It’s been a hot minute since I’ve done an indoor trainer app roundup, and in some ways the landscape has changed, and in others it’s kinda still same-same. The same major players are still all here, though consolidated a bit by who owns them. Still, the biggies remain – and include the likes of Zwift, TrainerRoad, MyWhoosh, Rouvy, FulGaz, Peloton, and TrainingPeaks Virtual.
But then beyond that there are basically three buckets of smaller apps, which I’d probably divide into the following categories (note I use ’smaller’ here in the context compared to the ones above):
Group A) Smaller-ish apps that have been around the block a long time but have a following: e.g. Kinomap, BigRingVR, Wahoo SYSTEM, Xert, etc…
Group B) Newer-ish smaller apps that have gained popularity or notoriety in the last little while: e.g BikeTerra, Vieta, etc…
Group C) The gazillions of mostly AI-created trainer apps that vary wildly in concept/support/etc…
Now, with that said, one of the reasons I’ve fallen behind on keeping my trainer apps list up to date is that it’s mostly nightmare fuel to do properly. Sure, I could create a quick list of all the apps out there, pretend I rode them as most publications do, and then call it a review. But that’s not my style. I actually want to ride these apps. Many of them I ride already, either frequently or infrequently. So I’m familiar with some of them.
But there’s a whole lot of ones in Group C above that I’ve never heard of (and frankly, might disappear next week after someone stops paying a hosting fee). Some of these are totally wild (in a good way), and many of them are free. But tracking them all in my inbox is mostly impossible. Meaning, even if you’ve e-mailed me about them, I’d strongly recommend dropping it below in the comments too. 🙂
So, here’s the deal: To make this semi-manageable, I’ve already started on a number of apps to be included in an updated guide, and I’m gonna keep chugging over the next 7-10 days on riding a bunch of the newer apps. But, knowing there’s a lot of interesting apps out there, consider this open season for posting the app below in the comments section.
Anyone is welcome to post an app name and/or link. If you’ve created the app – cool, go forth! If you’ve ridden the app, I’m game too (and to hear your thoughts, good and/or bad). Deal?
(Note: Due to spam reduction bits, for non-DCR Supporters, I have to manually approve links, so it may take a few hours for your link-inclusive comment to show up).
