Comparison

Saga vs TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Lactate testing protocols for running and cycling
  • Determine lactate inflection point (LIP)
  • Analyze endurance performance
  • Streamline testing process
  • Metabolic efficiency indicator
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

Screenshots

Saga2 screens
TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Saga versus TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSagaTrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better3.8 (124 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better35.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1124 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB918 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNucleon ASindieVelo Ltd

Customer experience

Saga

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling

All ratings122 ratings
Positive63.9%
Neutral9.8%
Negative26.2%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive35.1%
Neutral21.6%
Negative43.2%

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
Show 2 more
  • Elevation profiles for routes
  • Beginner-specific training plans

In-app purchases

None

Saga

No in-app purchases

None

TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Saga free?
Saga is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling free?
TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Saga or TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling?
Saga is rated higher. Saga averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling averages 3.8 from 124 ratings.
Do Saga or TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling have ads?
Neither Saga nor TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling shows ads.

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