Comparison

CycleComputer vs Cycle

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

Head to head
About

CycleComputer

Track your cycling speed, distance, and route in real-time with customizable displays. This app offers automatic pausing, ride history management, and the ability to share your progress. It supports both metric and imperial units and calculates ascent and calories burned.

Highlights
  • Real-time speed, distance, and route tracking
  • Three unique ride displays (digital, analog, map)
  • Automatic stop/start timer
  • Ride history management
  • Ascent and calorie calculation
  • Background operation
  • Ride data sharing
Features
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CycleComputer is an iPhone app designed to track speed, distance and route in real time when cycling. It has three unique ride information displays and can manage rides history. Main features - Three different displays to choose from : digital, analog and map, each with large readings that let you capture all the information with just a glance - Easy to use, number of screens kept to a minimum - "Automode" that automatically stops the timer when you stop moving - Swipe horizontally to switch between digital, analog and map screens - Support for both metric(km) and imperial(mi) readings - Save, browse and review rides - Calculate total ascent and calories for each ride - Background operation - Sharing ride details by email, on Facebook/Twitter - Share ride data(distance/calories) with Apple Health DISPLAYS -Digital Looks like an actual cyclocomputer. Uses very large fonts to let you capture all the information with just a glance. Uses very little power, good for cyclists who go for long rides. - Analog Looks like a car speedometer. - Map Displays the speed, time and distance, tracks your ride on a map(Apple/Google) with optional distance markers. NOTE - The background operation option must be enabled for the app to keep running in the background Warning : Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Cycle

This bike computer tracks your cycling metrics like speed, distance, and elevation without ads or data tracking. It offers an analog tachometer, navigation light, and an in-app bell. Connect to Health to store trips and display heart rate.

Highlights
  • Speed, distance, average speed, top speed tracking
  • Altitude profile and climb data
  • Clock, compass, and GPS data
  • Metric and imperial unit switching
  • Health app integration for workouts and heart rate
  • Analog tachometer style
  • Camera flash navigation light
  • In-app bell
Features
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You are looking for a bike tracker that doesn't force you in to a subscription to be useful? Here you go: A bike computer built with data privacy in mind. No ads, no tracking and no data leaves your phone. It shows the important things: Speed, distance, average speed, top speed, duration and the climb with a nice altitude profile of the trip. It also shows a clock, a compass and the GPS data. Units can be switched from metric to miles/feet. If you want you can connect it to Health and store your trips as workouts and display your heart rate during the trip (if available). You can switch to an analog vintage style tachometer and a button can turn on the camera flash as navigation light in case you are on a race bike in a tunnel. If you have no bell - the app has one for you.A cycling speedometer built with data privacy in mind. No ads, no tracking and no data leaves your phone. It shows the important things: Speed, distance, average speed, top speed, duration and the climb with a nice altitude profile of the trip. It also shows a clock, a compass and the GPS data. Units can be switched from metric to miles/feet. If you want you can connect it to Health and store your trips as workouts and display your heart rate during the trip (if available). You can switch to an analog vintage style tachometer and a button can turn on the camera flash as navigation light in case you are on a race bike in a tunnel. If you have no bell - the app has one for you.

Screenshots

CycleComputer4 screens
Cycle3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cycle at none against CycleComputer's shown. Cycle also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). CycleComputer's advantage is ratings volume (622 vs 2). On price, update cadence 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. CycleComputer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cycle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cycle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CycleComputer has 622 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of CycleComputer's written reviews are positive against 96% of Cycle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CycleComputer ships an update every 5 weeks, Cycle monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
CycleComputer versus Cycle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCycleComputerCycle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (622 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.4% of reviews95.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings622 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuillaume FleuryAndreas Keldenich

Customer experience

CycleComputer

All ratings622 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews199 reviews
Positive79.4%
Neutral7.0%
Negative13.6%

Cycle

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive95.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

CycleComputer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes or stops tracking during rides
  • Inconsistent distance/speed reporting

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to export/sync data with other apps
  • Integration with heart rate monitors
  • Customizable display options
  • Altitude/elevation tracking

Cycle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CycleComputer

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Pro$9.99
1 purchases

Cycle

One-time1
  • Buy me a coffee$1.99

Questions

Is CycleComputer free?
CycleComputer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cycle free?
Cycle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CycleComputer or Cycle?
Cycle is rated higher. CycleComputer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 622 ratings, while Cycle averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do CycleComputer or Cycle have ads?
CycleComputer shows ads; Cycle does not.
Which is updated more often, CycleComputer or Cycle?
CycleComputer ships an update every 5 weeks, and Cycle monthly. Most recently, CycleComputer was updated on October 9, 2026 and Cycle on October 8, 2026.

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