Rouleur vs FormBeat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rouleur
Access exclusive cycling stories, interviews, photography, and podcasts. Explore racing news, tech, travel, and more. Listen to audio versions of articles and enjoy offline reading with digital editions. A 30-day free trial is available for new subscribers.
- Exclusive cycling stories
- In-depth interviews
- Stunning photography
- Entertaining podcasts
- Audio versions of stories
- Digital magazine editions
- Offline reading
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Rouleur brings you the best of cycling culture – exclusive stories from the WorldTour, in-depth interviews with pro riders, stunning photography from the biggest races in the world, and insightful podcasts, all in the palm of your hand. Whether you're a racer, a weekend rider or simply someone who loves the sport of cycling, the Rouleur app is where you can experience cycling at its very best. An award-winning independent magazine, funded entirely by its readers. That support is what lets Rouleur focus on what matters: the best writing, the finest photography and the best storytelling, in print and online. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.rouleur.cc/privacy
FormBeat
This app provides AI-powered cycling analytics and coaching for all fitness levels. It helps users improve their performance and form with science-based tools and metrics for sustainable training.
- AI-powered cycling analytics
- Personalized coaching
- Performance improvement tools
- Science-based metrics
- Sustainable training focus
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Cycling analytics designed to help cyclists of any fitness level focus on productive and sustainable training. Improve your performance and cycling form with our science-based tools and metrics.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FormBeat at none against Rouleur's 10. FormBeat also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and review sentiment (63% vs 44%). Rouleur's advantage is ratings volume (373 vs 12) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Rouleur sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. FormBeat asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rouleur holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rouleur has 373 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of Rouleur's written reviews are positive against 63% of FormBeat's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Rouleur ships an update every 10 months, FormBeat every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rouleur | FormBeat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (373 ratings) — better | 4.5 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.1% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 373 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rouleur LTD | Michal Simonfy |
Customer experience
Rouleur
FormBeat
Bugs and requests
Rouleur
Reported bugs
17 issues- Scrolling bug where page gets stuck
- App requires internet to read downloaded magazines offline
- Login issues preventing users from accessing the app
- App keeps logging users out, losing bookmarks
- Navigation is not intuitive
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- Font size is too small, no pinch-to-zoom
- New editions take a long time to appear on the app
- Poor formatting for iPad with tiny pages
- Annual subscription not working properly
- App crashes on opening
- App crashes when a new version comes out
- Login for support system is crashing
- App crashes on launch
- App will not load, keeps crashing
- Latest iOS update breaks app, crash on open
- App requires frequent sign-in, cannot access offline
- Purchase fails every time
Requested features
16 requests- Allow offline reading of downloaded magazines
- Fix scrolling bug
- Improve app navigation and intuitiveness
- Increase font size and allow pinch-to-zoom
- Ensure new editions appear promptly after print release
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- Allow access to older issues (pre-2018)
- Make app more like Wired magazine experience
- Improve user journey for accessing subscriptions
- Make app format work better for digital devices
- Allow existing subscribers to get discounted digital rates
- Fix app to work with latest iOS updates
- Provide better customer support
- Ensure app works reliably after updates
- Allow users to stay logged in and retain bookmarks
- Improve formatting for iPad and iPhone screens
- Make it easier to access subscription content after login
FormBeat
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rouleur
- Rouleur: Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
- Rouleur: Auto renewing subscription$44.991 Year
- Issue 52 of Rouleur$3.99
- Issue 61 of Rouleur$3.99
- Issue 60 of Rouleur$3.99
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- Issue 63 of Rouleur$3.99
- Issue 62 of Rouleur$3.99
- Rouleur: Issue 29$7.99
- Issue 31, by PixelMags$7.99
- Issue 51 of Rouleur$7.99
FormBeat
No in-app purchases
