CycleComputer vs dashcam.bike
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.
dashcam.bike
Transform your smartphone into a bicycle dashcam. Record rides with cinematic stabilization, low-power standby, and gesture controls. Capture evidence, report hazards, and share your cycling experiences.
- Cinematic stabilization
- Low-power standby mode
- Gesture-based controls
- GPS track recording
- Timelapse video export
- Loop recording
- Report hazardous conditions
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dashcam.bike is built for bicycle commuters to record every ride. Why buy a separate camera when you already have an iPhone? Our in-app "Cinematic Stabilization" and our anti-shake phone mount work together to create high-quality footage with just your iPhone. "Live Link" lets you share your live video feed & GPS location with loved ones so they know you're safe. Use your smartphone's camera to record your rides. Our low-power standby mode uses close to zero battery, and our power-saving features let you record up to six hours on a single charge. In standby mode, you're ready to record any hazard you encounter with a single tap of the screen. The average commute uses just 5% of your battery. We recommend you record every commute or short trip, and leave the app on standby mode for longer rides. Stay safe on the road with these features: - Report hazardous conditions to your city officials - Have video evidence in case of a crash - Feel safe knowing that aggressive drivers can face consequences - Create compilation videos to share group rides and give your friends FOMO - Share cars parked in bike lanes with 311, or whoever deals with this in your city Features: - Doesn't disrupt your music or podcasts: Record video while playing through phone speakers or bluetooth headphones - Super-low-power: automatically enters low-power-mode - Gesture-based controls so you can start and stop recording without looking at your phone - Records GPS tracks and overlays footage on a 3D map - Export timelapse videos, up to 32x speed (nobody wants to watch your 10 minute ride at 1x speed!) - Export videos to social media or save to your phone - Export compilation videos - Uses loop recording to automatically manage your storage - Works in portrait or landscape mode - Rain mode to ignore taps from raindrops Premium features for subscribers: - Cinematic stabilization (available on iPhone X and newer phones). - Remove the watermark - Multiple dashboard themes, including our new "Driver's Seat Perspective" overlay to show the absurdity of what commuters can encounter - More scrolling on our 311 Feed, which lets you see what users in select cities have reported. - Live Link video feed sharing Privacy and Security: - Your videos and GPS tracks are stored locally on your phone, not on our servers - Exported videos can hide select addresess Hardware: - We recommend you use our app in combination with our footage-stabilizing mount: https://dashcam.bike/mounts - No external cameras are needed. We use your smartphone camera. - You can mount your camera on your handlebars to record in front of you, or on your seat post to record behind you. FAQs: >> How do you keep my data private? Everything we do centers around your privacy! Your videos and location are stored locally on your device, not on our servers. >> When can I use the app? We recommend opening the app on every ride around town. You can leave it on standby to save battery power. >> Can I play music while riding? Yes! When you launch the app, your music will be paused. Just hit play again. >> Can I use my maps app while riding? Yes! Our phone mounts are designed to tilt upward so you can switch apps, check maps, then switch back. >> How do I find my ride's highlights? All you have to do is tap the screen while it’s recording. When you reach your destination, every tap will be visible as a purple marker in the timeline. >> How do you make those cool 3D flyover videos? Just hit Share > Video Clips and select multiple clips. The app will create a flyover video between each of the clips you selected. >> How do I report hazards? Use your city's 311 system. In select cities, our One-Tap 311 Reporting can do this for you. This includes Boston, Washington DC, Minneapolis, and Pittsburgh. >> When is One-Tap 311 Reporting coming to my city? See https://dashcam.bike/311 to bring 311 reporting to your city. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: dashcam.bike at none against CycleComputer's shown. dashcam.bike also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.5). CycleComputer's advantage is ratings volume (622 vs 57). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 dashcam.bike sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 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 4.6 for dashcam.bike. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CycleComputer has 622 ratings behind it against 57, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of CycleComputer's written reviews are positive against 74% of dashcam.bike's.
CycleComputer ships an update every 5 weeks, dashcam.bike every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CycleComputer | dashcam.bike |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (622 ratings) — better | 4.6 (57 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.4% of reviews — better | 73.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 622 — better | 57 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 198 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guillaume Fleury | Dashcam for your Bike, Inc |
Customer experience
CycleComputer
dashcam.bike
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
dashcam.bike
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CycleComputer
- Upgrade to Pro$9.99
dashcam.bike
- Dashcam Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
Questions
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