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Gamified indoor cycling app: virtual worlds, races, group rides, and structured workouts on your own trainer. - zwift.com

· 2 days ago

Buy Zwift if you own a smart trainer and ride indoors weekly; the game keeps training fun. Skip it if you lack hardware, want a screen-bike, or ride rarely: $20 monthly plus gear adds up fast.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 22 public sources; many snippets were truncated, so some ratings are unverifiable.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Individual membership

$20/month (annual plan available)

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly fees$20/mo
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierNo

Best for

  • Cyclists who own a smart trainer
  • Riders needing motivation through races
  • Winter indoor training
  • Structured workout followers

Not for

  • Riders without a smart trainer; hardware cost dwarfs the subscription
  • Buyers wanting a built-in-screen exercise bike; pick Peloton
  • Casual riders spinning a few times a year
  • Privacy-sensitive users; member data was exposed publicly

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

True entry cost: $20 monthly plus a trainer or Zwift Ride costing hundreds more

medium

Monthly fee jumped from $15 to $20 in 2024; expect more increases

medium

ZwiftPower made member personal information public; review your race profile privacy

medium

Users still request MFA/2FA for accounts as of August 2024

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Most popular indoor cycling app, per independent reviews
  • Gamified races and group rides keep training fun
  • Committed to staying an open platform across trainer brands
  • Zwift Ride hardware holds up after two years of hard use
  • 14-day free trial before paying

Cons

  • Requires a smart trainer or bike; hardware costs hundreds extra
  • Price rose to $20 monthly, angering longtime subscribers
  • Long-time users report network stability problems
  • Some riders try and fail to stick with it
  • Race cheating and hacking exploits recur despite crackdowns

Sources & method

- 15 sources - No server breach found, but a ZwiftPower data exposure, race cheating exploits, and leaked user credentials appear in sources.

official x2review x6security x4news x3
  • ZwiftPower exposed member personal data, A December 2024 report says ZwiftPower made all member personal information public.
  • Weight-doping exploit in race data, Zwift patched an exploit that let riders manipulate weight data for race advantage, announced March 2022.
  • Infostealer credentials tied to zwift.com, Hudson Rock lists 12,962 infostealer credentials associated with the domain.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • $20/month (annual plan available)

    Starting price

  • 15

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Fair for daily riders, weak for occasional use
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Huge community and guides help beginners get started
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Races, group rides, structured workouts, plus a hardware line
  • Support quality: 2/5. BBB complaints page exists; little support praise found
  • Security posture: 2/5. Cheating exploits and a member data exposure incident
  • $20/mo Monthly price Raised from $15 in May 2024
  • 14 days Free trial No permanent free tier
  • $450M Funding Series C at $1B valuation, 2020

Pricing

Individual membership

$20/month (annual plan available)

  • Full app: races, workouts, group rides
  • Works with your own trainer or Zwift Ride
  • 14-day free trial

Security

No server breach found, but a ZwiftPower data exposure, race cheating exploits, and leaked user credentials appear in sources.

  • ZwiftPower exposed member personal dataA December 2024 report says ZwiftPower made all member personal information public.13
  • Weight-doping exploit in race dataZwift patched an exploit that let riders manipulate weight data for race advantage, announced March 2022.12
  • Infostealer credentials tied to zwift.comHudson Rock lists 12,962 infostealer credentials associated with the domain.14

What users say

Most riders call Zwift worth it for motivation, though some quit over price, setup, or network problems.

“Worth it IMO.”
Reddit, r/cycling
“Yes, it's worth it.”
Reddit, r/Zwift
Full analysis

Based on 22 public sources; many snippets were truncated, so some ratings are unverifiable.

Great for committed indoor cyclists with a trainer; skip it for casual workouts or if you want a built-in-screen bike.

Methodology

Based on 22 public sources; many snippets were truncated, so some ratings are unverifiable.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Zwift Review: Here Is Why It Is So Insanely Popularcyclistshub.com
    review
  2. Zwift Ride Review After Two Years of Hard Usebicycling.com
    review
  3. Zwift Ride review: the ultimate smart bike for Zwifties?cyclingweekly.com
    review
  4. Is zwift worth it? r/cyclingreddit.com
    review
  5. Zwift vs Peloton: Which is best for your at-home workouts?cyclingweekly.com
    review
  6. Best free indoor cycling appsbikeradar.com
    review
  7. Zwift Pricingzwift.com
    official
  8. Smart Bikes and Trainers for Indoor Cycling Workoutsus.zwift.com
    official
  9. Zwift Increases Prices (App & Hardware)dcrainmaker.com
    news
  10. Zwift Takes on Peloton with $450M Investmentdot.la
    news
  11. Zwift commits to continuing as 'an open-platform'cyclingweekly.com
    news
  12. Zwift fix addresses weight-doping exploitvelo.outsideonline.com
    security
  13. ZwiftPower makes all member personal information publictrainerroad.com
    security
  14. Zwift - 12962 Infostealer Credentialshudsonrock.com
    security
  15. Account Security MFA/2FA Feature Requestforums.zwift.com
    security

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