MyWhoosh costs nothing to ride; Zwift costs $199.99 a year ($599.97 over three years at today’s price). Choose MyWhoosh if the money matters more than Zwift’s established community, or to try virtual riding before paying. Choose Zwift if you want virtual shifting with a Zwift Cog and Click, or a single paid app with workouts, plans and events. The two lists of supported equipment are not the same, so check your trainer against both vendors’ pages before deciding.
Price over time
| Attribute | Zwift | MyWhoosh |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly | $19.99 | Free |
| Annual | $199.99 | Free |
| 12 months, cheapest | $199.99 | $0 |
| 36 months, cheapest | $599.97 (three annual terms, no price rise assumed) | $0 |
| Trial or refund | 14-day trial on monthly; 30-day refund on annual | Not applicable |
| What an optional payment adds | Nothing optional: one membership | A subscription that raises “slot credits” for custom workouts and plans; price not published on the pages we read. Cosmetic purchases exist |
MyWhoosh’s own FAQ says it is free to use. Zwift prices are from Zwift’s pricing pages, checked 29 September 2026; the arithmetic is ours. To add other apps or change the months, use the app cost calculator.
What each app will run on
Minimum specifications as each vendor states them. Zwift’s page was last updated 4 August 2026; MyWhoosh’s pages were read on 2 October 2026.
| Platform | Zwift minimum | MyWhoosh minimum |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | Windows 10 64-bit, Intel Core i3 or AMD Athlon, 8 GB RAM, 5 GB free | Windows 10 64-bit, Core i3 6th gen or Ryzen 3 3000-series, 8 GB RAM, 8 GB free |
| macOS | macOS 10.14.4, Intel-based Mac, 8 GB RAM | macOS Sonoma 14.5 or later, 8 GB RAM (16 GB recommended), Apple silicon M1 or newer recommended |
| iPhone and iPad | iOS 15 or later, iPhone SE or newer, iPad mini 4 or newer | iOS 12 or later, iPhone XR (2018) up, iPad from 2018, 3 GB RAM |
| Android | Android 9 or later, 3 GB RAM, Bluetooth 4.0 | Android 10 or later, 3 GB RAM, Adreno 640 or Mali G76 class GPU |
| Apple TV | tvOS 15 or later; Apple TV 4K (1st gen) or newer, or Apple TV HD | Apple TV 4K (2nd gen, 2021) or newer |
The difference that matters in practice: an older Intel Mac or an Apple TV HD runs Zwift’s minimum but is outside MyWhoosh’s stated list.
Trainers, bikes and controls
- MyWhoosh’s “recommended equipment” list names trainers. It includes Elite Suito T, Elite Direto, Tacx NEO 2T and 3M, “Wahoo Kickr”, several Cycplus models, Zycle ZDrive, Oreka and the JetBlack Volt, plus smart bikes including the Wahoo KICKR Bike, Wattbike Atom and Stages SB20. It does not mention shifters, Zwift Click or virtual shifting, and tells riders to email support with their equipment model if they have problems.
- Zwift Cog and Click are Zwift hardware. Zwift’s FAQ says they work with “Zwift Ready and Zwift Cog Compatible” trainers, and that they also function with ROUVY. It does not list MyWhoosh. See the virtual shifting guide.
- Budget trainers. Whether a trainer such as the JetBlack Victory or Van Rysel D100 pairs with each app is a vendor-list question; see the trainers near $500 and the Bluetooth, ANT+ and Wi-Fi guide.
Event rules
MyWhoosh says a secondary power source is required for premium events with prize money, to pass its Performance Verification Program protocol, and is not required for standard events such as Tune-Up Tuesday and MyBunch races. A second power source means a power meter in addition to the trainer, so a rider who wants prize-money races on MyWhoosh needs one more device. We did not read a Zwift page with an equivalent rule, so no comparison is drawn.
Which should you pick
| If you | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Want to spend nothing | MyWhoosh | Free to use per its FAQ |
| Use Zwift Cog and Click | Zwift | Zwift’s own FAQ lists that hardware for Zwift and ROUVY, not MyWhoosh |
| Have an Apple TV HD or an older Mac | Zwift | Within Zwift’s stated minimums, below MyWhoosh’s |
| Have a Wahoo, Tacx, Elite Direto or Wattbike | Either | All appear on MyWhoosh’s recommended list; check Zwift’s compatibility page too |
| Want structured, adaptive plans | Neither first | See TrainerRoad and the three-way comparison |
What this page cannot answer
Which has the better community, graphics or racing is opinion and varies by time of day; we did not find a measured comparison. MyWhoosh’s subscription price and the number of free slot credits were not on the pages we read. Individual app reviews: Zwift and MyWhoosh.
How this page was researched
Compiled from both vendors’ pricing and help pages (see Sources), checked 29 September and 2 October 2026. SmartBikeWiki runs no tests. Prices and device lists are re-checked every 90 days.