Comparison

CYCPLUS vs BikeControl

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

Head to head
About

CYCPLUS

This app facilitates firmware updates for smart cycling equipment, including GPS computers, sensors, and power meters. It also allows for calibration, pairing, and recording of workout data, with detailed viewing of past activities.

Highlights
  • Firmware updates for wireless cycling products
  • Calibration and pairing of power meters
  • Bike trainer calibration
  • Workout data storage and recording
  • Detailed workout data viewing
Features
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Cycplus focuses on the design and development of smart cycling equipment. This application is used for the firmware update of all the company's wireless products (GPS bike computer, cadence sensor, heart rate monitor, power meters, bike trainer), calibration and pairing of power meters, and calibration of bike trainer, store and record workout data, view workout details etc. The company's official website cycplus.com.Store and record workout data, view workout details.

About

BikeControl

Control your favorite trainer apps with hardware click devices. This app enables virtual gear shifting, steering, workout intensity adjustment, and music control. It prioritizes user privacy by only accessing screen data for configured gestures.

Highlights
  • Virtual gear shifting
  • Steering/turning control
  • Workout intensity adjustment
  • Music control
  • Keyboard/mouse/touch emulation
Features
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Add virtual shifting to any indoor training app. BikeControl (formerly SwiftControl) turns a controller you already own into a virtual shifter: Shimano Di2, SRAM AXS / eTap, WHEELTOP EDS, Zwift Click, Zwift Play, Zwift Ride, CYCPLUS BC2, Thinkrider VS200, a Bluetooth remote or a gamepad. WHAT YOU CAN DO ▶ Virtual gear shifting - in apps that support it natively, and in apps that do not ▶ Steering and turning ▶ Adjust workout intensity ▶ Control music on your device ▶ Tune everything around shifting: gear count, ratios, gearing ▶ More? If you can do it by keyboard, mouse or touch, you can do it with BikeControl WORKS WITH Officially supported, built in natively: MyWhoosh, Rouvy, TrainingPeaks Virtual, Strappo Also supported: Zwift, Biketerra, FulGaz and any other app you can drive by keyboard or touch BikeControl applies the gear change at the trainer and sends the resulting resistance to the app, so virtual shifting works even in apps that have no virtual shifting of their own. SHIMANO Di2 AND SRAM AXS Pair the road shifters you already ride outdoors and use them to shift virtual gears indoors. No extra hardware, no adapters. SUPPORTED CONTROLLERS ▶ Zwift Click, Click v2, Ride and Play ▶ Shimano Di2 ▶ SRAM AXS and eTap, every individual button ▶ WHEELTOP EDS ▶ Wahoo Kickr Bike Shift, Pro, V1 and V2 ▶ CYCPLUS BC2 and Thinkrider VS200 virtual shifters ▶ Elite Sterzo Smart and Elite Square Smart Frame, for steering ▶ Gamepads, Bluetooth HID devices and keyboards ▶ Your phone on the handlebar, steering with its sensors OPEN SOURCE BikeControl is open source: https://github.com/OpenBikeControl/bikecontrol PRIVACY ▶ BikeControl only accesses your screen to perform the gestures you configure ▶ All gesture configurations stay on your device ▶ No personal data is collected or transmitted Not affiliated with or endorsed by Zwift, Inc., Shimano, SRAM, Wahoo or Elite. Terms of use: https://bikecontrol.app/terms-of-use

Screenshots

CYCPLUS4 screens
BikeControl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BikeControl at 3.4 against CYCPLUS's 1.8. BikeControl also leads on review sentiment (45% vs 17%) and update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). CYCPLUS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, 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. BikeControl sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. CYCPLUS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BikeControl holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of CYCPLUS's written reviews are positive against 45% of BikeControl's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CYCPLUS ships an update monthly, BikeControl every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
CYCPLUS versus BikeControl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCYCPLUSBikeControl
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (12 ratings)3.4 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews44.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1216 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer成都晨电智能科技有限公司OpenBikeControl UG (haftungsbeschrankt)

Customer experience

CYCPLUS

All ratings11 ratings
Positive9.1%
Neutral9.1%
Negative81.8%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative75.0%

BikeControl

All ratings16 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive44.8%
Neutral6.7%
Negative48.6%

In-app purchases

None

CYCPLUS

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

BikeControl

Subscriptions2
  • BikeControl Pro$2.991 Month
  • BikeControl Pro$28.991 Year
One-time3
  • BikeControl Pro$2.99
  • Full Version Unlock$5.99
  • BikeControl Pro - Yearly$29.99

Questions

Is CYCPLUS free?
CYCPLUS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BikeControl free?
BikeControl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CYCPLUS or BikeControl?
BikeControl is rated higher. CYCPLUS averages 1.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while BikeControl averages 3.4 from 16 ratings.
Do CYCPLUS or BikeControl have ads?
Neither CYCPLUS nor BikeControl shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CYCPLUS or BikeControl?
CYCPLUS ships an update monthly, and BikeControl every 8 days. Most recently, CYCPLUS was updated on October 24, 2026 and BikeControl on October 30, 2026.

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