CycleComputer vs Mini Bike Computer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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 CycleComputer's shown. Mini Bike Computer also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.5). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. CycleComputer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase 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 CycleComputer against 4.8 for Mini Bike Computer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 622 and 215 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of CycleComputer's written reviews are positive against 80% of Mini Bike Computer's.
CycleComputer ships an update every 5 weeks, Mini Bike Computer monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CycleComputer | Mini Bike Computer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (622 ratings) | 4.8 (215 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.4% of reviews | 80.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 622 — better | 215 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guillaume Fleury | Adam Oxner |
Customer experience
CycleComputer
Mini Bike Computer
User reviews
CycleComputer
From 622 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 📊 Detailed ride data
- 🔍 Accurate tracking
- 💻 Useful features
- 🔋 Battery efficient
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional tracking issues
- 🔍 GPS accuracy concerns
- 💰 Paywall for some features
- 🔌 High battery drain
Mini Bike Computer
From 215 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
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
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
CycleComputer
- Upgrade to Pro$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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