Comparison

Biking Distance Tracker vs Mini Bike Computer

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

Head to head
About

Biking Distance Tracker

This app helps cyclists track their rides with GPS, providing real-time stats like speed, distance, and altitude. It offers detailed post-ride analysis, including color-coded maps and split times, and integrates with Apple Watch and HealthKit.

Highlights
  • GPS ride tracking
  • Real-time speed, distance, altitude
  • Color-coded route maps
  • Voice progress updates
  • Split time analysis
  • Calorie tracking
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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Vima is a GPS based tracking app for people who want to keep track of their biking fitness goals. It is an app aimed at simplicity that allows bikers to keep track of their runs easily without a lot of unnecessary stuff getting in the way. APPLE WATCH Easily start, pause, resume, and save a ride without ever getting your phone out of your pocket. Check your distance, speed, time, and altitude from your Apple Watch in realtime. STATS AND MAPS Vima tracks speed, distance, altitude, and time. It also gives you a map showing where you have been while you are saving a ride. COLOR CODED When viewing saved rides your route shows up on the map color coded by speed. It shows where you went the fastest (green) and where you were slowest (red). VOICE SUMMARY Don't want to look at the screen every few minutes? You can have the app tell you updates on your progress in set distance and/or time intervals. SPLIT TIMES Added splits to the history review page. Choose from 9 different distances and see how each section of your workout went. CALORIES See calories burned. Set your weight in settings and get your calories burned in real time and on the history page after your run. BIKE TRACKING Track the distance on your bike so you know when it's time to do maintenance or replace it before problems happen. PAUSE AND RESUME Pause the workout to catch your breath or chat with a friend and then resume when you get back to it. FACEBOOK & TWITTER Share your workout with your friends on Facebook or Twitter with our easy to use integration. UNITS The supports both standard and metric units. HEALTH KIT Apple Health permissions allow us to enhance your data as well as saving your workout information to Apple Health. If you've read this far, you should definitely give Vima a shot. We think you'll love it, and if there is anything you'd like to see for the app in the future just let us know. We love hearing from our users. Note: Continued use of the GPS will reduce battery life. If you upgrade to a premium subscription, payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. The monthly subscription costs USD 4.99 per month, while the yearly subscription costs USD 29.99 per year. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. There is no increase in cost when renewing. Subscriptions can be managed and auto-renewal turned off in Account Settings in iTunes after purchase. Once purchased, the current period cannot be canceled. Find the full terms and conditions and our privacy policy at http://www.30-south.com/privacy-policy/

About

Mini Bike Computer

This app provides a straightforward cycling computer for your handlebars, offering essential ride tracking without requiring an account. It supports route following, data export, and integrates with Apple Health, with optional Pro features for advanced weather and map views.

Highlights
  • Track rides without an account
  • Load and follow GPX routes
  • Export rides as GPX
  • Apple Watch app support
  • Live Activity support
  • Saves workouts to Apple Health
  • Customizable stat views (Pro)
Features
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A simple, no-frills, bike computer to mount on your handlebars. No account required. FREE FEATURES: - Apple Watch app streams stats to your phone or works independently - Keeps a history of all of your rides - Load and follow routes from GPX files - Export rides as GPX files - Live Activity support - Always-on screen automatically turns off at 5% battery remaining - Customizable units - Battery-efficient - No account required - Large, easy-to-read stats - Saves cycling workouts to Apple Health - Autopause and autoresume - Shortcuts app integration - Lock and Home Screen widgets - Rides, Routes, and Settings sync across devices on the same iCloud account (review your Rides on an iPad!) PRO FEATURES: - Historical ride weather review - Route weather 5-day forecast - OpenStreetMap, OpenCycleMap, and High Contrast maps - Customizable stat views Designed for BATTERY LIFE: - Dark theme minimized battery drain from screen - Only updating stats as necessary Designed for PRIVACY: - No account signup, ever - No usage tracking libraries added - Optionally keep all data on-device by disabling iCloud sync Stats displayed: - Total Distance - Total Duration - Speed: Current/Average/Max - Elevation: Current/Gained/Lost - Time of Day This app does NOT: - Sync with any other cycling/fitness service - Connect to any hardware devices - Collect any personally identifiable information NOTE: In-app purchases are required to unlock Pro features. Mini Bike Computer integrates with Apple Health to save workouts and estimate calories burned, and uses Motion data to help with auto pause and auto resume. Privacy Policy: https://bikecomputer.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://bikecomputer.app/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Biking Distance Tracker4 screens
Mini Bike Computer4 screens

