Comparison

Tacx Training™ vs ICG Training

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

Head to head
About

Tacx Training™

Transform indoor cycling into immersive outdoor experiences. Connect to a smart trainer to simulate real-world terrain and track performance data. Enjoy virtual rides, challenges, and sync with other devices for comprehensive training.

Highlights
  • Simulate real-world climbs and descents
  • Real-time speed, power, and cadence data
  • Automatic trainer resistance adjustment
  • Syncs with Garmin Connect and Coach
  • Virtual GroupRides and challenges
  • Access to 500+ video routes (Premium)
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RIDE INDOORS, FEEL OUTDOORS Connect your Tacx™ smart trainer with the Tacx Training app to turn indoor sessions into immersive rides. Tackle steep Alpine and Pyrenean climbs or conquer the cobblestones of Roubaix right from your living room. New routes around the world are added every month. TRAIN WITH REAL DATA, IN REAL TIME When paired with a compatible Tacx smart trainer and other accessories, you can see speed, power, cadence, and heart rate data on screen while your trainer resistance auto-adjusts for realistic climbs and descents. Connect with a Tacx Alpine gradient simulator for an even more immersive climbing and descending experience. INTEGRATE WITH OTHER GARMIN PRODUCTS When you finish a workout in the app, the data automatically uploads to the Garmin Connect™ app to update performance stats, inform training plan workout recommendations, and more. Your Garmin Connect workouts are automatically synced with the Tacx Training app. MOTIVATION THAT LASTS Earn badges by completing challenges, ride with others in real time, or organize virtual GroupRides with your Tacx friends. Download and use the app for free, or upgrade to premium at any time. Free: • Create and perform workouts based on slope, power, or FTP • View and complete your scheduled workouts from Garmin Connect and Garmin Coach • Your rides and workouts automatically sync to Garmin Connect for analysis • View your data across phone, tablet, and desktop Premium: • Gain access to more than 500 high-quality video routes • Download your favorite videos and ride offline • See other live riders and ride with others in real time • Participate in multi-stage challenges • Plan virtual GroupRides with friends Requirements: • Bluetooth 4.0 or later for Tacx Smart trainer connections • Internet is required for video streaming and live features Don’t forget to contact our support team if you have any questions, concerns, or feature requests. Official Garmin app.

About

ICG Training

This app serves as a personal trainer, offering a variety of expertly designed workouts for home, gym, or cycling classes. It features a unique color-coded system for easy zone tracking and allows users to create, customize, and share workouts, while also syncing data with external fitness apps.

Highlights
  • Coach By Color® System
  • Expertly designed free workouts
  • Create and share custom workouts
  • Sync data with external apps (Strava, Apple Health, Google Fit)
  • Performance tracking dashboard
  • Over 200 workout options
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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ICG® TRAINING APP - YOUR MORE COLORFUL, POWERFUL PERSONAL TRAINER! The ICG® Training App is perfect for anyone training at home, on the gym cardio floor or during a cycling class. With our unique Coach By Color® System we’ve got you covered - it’s for everyone & all fitness levels! Get fit & motivated with our expertly designed free workouts from our world-class ICG® Master Trainer team. You can select, customize and even share workouts between friends or with your customers while also exchanging your workout data with external apps such as Strava® Here just to name a few great features we offer - for FREE: Get Connected - View it now or save it for later, but always on track – with great training comes a lot of generated useful data. Just pair your device with any of the ICG® Indoor Cycles to view, save & track your workout history as you pedal your way to greater heights. Color Match with Coach By Color® - Why only numbers when you can also do colors! Intuitive, fun and easy, just match your bike´s computer to the workout´s color & data shown in the app to be in the right training zone - get fitter, faster. Achieve your fitness goals - Kick some serious goals with over 200 different workouts created by our ICG® experts and regular new releases. Just select ready-to-go workouts by fitness goals such as Get Stronger, Get Fitter, Get Powerful…. ready when you are? Create your own workout - Be the motivator and the motivated by customizing workouts and sharing with friends and clients. It just got a whole lot harder to create a bad training. Measure your success - All the detail you need, staring right at ya - view your performance status and a wealth of data directly on your personal dashboard. Are you losing power? Burnt those extra cookies? The truth won’t always be sugar coated, but the facts and figures on your home-screen will keep you on track with reality and up to date with the latest official ICG® workouts releases. So… no more excuses… Keep on track and share - Proud of a workout? Got results you want to brag about? Keep track of every single workout in your personal training calendar and celebrate your success by sharing the data you want with your friends via social media and get cheered on! Transfer data to external apps - Your perfect cycling partner. The ICG® App also transfers data to external apps like Apple Health, Google Fit and Strava. The other good stuff: • Apple Watch integration for Heart Rate Tracking • Training data is transferred in real time via Bluetooth • Includes an FTP test warm up routine • Workout selection filter by intensity, duration and outcomes • Motivational Heat animations Unlock a whole new world & benefit from our ICG® Training App PREMIUM features: Ride with amazing instructors from around the world, get motivated by immersive scenic video footage from around the globe, and enjoy more than 500 guided music workouts. Set your individual goals and view and compare your Coach By Color® heart rate and power zones in real time. Become a Pro in indoor cycling! You’re already an indoor cycling instructor or maybe want to become one? Then join our Global ICG® Instructor Club and get access to a unique set of benefits that will help deepen your understanding and technical expertise in planning and delivering your indoor cycling sessions. We will support you with high-quality music, with pre-designed class profiles and choreography for commercial use and much more! An app that’s all Pro. The ICG® Training App. Colorful workouts with Powerful results.

