Bare Bones Power Meter
No subscription, no nonsense.
Only for iPhone
$9.99
iPhone
Absolutely dead simple power meter for cycling workouts - no subscription, no mysterious servers storing your data anywhere, just a simple app that does what it says.
Two big numbers on your screen: power and heart rate. A small graph underneath showing the last few minutes. That's the whole app.
No account. No dashboard. No feed. No badges. No "kudos," no social connections. It reads your Bluetooth sensors and shows you the numbers — that's it.
Why this exists
A lot of power meters used to come with a simple free app. Then the company got bought, the app got folded into a platform, and suddenly showing you the output of hardware you already own requires an account, your data, and a subscription. This app is a refusal of that. It does one thing, and it'll keep doing that one thing whether or not anyone ever buys another copy.
What it costs
$9.99. Once. Not a subscription — no auto-renewal, no premium tier, no ads nudging you to upgrade. You pay once and you own it.
If it doesn't work for your device
This should work for standard power meter formatted data (aka "Cycling Power Measurement") or smart trainer devices (aka "Fitness Machine Service"). If it doesn't work for your device, ask Apple for a refund. It's set to auto-approve. The goal was never to maximize revenue. It was to solve one specific problem. If it doesn't solve yours, no hard feelings. Sorry you downloaded an app that doesn't solve your problem, but there's nothing lost.
Compatible with standard Bluetooth power meter and heart rate sensors.
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At user request, added support for Quarq power meter and Intervals.ICU, as well as the ability to download a CSV of the workout upon completion. We admit we're getting *slightly* away from the pure "bare bones" philosophy, but we're holding to the core principles: not adding any complexity that would warrant making this a subscription service.
The developer, Dan McMath, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Dan McMath
- Size
- 998.4 KB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Daniel McMath
