MTB Hangtime vs MTBCoach
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MTB Hangtime
This app is a Strava-compatible ride computer and analysis tool for mountain bikers. It tracks detailed ride statistics, jump and turn performance, and offers safety features like position beacons and a 2-way radio. It also allows for video telemetry overlays and automatic lift ride identification.
- Strava compatible ride tracking
- Detailed jump and turn analysis
- Position beacon for safety
- 2-way radio communication
- Video telemetry overlays
- Automatic lift ride detection
- Segment tracking and leaderboards
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Take your mountain biking to the next level with MTB Hangtime, the ultimate Strava compatible ride computer and analysis app built for riders like you. Whether you're shredding downhill, conquering technical climbs, or chasing KOMs, MTB Hangtime tracks every aspect of your ride with pinpoint accuracy using your phone's GPS, accelerometer, gyroscope, and barometer. General Stats - Elevation stats - Speed stats - Distance stats - Training Load/ Fatigue & Fitness Jumps - Vertical & horizontal distance - Distinguishes up vs. down distance to differentiate drops vs step ups - Hangtime per jump and total hangtime per ride - Historical jump performance & leaderboard - 3d graph of jump path through space to determine if jump was cleared or cased Turns - Avg/max gforce - Avg/max Lean Angle - Historical turn performance & leaderboard Device Integration -Connect to external devices including power meters and heart rate monitors via Bluetooth Segments - Create new segments & favorite existing segments - View trends in past segment performance during post-ride analysis - View current live segment performance graphed over boxplot of all past efforts - Track Personal Records and King of Mountain leader Beacons - Share position beacon with friends for safety, meetups, etc - View a friend’s shared beacons to see users current location, segment time, and other live ride stats 2-Way Radio - Share your radio with friends - Push-to-talk on a shared radio for quick communication while riding, changing plans, etc. Overlay - Overlay up to 4k telemetry data on top of action camera video - Pick widgets from jumps, turns, speed, elevation, maps to add to the overlay - Trim/cut favorite parts, combine multiple videos - Variety of render setting to balance quality and speed (resolution, fps, bit rate, etc) - Wind noise reduction - Add background music track Lifts/Runs - Automatically identifies lift rides - Subtracts distance/elevation traveled while on lift - Tracks total runs/lift count Mapping - View color-coded speed track - Fine grained zoomable elevation profile for detailed elevation/grade analysis - Trim start or end of activity (ex. Accidentally recorded the car ride home) - 3d interactive map showing actual path traveled in 3 dimensions with color-coded elevation grade - 3d & 2d maps include both topo and satellite tiles as well as slope shading, aspect shading, and elevation shading. Device Integration -Connect to external devices including power meters and heart rate monitors via Bluetooth -Auto-sync to Strava Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
MTBCoach
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TRACK EVERY RIDE. IMPROVE EVERY SESSION. KEEP YOUR DATA. MTBCoach is an AI-powered mountain biking app built for trail and bike park riders, with privacy as a foundation, not an afterthought. Whether you are riding local singletrack or pushing your limits at bike parks like Leogang, Schladming, or Semmering, MTBCoach analyzes every corner, jump, and brake to help you become a better rider. WHY MTBCOACH IS DIFFERENT 100 PERCENT PRIVATE BY DESIGN All processing happens on your device. Your rides never leave your phone. No cloud uploads. No tracking. No account required. Just install and ride. BUILT FOR MOUNTAIN BIKING Generic cycling apps treat road and trail the same. MTBCoach does not. Every metric, from cornering analysis to jump detection to brake control, is designed for how mountain bikers actually ride. REAL-TIME AUDIO COACHING Headphones in. Phone in your jersey. Hear contextual coaching tips while you ride, no glancing at screens, no breaking flow. WHAT YOU GET Real-time ride analysis Speed, distance, elevation, vertical drop, all the metrics that matter, captured automatically. Ride Score (0 to 100) Track your improvement session over session. Every ride gets a personalized score across cornering, flow, brake control, and consistency. Cornering and Flow Analysis Understand how smoothly you link corners. Identify where you are losing time and where you are flowing. Jump Detection Automatic airtime measurement and jump count per session. Brake Control Know when you are over-braking. Smooth your inputs, ride faster. Session History Compare runs at the same trail. See your progress over weeks and months. TIERS FREE Track your rides with daily session limits. Core ride scoring. Local history. SEASON PASS Unlimited rides for the season. Audio coaching. Full session detail. PRO LIFETIME Everything in Season Pass, forever. Multi-season trends. Export your data anytime. ELITE LIFETIME Everything in PRO, plus: - Run Replay with GPS map playback - Season Intelligence dashboard - Advanced metrics and AI insights - Priority feature requests PRIVACY PROMISE 100 percent offline core. No data leaves your device. No account, no signup, no email required. Optional opt-in analytics, always anonymous, always off by default. GDPR compliant. Built in Austria. LANGUAGES Available in English, German, French, and Italian. SUPPORTED RIDING Trail, All-Mountain, Enduro, Downhill, Bike Park, E-MTB, Singletrack. Compatible with bone-conduction or standard headphones for hands-free audio coaching. ABOUT MTBCoach is independently built by a small team in Graz, Austria, riders who wanted an MTB app that respects privacy and actually understands mountain biking. Not VC-funded. Not data-monetized. Just better rides. Sensor analysis engine shared with our existing app SkiCoach, available on the App Store since December 2025 under the same developer account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MTBCoach at 13.0 against MTB Hangtime's 15.0. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. MTB Hangtime sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and MTBCoach sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | MTB Hangtime | MTBCoach |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (23 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RYLAND LUEDERS | Mihajlo Grmas |
In-app purchases
MTB Hangtime
- Pro$0.991 Month
- Premium$1.991 Month
MTBCoach
- Season Pass$17.99
- PRO Lifetime$34.99
- ELITE Lifetime$59.99









