Incyclist vs CycleJames

Sick of paying a monthly subscription to ride through a cartoon island? Incyclist is different. No monthly fee. No fantasy world. Just real places. Ride real filmed routes from around the world. Import any GPX file and watch it come to life in Google Street View — revisit that vacation climb, or ride your local loop, from your own trainer. Add structured workouts to keep your training on track. All free, and open-source from day one. Fits into the tools you already use: • Sync GPX routes from Komoot • Sync workouts from intervals.icu • Upload completed activities to Strava and intervals.icu • Virtual Shifting — change gears with a Zwift Click or on-screen gestures Connects to your Bluetooth (BLE) or Wi-Fi (Direct Connect) smart trainer, power meter, cadence sensor, or heart rate monitor — no extra hardware needed. Unlike many "free" apps, we don't monetize your data. Incyclist doesn't store personal data — only short operational logs (sensor/trainer communication, session ID) used to fix bugs and improve the app, automatically deleted within 14 days. Nothing is sold or shared, with anyone, ever. It can even run fully offline for local rides. You'll only need a connection for online features like Strava, intervals.icu, Komoot sync, or Street View.

CycleJames is a focused, single-purpose indoor cycling app for structured power-based training on FTMS-compatible smart trainers. No subscription, ever. Your data never leaves your iPhone. Connect your trainer over Bluetooth. Pick a workout. The app writes target watts to the trainer in real time so resistance follows the plan automatically, and no head unit required. Prefer to ride by feel? Switch to Free Ride and your trainer's own gears set the resistance, just like riding outdoors - while CycleJames still records every watt. WHAT YOU GET • 97 built-in workouts covering VO2max, threshold, sweet spot, endurance, recovery, sprint and tempo sessions — from 15-minute easy spins to 6-hour century-prep epics. • Live target power streaming over Bluetooth (FTMS protocol) — your trainer ets resistance for you. • Free Ride mode — drop ERG control and let your smart bike's gears drive the resistance; your power is still recorded. • Heart-rate display from any standard Bluetooth heart-rate monitor. • Adjust intensity mid-ride: scale the whole workout up or down in 5W steps, fine-tune the active interval, skip ahead, jump to any upcoming interval, or insert a custom interval on the fly. • Workout builder — design your own steady or ramp intervals and save them. • Export rides to Strava and Garmin Connect via the iOS share sheet (TCX). • Local ride history with average power, peak power, normalized power, intensity factor, and TSS for every session. • Calendar view of your training week and month. PRIVACY CycleJames keeps everything on your device. No accounts. No cloud. No analytics. No tracking. No subscription. Uninstall the app and your data goes with it. COMPATIBLE TRAINERS Any smart trainer that supports the standard FTMS Bluetooth profile, which includes most modern trainers from Wahoo, Tacx, Wattbike, Saris, Elite, JetBlack, and others. REQUIREMENTS iPhone running iOS 17 or later, plus an FTMS-compatible Bluetooth smart trainer. A Bluetooth heart-rate strap is optional. DISCLAIMER CycleJames is a fitness app, not a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any condition. Consult a qualified physician before starting any new training programme, and seek a doctor's advice before making any decisions related to your health. Stop exercising and seek medical attention if you experience pain, dizziness or other symptoms during a workout.