Comparison

MTB Project vs WheelLife

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

Head to head
About

MTB Project

Discover and navigate mountain biking trails with offline maps and detailed GPS route information. Find featured rides, explore local expert insights, and track your location on high-resolution topographical maps. Perfect for planning your next adventure, even without cell service.

Highlights
  • Offline trail maps
  • GPS route information
  • Elevation profiles
  • Featured ride suggestions
  • High-resolution topographical maps
  • Location tracking on trails
Features
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MTB Project is your comprehensive mountain biking guide to the trails you want to ride - with offline maps, full GPS route info, elevation profiles, interactive features, photos, and more. Like a guidebook, we suggest the best featured rides to explore—either near your current location or in an area you search for. Local experts show you the highlights, challenging features, and insights you need to plan a great ride. • Find more than 77,000 miles of trail to shred with your crew. • New rides and trails are constantly added to our incredibly detailed mountain bike trail and ride database. • Your exact location is shown on the trail. • Downloaded trails work offline for when you’re off the grid. (No cell reception required!) • Enjoy high-resolution photos and detailed topographical trail maps. • We’ll sync with your to-do list and check ins on MTBProject.com. By using GPS, we can show your location on trails and vertical profiles. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

WheelLife

This app transforms your iPhone into a comprehensive dashboard for your electric unicycle, displaying live telemetry and tracking your rides with GPS. It offers ride alarms, community features for sharing and competing, and data export options. Compatible with various EUC models, it prioritizes user data privacy.

Highlights
  • Live telemetry dashboard
  • GPS ride tracking and history
  • Customizable ride alarms
  • Community features and leaderboards
  • Data export to Strava/GPX/CSV
  • Apple Watch and Live Activity support
  • Automatic protocol detection
Features
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Wheel Life turns your iPhone into a full dashboard for your electric unicycle. Connect over Bluetooth and see everything your wheel knows, live speed, battery, voltage, current, temperature, and duty cycle, then record every ride with GPS and keep the whole story. LIVE DASHBOARD See it the instant it happens. Speed, real battery percentage (sag compensated so it doesn't swing under hard acceleration), power, temperature, and duty cycle, all updating in real time. No wheel handy? Tap "Try Demo Wheel" and explore the whole dashboard with simulated telemetry. RIDE TRACKING & HISTORY Rides start on their own when you connect and record in the background with the screen off. Every ride is saved with its route, top speed, distance, climb, and a battery curve. Browse them in a rich History with heat map thumbnails, personal record chips, and weekly trends. Pause for a coffee stop and resume without eating your stats or your battery. RIDE ALARMS Set speed, duty cycle, temperature, and battery alarms so you hear the warning before you feel it. Telemetry is an instrument, not a safety system, but a good alarm gives you a moment. COMMUNITY Share rides with routes trimmed at both ends to hide where you live. Follow leaderboards that count all your verified riding, join clubs, host and find group rides near you, message other riders, and claim territory on a live map. Block and report keep it civil. EXPORT Send any ride to Strava, Ride Hermes, or export GPX and CSV to take your data anywhere. APPLE WATCH & LIVE ACTIVITY Glance at your speed and battery on your wrist and on the Lock Screen while you ride. WORKS WITH YOUR WHEEL Automatic protocol detection for Kingsong, Veteran, Begode/Gotway, and Inmotion — no picking your model from a list. Begode pack size is worked out automatically from the wheel itself. YOUR DATA IS YOURS Rides stay on your device unless you choose to share them. Leaderboards sync numbers, never your location. No ads, no trackers, no data brokers. Anonymous diagnostics can be turned off. Wheel Life is not affiliated with any wheel manufacturer. Ride within your limits and wear protective gear. Terms of Use (EULA): https://wheellife-euc.github.io/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://wheellife-euc.github.io/privacy.html

Screenshots

MTB Project4 screens
WheelLife4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: WheelLife at 91% against MTB Project's 32%. WheelLife also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). MTB Project's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (4.5K vs 17). On price, ads, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. WheelLife sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. MTB Project asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WheelLife holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MTB Project has 4.5K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of MTB Project's written reviews are positive against 91% of WheelLife's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MTB Project ships an update every 5 weeks, WheelLife weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MTB Project versus WheelLife: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMTB ProjectWheelLife
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.5K ratings)4.8 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews32.3% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.5K — better17
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB54 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAdventure Projects Inc.Airik Strandberg

Customer experience

MTB Project

All ratings4,448 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral3.4%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews232 reviews
Positive32.3%
Neutral14.2%
Negative53.4%

WheelLife

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

MTB Project

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when zooming or panning the map
  • Elevation and distance data inaccuracies
  • Inability to save or export recorded rides
  • Inconsistent user interface and navigation

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more trails, especially in non-US regions
  • Improve app stability and performance
  • Allow offline access to maps and trail data
  • Add more customization and personalization options
  • Integrate with other fitness/tracking apps

WheelLife

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MTB Project

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

WheelLife

Subscriptions2
  • WheelLife Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • WheelLife Pro Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is MTB Project free?
MTB Project is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WheelLife free?
WheelLife is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MTB Project or WheelLife?
WheelLife is rated higher. MTB Project averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.5K ratings, while WheelLife averages 4.8 from 17 ratings.
Do MTB Project or WheelLife have ads?
Neither MTB Project nor WheelLife shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MTB Project or WheelLife?
MTB Project ships an update every 5 weeks, and WheelLife weekly. Most recently, MTB Project was updated on November 6, 2026 and WheelLife on November 5, 2026.

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