Comparison

Spinning Connect vs Simple Spin Pro

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

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About

Spinning Connect

This app enhances indoor cycling by providing real-time metrics like power, heart rate, and cadence. It offers structured training programs, power testing, and interval session tracking to optimize workouts and achieve fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Power-based training zones
  • Functional Threshold Power (FTP) testing
  • Heart rate zone visualization
  • Real-time performance feedback
  • Calorie and distance tracking
  • Interval training simplification
  • Strava integration
Features
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Transform your indoor cycling experience with the Spinning® Connect, proudly brought to you by the creators of Spinning® – the pioneers who have defined the world of indoor cycling for over three decades. With a legacy spanning more than 30,000 clubs and studios worldwide. Spinning® is synonymous with excellence, inspiring fitness enthusiasts globally. Now, we're thrilled to introduce the Spinning® Connect indoor cycling computer app, meticulously designed to reshape your indoor cycling sessions. Whether you're at a studio, home, or on-the-move, our app leverages your smartphone's power to elevate your training, supercharge your efficiency, and propel you toward your fitness zenith. Power-Based Training: Leave guesswork behind! Monitor your real-time power training zone, track your average power, %FTP, and Watts/kg, and customize your experience with our 5-Zone or 7-Zone system. Power Testing: Unleash your potential with three Functional Threshold Power (FTP) tests - 5 minutes, 20 minutes, and Ramp. Establish your FTP and let the app create personalized power zones for precise, power-based rides and optimized workouts. Heart Rate Training: Visualize your training zones and track average/max heart rate during your ride by calculating your max heart rate or inputting your own. Real-Time Feedback: Keep your eyes on the prize with easy-to-read, real-time feedback on power, heart rate, cadence, training zones, calories, and distance. Calorie Tracking: Get a precise measure of your calories burned during each ride, fine-tuning your workouts and fueling your fitness aspirations. Interval Training: Simplify interval training with our one-tap interval button. Dive deep into interval data, including duration, intensity, and performance metrics, comparing up to 12 interval sessions during your workout and in your history screen. Instructor Tools: Empower instructors with structured, data-driven coaching. Design zone-based rides without traditional bike computers, motivate students with metrics like power output, heart rate, and cadence. Device Compatibility: Seamlessly connect to various fitness sensors, including heart rate monitors, cadence sensors, power meters, smart trainers, and more. Compatible with Spinning® bikes, third-party devices, and a wide range of smartphones and tablets. Strava Integration: Premium subscriptions integrate seamlessly with Strava, simplifying data sharing and providing a comprehensive overview of your rides and workouts. Spinning Global ID: Access your ride data across all Spinning apps, with premium subscription costs waived for users with an active SPINNING: Fitness & Workouts subscription, ensuring seamless integration. Elevate your indoor cycling experience with the Spinning® Connect, setting the gold standard for indoor cycling apps. Download now and embark on a journey guided by the ultimate experts in indoor cycling, Spinning®. Terms of Use: https://tv.spinning.com/pages/terms-of-service Privacy policy: https://spinning.com/privacy-policy

About

Simple Spin Pro

Enhance your Echelon bike workouts with structured training or stream entertainment while tracking your performance. This app provides detailed metrics, custom workout creation, and seamless integration with companion analytics for a complete cycling experience.

