Best iPhone and Android apps for cycling

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With the iPhone now onto its seventh incarnation and great new Android smartphones launching regularly, there are more cycling apps than ever — ranging from highly analytical training tools to simpler social apps and useful navigational resources.

For some — Google Maps, for instance — you’ll need to have your device on the handlebars to take full advantage. For others, like Strava, you can just press Start, put your phone in your jersey pocket, and go.

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With Bluetooth accessories such as heart-rate monitors, speed sensors and even power meters becoming more common, you can get your smartphone’s Bluetooth connection and processor to do the work that used to require a separate computer and, not so long ago, wires.

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Here are our picks of the nine best Android and iPhone apps for cycling. Some are free, some are not, and some are free up front with an option to buy more bells and whistles. Fair warning: any GPS-based app will tax your phone's battery, so these are generally better suited to shorter rides.

Updated December 2016

Wahoo Fitness

• Price: Free

• Download Wahoo Fitness for the iPhone or Wahoo Fitness for Android

Cyclemeter

• Price: Free (in-app upgrades available)

• Download Cyclemeter for iPhone (not available for Android)

Google Maps

• Price: Free
• Download Google Maps for iPhone or Google Maps for Android

Map My Ride

• Price: Free (premium version also available)

• Download Map My Ride for iPhone or Map My Ride for Android

Strava

• Price: Free (premium version also available)

• Download Strava for iPhone or Strava for Android

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Viewranger

• Price: Free (in-app purchases are available)

• Download Viewranger for iPhone or Viewranger for Android 

First Aid by British Red Cross

• Price: Free

• Download First Aid by British Red Cross for iPhone or First Aid by British Red Cross for Android

Bike Doctor

• Price: £3.99 / $5

• Download Bike Doctor for iPhone or Bike Doctor for Android

Dirt School

• Price: £4.49 / $7

• Download Dirt School for iTunes. It's not available for Android users, sorry.

Bike Gear Calculator 

• Price: Free (premium version also available)

• Download Bike Gear Calculator for Android and for iOS

Got another app you love? Let us know in the comments below.

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