Comparison

Adventure Motorcycle vs Cyclist

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

Head to head
About

Adventure Motorcycle

Access North America's oldest adventure and dual-sport motorcycle magazine. Read ride reports, product reviews, and the latest news. Purchase individual issues or subscribe for ongoing content.

Highlights
  • Ride reports
  • Product reviews
  • Motorcycle news
  • Digital magazine issues
  • In-app subscriptions
  • Cross-platform purchases
Features
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The original and oldest Adventure and Dual Sport Motorcycle Magazine in North America. Ride Reports, Product Reviews, News and more! ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest regular issue at the time of purchase. -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx

About

Cyclist

This app delivers in-depth road cycling content, featuring reviews of bikes and gear, expert advice, and stunning photography. Explore iconic brands, pro peloton stories, and breathtaking rides from around the world.

Highlights
  • Road bike reviews
  • Cycling gear reviews
  • Expert performance advice
  • Pro peloton stories
  • Stunning photography
  • App-friendly format
  • Video content and 360° views
Features
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The Cyclist app brings the digital magazine, website, podcast and store together in one place. •     Catch up on the latest news, kit launches, race highlights and opinions on the website. •     Use the interactive map to browse the back catalogue of rides and climbs around Britain, Europe and the rest of the world. •     Flick through the latest issue of Cyclist magazine – or any back issues – with enhanced reading facility to make it phone-friendly. •     Listen to the podcast, where we talk to some of the biggest names in the sport, including Tadej Pogačar, Greg LeMond, Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney, Bradley Wiggins, Tom Pidcock, Lizzie Deignan, Pippa York and many, many more. •     Head to the store to find back issues of Cyclist magazine, plus books, t-shirts, prints and other gifts. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Adventure Motorcycle1 screens
Cyclist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Adventure Motorcycle at free with in-app purchases against Cyclist's subscription. Adventure Motorcycle also leads on iOS requirement (11.2 vs 15.1). Cyclist's advantage is ratings volume (147 vs 35). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Adventure Motorcycle sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 6 months and Cyclist sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $13.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Adventure Motorcycle against 4.7 for Cyclist. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 147 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of Adventure Motorcycle's written reviews are positive against 46% of Cyclist's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Adventure Motorcycle ships an update every 7 months, Cyclist every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Adventure Motorcycle versus Cyclist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdventure MotorcycleCyclist
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (35 ratings) — better4.7 (147 ratings)
Positive reviews52.9% of reviews — better46.2% of reviews
Number of ratings35147 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.2 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMagazinecloner.com US LLCMetropolis International Group Ltd

Customer experience

Adventure Motorcycle

All ratings35 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive52.9%
Neutral5.9%
Negative41.2%

Cyclist

All ratings147 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral0.7%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral5.7%
Negative48.1%

User reviews

Adventure Motorcycle

From 35 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great content and articles
  • 👍 Informative and entertaining
  • 👍 High-quality images
  • 👍 Well-written periodical
  • 👍 Good product reviews

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes often
  • 🐛 Slow to get new issues
  • 🐛 Low resolution images
  • 🐛 Blurry and pixelated images
  • 🐛 Contrast issues with images

Cyclist

From 147 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 📚 High-quality magazine content and writing
  • 📸 Stunning photography and visual design
  • 🎨 Well-thought-out digital layout optimized for mobile/tablet
  • 📖 Excellent mix of articles, reviews, and cycling routes
  • 🌍 Engaging travel and destination coverage

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • ⚠️ Persistent subscription and login issues
  • 📥 Downloaded magazines disappear or fail to persist
  • 🔌 Requires internet connection to access downloaded content
  • ⏱️ Lack of app updates for years

Bugs and requests

Adventure Motorcycle

Reported bugs

25 issues
  • App crashes often
  • Slow to get new issues
  • App does not open past splash screen
  • Contrast issues with images
  • App severely lacks
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  • When zooming into a picture the color shifts darker
  • App on certain issues often crashes
  • Latest (December) issue has some quirks, missing pages
  • Photos are worse than usual, very blurry and pixelated
  • Ads are not interactive
  • When you swipe, the following or previous page is always blurry
  • Latest edition downloads 100% then never loads or crashes when selecting download
  • App bites the wood
  • App is very unstable and shuts down all the time
  • App actually work
  • Application crashes _wasted my money
  • Can't read
  • App keeps crashing
  • Bought and paid for backlog mags and it doesn't download them
  • Crashes every single time
  • Can't get it to open, repeatedly chokes
  • App has never run
  • Update killed it
  • Application crashes often
  • Fails to connect to Internet even though I am connected, so I cannot register

Requested features

8 requests
  • Link out to advertiser pages
  • More issues published
  • More local content (US and Canada)
  • Publish bi-monthly editions at the first of the period
  • More reviews of gear like panniers and farkels
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  • Monthly series instead of bi-monthly
  • Link detailed Google Maps into riding articles
  • More on specific bikes like BMW R1200GS

Cyclist

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • App crashes immediately on launch
  • Incompatible with iOS 17 and newer versions
  • Downloaded magazines don't persist on device
  • Partial downloads despite good internet connection
  • App locks up and freezes during use
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  • Cannot access downloads without internet connection
  • Subscription validation errors (iTunes receipt error 21004)
  • Login fails to recognize email or account credentials
  • App resets and loses all downloaded content after updates
  • Menu structure completely broken after updates
  • White pages stating data source cannot be read
  • Jittery page loading during browsing
  • Unable to navigate between issues
  • App becomes unusable after forced updates
  • Subscription status not recognized despite valid payment
  • Issues 100-108 cause app to crash
  • Subscribe button leads to useless page

Requested features

10 requests
  • Bookmark functionality to save reading position
  • Page sync across devices
  • Offline reading without internet requirement
  • Zoom-enabled contents page
  • Device-compatible GPS files for cycling routes
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  • More North American cycling destination coverage
  • Integration of advertisements with shop/web links
  • Ability to re-open magazine where you left off
  • Display percentage of magazine read on cover
  • Improved navigation between editions

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Adventure Motorcycle

Subscriptions2
  • Adventure Motorcycle$7.996 Months
  • Adventure Motorcycle1 Month trial$12.991 Year
One-time8
  • July-August 2012$3.99
  • January-February 2014$3.99
  • November-December 2013$3.99
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  • September - October 2013$3.99
  • July-August 2013$3.99
  • May-June 2013$3.99
  • March-April 2013$3.99
  • November-December 2014$3.99
10 purchases

Cyclist

Subscriptions3
  • 3 month subscription1 Month trial$13.993 Months
  • 6 month subscription$26.996 Months
  • 12 month subscription$49.991 Year
One-time7
  • Cyclist Single Issue 47$4.99
  • Cyclist Single Issue 49$4.99
  • Cyclist Single Issue 52$4.99
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  • Cyclist Single Issue 14$5.99
  • Cyclist Single Issue 44$5.99
  • Cyclist Single Issue 46$5.99
  • Cyclist Single Issue 48$5.99

Questions

Is Adventure Motorcycle free?
Adventure Motorcycle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cyclist free?
Cyclist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Adventure Motorcycle or Cyclist?
Adventure Motorcycle is rated higher. Adventure Motorcycle averages 4.8 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Cyclist averages 4.7 from 147 ratings.
Do Adventure Motorcycle or Cyclist have ads?
Neither Adventure Motorcycle nor Cyclist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Adventure Motorcycle or Cyclist?
Adventure Motorcycle ships an update every 7 months, and Cyclist every 4 months. Most recently, Adventure Motorcycle was updated on October 26, 2026 and Cyclist on October 24, 2026.

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