships an update fortnightly, and Elevate weekly. Most recently, Fantacycling was updated on October 7, 2026 and Elevate on October 3, 2026.

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