Saga vs TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Saga
This app helps athletes and coaches plan, execute, and analyze blood lactate tests for running and cycling. It streamlines the process of finding an athlete's lactate inflection point, a key metric for endurance performance.
- Lactate testing protocols for running and cycling
- Determine lactate inflection point (LIP)
- Analyze endurance performance
- Streamline testing process
- Metabolic efficiency indicator
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The application is a comprehensive tool designed to assist athletes and coaches in the meticulous planning, execution, and analysis of blood lactate testing protocols specifically for running and cycling activities. Its core objective is to streamline the process of determining an athlete's lactate inflection point (LIP) or lactate threshold, a critical indicator of endurance performance and metabolic efficiency.
TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling
This app offers a realistic virtual cycling experience for indoor training. Engage in group rides, races, or follow structured workouts with advanced physics and real-time data syncing. Customize your avatar and join a vibrant community to achieve your fitness goals.
- Realistic physics with drafting and cornering
- Fast data syncing with TrainingPeaks
- Centralized workout hub for structured training
- Esports racing with credible results
- Group rides and community features
- Avatar and team kit customization
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Transform your indoor rides with the virtual and esports cycling platform thoughtfully designed for a realistic experience! Follow your own training plan, easily organize a group ride with friends, or race for real with a wide selection of event types - all in TrainingPeaks Virtual. Feel confident with consistent updates and frequently added new features, keeping you in sync with the fast-paced world of cycling and virtual training. Unlock stronger rides on your trainer, no road required. Key Features: Real-World Physics: In TrainingPeaks Virtual, tactics matter. Experience a more realistic ride with proprietary real-world physics, including drafting, cornering, braking and line choice. Lightning-Fast Syncing: With TrainingPeaks Virtual as part of the TrainingPeaks ecosystem, you’ll never waste time finding or transferring your data. Hop on your trainer and ride! Centralized Workout Hub: Find all your workouts where you want them, when you want them. Easily select from an open-world ride following multiple terrain types, apply one of many default structured training rides, or access your planned workouts from your coach. Reach fitness goals by following every step of your structured training with power and pace targets, workout previews, and more. Race with Credible Results: Participate in esports from home. TrainingPeaks Virtual offers a wide selection of event types, including team racing, keirin, elimination and more. DS Mode helps your team strategize, and unparalleled sub-millimeter accuracy guarantees results the whole team can see and trust. Build Community: Join or create realistic group rides with dynamic features to keep your team riding together. Don’t have a crew to ride with? Choose your goal and join a group of Racebots to keep you motivated. Customize, apply team kits, and configure your avatar: Explore robust customization features to look however you want. From your avatar’s bike, hair and skin tone to your team kit or branded event, the options are limitless. Download TrainingPeaks Virtual and experience the difference a seriously dialled virtual training platform can make. Plan with your coach, customize your experience, and develop your race tactics and skills. Hop on the trainer and level up your indoor rides today!
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Verdict
Saga and TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Saga's written reviews are positive against 35% of TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling's. Saga also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling's advantage is ratings volume (124 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Saga holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling has 124 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Saga's written reviews are positive against 35% of TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling's.
| Parameter | Saga | TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.8 (124 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 35.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 124 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 918 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nucleon AS | indieVelo Ltd |
Customer experience
Saga
TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling
Bugs and requests
Saga
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling
Reported bugs
4 issues- Workouts showing as free ride
- Take a Break functionality not working as expected
- Inability to navigate on Apple TV
- Disconnects and crashes on various devices
Requested features
7 requests- Strava integration
- Companion app for phone
- Better ERG mode
- Ability to cancel workouts
- Option to view just numbers without virtual cycling
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- Elevation profiles for routes
- Beginner-specific training plans
In-app purchases
Saga
No in-app purchases
TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling
No in-app purchases
Questions
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