Highlights
  • Structured interval workouts
  • Custom workout builder
  • Picture-in-Picture for streaming
  • Live performance metrics
  • Workout history tracking
  • Apple Health integration
  • Simple Insights companion access
Features
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Simple Spin Pro turns your Echelon bike into a serious training tool — or the perfect companion for streaming rides. One app, two ways to ride. Build the exact interval session you want in about a minute and ride it while your bike changes its own resistance to match. Or keep your metrics on screen while you watch Netflix, YouTube, and more. Either way, every ride counts. THE SMART WORKOUT WIZARD Structured training built around your Echelon bike — not adapted from someone else's class. Pick a shape and Simple Spin Pro writes the intervals: • Repeating — the classic work / recovery session • Progressive — every round a little harder than the last • Pyramid — climb to a peak, then come back down • Custom — build it interval by interval Then choose how round length moves: the same every round, longer, shorter, or up to a peak and back. Nothing starts blank. The whole workout is there before you change anything — named, rated for difficulty, and drawn as a profile you can read at a glance. YOUR BIKE FOLLOWS THE WORKOUT You do not chase the numbers. The workout sets them. • Every interval applies its resistance to your Echelon the moment it starts • In Power mode, Simple Spin Pro reads your live cadence and calculates the resistance needed to hold your target watts • Spoken cues announce what is coming before it arrives, not as it hits • Adjust up or down mid-ride whenever you like — your saved workout stays exactly as you built it MAKE IT YOURS Defaults are pitched for a rider getting back into it — a session you can finish, not a benchmark that beats you on day one. Everything above that is yours to change: • Add an interval anywhere — before the first, between any two, or at the end • Delete one straight from its card, or change its type, length, or target • Tap any value to set it exactly, instead of pressing + a dozen times • Train by Echelon resistance, 1 to 32, or by watts, 10 to 500 W Edit anything and the workout keeps up: difficulty, profile, name, and your spoken coach announcements all move with it. BUILD IT. RIDE IT. KEEP IT. • Tap Save & Start Ride and you are pedaling the workout you just built — no export, no sync, no waiting • Every workout is saved to your library, one tap away tomorrow • Share a session with a friend, or import theirs, from a single link • Workout history shows your consistency over time • Every completed ride syncs to Apple Health automatically RIDE AND STREAM Watch Netflix, Apple TV, Prime Video, YouTube, and more while your cadence, resistance, and power stay visible in rock-solid Picture-in-Picture, foreground or background. Stay entertained. Stay on pace. JUST RIDE Not every session needs a plan. Just Ride gives you live metrics and nothing else: cadence, resistance, power, speed, distance, calories, elapsed time. BETTER TOGETHER: SIMPLE INSIGHTS Your subscription also unlocks Simple Insights, our companion app for deeper Apple Health–powered analysis. See trends, training load, and progress over time. Same Apple Account, no extra purchase. KEY FEATURES • Purpose-built for Echelon Bluetooth smart bikes — connects in seconds • Your own structured workouts, with no class subscription and no instructor • Automatic resistance control throughout every structured ride • Smart Workout Wizard plus a full library of built-in interval programs • Power-based and resistance-based training modes • On-the-fly intensity adjustments during any ride • Zero ads, zero distractions UNLOCK EVERYTHING WITH PRO The Smart Workout Wizard and full workout library, automatic resistance control, background Picture-in-Picture, and Simple Insights access. Monthly or annual, with continuous updates. COMPATIBILITY • Requires iOS 17 or later • Purpose-built for Echelon Bluetooth-enabled smart bikes • Extensively tested on Echelon EX-5; EX-5 or newer recommended • Not compatible with Peloton, NordicTrack, or other non-Echelon brands • Optimized for iPad; also supported on iPhone

Screenshots

Spinning Connect3 screens
Simple Spin Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spinning Connect at 33% against Simple Spin Pro's 0%. Spinning Connect also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.5) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.2). Simple Spin Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Spinning Connect sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year and Simple Spin Pro sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spinning Connect holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Spinning Connect's written reviews are positive against 0% of Simple Spin Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spinning Connect ships an update every 2 months, Simple Spin Pro every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Spinning Connect versus Simple Spin Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpinning ConnectSimple Spin Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (5 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMad Dogg Athletics, Inc.SV Disrupt LLC

Customer experience

Spinning Connect

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Simple Spin Pro

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Spinning Connect

Subscriptions1
  • Spinning Connect Premium$19.991 Year
5 purchases

Simple Spin Pro

Subscriptions5
  • Simple Spin$2.991 Month
  • Simple Spin Pro$4.991 Month
  • Simple Spin Pro Monthly $5.99$5.991 Month
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  • Simple Spin Pro Monthly $8.99$8.991 Month
  • Simple Spin Pro Annual $69.99$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Spinning Connect free?
Spinning Connect is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Spin Pro free?
Simple Spin Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spinning Connect or Simple Spin Pro?
Spinning Connect is rated higher. Spinning Connect averages 3.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Simple Spin Pro averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Spinning Connect or Simple Spin Pro have ads?
Neither Spinning Connect nor Simple Spin Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spinning Connect or Simple Spin Pro?
Spinning Connect ships an update every 2 months, and Simple Spin Pro every 10 days. Most recently, Spinning Connect was updated on September 18, 2026 and Simple Spin Pro on August 27, 2026.

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