ROUVY: Real Indoor Cycling App

Name: ROUVY: Real Indoor Cycling App
Rating: 3.7 (464 reviews)
Author: VirtualTraining

Realistic Virtual Bike Routes

Free · In‑App Purchases

464 Ratings
Ages

13+
Years
Category

Sports
Developer

VirtualTraining
Language

EN
English
Size

454.7
MB

ROUVY is the indoor cycling app that lets you ride real routes around the world. Combining sport and technology, ROUVY provides indoor cyclists a realistic and immersive video experience with more than 1,500 augmented-reality bike routes around the world to choose from. The ROUVY indoor cycling app enables cyclists of all levels to train, have fun and explore the world from the comfort of home. Conquer the Alpe d’Huez in France, ride the Sella Ronda loop in Italy, cruise across the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, or train for your next cycling event or triathlon on stunning virtual cycling routes. ROUVY helps you out in pushing your cycling game even further. It does not matter whether you are a rookie or a seasoned pro - you can choose from a wide selection of routes and indoor cycling workouts. ROUVY indoor cycling app features: ▶ Enjoy indoor training while riding the world's most iconic bike routes filmed on high-quality video ▶ More than 35,000 km of virtual routes to explore around the world ▶ A wide variety of terrains and gradients ▶ Weekly challenges, special events and group rides ▶ Indoor training plans and indoor cycling workouts designed by pros ▶ Avatar customization ▶ Easy integration with Strava, GARMIN Connect, TrainingPeaks, Wahoo, and many more A subscription is required to access the full range of features. We offer a free trial so you can experience ROUVY firsthand before committing. Start your indoor cycling journey today: Download the ROUVY virtual cycling app for free and unlock a world of online cycling training possibilities. A subscription is required to access the full range of features. We offer a free trial so you can experience indoor training on ROUVY firsthand before committing. Simple Setup: Create an account, connect your compatible trainer or smart bike via Bluetooth, and follow the on-screen instructions to begin your indoor cycling workout adventure on ROUVY. Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/gorouvy/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/rouvy/ https://www.instagram.com/gorouvy/ https://www.strava.com/clubs/304806 https://www.facebook.com/gorouvy

Events

CHALLENGE

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Ratings & Reviews

3.7

out of 5

464 Ratings

Good app and the tip of being great
11/23/2024

Wootts1
Not a bad app and cheaper than the competition. There are a couple things they could do that would just make this so much better. First, and probably the reason I will not use this anymore, is please make it so we can do laps on a route! Such a simple thing but it would improve the experience so much. I don’t want to go to a new route if I want to cool down for five mins after I’m done with a route. Google search this and you can see this is something users want and complain about not having. Apparently, this used to be available but they changed it. Dumb change that hurts the experience. Second, clean up the UI a little. I want to see more of my rides info in the app and not be redirected to a website. I want to be able to search routes easier. I want to organize routes by length or time. I want to change my rider and bikes easier. Sometimes it just seems clunky.

Developer Response
Hello, thank you for your feedback. May you please write to support@rouvy.com. They will be happy to assist you. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Good app and the tip of being great
11/23/2024

Wootts1

Not a bad app and cheaper than the competition. There are a couple things they could do that would just make this so much better. First, and probably the reason I will not use this anymore, is please make it so we can do laps on a route! Such a simple thing but it would improve the experience so much. I don’t want to go to a new route if I want to cool down for five mins after I’m done with a route. Google search this and you can see this is something users want and complain about not having. Apparently, this used to be available but they changed it. Dumb change that hurts the experience. Second, clean up the UI a little. I want to see more of my rides info in the app and not be redirected to a website. I want to be able to search routes easier. I want to organize routes by length or time. I want to change my rider and bikes easier. Sometimes it just seems clunky.
Developer Response 12/05/2024
Hello, thank you for your feedback. May you please write to support@rouvy.com. They will be happy to assist you. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
What exactly are we reviewing
11/13/2020

