Cyclemeter Cycling GPS Tracker vs Mini Bike Computer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cyclemeter Cycling GPS Tracker
This app transforms your iPhone into a powerful cycling tracker and training tool. It offers advanced tracking, customizable stats, and live metrics for cycling, running, and hiking. Features include barometric altimeter, maps, navigation, and live tracking for safety.
- Cycling-specific tracking (speed, distance, cadence, power, heart rate)
- Barometric altimeter for ascent/descent measurement
- Maps and navigation with terrain and traffic data
- Live tracking for sharing real-time location and stats
- Bike radar integration for detecting oncoming vehicles
- Configurable workout pages with maps, graphs, and lap data
- Voice-enabled control via Siri for hands-free operation
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Cyclemeter is the ultimate cycling app for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch. Transform your iPhone into a powerful cycling tracker and training tool, designed specifically for cyclists and individual sports enthusiasts. With advanced tracking, customizable stats, training plans, and live biking metrics, Cyclemeter is your companion for cycling, running, hiking, and more. Top Features for Cyclists - Cycling-Specific Tracking: Record cycling speed, distance, cadence, power, heart rate, and elevation with unmatched accuracy, using compatible fitness sensors - Barometric Altimeter: Use your iPhone to precisely measure ascent and descent - Maps & Navigation: View terrain and traffic maps powered by Google Maps, essential for cycling route safety - Live Tracking for Safety: Share your real-time location, path and stats with friends and family for safety and encouragement - Bike Radar: Show relative distances and speeds of oncoming vehicles with Garmin Varia and Bryton Gardia bike radar tail lights Built for Individual Sports Enthusiasts - Tracks cycling, running, walking, hiking, skiing, and more - Configurable workout pages with maps, graphs, stats, and lap data - Securely store years of cycling, biking and workout data on your iPhone Training & Performance Analysis - Analyze splits, intervals, and zones to enhance your biking performance - Compete against past rides on your favorite cycling routes - Keep on track with configurable interval training, zones, and targets - Create custom cycling, biking and running training plans or use built-in 5K, 10K, half, and marathon plans - Share an online Workout Explorer for analyzing workouts Voice-Enabled Cycling Experience - Use Siri for hands-free control on your ride: start, stop, lap, and request stats by simply asking - Select from more than hundreds of configurable announcements to get real-time audio feedback on distance, time, speed, elevation, and heart rate - Configurable announcements tailored for cyclists - Messages are automatically spoken to you with text-to-speech Private, Secure, & Connected - Workout & cycling data is securely stored on your iPhone, ensuring privacy - Optional live tracking and messaging for added safety during rides - Optional iCloud backup is encrypted - No user names or passwords are required “Obsessively complete” — Wired “Records a wealth of data” — Macworld “Clean, easy-to-use” — New York Times Apple Watch Integration - Start, stop, lap and finish a workout all from the Apple Watch - Beautiful cycling gauges and zone tracking optimized for cyclists Share Your Rides & Fitness Data - Share by email, Strava, or MyFitnessPal - Use HealthKit to export or import your workouts in the Health app and to read heart rate and biometric data - Share to your iPhone calendar and your online calendars - Imports and exports GPX, TCX, FIT, KML, and CSV Upgrade to Elite for Advanced Cyclist Features - Includes a 7-day free trial with advanced metrics and tools. - Subscription options for enhanced cycling analysis and training. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account after confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, at the same price. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription, where applicable. With Cyclemeter, every cyclist can achieve their fitness goals while enjoying the most advanced cycling app available. Whether you're a road cyclist, mountain biker, or casual rider, Cyclemeter delivers the tools and insights to elevate your cycling experience. Download Cyclemeter now and unlock the ultimate app for cyclists! Privacy: abvio.com/privacy Terms: abvio.com/terms
Mini Bike Computer
This app provides a straightforward cycling computer for your handlebars, offering essential ride tracking without requiring an account. It supports route following, data export, and integrates with Apple Health, with optional Pro features for advanced weather and map views.
