Cyclr vs Cycla
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cyclr
This app provides offline ride tracking and analysis for cyclists. It offers real-time stats, route mapping, and detailed ride history. Advanced features include route importing, sensor connectivity, and training insights.
- Offline ride tracking
- Real-time speed, distance, and elevation
- Live GPS map with trail
- Ride history and analysis
- GPX route import and export
- Heart rate and sensor integration
- Customizable ride display
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Your ride. Your data. Your device. Cyclr turns your iPhone and Apple Watch into a private GPS bike computer: big live stats, no account, no ads, no feed. Everything that matters while you ride • Start, pause, and finish rides with one tap — auto-pause included • Live speed, distance, time, average speed, and max speed • Elevation tracking with ascent, descent, and current altitude • Big, sunlight-readable stat cards you can read at a glance • Live map with GPS trail and real-time position • Live headwind and tailwind estimates while you ride • Record long rides with the screen locked • Keep key values on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island with Live Activity, then pause or resume directly iPhone, Apple Watch & Health • Track independently on Apple Watch or mirror the ride live with iPhone • Follow heart rate, training zones, and time-in-zone • Apple Watch provides heart rate; on iOS 26, HealthKit can automatically use a compatible Apple source such as supported AirPods • Optionally export cycling workouts to Apple Health • Control Apple Music with artwork during rides Understand every ride and see progress • Explore route, speed, and elevation in maps and charts, including route coloring by speed or grade • Review recorded cadence and power with averages, max 3-second power, charts, and data-coverage indicators • Add notes and tags, filter rides, and include those details in GPX exports • See monthly and yearly totals plus Home Screen widgets for Latest Ride and Weekly/Monthly stats • Optionally find and open your rides with Spotlight, Siri, and Shortcuts; saved routes too with Pro Cyclr Pro Routes & sensors • Import GPX routes, build a personal route library, and follow planned routes on the live map with progress and off-route alerts • Connect BLE heart rate, cadence, and power sensors Training & personal goals • Use manual laps or auto-laps by distance or time, with optional spoken split announcements • Compare laps by speed, heart rate, and cadence, and review training insights • Reach 24 private milestones for distance, ascent, ride count, and duration • Set a weekly distance goal and track progress in a widget Customization, export & sync • Customize the live layout, reorder pages, and choose stat widgets — including estimated current grade • Export rides as Enhanced GPX or TCX for Garmin and TrainingPeaks • Optionally sync across your devices with iCloud Cyclr works without an account. Recording rides and exporting GPX stay free. Your data stays on your device by default; iCloud sync is optional with Cyclr Pro. Tap Start and ride. Privacy Policy: https://tomgolbach.de/cyclr/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Cycla
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Cycla turns your iPhone into a powerful cycling computer with professional-grade features rivaling dedicated GPS devices. RIDE TRACKING & RECORDING Record every ride with precise GPS tracking, automatic pause detection, and configurable auto-laps. Choose from Road, Gravel, or Mountain Bike profiles. Customize your data screens with 30+ fields across multiple page layouts — just like a Garmin Edge. LIVE DATA & SENSORS Connect Bluetooth heart rate monitors, speed/cadence sensors, and power meters. View real-time speed, distance, elevation, heart rate, power, cadence, and more. Live charts show your performance as you ride. TRAINING & PERFORMANCE Track your fitness with Training Stress Score (TSS), Chronic Training Load (CTL), Acute Training Load (ATL), and Training Stress Balance (TSB). Monitor heart rate and power zones. Set personal records and watch them fall. STRUCTURED WORKOUTS Build custom interval workouts with warm-up, work, recovery, and cool-down phases. Set power or heart rate targets. Follow pre-built templates or create your own. CLIMBPRO Automatic climb detection with real-time progress tracking. See remaining distance, elevation, and gradient for every categorized climb — from Cat 4 to Hors Catégorie. NAVIGATION & COURSES Create routes by placing waypoints on the map. Import GPX files. Get turn-by-turn navigation with off-course alerts. Plan your rides before you go. SEGMENTS Create and track segments. Compare your efforts and chase personal bests on your favorite stretches of road. GROUP RIDES Organize group rides with meeting points, pace categories, and rider limits. Share rides with friends and join the cycling community. APPLE WATCH Companion Apple Watch app displays your key metrics right on your wrist. Start, pause, and control rides from your watch. iCLOUD SYNC All your ride data syncs seamlessly across your devices via iCloud. ADDITIONAL FEATURES • Apple Health integration • Weather conditions for every ride (powered by Apple Weather) • GPX export • Home screen widgets • Live Activities • Dark mode support • Metric and Imperial units
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Verdict
Cyclr and Cycla are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Cyclr sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Cycla sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cyclr ships an update every 6 days, Cycla every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cyclr | Cycla |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Golbach | PragmaTec |
In-app purchases
Cyclr
- Cyclr Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Cyclr Pro Yearly$22.991 Year
- Cyclr Pro Lifetime$44.99
Cycla
- Cycla Pro$14.99









