Comparison

Map My Ride With GPS Tracker 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

Map My Ride With GPS Tracker

This app helps cyclists track their rides, analyze performance, and discover new routes. It offers GPS logging, real-time stats, and integration with popular wearables and fitness platforms. Users can also connect with a community of cyclists for motivation and challenges.

Highlights
  • GPS ride logging
  • Performance stats analysis
  • Route discovery and saving
  • Real-time audio coaching
  • Integration with wearables
  • Community challenges
Features
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Map My Ride – Your Complete GPS Bike Ride Tracker for Every Ride Reach your cycling goals with Map My Ride, the ultimate Bike Tracker that helps you log every mile, track performance, and explore new bike trails. Whether you're a beginner on your first road ride or a seasoned cyclist prepping for a race, this powerful bike app gives you everything you need to stay on track. With built-in GPS tracking, performance stats, and a cycling-focused community of over 40 million cyclists, Map My Ride makes it easy to stay motivated, measure progress, and discover new routes. Now with Garmin integration, Apple Watch, and Apple Health support for tracking your full training picture. TRACK EVERY RIDE WITH PRECISION - Use GPS to log your ride route and view your performance on a detailed bikemap - Real-time audio coaching with updates on pace, distance, duration, and elevation - Track over 600+ activities beyond cycling—like running, walking, strength training, and more - Use the Routes feature to find new bike trails, save favorites, or share rides with friends - Perfect for road cyclists, commuters, or indoor training sessions Whether you ride outdoors or train indoors, this Bike Tracker captures every detail of your ride. ANALYZE YOUR BIKE RIDE PERFORMANCE ON EVERY MILE - See detailed stats for each ride: distance, speed, elevation, calories burned, and more - Set and adjust personal goals to match your fitness journey - View your full history and track improvements over time - Stay consistent with tools that keep you focused and motivated From a casual spin to a challenging climb, this bike ride tracker gives you insights that help you get better. CONNECT WITH APPS AND WEARABLES - Sync with Garmin, Apple Watch, Suunto, Polar, and other top fitness wearables - Seamless integration with Apple Health for accurate heart rate and activity ring updates - Pair with MyFitnessPal to balance your nutrition/meal planning and calorie burn - Connect your bike tracker app data with fitness platforms for full performance tracking Whether you're tracking mileage or monitoring your biking distance tracker, Map My Ride fits into your routine. TAKE YOUR BIKE RIDES FURTHER WITH MVP PREMIUM FEATURES Take your training further with Premium tools built for serious cyclists: - Personal training plans that adapt to your goals and fitness level - In-depth analysis of heart rate zones to fine-tune your training - Create custom splits to measure speed and effort across segments - Limited Ads – focus on your ride and minimize distractions in the app. This cycling tracker evolves with you as you get stronger and go farther. JOIN THE CYCLING COMMUNITY - Share your workouts with friends and connect with other cyclists - Compete in community challenges and push your limits - Discover motivation through fellow riders in the activity feed - Be part of the global Map My Ride network and ride stronger together Whether you use this app as a ride tracker, bicycle tracker, or all-around bike tracker, you’ll love the support and inspiration from the community. READY TO RIDE SMARTER? Download Map My Ride today — the trusted Bike Tracker for cyclists everywhere. Whether you're using it for a quick city commute, getting a short workout in, or discovering new bike trails, this all-in-one ride tracker and bicycle tracker helps you map routes, monitor performance, and ride with confidence. Log every mile, explore the ride with GPS tools, and enjoy every moment on the saddle with Map My Ride. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

Map My Ride With GPS Tracker4 screens
Automatic Cycling Detection4 screens

Verdict

The call

Map My Ride With GPS Tracker and Automatic Cycling Detection both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 81% of Map My Ride With GPS Tracker's written reviews are positive against 29% of Automatic Cycling Detection's. Map My Ride With GPS Tracker also leads on ratings volume (250K vs 42). Automatic Cycling Detection's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Map My Ride With GPS Tracker sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Automatic Cycling Detection asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Map My Ride With GPS Tracker against 4.7 for Automatic Cycling Detection. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Map My Ride With GPS Tracker has 250K ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Map My Ride With GPS Tracker's written reviews are positive against 29% of Automatic Cycling Detection's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Map My Ride With GPS Tracker ships an update fortnightly, Automatic Cycling Detection every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Map My Ride With GPS Tracker versus Automatic Cycling Detection: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMap My Ride With GPS TrackerAutomatic Cycling Detection
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (250K ratings) — better4.7 (42 ratings)
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings250K — better42
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB47 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperOutside Television IncGabriel Gautron

Customer experience

Map My Ride With GPS Tracker

All ratings250,092 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral1.8%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews2,106 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral6.2%
Negative13.2%

Automatic Cycling Detection

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

Bugs and requests

Map My Ride With GPS Tracker

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Workouts not recording properly
  • GPS tracking issues
  • Syncing problems with connected devices
  • App freezing and crashing
  • Incorrect data display

Requested features

5 requests
  • Auto-pause/resume feature
  • Integration with more fitness devices
  • Improved Apple Watch functionality
  • Better customization options
  • Seamless sync with Apple Health

Automatic Cycling Detection

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Map My Ride With GPS Tracker

Subscriptions8
  • MVP Monthly Subscription$6.991 Month
  • Monthly MVP$7.991 Month
  • Monthly MVP14 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • One Year of MVP with 50% off14 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • One Year of MVP with 30% off14 Days trial$27.991 Year
  • Annual MVP$29.991 Year
  • Annual MVP14 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Annual MVP14 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

Automatic Cycling Detection

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Map My Ride With GPS Tracker free?
Map My Ride With GPS Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Automatic Cycling Detection free?
Automatic Cycling Detection is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Map My Ride With GPS Tracker or Automatic Cycling Detection?
Map My Ride With GPS Tracker is rated higher. Map My Ride With GPS Tracker averages 4.8 out of 5 from 250K ratings, while Automatic Cycling Detection averages 4.7 from 42 ratings.
Do Map My Ride With GPS Tracker or Automatic Cycling Detection have ads?
Map My Ride With GPS Tracker shows ads; Automatic Cycling Detection does not.
Which is updated more often, Map My Ride With GPS Tracker or Automatic Cycling Detection?
Map My Ride With GPS Tracker ships an update fortnightly, and Automatic Cycling Detection every 8 days. Most recently, Map My Ride With GPS Tracker was updated on October 29, 2026 and Automatic Cycling Detection on October 27, 2026.

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