- Track rides without an account
- Load and follow GPX routes
- Export rides as GPX
- Apple Watch app support
- Live Activity support
- Saves workouts to Apple Health
- Customizable stat views (Pro)
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A simple, no-frills, bike computer to mount on your handlebars. No account required. FREE FEATURES: - Apple Watch app streams stats to your phone or works independently - Keeps a history of all of your rides - Load and follow routes from GPX files - Export rides as GPX files - Live Activity support - Always-on screen automatically turns off at 5% battery remaining - Customizable units - Battery-efficient - No account required - Large, easy-to-read stats - Saves cycling workouts to Apple Health - Autopause and autoresume - Shortcuts app integration - Lock and Home Screen widgets - Rides, Routes, and Settings sync across devices on the same iCloud account (review your Rides on an iPad!) PRO FEATURES: - Historical ride weather review - Route weather 5-day forecast - OpenStreetMap, OpenCycleMap, and High Contrast maps - Customizable stat views Designed for BATTERY LIFE: - Dark theme minimized battery drain from screen - Only updating stats as necessary Designed for PRIVACY: - No account signup, ever - No usage tracking libraries added - Optionally keep all data on-device by disabling iCloud sync Stats displayed: - Total Distance - Total Duration - Speed: Current/Average/Max - Elevation: Current/Gained/Lost - Time of Day This app does NOT: - Sync with any other cycling/fitness service - Connect to any hardware devices - Collect any personally identifiable information NOTE: In-app purchases are required to unlock Pro features. Mini Bike Computer integrates with Apple Health to save workouts and estimate calories burned, and uses Motion data to help with auto pause and auto resume. Privacy Policy: https://bikecomputer.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://bikecomputer.app/terms-of-use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Mini Bike Computer at none against Cyclemeter Cycling GPS Tracker's shown. Cyclemeter Cycling GPS Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (19K vs 234) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Cyclemeter Cycling GPS Tracker sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Mini Bike Computer sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Cyclemeter Cycling GPS Tracker against 4.8 for Mini Bike Computer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cyclemeter Cycling GPS Tracker has 19K ratings behind it against 234, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Cyclemeter Cycling GPS Tracker's written reviews are positive against 81% of Mini Bike Computer's.
Cyclemeter Cycling GPS Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, Mini Bike Computer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cyclemeter Cycling GPS Tracker | Mini Bike Computer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (19K ratings) | 4.8 (234 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 80.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19K — better | 234 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abvio Inc. | Adam Oxner |
Customer experience
Cyclemeter Cycling GPS Tracker
Mini Bike Computer
User reviews
Cyclemeter Cycling GPS Tracker
From 19K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent cycling companion
- 👍 Highly customizable and configurable
- ⏱️ Accurate tracking and data recording
- 💰 Great value for money
- 🤝 Reliable and responsive customer support
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional GPS/connectivity issues
- 🔋 Battery drain concerns
- 📊 Confusing or overwhelming settings
- 💸 Subscription model for advanced features
Mini Bike Computer
From 234 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Clean and intuitive UI
- 🚀 Excellent performance
- 🔒 Privacy-focused, no data collection
- 💰 Great free offering
- 🧭 Reliable bike computer functionality
Room to improve
- 🐛 Ride saving issues (corruption, double saves, zero metrics)
- 🐛 Pausing issues causing crashes/data loss
- 🐛 Map navigation laggy
- 🐛 Inconsistent ride saving
- 🐛 Altitude gain less accurate than Strava
Bugs and requests
Cyclemeter Cycling GPS Tracker
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unexpected workout stops
- Inaccurate speed and distance reporting
- Syncing issues with Apple Watch
Requested features
5 requests- Landscape mode on iPhone
- Apple Watch standalone mode
- Improved integration with other fitness apps
- Gradient/elevation data display
- More advanced power meter support
Mini Bike Computer
Reported bugs
18 issues- Map was extremely slow to navigate
- Ride corrupted and saved incorrectly
- Ride saved as 0 miles with no metrics
- Doesn't save route or when renamed
- Often double saves rides
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- Pausing issues causing crashes and data loss
- Transfer to Health app is faulty
- North arrow button disabled
- App only holds 4 saved rides
- When clicking save, it deletes your ride
- Last update deleted all trips data
- Crashes when trying to open settings
- Pausing makes the app less useful for multi-modal trips
- Write a Review is not doing anything
- Save as Route in ride detail is not doing anything
- Unable to name saved routes
- Crashes on iPhone XS with iOS 15.6
- Altitude gain always about 30% less than Strava
Requested features
5 requests- Support for radar info (Garmin Varia, Wahoo Trackr)
- Display speed with decimal places
- Customizable ride names
- Accurate altitude gain testing
- Transfer summaries to Fitness app
In-app purchases
Cyclemeter Cycling GPS Tracker
- Elite Upgrade$4.991 Month
- Elite Upgrade3 variants$9.991 Year
- Elite Upgrade$14.991 Year
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- Elite Upgrade7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Elite Upgrade1 Year trial$14.991 Year
- Elite Upgrade14 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Elite Upgrade4 variants$9.99
Mini Bike Computer
- Pro Subscription$2.991 Month
- Pro Subscription$19.991 Year
- Tip a Coffee$1.99
- Tip a Trail Snack$4.99
- Tip a New Tube$9.99
Questions
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