Darfon Trainer vs Ride Recorder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Darfon Trainer
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【Enjoy every training moment at home】 The Darfon fitness app is perfectly integrated with the smart trainer to provide users with a realistic outdoor riding experience, allowing users to follow their training schedule and enjoy their workout at home all the time. 【Features】 - Meet your every training need. Three core training functions, resistance, slope and ERG mode. - Review your History. See a summary of the results from your entire workout history. - Power free correction, the version automatically corrects the power through the algorithm; no more manually perform spin down correction. - Follow the accurate data metrics. Cadence, speed and distance can meet your training needs. - Supports Nordic DFU remote upgrade technology.
Ride Recorder
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Monitor your ride in real-time with fully customizable data pages with fields and live charts for speed, elevation, heart rate, power and more. See you current position and route on map, or display a recorder route. (Navigation coming soon) The app can import and export routes in GPX or FIT format. Connect to Bluetooth devices including power meters, heart rate monitor, smart trainers and VARIA radar. Up to 4 simultaneous power meters supported. Connect to your STRAVA account to save your ride or load your STRAVA routes. More features include: - Auto start/stop timers - Syncing settings and data between devices with full ride history - Checking ride totals by week/month/year - Adding waypoints to map - Light/dark theme - Metric or imperial units - Translated to 11 languages - Customizable text size - Data fields with total ascent/descent, total/moving time, battery time, climb gradient, average/max speed, calories and more New premium features - Navigation, to route, waypoint place on map or address. - Offline maps with OpenStreetMaps. - Sharing location and seeing other users on map.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Darfon Trainer at none against Ride Recorder's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Ride Recorder sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Darfon Trainer asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Darfon Trainer | Ride Recorder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Darfon America Corp. | Nuno Diniz |
In-app purchases
Darfon Trainer
No in-app purchases
Ride Recorder
- Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year









