icTrainer: Indoor Cycling App

This training app does just what I need. The annual subscription is the price of one or two months pour some of the other competing apps. It comes with a nice selection of workouts. I like the ability to create workouts in the app. It works just fine. And the developer is busy, adding features all the time.

Potential for this app is incredible. If you’re an experienced cyclist and like to geek out on metrics, this app is awesome. For me, was looking for a simple and inexpensive way to import rides and/or conduct personalized interval training on my turbo trainer. This app checked all the boxes and then some. Was super easy to design a workout and even adjust the workout on the fly. Can save workouts to local devices or the cloud. And even import outdoor rides you’ve recorded on a bike computer in the past. Has a decent library of international real-world routes for those that like doing virtual routes. I’ve used both Rouvy and Zwift extensively in the past. Don’t get me wrong, both of Rouvy and Zwift are incredible. However, for me, I like to ride my outdoor routes (from the spring/summer/fall) on my turbo trainer during the winter months. But Rouvy has turned off the feature to import routes recorded from a bike computer. And that feature isn’t available on Zwift either. That is a big winter training void that icTrainer has now filled. And the developers are probably the most responsive that I’ve ever dealt with regarding an app. Very quick replies to issues and/or recommendations. So if you’re looking for something that can compete with the big guys at 1/10 the price, then this is the app you should at least try.

The gamey cycling app always annoyed me both when starting a workout and during. This app picks up my selected devices EVERY time and I don’t have to ever reset or rediscover them. I can get power readings from my Tacx and my pedals at the same time! I can ride a workout while offline which is nice during an outage. I enjoy the real video footage and really enjoy the music which changes to match the targeted cadence. I cannot say how much more I like this app than I do the gamey one.