hDrop App vs CycleLytic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
hDrop App
This wearable sensor tracks fluid and sodium loss through sweat during exercise. It provides personalized hydration insights based on your unique physiology, helping endurance athletes optimize their performance. Analyze sweat loss, sodium intake, and rate trends to build a tailored hydration strategy.
- Wearable sweat sensor
- Fluid and sodium loss tracking
- Personalized hydration strategy
- Sweat rate trend analysis
- Workout data analysis
- Comparison across conditions
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hDrop is the first wearable sweat sensor designed to extract data from your sweat during exercise. Independently validated research shows that hDrop is the world’s most accurate wearable sweat sensor, helping athletes understand how much fluid and sodium they lose while training. Whether you are preparing for a marathon, triathlon, cycling event, or intense training session, hydration strategy matters. Generic hydration advice does not account for the fact that every athlete sweats differently. hDrop helps you personalize your hydration based on real physiological data. Measure What You Lose in Sweat hDrop continuously monitors your sweat during exercise and provides insights that help you understand your body's hydration demands. Track key metrics including: • Sweat Loss – Estimate how much fluid you lose during training • Sweat Sodium Loss – Understand electrolyte loss to guide sodium intake • Sweat Rate Trends – Learn how your hydration needs change with intensity and environment Build Your Personal Hydration Strategy Use your sweat data to create a hydration plan tailored to your physiology. With the hDrop app you can: • Analyze sweat loss across workouts • Understand sodium losses during exercise • Compare sessions in different weather conditions • Improve hydration planning for races and long training sessions Designed for Endurance Athletes hDrop is built for athletes who depend on hydration precision: • Triathlon • Marathon and running • Cycling • Trail and ultra endurance sports • Heat training and high-intensity workouts Scientifically Validated Technology hDrop technology has been independently validated by university research, demonstrating high accuracy in estimating sweat loss and sodium loss during exercise. The system was developed with a focus on translating laboratory sweat testing into a wearable field solution for athletes. Unlock Advanced Features with hDrop Lab The optional hDrop Lab membership provides deeper analysis tools, advanced hydration insights, and personalized hydration guidance based on your sweat profile. Hydrate smarter. Perform better. DISCLAIMER: hDrop is not intended to diagnose any health condition. hDrop is not a medical device. Please do not take any critical decisions based on hDrop's current data. Optional Add-On Terms: hDrop Lab is available as an optional add-on auto-renewable subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The optional subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hdroptech.com/privacy-policy
CycleLytic
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Your average speed is lying to you. Ride 40 miles on the flats and 40 miles in the mountains and the numbers look like two different athletes. They're not — it's the terrain. CycleLytic categorizes every ride you've done into five terrain tiers and compares like with like, so you finally see whether you're actually getting fitter. CONNECT AND FORGET Link Strava, Garmin, Hammerhead, ROUVY, Wahoo or Suunto once. Your history imports automatically and new rides arrive on their own. TERRAIN-CATEGORIZED PERFORMANCE Every ride is classified by climbing per mile — flat, rolling, hilly, very hilly, mountain. Power, speed and heart rate are tracked separately for each, so a mountain day is measured against your other mountain days. RIDE DETAIL THAT EXPLAINS ITSELF Power, heart rate and cadence over time with your averages marked. Elevation profile linked to the map. Wind and temperature for the day, and an estimate of what the weather cost you. Zone distribution, TSS and Intensity Factor. SEGMENTS AND ROUTES Your Strava segment efforts plus custom segments you draw yourself. Compare every attempt, replay a ride or segment, and star the ones that matter. SEE YOUR PROGRESSION Overview charts across your whole history. Set distance, hours and elevation goals and watch them fill in. RIDE WITH PEOPLE Follow other riders, leave smiles and comments, and share a read-only dashboard link with a coach or a friend. TRY IT WITHOUT AN ACCOUNT Tap "See a demo" on the sign-in screen to explore a sample rider's full dashboard before connecting anything. --- CycleLytic reads your ride data. It never writes to your Strava account, and it never posts on your behalf. Disconnect any provider, delete your ride data, or delete your account entirely — all from inside the app. Some features require a subscription. CycleLytic is not affiliated with Strava, Garmin, Hammerhead, ROUVY, Wahoo, Suunto, or with any race organizer. CycleLytic Pro (auto-renewable subscription) • Plans: Monthly and Annual. Prices are shown in the app. • Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ • Privacy Policy: https://cyclelytic.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CycleLytic at daily against hDrop App's fortnightly. 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. hDrop App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and CycleLytic sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.59 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
hDrop App ships an update fortnightly, CycleLytic daily. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | hDrop App | CycleLytic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | hDrop Technologies Inc. | CycleLytic LLC |
In-app purchases
hDrop App
- hDrop Lab7 Days trial$12.991 Month
- hDrop Lab7 Days trial$89.991 Year
CycleLytic
- CycleLytic$3.591 Month
- CycleLytic$35.491 Year









