Comparison

FLOWBIO vs TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling

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

Head to head
About

FLOWBIO

This app analyzes sweat data to provide personalized hydration and recovery strategies for athletes. It connects to a sweat sensor to track fluid and sodium loss, offering tailored plans and pre-session predictions to optimize performance.

Highlights
  • Personalized hydration strategies
  • Tailored recovery plans
  • Pre-session performance predictions
  • Intake logging
  • Support for electrolyte brands
  • Integrations with Garmin, Wahoo, Zwift, Coros
Features
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Dehydration, cramps, poor recovery? Most athletes face these problems because they don’t know what they’re really losing in sweat. The FLOWBIO System solves this. By pairing the world’s most accurate sweat sensor with the FLOWBIO App, you can finally connect sweat data to your performance, recovery, and progress. FLOWBIO Sensor: Measures your sweat in real time with lab-grade accuracy, tracking your unique fluid and sodium losses in every run, ride, and race. FLOWBIO App - Transforms your sweat data into simple, personalised hydration strategies. - Tailored recovery plans built from your actual losses. - Pre-session predictions so you start properly prepared. - Intake logging and support for your preferred electrolyte brands. Integrations: - Garmin - Wahoo - Zwift - Coros

About

TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling

This app offers a realistic virtual cycling experience for indoor training. Engage in group rides, races, or follow structured workouts with advanced physics and real-time data syncing. Customize your avatar and join a vibrant community to achieve your fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Realistic physics with drafting and cornering
  • Fast data syncing with TrainingPeaks
  • Centralized workout hub for structured training
  • Esports racing with credible results
  • Group rides and community features
  • Avatar and team kit customization
Features
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Transform your indoor rides with the virtual and esports cycling platform thoughtfully designed for a realistic experience! Follow your own training plan, easily organize a group ride with friends, or race for real with a wide selection of event types - all in TrainingPeaks Virtual. Feel confident with consistent updates and frequently added new features, keeping you in sync with the fast-paced world of cycling and virtual training. Unlock stronger rides on your trainer, no road required. Key Features: Real-World Physics: In TrainingPeaks Virtual, tactics matter. Experience a more realistic ride with proprietary real-world physics, including drafting, cornering, braking and line choice. Lightning-Fast Syncing: With TrainingPeaks Virtual as part of the TrainingPeaks ecosystem, you’ll never waste time finding or transferring your data. Hop on your trainer and ride! Centralized Workout Hub: Find all your workouts where you want them, when you want them. Easily select from an open-world ride following multiple terrain types, apply one of many default structured training rides, or access your planned workouts from your coach. Reach fitness goals by following every step of your structured training with power and pace targets, workout previews, and more. Race with Credible Results: Participate in esports from home. TrainingPeaks Virtual offers a wide selection of event types, including team racing, keirin, elimination and more. DS Mode helps your team strategize, and unparalleled sub-millimeter accuracy guarantees results the whole team can see and trust. Build Community: Join or create realistic group rides with dynamic features to keep your team riding together. Don’t have a crew to ride with? Choose your goal and join a group of Racebots to keep you motivated. Customize, apply team kits, and configure your avatar: Explore robust customization features to look however you want. From your avatar’s bike, hair and skin tone to your team kit or branded event, the options are limitless. Download TrainingPeaks Virtual and experience the difference a seriously dialled virtual training platform can make. Plan with your coach, customize your experience, and develop your race tactics and skills. Hop on the trainer and level up your indoor rides today!

Screenshots

FLOWBIO4 screens
TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling at 3.8 against FLOWBIO's 3.0. TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 0%) and ratings volume (122 vs 2). FLOWBIO's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling has 122 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of FLOWBIO's written reviews are positive against 36% of TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FLOWBIO ships an update fortnightly, TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
FLOWBIO versus TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFLOWBIOTrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)3.8 (122 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews35.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2122 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB918 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFLOWBIO LTDindieVelo Ltd

Customer experience

FLOWBIO

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling

All ratings122 ratings
Positive63.9%
Neutral9.8%
Negative26.2%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive35.5%
Neutral22.4%
Negative42.1%

Bugs and requests

FLOWBIO

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Workouts showing as free ride
  • Take a Break functionality not working as expected
  • Inability to navigate on Apple TV
  • Disconnects and crashes on various devices

Requested features

7 requests
  • Strava integration
  • Companion app for phone
  • Better ERG mode
  • Ability to cancel workouts
  • Option to view just numbers without virtual cycling
Show 2 more
  • Elevation profiles for routes
  • Beginner-specific training plans

In-app purchases

None

FLOWBIO

No in-app purchases

None

TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FLOWBIO free?
FLOWBIO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling free?
TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FLOWBIO or TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling?
TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling is rated higher. FLOWBIO averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling averages 3.8 from 122 ratings.
Do FLOWBIO or TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling have ads?
Neither FLOWBIO nor TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FLOWBIO or TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling?
FLOWBIO ships an update fortnightly, and TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling every 4 weeks. Most recently, FLOWBIO was updated on September 18, 2026 and TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling on September 21, 2026.

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