Pick Zwift for group rides and racing, TrainerRoad for plan-driven training, ROUVY for real-world video routes, MyWhoosh if you want a free virtual world. In dollars per year, the paid apps sit within about $30 of each other ($179.99 to $209.99 on annual plans); the real decision is what you want to do on the trainer, not the price. Prices below are from each vendor’s own pages, checked 29 September 2026.
For the free-versus-paid question on its own, see Zwift vs MyWhoosh; to price a mix of apps over your own months, use the app cost calculator.
The five apps at a glance
| App | Monthly | Annual | 12 months if paid monthly | Trial |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zwift | $19.99 | $199.99 | $239.88 | 14-day free trial on the monthly plan; annual has no trial but can be cancelled within 30 days for a refund |
| TrainerRoad | $21.99 | $209.99 | $263.88 | No free trial listed; 30-day money-back guarantee |
| MyWhoosh | Free | Free | Free | none listed |
| ROUVY (Single) | €19.99 | €179.99 | €239.88 | 7-day free trial on subscription plans |
| Wahoo SYSTM (Pro tier) | $17.99 | $179.99 | $215.88 | 14 days of Pro free |
ROUVY prices are euros (its pricing page showed no dollar figure), so do not compare that column directly with the dollar rows. TrainerRoad’s trial is a 30-day money-back guarantee; Zwift’s annual plan has no trial but a 30-day refund for first-time subscribers.
Decision aid: what do you want from a session?
| You want | Pick | Why (vendor-listed features) |
|---|---|---|
| Group rides, races and a big community | Zwift | Virtual worlds, racing events, group rides, unlockable gear |
| Workouts chosen and adapted for you | TrainerRoad | AI recommendations, adaptive plans, TrainNow; can also run workouts inside Zwift |
| Real roads and scenery | ROUVY | Real-world video routes, workouts and plans, group rides |
| No subscription | MyWhoosh | Free to play; optional subscription adds workout and plan slots |
| A strength, yoga and workout library alongside cycling | Wahoo SYSTM (Pro tier) | Unlimited SYSTM library, daily recommended workouts, strength and yoga content |
Points that matter more than price
- You can combine them. TrainerRoad lists running its workouts inside Zwift, so plan and world are separable.
- Hardware lock-in. A Zwift Ride is built around Zwift; Cycling Weekly and Cyclist both say it works best there. Trainers work with all these apps in principle, but check each vendor’s compatibility list for your model before paying (see Bluetooth, ANT+ and Wi-Fi).
- Trials. ROUVY 7 days, Zwift 14 days (monthly plan), Wahoo 14 days of Pro, TrainerRoad 30-day refund. Test two apps before committing to a year.
- Structured work needs ERG. If your goal is intervals, read ERG mode explained and check your trainer’s ERG behaviour in the database reviews.
What we could not verify
Independent, measured comparisons of the apps do not exist in the way trainer power tests do; the sources here are vendor pages. We did not confirm each app’s platform list from Zwift and Wahoo, MyWhoosh’s subscription price or ROUVY’s current route counts. Where a claim is the vendor’s, this page says so.
How this page was researched
Compiled from each vendor’s pricing or help pages (sources below) on 29 September 2026. Prices are re-checked every 90 days.