Comparison

WaxSync vs Loom Cycling

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

Head to head
About

WaxSync

Features
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Know exactly when to re-wax your chain. WaxSync tracks how much wax life your chain has left, so you stop guessing and start riding on a clean, fast, long-lasting drivetrain. Connect Strava and your mileage updates itself. WaxSync does the maths and counts down to the moment a fresh wax is due. WHY WAXSYNC Waxed chains are faster, cleaner, and last far longer, but only if you re-wax at the right time. WaxSync turns that into a glance. FEATURES - Wax life at a glance. A clear countdown for every bike, from healthy green to time-to-wax. - Automatic mileage from Strava. Link a bike once and your rides keep it up to date. - Ride-condition aware. Wet and mixed rides wear wax faster, and WaxSync adjusts for it. - Multi-chain rotation. Run several chains, swap a fresh one on when the wax runs low, and wax the used ones in a batch. Built for riders who take waxing seriously. - Quick-link wear tracking. Get a heads up before a reusable link is worn out. - Reminders that matter. Optional alerts when a chain is due, plus a weekly summary. No spam, ever. - Home screen widgets. Your fleet status without opening the app. - Guides built in. Clear, swipeable tutorials and a waxing library, available offline. - Log rides by hand. No Strava required. FREE FOR ONE BIKE WaxSync is free to manage one bike, with every feature included. Got a fleet? A single one-time purchase unlocks unlimited bikes. No subscription, ever. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data stays on your device. No analytics, no ads, no tracking. WaxSync never sells or shares your information. Ride clean. Ride fast. Re-wax at the right time, every time.

About

Loom Cycling

Features
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Most riders don't forget how to wax. They forget when they last did it. Loom tracks your chain by distance rather than by feel. Every bike carries an odometer, and every wax event saves a snapshot of it. The distance since your last wax, how much of its expected life you have used, and whether you are overdue all come out of those two numbers. IT LEARNS YOUR INTERVAL Loom starts at 186 miles for hot wax and 93 miles for drip lube. After two wax events it switches to a rolling average of your own history, so the number follows your roads and your weather rather than a figure off a bottle. It warns you at 80%, and again at 100%. RIDES WITHOUT THE TYPING Connect Apple Health and your cycling workouts become rides on their own — date and distance, nothing else. Strava is there if that is where your riding lives. Neither is required: type a distance and Loom works exactly as well with no connection at all. MORE THAN THE CHAIN Chains, tires, sealant and service run off the same odometer. Set an interval, log a change, and Loom counts the distance down. TIRE PRESSURE Tell Loom your weight, your tires and your roads, and it gives you a front and a rear pressure, each with a good range either side. It respects hookless rim limits and your tire's printed maximum, says what set the number, and saves setups to each bike. Road, gravel and cyclocross, in psi or bar. ON THE HOME SCREEN A widget carries wax life at a glance, so you find out in the kitchen rather than in the garage. YOUR RIDING HISTORY IS YOURS No account to create, no Loom server, no analytics, no third-party SDKs, and no tracking. What you log stays on your iPhone and, if you use iCloud, in your own private iCloud database — where Loom cannot read it either. Apple Health and Strava are optional and read-only; Loom never writes anything back to either. ALL OF IT, FREE Every part of Loom is free: as many bikes as you own, automatic ride import from Apple Health or Strava, component tracking, the tire pressure calculator, the widget, and the full Statistics tab — averages, the timeline, which product lasted longest, and when the next wax is due. No subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads. Privacy Policy: https://loomwax.ridetogether.io/privacy.html

Screenshots

WaxSync4 screens
Loom Cycling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: WaxSync at every 3 days against Loom Cycling's every 9 days. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. WaxSync sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Loom Cycling sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WaxSync ships an update every 3 days, Loom Cycling every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
WaxSync versus Loom Cycling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaxSyncLoom Cycling
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeil SmithTom Haythorn

In-app purchases

1 purchases

WaxSync

One-time1
  • Multiple Bikes$6.99
1 purchases

Loom Cycling

Subscriptions1
  • Loom Pro7 Days trial$6.991 Year

Questions

Is WaxSync free?
WaxSync is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Loom Cycling free?
Loom Cycling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WaxSync or Loom Cycling have ads?
Neither WaxSync nor Loom Cycling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WaxSync or Loom Cycling?
WaxSync ships an update every 3 days, and Loom Cycling every 9 days. Most recently, WaxSync was updated on October 30, 2026 and Loom Cycling on October 22, 2026.

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