Comparison

Cycle vs Optimal

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

Head to head
About

Cycle

This bike computer tracks your cycling metrics like speed, distance, and elevation without ads or data tracking. It offers an analog tachometer, navigation light, and an in-app bell. Connect to Health to store trips and display heart rate.

Highlights
  • Speed, distance, average speed, top speed tracking
  • Altitude profile and climb data
  • Clock, compass, and GPS data
  • Metric and imperial unit switching
  • Health app integration for workouts and heart rate
  • Analog tachometer style
  • Camera flash navigation light
  • In-app bell
Features
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You are looking for a bike tracker that doesn't force you in to a subscription to be useful? Here you go: A bike computer built with data privacy in mind. No ads, no tracking and no data leaves your phone. It shows the important things: Speed, distance, average speed, top speed, duration and the climb with a nice altitude profile of the trip. It also shows a clock, a compass and the GPS data. Units can be switched from metric to miles/feet. If you want you can connect it to Health and store your trips as workouts and display your heart rate during the trip (if available). You can switch to an analog vintage style tachometer and a button can turn on the camera flash as navigation light in case you are on a race bike in a tunnel. If you have no bell - the app has one for you.A cycling speedometer built with data privacy in mind. No ads, no tracking and no data leaves your phone. It shows the important things: Speed, distance, average speed, top speed, duration and the climb with a nice altitude profile of the trip. It also shows a clock, a compass and the GPS data. Units can be switched from metric to miles/feet. If you want you can connect it to Health and store your trips as workouts and display your heart rate during the trip (if available). You can switch to an analog vintage style tachometer and a button can turn on the camera flash as navigation light in case you are on a race bike in a tunnel. If you have no bell - the app has one for you.

About

Optimal

Features
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Optimal — Eat Better. Train Smarter. Get Results. Optimal is a fitness and nutrition tracking app built for people who want clarity, consistency, and real progress — without gimmicks, guesswork, or diet culture noise. Whether your goal is fat loss, muscle gain, or long-term health, we'll help you become Optimal and stay there! Track food with the largest food database and get all the nutritional data and its effects on your body and weekly goals and daily targets. Optimal calculates personalized daily targets designed to support sustainable progress — not extremes. Nutrition Tracking Made Simple Log food quickly and accurately Track calories and macronutrients with clarity Understand how your daily choices add up over time Focus on consistency, not perfection Workout & Activity Support Track workouts and training sessions Log strength training and activity levels See how movement impacts your daily targets Optimal is designed to work with your routine — whether you train hard or keep things simple. The main dashboard will tell you your current body fat and give you weekly estimations for how its projected to decrease based on your food and workouts! Privacy-First by Design Your data is yours. Optimal does not sell personal data or use it for advertising. We collect only what’s necessary to provide core functionality. Subscriptions Optimal may offer optional subscriptions that unlock advanced features and personalization. Subscription details, pricing, and renewal terms are clearly presented before purchase. Important Disclaimers Health & Fitness Disclaimer Optimal is intended for informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before starting any new diet, exercise program, or making health-related decisions. EULA & Legal Use of this app is governed by Apple’s Standard End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Additional terms, limitations, and privacy details may apply. Please review our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use for full details.

Screenshots

Cycle3 screens
Optimal3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Optimal at none against Cycle's 1. Cycle's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Cycle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Optimal asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Cycle versus Optimal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCycleOptimal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndreas KeldenichGallen Labs LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cycle

One-time1
  • Buy me a coffee$1.99
None

Optimal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cycle free?
Cycle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Optimal free?
Optimal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cycle or Optimal have ads?
Neither Cycle nor Optimal shows ads.

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