Stages Flight vs MOWL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stages Flight
Track indoor and outdoor fitness activities like cycling, running, and hiking. Monitor distance, speed, time, heart rate, and power. Set goals, view workout history, and share achievements with friends.
- GPS tracking for indoor/outdoor activities
- Detailed workout metrics (distance, speed, time)
- Heart rate and power measurement
- Workout calendar and progress tracking
- Social sharing of activities
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Sign up for the best visual, motivating experience you ever had. Stages Flight lets you track your indoor bike rides, runs, walks, outdoor bike rides, hikes, and more using the GPS in your iPhone. Track your workouts wherever you are! - See detailed information of your distance, speed and time. - Measure your heart rate and power inside the gym with Stages Flight group system or with available sensors for your iPhone. Track your performance and improve your fitness - See a detailed calendar with all your workouts - Track your progress against your goals and challenges. Share with friends - Post your activities, achievements and plans to Facebook, and your friends on VismoX.com. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
MOWL
This app offers a vast library of indoor cycling workouts with real-time guidance. Connect devices, sync music, and build a fitness community. Enjoy ad-free, paywall-free training.
- 50,000+ expert-led rides
- Real-time workout guidance
- Bluetooth device connectivity
- Spotify music synchronization
- Fitness community features
- Ad-free and paywall-free
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Experience the ultimate indoor cycling companion with the MOWL® App: - Explore 50,000+ rides from experts like Keiser, Wattbike, Body Bike, and more. Find your perfect workout with our user-friendly search filters. - Stay on track with our workout player, offering real-time guidance in colour, heart rate, or power. No more guesswork; just peak performance. - Seamlessly connect to your Bluetooth devices for in-app training tracking. Link your Spotify account for perfectly synchronised music that moves you. - Build your fitness community – like, follow, and share your favourite creators' workouts. - Unleash your creativity with "Open Goal" mode for freestyle sessions. Best of all, our app is completely ad-free and without paywalls. It's indoor cycling made simple, fun, and efficient. Join us and press play on your ride to fitness success today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MOWL at 65% against Stages Flight's 11%. MOWL also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and device support (5 vs 2). Stages Flight's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
MOWL holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 446 and 236 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Stages Flight's written reviews are positive against 65% of MOWL's.
Stages Flight ships an update every 4 weeks, MOWL every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stages Flight | MOWL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (446 ratings) | 4.7 (236 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.4% of reviews | 64.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 446 — better | 236 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 203 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SPIA Cycling Inc | Intelligent Training Group ApS |
Customer experience
Stages Flight
MOWL
User reviews
Stages Flight
From 446 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Captures statistics well
- 💡 Useful power zone display
- 👍 Potential to be great
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues with bikes
- 🐛 Data sync problems
- 👎 Frustrating user experience
- 👎 Lacking features and functionality
- 👎 Unreliable app performance
MOWL
From 236 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great workouts and routines
- 💰 Free with no ads
- 🎶 Spotify integration works well
- 🚴♂️ Engaging for indoor cycling
- 💪 Offers variable cadence and wattage
Room to improve
- 🔋 Drains too much battery
- ⌚ Doesn't get heart rate from Apple Watch
- ⏳ Delay between Wattbike and app
- 💻 Doesn't work on iPad
- ⚙️ System glitches and crashes
Bugs and requests
Stages Flight
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes during sign-up
- Inconsistent data between app and bike console
- Heart rate monitor not working
- Inability to save/upload workout data
Requested features
4 requests- Landscape mode
- Better integration with Apple Watch
- Improved data sync and transfer to other apps
- More detailed workout summaries and analytics
MOWL
Reported bugs
10 issues- App stopped after 10 minutes
- Won't login on iPad
- App won't connect to Apple Watch/workouts for HR data
- Cannot connect smart trainer and cadence sensor simultaneously
- Cannot connect to spinning class or pair bike
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- Spotify integration is broken after updates
- Settings icon and ? Icons blocking sensor selection
- App crashes when connecting Polar H10 heart rate monitor
- App crashes on iPad when scrolling pages
- History of rides not saving
Requested features
10 requests- Sync data with iPhone Health app
- Connect to Apple Watch for heart rate
- Simplify and optimize workout builder for mobile
- Customizable cue cards
- Bring Freeplay to the USA
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- Integrate playlist with AI for automatic ride creation
- Add rowing support
- Sync other power meters
- Add upgrades and new features
- Display Watts, heart rate, and pedal efficiency on screen
In-app purchases
Stages Flight
No in-app purchases
MOWL
No in-app purchases
