Comparison

Alvarum Go vs Automatic Cycling Detection

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

Head to head
About

Alvarum Go

This app enables participation in connected sports and solidarity challenges. Engage in fitness activities while contributing to charitable causes.

Highlights
  • Connected sports challenges
  • Solidarity initiatives
  • Fitness tracking
  • Charitable participation
Features
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Cette application permet de participer à des challenges connectés sportifs et solidaires

About

Automatic Cycling Detection

This app automatically detects and records your bike rides, providing key statistics like distance, speed, and calories. It also connects you with other cyclists and helps you track your carbon footprint. Designed for daily commuters and recreational riders alike.

Highlights
  • Automatic ride detection and recording
  • Key ride statistics (distance, speed, calories)
  • GPS route tracking on map
  • Connect with other cyclists
  • Carbon footprint tracking (CO2 saved)
  • Supports various bike types and services
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The only app that automatically detects and records your bike rides. Simply the best bike tracker, 100% free. Perfect for daily commuting and commuters. Stats and data : Main statistics: distance, speed, elevations, calories GPS routes / tracks displayed on a map Social - Connect to other cyclists Green - Get aware of your carbon footprint, with CO2 saved when you’re cycling. Unlike other sport and fitness applications such as Strava and Komoot, Social Ride is: - 100% free - Includes automatic detection and recording of your bike rides. Save, log your rides! ----- Social Ride works with all biking activities: - Daily trips: commuting - Sport: cycling, road bike, mountain bike, cross country, BMX - Bike journeys, bike holidays The app is the perfect companion for any cyclist riding any bike: - Classic bike: Btwin, Van Rysel, Triban, Décathlon, Elops, Rockrider, Brompton - Cargo bike: longtail, Yuba, Tern, Omnium, Bullit - Connected electric bikes: Van Moof, Cowboy, Cow boy, Angel, Dance - Road bike: Trek, Giant, Specialized, Lapierre, Canyon, Cannondale, Pinarello, Cervelo, Merida, Bianchi, Willier - Mountain bikes: on track, off track, single track - Fixies and single speed : Marin, Bombtrack, Cinelli, Aventon Social Ride is also compatible with all Self service bikes (SSB), such as Velib in Paris, Velov (vé’lov) in Lyon, Véloose (VéloToulouse) in Toulouse, v’lille, v3 in Bordeaux, Vélo bleu (vélobleu) in Nice, levélo in Marseille, vélomagg in Montpellier, Velhop in Strasbourg, and Vélolib, Vélo'+, Donkey Republic, Velam, VéloCité, Vélo'V, VélOstan'lib, Bicloo, Cy'clic, LE vélo STAR, PBSC, PubliBike V1, Yélo, Optymo, C.vélo', Vélocéa, Velopop'. . Don’t hesitate to stop using expensive electric scooter services such as Lime, Dott, Tier, Lime, Wind, Bird, Flash, Jump, Bolt or Tier and join the bike revolution with Social Ride! — With the next iterations, the app will become: More practical - With new features of itineraries and navigation, to make you use the nicest and most secure cycle paths and cycle lanes. More than a clone of Strava, Maps, Citymapper or Geovelo with its automatic recording, Social will soon offer a dark mode, and a map of bicycle parkings and bike racks. More connected to your devices - GPS, tracking devices and smart watches: Garmin, Fitbit, Wahoo, Apple watch, cardio belt, power meter More connected to your health applications: - Apple Health, Strava, garmin, Décathlon More precise: - With advanced metrics such as power (watts), cardiac frequency (cardio) to take the most out of each ride! Social Ride : le meilleur compteur vélo kilométrique est aussi disponible en français ! Don’t wait any longer: join the bike movement on Social Ride!

Screenshots

Alvarum Go3 screens
Automatic Cycling Detection4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Automatic Cycling Detection at every 8 days against Alvarum Go's every 5 weeks. Alvarum Go's advantage is review sentiment (43% vs 29%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alvarum Go ships an update every 5 weeks, Automatic Cycling Detection every 8 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Alvarum Go versus Automatic Cycling Detection: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlvarum GoAutomatic Cycling Detection
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (42 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings—42 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlvarumGabriel Gautron

Customer experience

Alvarum Go

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

Automatic Cycling Detection

All ratings34 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%

In-app purchases

None

Alvarum Go

No in-app purchases

None

Automatic Cycling Detection

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alvarum Go free?
Alvarum Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Automatic Cycling Detection free?
Automatic Cycling Detection is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Alvarum Go or Automatic Cycling Detection have ads?
Neither Alvarum Go nor Automatic Cycling Detection shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alvarum Go or Automatic Cycling Detection?
Alvarum Go ships an update every 5 weeks, and Automatic Cycling Detection every 8 days. Most recently, Alvarum Go was updated on November 3, 2026 and Automatic Cycling Detection on November 3, 2026.

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