ShoeCycle vs Shoey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShoeCycle
This app helps runners track the mileage and purchase date of their running shoes to prevent injury from worn-out footwear. It allows for simple distance entry, offline use, and integration with popular fitness platforms. Easily manage multiple pairs and visualize wear progress.
- Track running shoe mileage and purchase date
- Simple distance entry
- Offline functionality
- Strava and Apple Health integration
- Manage multiple shoes
- Visual progress indicators
- Convert between miles and kilometers
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Avoid bad form and injury from running in worn sneakers. ShoeCycle is a totally FREE app that you use to keep track of the wear on your running shoes! Use ShoeCycle to track the miles and purchase date of your running shoes. No other app makes it easier to enter your run distance and switch between shoes. Do you really need GPS to tell you how far you’ve run? There’s no need to take your phone on the run with you. Just enter your distance anytime after your run. This app can be used entirely offline, or enable Strava and log your runs to this popular online service. Do you switch between many different running shoes? Just swipe up or down on the shoe photo area to move from one shoe to the next! Features: • Totally FREE! No ads! • Post your runs onto Strava. • Integration with Apple's Health App. • Dead simple distance entry. • Swipe up or down on the photo to quickly switch between shoes. • Visual progress indicators. Know your shoe wear at a glance! • Graph to show your weekly distance. • Store up to four favorite distances! • Easy shoe setup. • Include the distance that is already on your shoes. • Track multiple shoes. • YTD and yearly distance history. • Email CSV file of your shoe data. • Hall of Fame to stash those shoes that you just can't bring yourself to delete. • Convert easily between miles and kilometers! Install Shoecycle today, and know when it’s time to get that new pair of shoes!
Shoey
Effortlessly track your running shoe mileage and know exactly when to replace them. Automatically sync runs from Strava and Apple Health, assign them to the correct shoes, and visualize wear with progress bars. Manage your entire shoe rotation with custom statuses and photos.
- Automatic run syncing
- Shoe mileage tracking
- Rotation management
- Cost per mile calculation
- Support for all activity types
- Visual shoe lineup
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Track every pair. Know when to retire. Simplify your rotation. SYNC YOUR RUNS Activities flow in from Strava and Apple Health automatically. Import your existing shoes and mileage from Strava to pick up right where you left off. ASSIGN TO THE RIGHT SHOE Each run gets matched to the right pair. One tap to confirm. TRACK MILEAGE IN REAL TIME Progress bars fill as your shoes wear down. See cost per mile side by side. MANAGE YOUR FULL ROTATION Organize shoes as Up Next, In Rotation, Resting, or Retired. Photo each pair for a visual lineup. Built for runners with 2 pairs or 20. EVERY ACTIVITY TYPE Road runs, trail runs, hikes, and walks — all tracked separately. No ads. No subscriptions. Just run.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shoey at 5.0 against ShoeCycle's 4.3. Shoey also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). ShoeCycle's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shoey holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShoeCycle has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ShoeCycle ships an update every 2 months, Shoey every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShoeCycle | Shoey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ernie Zappacosta | William Brooks |
In-app purchases
ShoeCycle
No in-app purchases
Shoey
No in-app purchases
