TryAthletes vs Bike Assistant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TryAthletes
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Your training is the content. We just make it look good. TryAthlete turns your Strava data into clean, shareable stat cards — for runs, rides, swims, and gym sessions. Not just running. No editing, no manual input. Pick an activity, choose a template, and post it in seconds. Think Canva, but for your workouts. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Every sport, one clean card — running, cycling, swimming, and gym - Beautiful templates made for social — Instagram, TikTok, and Reels - Add the stats that matter — pace, splits, elevation, heart rate, power - Make it yours — custom colors, fonts, and styles - Synced with Strava and Garmin — your data, ready instantly - Export in seconds — no complicated editing flow MADE FOR CONTENT Athletes already share their training. TryAthlete makes those posts look like you — not like a generic screenshot. Whether you're chasing a PR or just love showing the grind, every card is ready to post. FOR CLUBS Run a club? Give your members stat cards branded with your logo and colors. Every post your members share becomes free exposure for your club — no design work, no effort. START FREE Basic templates are free forever. Go Pro for premium templates, every stat sticker, full customization, and no watermark. Download TryAthlete and turn your next workout into something worth posting. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://www.tryathletes.app/privacy-policy
Bike Assistant
This app helps cyclists meticulously track the wear and tear on all their bike components. It syncs with Strava to import rides and automatically calculates maintenance schedules based on distance, time, or usage cycles, ensuring you know exactly when to service or replace parts.
- Track wear by distance, hours, or charge cycles
- Strava integration for automatic ride import
- Component-specific maintenance reminders
- Manage entire bike fleet on one screen
- Log chain wax, battery charges, and sealant refills
- Update ride data on Strava
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Your chain doesn't care what day it is. It cares how far you've ridden. Bike Assistant tracks every part on every bike by the kilometer, by riding hours, or by charge cycles, so you know what's worn, what's due next, and what can wait. No spreadsheet, no guessing, no "I think I changed that in spring". HOW IT WORKS Connect Strava, and your bikes and rides import themselves. Add the parts you care about. Start typing a brand and we suggest one. A custom part can count riding hours instead of kilometers. Get a nudge before something is due, instead of after it's ruined. YOUR WHOLE FLEET ON ONE SCREEN See at a glance which bike is dialled in, which one could use some love, and what service is coming up. Open a bike for every component on it, its mileage, and how much life it has left. Notes live on the bike too: tire pressures, fit numbers, what the workshop said. CHAIN WAX, TRACKED PROPERLY Log wax cycles or drip top-ups. See the kilometers since the last wax, get reminded when the next one is due, and keep a complete wax history per chain. Waxing a whole batch at once? Record the batch in one go. And running several chains in rotation on the same bike is the normal case here, not an edge case. BATTERIES, THE SAME WAY Di2, AXS and power-meter batteries are parts like any other. Log a charge, watch the count, and see it beside your chains. The reminder speaks hours until the next one. THE RIGHT BIKE ON A RIDE Picked the wrong bike when you headed out? Change it in the Activity Log. We update it on Strava too, so the kilometers land on the right bike and the right parts. PARTS THAT KNOW THEIR OWN AGE Chains, cassettes, chainrings, cranksets, bottom brackets, brake pads, tyres, batteries: each with brand, expected life and a wear status that updates itself as you ride. Custom parts can count riding hours instead of kilometers. Move a part to another bike, retire it, or bring an old one back into service. The mileage follows the part, not the bike. TUBELESS SEALANT ON THE CALENDAR Sealant doesn't dry out by distance, it dries out by time. Set a refill interval in days per tyre, record fresh sealant or a top-up, and let the app keep the clock. It keeps counting while the bike hangs in the cellar. TWO-TAP SERVICE LOG Quick Service logs a wax, a sealant top-up, a chain swap or a battery charge from anywhere in the app. Backdating is expected, not an afterthought: you did the work in the garage, you log it on the sofa. REMINDERS THAT ARRIVE IN TIME Push notifications when a chain needs waxing, when a service comes due, or when a part reaches the end of its expected life. Everything also lands in an in-app inbox, so nothing is lost behind a dismissed banner. WHAT BIKE ASSISTANT IS NOT No training analysis, no power curves, no leaderboards. Your bikes and rides are only ever shown to you. The one public place is Ideas, an optional board where riders suggest features under a name they choose. This app is about the bike, not the ride. WHAT YOU NEED A Strava account, and the free tier is fine. Your bikes and rides come in from Strava, and that is the only way in. If you move a ride to another bike here, we update that activity's bike on Strava. We never post to your feed and never create activities. BIKE ASSISTANT PRO Everything above is free. The optional weekly Pro subscription adds analytics (cost per kilometer, part lifespans, how your services perform), order import from a receipt photo or PDF, other riders' bikes, unlimited notes and indoor settings for past rides. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms: https://www.bike-assistant.com/terms Privacy: https://www.bike-assistant.com/privacy Questions, bugs, feature requests? There's a feedback form right in the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Bike Assistant at none against TryAthletes's shown. Bike Assistant also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). TryAthletes's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TryAthletes ships an update weekly, Bike Assistant fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TryAthletes | Bike Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 213 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Khyu Tkhan Nguyen | Anton Michalek |
In-app purchases
TryAthletes
No in-app purchases
Bike Assistant
No in-app purchases
Questions
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