Verdict

The call

Biking Distance Tracker and Mini Bike Computer both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 81% of Mini Bike Computer's written reviews are positive against 70% of Biking Distance Tracker's. Biking Distance Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 234). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Biking Distance Tracker sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Mini Bike Computer sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mini Bike Computer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 234 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Biking Distance Tracker's written reviews are positive against 81% of Mini Bike Computer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Biking Distance Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, Mini Bike Computer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Biking Distance Tracker versus Mini Bike Computer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBiking Distance TrackerMini Bike Computer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.1K ratings)4.8 (234 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.9% of reviews80.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better234
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB105 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer30 South LLCAdam Oxner

Customer experience

Biking Distance Tracker

All ratings1,072 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive69.9%
Neutral4.1%
Negative26.0%

Mini Bike Computer

All ratings234 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive80.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative14.9%

User reviews

Biking Distance Tracker

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 📏 Accurate tracking of distance, time, and speed
  • 🗺️ Useful map and route history
  • 💪 Motivating for cycling/biking progress

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or loss of data
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 💰 Subscription model with limited free access
  • 🔒 Issues with restoring lifetime licenses

Mini Bike Computer

From 234 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Clean and intuitive UI
  • 🚀 Excellent performance
  • 🔒 Privacy-focused, no data collection
  • 💰 Great free offering
  • 🧭 Reliable bike computer functionality

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Ride saving issues (corruption, double saves, zero metrics)
  • 🐛 Pausing issues causing crashes/data loss
  • 🐛 Map navigation laggy
  • 🐛 Inconsistent ride saving
  • 🐛 Altitude gain less accurate than Strava

Bugs and requests

Biking Distance Tracker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent distance and speed tracking
  • Auto-pause feature not working reliably
  • Inability to restore previously purchased lifetime access

Requested features

4 requests
  • Integration with health/fitness apps
  • More detailed statistics and analytics
  • Ability to add notes or comments to rides
  • Weather information integration

Mini Bike Computer

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Map was extremely slow to navigate
  • Ride corrupted and saved incorrectly
  • Ride saved as 0 miles with no metrics
  • Doesn't save route or when renamed
  • Often double saves rides
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  • Pausing issues causing crashes and data loss
  • Transfer to Health app is faulty
  • North arrow button disabled
  • App only holds 4 saved rides
  • When clicking save, it deletes your ride
  • Last update deleted all trips data
  • Crashes when trying to open settings
  • Pausing makes the app less useful for multi-modal trips
  • Write a Review is not doing anything
  • Save as Route in ride detail is not doing anything
  • Unable to name saved routes
  • Crashes on iPhone XS with iOS 15.6
  • Altitude gain always about 30% less than Strava

Requested features

5 requests
  • Support for radar info (Garmin Varia, Wahoo Trackr)
  • Display speed with decimal places
  • Customizable ride names
  • Accurate altitude gain testing
  • Transfer summaries to Fitness app

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Biking Distance Tracker

Subscriptions9
  • Vima Premium$4.997 Days
  • Vima Bike Premium$9.991 Month
  • Vima Bike Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
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  • Vima Bike Premium$14.993 Months
  • Vima Yearly Premium$29.991 Year
  • Vima Bike Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Vima Premium1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • Vima Bike Premium7 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Year
  • Vima Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
5 purchases

Mini Bike Computer

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Pro Subscription$19.991 Year
One-time3
  • Tip a Coffee$1.99
  • Tip a Trail Snack$4.99
  • Tip a New Tube$9.99

Questions

Is Biking Distance Tracker free?
Biking Distance Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mini Bike Computer free?
Mini Bike Computer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Biking Distance Tracker or Mini Bike Computer?
Mini Bike Computer is rated higher. Biking Distance Tracker averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Mini Bike Computer averages 4.8 from 234 ratings.
Do Biking Distance Tracker or Mini Bike Computer have ads?
Neither Biking Distance Tracker nor Mini Bike Computer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Biking Distance Tracker or Mini Bike Computer?
Biking Distance Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Mini Bike Computer monthly. Most recently, Biking Distance Tracker was updated on October 26, 2026 and Mini Bike Computer on October 24, 2026.

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