Comparison

Spinzie vs Upshift Cycling

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

Head to head
About

Spinzie

Features
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Spinzie turns your indoor rides into live, feel-good stats. Pair your FTMS Bluetooth bike and watch your key metrics flow in real-time: - Cadence - Power - Speed - Distance Clean visuals, smooth motion, zero clutter. Just hop on, lock in, and ride.

About

Upshift Cycling

Features
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Your ride, clearly. Upshift Cycling brings a calm, glanceable instrument to your bike. Read live watts and cadence from a standard Bluetooth power meter, or head outdoors and record your route, distance, active ride time and average speed. Start as a guest. No account is needed to ride. LIVE POWER AND CADENCE • Large, readable watts and RPM • Instant, 3-second or 10-second power smoothing • Power zones based on your FTP, with color that responds as you pedal • Choose watts, cadence or a side-by-side readout • Normalized Power, Intensity Factor, Training Stress Score and kilojoules • Free riding and existing structured workouts OUTDOOR RIDES • Precise GPS route recording, without requiring a power meter • Distance, active duration and average speed in one clear view • Pause and resume, with paused time excluded from ride time • Route segments that preserve pauses and GPS gaps • Local ride history and a considered summary of each ride • GPX export with a route privacy reminder before the system share sheet READY WHEN YOU RIDE • GPS recording works without mobile data • Location use is explained before you allow permission • An active outdoor recording can continue with the screen locked or while you use another app • Pause or finish stops route collection • Interrupted rides recover paused, ready for your decision to resume Background recording uses more battery. GPS reception, permissions and system battery limits can interrupt recording; Upshift shows the recording state so you can check your ride. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • Guest riding and local history are fully usable without signup • No advertising or rider analytics • Share an indoor CSV or outdoor GPX only when you choose • Precise routes stay on your device unless you choose to export them Upshift reads the standard BLE Cycling Power Service. It never writes settings or firmware to your meter. It supports compatible meters from brands including Stages, 4iiii, Favero, Quarq and Wahoo; compatibility depends on the meter's Bluetooth broadcast support. Dark and Daylight themes. Phone and tablet layouts. Accessible controls and reduced-motion support.

Screenshots

Spinzie3 screens
Upshift Cycling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Upshift Cycling at every 3 weeks against Spinzie's every 3 months. Upshift Cycling also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spinzie ships an update every 3 months, Upshift Cycling every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Spinzie versus Upshift Cycling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpinzieUpshift Cycling
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManuel RibeiroVakil Ventures

In-app purchases

None

Spinzie

No in-app purchases

None

Upshift Cycling

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spinzie free?
Spinzie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Upshift Cycling free?
Upshift Cycling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Spinzie or Upshift Cycling have ads?
Neither Spinzie nor Upshift Cycling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spinzie or Upshift Cycling?
Spinzie ships an update every 3 months, and Upshift Cycling every 3 weeks. Most recently, Spinzie was updated on October 3, 2026 and Upshift Cycling on October 31, 2026.

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