Comparison

CycleComputer vs Cycle Diary

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 Diary

Track your cycling activities with GPS, including speed, distance, and calories burned. Save your rides, set goals, and share your progress. Offers two map styles and background operation for uninterrupted tracking.

Highlights
  • GPS tracking for speed, distance, and route
  • Calorie burn calculation based on user data
  • Save and log cycling sessions
  • Two map styles: Satellite and Street
  • Background operation and lock screen support
  • Set cycling goals
  • Share ride logs
Features
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Cycle Diary will keep you motivated for your cycling process. This app uses GPS to locate and give the current speed, used time, distance and route in map, also calculates calorie burned when cycling according to your weight, speed and time used. You can save the log directly after cycling or add manually later. Features: ⁃ Show current speed, used time, calorie burned and route in map. ⁃ Two map styles: Satellite and Street. ⁃ Keep cycling logs and also with mood, weather and area icon. ⁃ Calculates total time used, calories burned and average speed for all logs. ⁃ Supports running in background and lock screen. ⁃ Supports pause and resume. ⁃ Share logs info by Facebook, Twitter and Email. ⁃ Create cycling goal with days and distance. ⁃ Supports standard & metric units. This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life. If you have any question or suggestion, please send email to maxwellsoftware@gmail.com.

Screenshots

CycleComputer4 screens
Cycle Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CycleComputer at 79% against Cycle Diary's 27%. CycleComputer also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.5) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 12 months). Cycle Diary's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Diary sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CycleComputer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CycleComputer has 622 ratings behind it against 6, 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 27% of Cycle Diary's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CycleComputer ships an update every 5 weeks, Cycle Diary every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CycleComputer versus Cycle Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCycleComputerCycle Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (622 ratings) — better1.5 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews79.4% of reviews — better27.3% of reviews
Number of ratings622 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 12 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuillaume Fleury倩 赵

Customer experience

CycleComputer

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

Cycle Diary

All ratings6 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive27.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative72.7%

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 Diary

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CycleComputer

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Pro$9.99
2 purchases

Cycle Diary

One-time2
  • Remove ads$0.99
  • Map$1.99

Questions

Is CycleComputer free?
CycleComputer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cycle Diary free?
Cycle Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CycleComputer or Cycle Diary?
CycleComputer is rated higher. CycleComputer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 622 ratings, while Cycle Diary averages 1.5 from 6 ratings.
Do CycleComputer or Cycle Diary have ads?
Both CycleComputer and Cycle Diary show ads.
Which is updated more often, CycleComputer or Cycle Diary?
CycleComputer ships an update every 5 weeks, and Cycle Diary every 12 months. Most recently, CycleComputer was updated on October 9, 2026 and Cycle Diary on October 4, 2026.

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