Cycling App reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 153 Reddit reviews across 20 subreddits and 38 posts to rank the best Cycling App brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/bicycling, r/cycling, r/pelotoncycle, r/vancouvercycling, r/london. Top-rated brands include Strava (4.4/5), Peloton (4.3/5), Komoot (4.1/5).
Stats
Reviews153
Subreddits20
Posts38
Brands42
Products6
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#1
Strava
4.4
(41)
"Strava is the only right answer"
"As social network Strava."
"Hands down the best, especially because of the community-factor."
"Stravas the one most cyclists use. Do recommend."
"Another vote for Strava."
"Strava"
"Strava route mapping shows you the routes that other people take. Generally the fastest and most convenient routes."
"Strava is far more accurate. You can just leave it running in the background and it will auto pause when you are not moving."
"Strava. But real time? All of the apps will burn through your battery."
"Strava"
#2
Peloton
4.3
(20)
"My vote is for the Bike+... auto-resistance is great, sound and screen are also great."
"The peloton bike is worth it. Don’t go other brand plus app. It won’t align with stats or instructor recommended resistance and speed."
"Go with peloton. you get what you pay for and the content and community is unbeatable. the autoresistance is probably the feature that convinced me to buy the bike+"
"If you can afford the Bike+, don’t waste money on a lower quality bike like the Costco one."
"I had the bike for years - loved it. And got the plus. The auto calibration will give you a brilliant ride."
"If you have budget bike plus - coming from bike the auto resistance adjust makes huge difference"
"After almost 2.5 years I've done 1,047 rides and I love it! I also use bike+ for yoga, stretching and strength classes."
"I’ve been using a regular Bike for 4 years. I’m 900 rides in and 450 strength classes - a true believer! I LOVE it. Just bought a Bike+ and I’m waiting for it to be delivered."
"It has been AMAZING. I bike before the kid gets up or during her nap. The amount of content is insane."
"Peloton has helped motivate me to workout consistently. I use the app for the weight classes and to track my daily dog walks"
#3
Komoot
4.1
(14)
"For making routes Komoot."
"Does this really well, and even specifies the types and conditions of roads."
"I switched and haven't looked back."
"If you want to plan some rides and want details about elevation, check out komoot."
"Komoot."
"I hear nice things about Komoot from riders in the gravel community."
"Never tried Komoot and I see it being recommended twice. I guess I'll give it a shot"
"I really like Komoot to plan routes. Google maps have a weird tendency to plan routes in back alleys and sometimes missing bike paths leading you via main roads."
"Komoot, ride with gps, strava are all pretty good at showing bike paths."
"Not always it will give you the cycle path but it does alert you on the plan the paths that are not cyclable."
#4
Ride with GPS
4.3
(12)
"RideWithGPS: excellent route building (online) and guidance for a reasonable monthly fee, it's my primary tracker."
"IMHO the best option for route planning."
"The only account I pay for is RideWithGPS."
"Ride with GPS."
"Pretty happy with Ride with GPS. Found the maps to be quite accurate and up to date so far and the app has little fluff and only limited social features."
"I use Ride with GPS. Although it uses Strava heat maps to plan the route."
"If you insist on using a phone instead of a bike computer, then RideWithGPS is your app..."
"RidewithGPS. It will do both personal and global heatmaps."
"Probably the most common cycling app after strava and it can connect to a power meter and has great mapping."
"Thanks very much for your feedback I'll check out Ride with GPS, hadn't heard of it, but it sounds very interesting."
#5
Cyclemeter
4.3
(8)
"Has all these features and more!"
"IMHO Cyclemeter is the best iOS app for breaking down your stats."
"Cycle meter is kinda fun. heavily recommended by folks."
"Check out Cyclemeter. I think it’s $10/year which isn’t a one off payment but it’s a lot less than other options."
"Cyclemeter."
"I used Cyclemeter, an iPhone app - do not know if there is an Android equivalent."
"Cyclemeter, ridewithgps."
"I use Cyclemeter to record all my rides."
#6
Cadence
4.6
(5)
"By first best data and sensor support app I've seen."
"Great customizable data screens and connects to Garmin’s speed and cadence sensors. Well worth a download!"
"It’s really amazing even with free version I’m using it with a cadence and hr sensor also have navigation via gpx routes or with turn by turn navigation when you pay for pro version"
"Very good app 👍 and can implement sensors and has map"
"Has all essential parameters. Calories and some charts available @expense"
#7
MapMyRide
3.7
(6)
"MapMyRide by Under Armour. It also has features for running and various other exercises."
"MapMyRide does all of that. You just have to connect your sensors to the app and they'll track your heart, cadence, and of course distance (via GPS)."
"MapMyRide. If you use MyFitnessPal, this is also a suit of apps that directly connects."
"MapMyRide definitely does that too, and pretty well. It integrates with Facebook pretty seamlessly."
"MapMyRide: I started here. Moved to Strava pretty quickly. It's just kludgy imho."
"I just wish it did turn-by-turn navigation."
