Comparison

Cycle Diary vs Fitmeter Bike Basic

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

Head to head
About

Cycle Diary

Track your cycling activities with GPS, including speed, distance, and calories burned. Save your rides, set goals, and share your progress. Offers two map styles and background operation for uninterrupted tracking.

Highlights
  • GPS tracking for speed, distance, and route
  • Calorie burn calculation based on user data
  • Save and log cycling sessions
  • Two map styles: Satellite and Street
  • Background operation and lock screen support
  • Set cycling goals
  • Share ride logs
Features
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Cycle Diary will keep you motivated for your cycling process. This app uses GPS to locate and give the current speed, used time, distance and route in map, also calculates calorie burned when cycling according to your weight, speed and time used. You can save the log directly after cycling or add manually later. Features: ⁃ Show current speed, used time, calorie burned and route in map. ⁃ Two map styles: Satellite and Street. ⁃ Keep cycling logs and also with mood, weather and area icon. ⁃ Calculates total time used, calories burned and average speed for all logs. ⁃ Supports running in background and lock screen. ⁃ Supports pause and resume. ⁃ Share logs info by Facebook, Twitter and Email. ⁃ Create cycling goal with days and distance. ⁃ Supports standard & metric units. This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life. If you have any question or suggestion, please send email to maxwellsoftware@gmail.com.

About

Fitmeter Bike Basic

This app transforms your device into a comprehensive bicycle computer, tracking your rides in real-time. It offers detailed metrics like speed, distance, altitude, and calories burned, with options to review past sessions and share achievements.

Highlights
  • Real-time GPS tracking
  • Speed, distance, and duration metrics
  • Altitude and calorie tracking
  • Auto-pause detection
  • Session history and statistics
  • iCloud and CSV import/export
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Fitmeter Bike turns your iPhone/iPad into a bicycle computer with incredible functionality. Try it once and it’ll remain the only biking app on your iPhone for years to come! Whether you are an amateur that is just starting, or a pro preparing for a competition, Fitmeter Bike is the advanced tracker you need to track and upgrade your cycling. REAL TIME TRACKING Your session is tracked GPS based and all data is presented in real-time. View your current speed, average speed, distance, but also see advanced tracking data like uphill or downhill difference. And everything you track is kept neatly organized in History for later viewing. FEATURES: - GPS based position and route of the session will be displayed on a map including distance markers. - Current speed - Distance - Duration of the session - Pause time - Auto Pause detection - Average speed - Top speed - Altitude tracking. Uphill / Downhill - Burned calories - Split times - History. All activities will be stored and can be reviewed. Limited to 10 sessions in the Basic version - Import / Export all activities from / to iCloud or a CSV file - Statistics. Speed and Altitude over distance - Records. See your all-time records and a summary over all sessions. - Facebook support. Post sessions to your Facebook timeline. - Apple health support: Active Energy, Cycling Distance, Weight, Workouts - Languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Hungarian Now go, get this cycling tracker app and turn your iPhone into a bicycle computer! Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Screenshots

Cycle Diary4 screens
Fitmeter Bike Basic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Fitmeter Bike Basic at 4.8 against Cycle Diary's 1.5. Fitmeter Bike Basic also leads on review sentiment (65% vs 27%) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Cycle Diary's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads 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. Cycle Diary sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Fitmeter Bike Basic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fitmeter Bike Basic holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fitmeter Bike Basic has 13K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Cycle Diary's written reviews are positive against 65% of Fitmeter Bike Basic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cycle Diary ships an update every 12 months, Fitmeter Bike Basic monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Cycle Diary versus Fitmeter Bike Basic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCycle DiaryFitmeter Bike Basic
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (6 ratings)4.8 (13K ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.3% of reviews65.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings613K — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer倩 赵Volker Schueppel

Customer experience

Cycle Diary

All ratings6 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive27.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative72.7%

Fitmeter Bike Basic

All ratings12,893 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews206 reviews
Positive65.0%
Neutral17.0%
Negative18.0%

Bugs and requests

Cycle Diary

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Fitmeter Bike Basic

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Paused time is still included in average speed
  • Poor color scheme for top bar buttons
  • Calorie counter is malfunctioning
  • Excessive battery usage

Requested features

6 requests
  • Auto resume option
  • Option to keep screen on or set screen timeout
  • Option to hide GPS map
  • Ability to set distance interval for notifications
  • Louder mile signal
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  • Ability to map a course after cycling

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Cycle Diary

One-time2
  • Remove ads$0.99
  • Map$1.99
None

Fitmeter Bike Basic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cycle Diary free?
Cycle Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fitmeter Bike Basic free?
Fitmeter Bike Basic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cycle Diary or Fitmeter Bike Basic?
Fitmeter Bike Basic is rated higher. Cycle Diary averages 1.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Fitmeter Bike Basic averages 4.8 from 13K ratings.
Do Cycle Diary or Fitmeter Bike Basic have ads?
Both Cycle Diary and Fitmeter Bike Basic show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cycle Diary or Fitmeter Bike Basic?
Cycle Diary ships an update every 12 months, and Fitmeter Bike Basic monthly. Most recently, Cycle Diary was updated on October 24, 2026 and Fitmeter Bike Basic on October 25, 2026.

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