bigmattm.
I’ve been adapting to riding indoors and it’s a challenge. Many choices out there. The one part of road cycling i have been looking for is in Rouvy. Rouvy takes my setup and makes the experience the closest i’ve come to being on the road. Get this, climbs feel like climbs. But when you get to the top of the climb you feel some float in the pedals. Then the drop comes and you’re on a nice descent that feels like you’re actually descending. The app is not perfect but the feel is . So let’s let these cool maps and rider community mature or grow. i’m more forgiving of less than perfect if it’s fun to ride and Rouvy does that. Do you want to recalibrate your riding for an app? Did you spend your money to have to learn to do it “their way”? I invested in myself when i bought my trainer. As that should be everyone’s goal. (** Tacx Neo 2 T for power and my Quarq power unit for cadence.)The apps should work for the riders not the other way. Give this a chance and i think you’ll get past the marketing and wow factor the competitors are banking on in a few short rides. Not that Rouvy lacks in wow factor. 😏 Cycling is personal and i’m reviewing this from a cyclists stance.

Developer Response
Hie, thank you so much for your feedback. Stay safe and enjoy your rides :)
What exactly are we reviewing
11/13/2020

bigmattm.

I’ve been adapting to riding indoors and it’s a challenge. Many choices out there. The one part of road cycling i have been looking for is in Rouvy. Rouvy takes my setup and makes the experience the closest i’ve come to being on the road. Get this, climbs feel like climbs. But when you get to the top of the climb you feel some float in the pedals. Then the drop comes and you’re on a nice descent that feels like you’re actually descending. The app is not perfect but the feel is . So let’s let these cool maps and rider community mature or grow. i’m more forgiving of less than perfect if it’s fun to ride and Rouvy does that. Do you want to recalibrate your riding for an app? Did you spend your money to have to learn to do it “their way”? I invested in myself when i bought my trainer. As that should be everyone’s goal. (** Tacx Neo 2 T for power and my Quarq power unit for cadence.)The apps should work for the riders not the other way. Give this a chance and i think you’ll get past the marketing and wow factor the competitors are banking on in a few short rides. Not that Rouvy lacks in wow factor. 😏 Cycling is personal and i’m reviewing this from a cyclists stance.
Developer Response 11/16/2020
Hie, thank you so much for your feedback. Stay safe and enjoy your rides :)
I Love Exploring the World via Rouvy
03/08/2021

RobertW_in-OC
I’ve been riding Rouvy AR about 4-6 days per week for most a year now, and I love it. Unlike another popular indoor training app, Rouvy uses real-world video (and you can upload your own), so that you see the real world as you ride, without video game features. In hundreds of rides, I’ve only repeated a few and that was just because I enjoyed them; I still have hundreds more saved to try. I also get great motivation from the challenges, races, and career ladder, and have made new riding friends through using it. Most fundamentally, it’s also made me a much stronger rider, despite many years of prior experience. I like it so much that I sometimes choose to ride indoors even on nice days, just because I enjoy the app so much. The AR version is still fairly new and is evolving; most notably they have now added ANT+ functionality, but I’ve always used it with Bluetooth and never had any issues. There’s still plenty of room for it to grow and improve, but if Rouvy stayed as it is I would still be using it years from now.

Developer Response
Hello, we appreciate your kind feedback and thank you for your suggestions. By the beginning of a new season they will be one ROUVY app and a lot of improvements. Stay safe, stay tuned and enjoy Rouvy :-)
I Love Exploring the World via Rouvy
03/08/2021

