Comparison

Simple Spin Pro vs Gotta Dance!

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

Head to head
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

About

Gotta Dance!

Manage your dance studio account, register for classes and events, and stay updated on important announcements. Access all studio information conveniently from your smartphone.

Highlights
  • Account management
  • Class registration
  • Event registration
  • Notifications for changes and announcements
  • On-the-go access
Features
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WELCOME TO GOTTA DANCE! The Gotta Dance! app allows you to manage your account with ease, register for classes and special events. You'll also receive important notifications about class changes, closings, registration openings, special announcements, and upcoming events. The Gotta Dance! app is an easy-to-use, on-the-go way to access everything Gotta Dance! has to offer right from your smartphone.

Screenshots

Simple Spin Pro4 screens
Gotta Dance!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Gotta Dance! at 4.5 against Simple Spin Pro's 3.5. Gotta Dance! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.2). Simple Spin Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Simple Spin Pro sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Gotta Dance! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gotta Dance! holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Spin Pro ships an update every 10 days, Gotta Dance! every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Simple Spin Pro versus Gotta Dance!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Spin ProGotta Dance!
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)4.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSV Disrupt LLCGOTTA DANCE STUDIO

Customer experience

Simple Spin Pro

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

Gotta Dance!

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

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
None

Gotta Dance!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Spin Pro free?
Simple Spin Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gotta Dance! free?
Gotta Dance! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Simple Spin Pro or Gotta Dance!?
Gotta Dance! is rated higher. Simple Spin Pro averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Gotta Dance! averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Simple Spin Pro or Gotta Dance! have ads?
Neither Simple Spin Pro nor Gotta Dance! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Spin Pro or Gotta Dance!?
Simple Spin Pro ships an update every 10 days, and Gotta Dance! every 6 months. Most recently, Simple Spin Pro was updated on August 27, 2026 and Gotta Dance! on September 16, 2026.

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