Screenshots

Tacx Training™4 screens
ICG Training4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tacx Training™ at none against ICG Training's 4. Tacx Training™ also leads on ratings volume (16K vs 2.4K). ICG Training's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. ICG Training sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Tacx Training™ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Tacx Training™ against 4.6 for ICG Training. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tacx Training™ has 16K ratings behind it against 2.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of Tacx Training™'s written reviews are positive against 47% of ICG Training's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tacx Training™ ships an update every 3 weeks, ICG Training every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tacx Training™ versus ICG Training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTacx Training™ICG Training
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (16K ratings)4.6 (2.4K ratings)
Positive reviews42.2% of reviews47.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16K — better2.4K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size362 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGarminIndoorcycling Group

Customer experience

Tacx Training™

All ratings15,761 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral4.8%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews728 reviews
Positive42.2%
Neutral12.5%
Negative45.3%

ICG Training

All ratings2,443 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral2.8%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews323 reviews
Positive47.1%
Neutral14.2%
Negative38.7%

User reviews

Tacx Training™

From 16K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great workout software
  • 🚀 Excellent video quality and variety
  • 🚀 Seamless integration with Garmin
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Realistic riding experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent connection issues
  • 🐛 Buggy and unreliable app
  • 🐛 Crashes during rides
  • 🐛 Data loss and syncing problems
  • 🔒 Poor customer support

ICG Training

From 2.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great app when it works
  • 👍 Excellent free workouts
  • 👍 Truly great app for tracking indoor cycling
  • 👍 Awesome group cycle app
  • 👍 Lovely design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues
  • 🐛 Unreliable workout tracking
  • 🐛 Buggy, crashes often
  • 🐛 Inaccurate data
  • 🐛 Impenetrable interface

Bugs and requests

Tacx Training™

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inconsistent power and speed readings
  • Inability to resume paused rides
  • Connectivity issues with Bluetooth sensors
  • Calibration problems with trainers
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to download videos for offline use
  • More detailed performance analytics
  • Integration with other fitness apps (e.g. Apple Health)
  • Better customization options for data screens
  • Audio cues and prompts during workouts
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  • Ability to create and edit custom routes

ICG Training

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login and sign-up issues
  • Disconnects during workouts
  • Workouts not saving properly
  • Inconsistent data sync between app and bike

Requested features

5 requests
  • Apple Watch heart rate support
  • More data export options to Strava
  • Customizable screens and font sizes
  • Improved Strava integration
  • Downloadable workouts for poor signal areas

In-app purchases

None

Tacx Training™

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

ICG Training

Subscriptions4
  • ICG App Premium14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Global ICG® Instructor Club$39.992 Months
  • Annual Premium Membership14 Days trial$99.991 Year
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  • Global ICG® Instructor Club$199.991 Year

Questions

Is Tacx Training™ free?
Tacx Training™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ICG Training free?
ICG Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tacx Training™ or ICG Training?
Tacx Training™ and ICG Training are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 16K and 2.4K ratings respectively.
Do Tacx Training™ or ICG Training have ads?
Neither Tacx Training™ nor ICG Training shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tacx Training™ or ICG Training?
Tacx Training™ ships an update every 3 weeks, and ICG Training every 5 weeks. Most recently, Tacx Training™ was updated on September 27, 2026 and ICG Training on September 25, 2026.

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