Comparison

Biketerra vs CycleLytic

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

Head to head
About

Biketerra

Experience virtual cycling with real-world routes in stunning 3D. Connect your fitness devices and explore any path, or upload your own to ride from home.

Highlights
  • 3D virtual cycling
  • Connect Bluetooth fitness devices
  • Ride real-world routes
  • Upload custom route files
  • Explore anywhere
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Biketerra is a 3D virtual cycling app. Connect your Bluetooth fitness devices and start riding real-world routes in 3D... instantly. Ride any existing route, or upload your own route files to ride them virtually!

About

CycleLytic

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Your average speed is lying to you. Ride 40 miles on the flats and 40 miles in the mountains and the numbers look like two different athletes. They're not — it's the terrain. CycleLytic categorizes every ride you've done into five terrain tiers and compares like with like, so you finally see whether you're actually getting fitter. CONNECT AND FORGET Link Strava, Garmin, Hammerhead, ROUVY, Wahoo or Suunto once. Your history imports automatically and new rides arrive on their own. TERRAIN-CATEGORIZED PERFORMANCE Every ride is classified by climbing per mile — flat, rolling, hilly, very hilly, mountain. Power, speed and heart rate are tracked separately for each, so a mountain day is measured against your other mountain days. RIDE DETAIL THAT EXPLAINS ITSELF Power, heart rate and cadence over time with your averages marked. Elevation profile linked to the map. Wind and temperature for the day, and an estimate of what the weather cost you. Zone distribution, TSS and Intensity Factor. SEGMENTS AND ROUTES Your Strava segment efforts plus custom segments you draw yourself. Compare every attempt, replay a ride or segment, and star the ones that matter. SEE YOUR PROGRESSION Overview charts across your whole history. Set distance, hours and elevation goals and watch them fill in. RIDE WITH PEOPLE Follow other riders, leave smiles and comments, and share a read-only dashboard link with a coach or a friend. TRY IT WITHOUT AN ACCOUNT Tap "See a demo" on the sign-in screen to explore a sample rider's full dashboard before connecting anything. --- CycleLytic reads your ride data. It never writes to your Strava account, and it never posts on your behalf. Disconnect any provider, delete your ride data, or delete your account entirely — all from inside the app. Some features require a subscription. CycleLytic is not affiliated with Strava, Garmin, Hammerhead, ROUVY, Wahoo, Suunto, or with any race organizer. CycleLytic Pro (auto-renewable subscription) • Plans: Monthly and Annual. Prices are shown in the app. • Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ • Privacy Policy: https://cyclelytic.com/privacy

Screenshots

Biketerra1 screens
CycleLytic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Biketerra at none against CycleLytic's 2. CycleLytic's advantage is update cadence (daily vs weekly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.2). On price, ads 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. CycleLytic sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.59 per month. Biketerra asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Biketerra ships an update weekly, CycleLytic daily. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Biketerra versus CycleLytic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBiketerraCycleLytic
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBiketerra, LLCCycleLytic LLC

In-app purchases

None

Biketerra

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

CycleLytic

Subscriptions2
  • CycleLytic$3.591 Month
  • CycleLytic$35.491 Year

Questions

Is Biketerra free?
Biketerra is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CycleLytic free?
CycleLytic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Biketerra or CycleLytic have ads?
Neither Biketerra nor CycleLytic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Biketerra or CycleLytic?
Biketerra ships an update weekly, and CycleLytic daily. Most recently, Biketerra was updated on September 30, 2026 and CycleLytic on October 4, 2026.

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