#8
Schwinn
4.0
(3)
"The Schwinn iC4 was a lot cheaper than the Peloton bike which was a huge plus and the app membership is affordable."
"I have a Schwinn ic4 bike and use the app. I have Google Chromecast so I can put the classes on my TV. I wanted to try peloton without the large monthly subscription."
"People using bikes like Schwinn IC4 or Keiser M3i can have a good experience, but won’t have the same experience as a Peloton bike."
#9
Wahoo
4.0
(3)
"You can do this with the Wahoo app."
"I use the wahoo app for gathering data while riding and then aggregate it with my zwift data on strava."
"Wahoo for realtime data, Strava for documenting."
#10
Wahoo Fitness
4.0
(3)
"Take a look at Wahoo Fitness. It's the only app that satisfies my requirements."
"I use Wahoo Fitness on my phone, mainly because it doesn't force me to create a login."
"Wahoo Fitness apps do this, *and* upload to Strava."
#11
Garmin
4.5
(2)
"For navigation Garmin."
"Garmin Edges do that with Tacx trainers."
#12
cycle.travel
4.0
(2)
"Cycle.travel will do everything in its power to get you onto quieter side streets and bike lanes so I use it a lot if I don’t want to have a super stressful ride"
"Cycle.travel uses the quietest routes and tries to avoid right turns"
#13
Zwift
4.0
(2)
"It’s a fantastic platform that’s well worth the subscription."
"Zwift."
#14
Endomondo
4.0
(2)
"Since then I use Endomondo to track all of my data."
"Endomondo. Using it for 6 years and totally satisfied with features and quality."
#15
Citymapper
4.0
(2)
"Citymapper would be my go-to choice"
"Citymapper, where you can switch between the fastest, quietest or 'regular' route."
#16
Rouvy
3.5
(2)
"I like Rouvy for the nice routes, like Lago di Garda."
"Rouvy works with Cycleops and bt according to the setup page."
#17
Strava and MapMyRide
5.0
(1)
"Strava and map my ride are the 2 big ones"
#18
Workoutdoors
5.0
(1)
"The best app available for the watch of any type IMHO."
#19
Run4Gear
5.0
(1)
"Run4Gear (100% free) has got a bike mode and export seamlessly with Strava."
#20
TrainerRoad
5.0
(1)
"I swear by TrainerRoad. It worked wonders since I travel for work with very little notice."
#21
Samsung Health
5.0
(1)
"My current favourite cycling computer app is Samsung Health. I find the interface while cycling to be the clearest and most intuitive, plus it supports external Bluetooth sensors."
#22
Pointz
4.0
(1)
"Routing has been a little bit better than Google Maps for me, but it's marginal."
#23
OsmAnd
4.0
(1)
"I've cycled a lot around Luxembourg and relied on this to plan routes and also keep track of where I am."
#24
MapMyRun
4.0
(1)
"Map my run has bike mode."
#25
Bike Mates
4.0
(1)
"Feel free to use my app Bike Mates - Cycling Tracker."
#26
IndieVelo
4.0
(1)
"It offer a lot of things such as wind/drafting."
#27
TrainerDay
4.0
(1)
"TrainerDay has a quickstart button that does that."
#28
Runtastic
4.0
(1)
"Runtastic works great."
#29
Garmin Connect
4.0
(1)
"Garmin Connect to take a statistics deep dive"
#30
Cyclometer
4.0
(1)
"I am using cyclometer, very good app."
#31
Magene
4.0
(1)
"Just buy a cyclocomputer that can upload to Strava like Magene C406."
#32
Vancouver Bike Route Planner
4.0
(1)
"This is my favourite: https://vancouver.bikerouteplanner.com You have to put in starting and ending points and then it lets you choose routes with less hills, or routes with more greenery and other choices."
#33
Wandrer.earth
4.0
(1)
"Wandrer.earth it creates maps of all the rides you have done and let’s you download maps for your phone or bike computer and see what roads you haven’t rides on"
#34
Translink
4.0
(1)
"Translink has some really detailed cycling maps that show all the different bike routes (including their type) around the area."
#35
Echelon
4.0
(1)
"I wound up getting a $500 echelon from Walmart and using the peloton app (which is way cheaper per month than having an actual peloton membership). To me, it is the best of both w"
#36
BikeMap
4.0
(1)
"Hello fellow european try this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.toursprung.bikemap"
#37
Run Keeper
4.0
(1)
"I've been using the free version of Run Keeper for the last 5 (six?) years. It doesn't kill your battery, is very good at stopping the timer when you stop for a break."
#38
Cyclestreets
3.0
(1)
"Cyclestreets.net is another, however you might want to download the gpx for navigation."
#39
Bike Citizens
3.0
(1)
"The app "Bike Citizens" has a feature (in beta status) to automatically track rides."
#40
Cycle Tracks GPS
3.0
(1)
"Cycle Tracks GPS if you're the other owner of a Windows Phone."
#41
OSMand Maps
3.0
(1)
"'OSMand Maps' on iOS."
#42
Urban Biker
3.0
(1)
"I use urban biker when strava isn't working for my add ons"
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