CycleComputer vs CycleTrainer
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.
CycleTrainer
Track your cycling activities with GPS and connect to Bluetooth sensors like power meters and heart rate monitors. Load routes from GPX files, export your rides, and analyze your performance with customizable data screens. All features are free with no ads or paywalls.
- GPS ride tracking
- Bluetooth sensor support (Power, HR, Cadence, Speed)
- GPX file import/export
- Customizable data screens
- Strava upload
- FTP setting and power tracking
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100% Free • No ads. • No paywalls - All functionality is free • No account required • All data stays on device unless you choose to share it. Features: • Bluetooth® sensor support • Load and follow routes from GPX files • Export rides as GPX files • 3 Customizable Data Screens • Upload rides to Strava • Set FTP (Functional Threshold Power) • Keeps track of your best powers • Imperial and Metric systems Bluetooth® (BLE) sensors support: • Power meter • Heart Rate • Cadence • Speed For feedback and questions, feel free to contact me at: allenlianb@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CycleTrainer at none against CycleComputer's 1. CycleTrainer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). CycleComputer's advantage is ratings volume (622 vs 3). On price 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
Both are free to download. CycleComputer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CycleTrainer asks for nothing beyond the download.
CycleTrainer 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 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CycleComputer ships an update every 5 weeks, CycleTrainer every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CycleComputer | CycleTrainer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (622 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 622 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guillaume Fleury | allen liang |
Customer experience
CycleComputer
CycleTrainer
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
CycleTrainer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CycleComputer
- Upgrade to Pro$9.99
CycleTrainer
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is CycleComputer free?
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