ROUVY Companion App

3/9/26: Is going to be a deal-killer. If Rouvy is not really serious about supporting hardware, then they just need to come clean. After reading many of these reviews I begin to wonder if users really understand what a companion app should do. It should act as an intermediary to the primary application running on an TV or computer. In the case of TV this is required since, (for some nutty reason),  has chosen to severely limit the number of simultaneous BT connections it can handle. I don't just a connect a trainer, I connect that plus at least 3-4 other devices like a heart rate monitor, and etc. I've got a week of free trial which I'm going to use, but, the companion app needs to be a fully functional, co-productive piece of software, not just another way to look at my meta data. There is not a single mention of this on the Rouvy web site, and it's not included in the votable upgrades, which I find surprising. When you think about the functionality of the companion app, think Zwift. Or don't, and I'll just make sure to tell all of my zwift riding buddies to keep using Zwift, which I will also do. Best of luck.

Has some training metrics/recovery info that is kind of useful I suppose, but the in-ride functionality is very poor. At a minimum (as Zwift does) it should be able to act as bluetooth bridge so that you can connect to an Apple TV without worrying about the Apple TV limited bluetooth connection issue. Many people prefer to use a power meter/cadence sensor, a heart rate monitor, and a controllable trainer, but this is a problem with the apple TV version. And almost nothing is adjustable on screen with the app, basically some useless emoticon gestures and disappearing your HUD, but then you lose gradient information as the companion app doesn’t provide that. Needs work…

Aside from providing extremely rudimentary and basic controls during the ride (I wish you could change the scale of the UI, customize UI on main screen etc.), this app makes zero sense and is completely useless. There’s no way to see my history, no way to plan my next ride, no way to see the Challenges or Workout plans I’m a part of. I can’t even find my workout plan by seatching its exact name. News? What news? It’s a blank tab for me. Ride later? Same story, blank tab. There’s a giant yellow sticky button that serves no purpose too. Can’t you find a more user friendly way to collect feedback other than this obnoxious ugly yellow circle in the corner? It looks cheap and makes your alp look cheap and bloated. Rouvy, you need to really push hard to compete with Zwift and this ain’t it. What a waste of an app and opportunity.