Comparison

Cycle Diary vs X

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

X

Features
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"Welcome to the X-Group members app! Download our app to plan and book your fitness classes. At the click of a button, you can view class schedules, sign up for classes and even invite a friend to join you! With the app, you’ll keep in touch with X-Group staff and coaches, receive notifications, news and reminders. After setting up your personal profile in the app, you'll be able to easily renew your membership, purchase X-Group merchandise and connect with other X-Group members. Download the App today! This app is powered by Arbox, the leading fitness management platform for fitness and wellness businesses. Visit arboxapp.com for more information. "

Screenshots

Cycle Diary4 screens
X4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: X at none against Cycle Diary's 2. X also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. X asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cycle Diary ships an update every 12 months, X every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Cycle Diary versus X: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCycle DiaryX
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews27.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 months — betterEvery 17 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB35 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer倩 赵Arbox LTD

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Cycle Diary

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

X

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cycle Diary free?
Cycle Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is X free?
X is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cycle Diary or X have ads?
Cycle Diary shows ads; X does not.
Which is updated more often, Cycle Diary or X?
Cycle Diary ships an update every 12 months, and X every 17 months. Most recently, Cycle Diary was updated on October 4, 2026 and X on October 5, 2026.

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