RobertW_in-OC

I’ve been riding Rouvy AR about 4-6 days per week for most a year now, and I love it. Unlike another popular indoor training app, Rouvy uses real-world video (and you can upload your own), so that you see the real world as you ride, without video game features. In hundreds of rides, I’ve only repeated a few and that was just because I enjoyed them; I still have hundreds more saved to try. I also get great motivation from the challenges, races, and career ladder, and have made new riding friends through using it. Most fundamentally, it’s also made me a much stronger rider, despite many years of prior experience. I like it so much that I sometimes choose to ride indoors even on nice days, just because I enjoy the app so much. The AR version is still fairly new and is evolving; most notably they have now added ANT+ functionality, but I’ve always used it with Bluetooth and never had any issues. There’s still plenty of room for it to grow and improve, but if Rouvy stayed as it is I would still be using it years from now.
Developer Response 04/16/2021
Hello, we appreciate your kind feedback and thank you for your suggestions. By the beginning of a new season they will be one ROUVY app and a lot of improvements. Stay safe, stay tuned and enjoy Rouvy :-)
Update to my review
01/18/2021

Radx777
As I have now spent almost 2 weeks with the App, I have learned how to create virtual riding partners who ride just a little faster than me, using Rouvy’s archive of other cyclist routes. I have been adding 30-50 riders so I always have someone nearby to challenge me. I think this app deserves to be viewed on a large screen. It runs best with Apple TV 64. Second choice would be a large screen iPad or computer. Another good choice would be an iPhone linked by HDMI adapter directly to a big screen. The filming and immersive feel would be wasted on just the small screen of a smartphone. And unless you have an ultra fast WiFi network, screen mirroring with ApplePlay or similar mirroring methods is too choppy to maintain the immersive feel. My next project will be to rewire my biking room with a direct Ethernet connection to my AppleTV so I can stream the rides instead of the 5-10 minute WiFi downloads to the Apple TV. I will soon run out of storage on the device and will have to delete earlier rides. My WiFi varies from 30-50 Mbps while my Ethernet runs 10 times faster.

Developer Response
Hello, thank you for your feedback. May you please contact us at support@rouvy.com, we will be happy to help you. Thank you for your understanding.
Update to my review
01/18/2021

Radx777

As I have now spent almost 2 weeks with the App, I have learned how to create virtual riding partners who ride just a little faster than me, using Rouvy’s archive of other cyclist routes. I have been adding 30-50 riders so I always have someone nearby to challenge me. I think this app deserves to be viewed on a large screen. It runs best with Apple TV 64. Second choice would be a large screen iPad or computer. Another good choice would be an iPhone linked by HDMI adapter directly to a big screen. The filming and immersive feel would be wasted on just the small screen of a smartphone. And unless you have an ultra fast WiFi network, screen mirroring with ApplePlay or similar mirroring methods is too choppy to maintain the immersive feel. My next project will be to rewire my biking room with a direct Ethernet connection to my AppleTV so I can stream the rides instead of the 5-10 minute WiFi downloads to the Apple TV. I will soon run out of storage on the device and will have to delete earlier rides. My WiFi varies from 30-50 Mbps while my Ethernet runs 10 times faster.
Developer Response 01/12/2021
Hello, thank you for your feedback. May you please contact us at support@rouvy.com, we will be happy to help you. Thank you for your understanding.

Pace partners: You can now ride with a virtual rider set to a specific average power output. Target W/kg is manually adjustable, and drafting is enabled to maintain realistic aerodynamic benefits. Virtual partners are now integrated into the Pace Partners section as User-based partners with an improved interface. Ride mode visibility: Ride together, whether you're in Workout or Ride mode. Both modes now use the same physics, so everyone on the same route can see each other. Each rider’s active mode is clearly displayed in the Nearby Riders list and above their avatar. Earn as you go: Coins are now awarded for any distance ridden, even if the route is not completed in a single session. You can return to finish the route and collect the remaining Coins. Retroactive challenge progress: Routes completed during an active challenge period now count towards your progress, even if you join the challenge after the ride is finished. Challenge pop-up: A new pop-up appears during your first ride of the month for RIDE & RISE distance and elevation challenges, asking if you want your rides to count toward the goal. 2K streaming: Support for 2K video streaming has been added to improve visual quality and immersion during rides.