Rouvy alternatives: six apps now Zwift owns Rouvy

Why riders look for a Rouvy alternative

Rouvy is good at what it does. It films real roads, often with augmented reality riders drawn into the video, and it has races, workouts and ramp tests on Windows, Mac, iOS, Android and Apple TV. It has also added in-ride chat, clubs of up to 30 members and larger communities.

People still look elsewhere for a few reasons:

• Independence. Since the April deal, Rouvy and FulGaz sit in the same group as Zwift. They keep their own apps and subscriptions for now, but they're no longer separate rivals.
• Cost. Rouvy is a subscription. Several riders want a free option.
• No install. Rouvy is an app you download. On a Chromebook it isn't supported at all, according to Rouvy's own system requirements.
• A game instead of video. Some riders prefer a world they can share with friends, with bots in the bunch and things happening on the road, over a recorded film.

Six Rouvy alternatives at a glance

Tour du Pain

Tour du Pain is an indoor cycling game that runs in a browser tab. Open tourdupain.app in Chrome or Edge, tap Connect a trainer, pick your trainer in the Bluetooth list and ride. There's nothing to download, and it runs on a Chromebook, where Rouvy isn't supported. Both apps run on Android; Tour du Pain does it in Chrome, Rouvy as an app. To see which app runs where, compare supported devices.

The world is an 8.3 km loop around a French lake, about 15 minutes a lap: a village, the Café du Pain on the shore, a stone viaduct around an island chapel, vineyards and lavender. North of the lake the Col du Pain is 974 m long with 73 m of climbing, 7.5% on average, with a weekly leaderboard and a polka-dot jersey for the fastest.

In place of video you get company. Up to 50 riders share a room, and bots riding as cycling and triathlon legends fill the bunch when few people are online. Voice and chat are part of the game: hold R and the riders around you hear you. Clubs have their own kit, planned coffee rides and club radio, and with Ride with you stay beside a friend whatever your watts. See riding with friends and your club.

Good: free through 2027, everything included, and it runs on donations; no install; voice with your club built in; 105 ERG workouts plus your own .zwo, .erg, .mrc and .fit files; every ride to Strava, or as a .fit file to Garmin Connect and intervals.icu.

Less good: one loop and one climb, where Rouvy has thousands of routes; no real video; no races yet; no training plans. It doesn't run on an iPhone, an iPad or Apple TV, because Safari can't reach Bluetooth.

Who it's for: riders who want a free, independent game to share with friends, and anyone on a Chromebook. You can try it without a trainer in the demo, or read how to try browser cycling first.

MyWhoosh

If you leave Rouvy for the racing more than the roads, MyWhoosh is the free place to go. It swaps video for a drawn 3D world with daily events and races, it runs on the same devices Rouvy does (Apple TV included), and it doesn't belong to Zwift.

Good: free, polished, a real racing scene. Less good: an app to install, no Chromebook version, and no real roads at all. Who it's for: Rouvy racers who'd rather not pay. Its strengths and gaps are in MyWhoosh alternatives.

Biketerra

Biketerra draws its roads in 3D instead of filming them, and it runs in Chrome or Edge with nothing to install. Joining its events is free; hosting one is for subscribers.

Good: browser play, more routes than one loop. Less good: some features sit behind the paid extras. Who it's for: riders who like the browser idea and want more roads to choose from. See cycling games that run in your browser.

TrainingPeaks Virtual

For a Rouvy rider, TrainingPeaks Virtual's most interesting part is GPXplore: load any GPX route and ride it, though as a drawn 3D road, not video. It came out of indieVelo, which TrainingPeaks bought in October 2024, and it comes with a TrainingPeaks Premium membership.

Good: your TrainingPeaks plan is already in it. Less good: you need Premium, and the graphics are simpler than Rouvy's video. Who it's for: athletes who already plan in TrainingPeaks, often triathletes. See indoor training for triathlon.

Kinomap

Kinomap is the closest independent app to Rouvy's real-video idea. It films routes for bikes, rowing machines and treadmills. The free tier covers structured workouts, free ride and map mode; the video routes need a subscription.

Good: real video, many machines, still independent. Less good: the video, which is the reason to pick it, isn't free. Who it's for: a household with more than one kind of indoor machine.

FulGaz

FulGaz is known for high-quality video of famous climbs. Before April it was an alternative to Rouvy; now it belongs to Rouvy, and with it to Zwift. It keeps its own subscription.

Good: beautiful real video. Less good: it's in the same group you may be leaving. Who it's for: riders who mainly want famous roads and don't mind who owns the app.

Real video or a game world

This is the real choice behind most Rouvy alternatives. Video shows you a real place, so it's the closest thing to riding outside. The film itself is fixed, though: other riders are drawn on top of it, and the light is whatever it was on the day of filming. A game world is made up, so it can change around you. The light moves from morning to night, bots ride the loop with you, and you can pass, follow or chat with whoever's beside you.

If scenery is why you ride indoors, stay with video: Kinomap is the independent pick, FulGaz the polished one. If you ride indoors to train with people, a game fits better. That's what we built Tour du Pain for.

Your trainer and your rides

Almost every smart trainer since about 2020 speaks FTMS, the open Bluetooth standard, so a trainer that works with Rouvy is expected to work with these apps too. Tour du Pain also speaks Tacx FE-C over Bluetooth and Wahoo's older protocol, and lists each model on the smart trainer page. Two things to know: browser apps can't use ANT+, and most trainers talk to one app at a time, so close Rouvy first.

Your ride history stays on Strava, Garmin Connect or intervals.icu, whichever app you ride. Tour du Pain uploads to Strava when you link it, and every ride has a .fit file for the rest. See Strava, Garmin and .fit files.

Questions

Is Rouvy owned by Zwift now?

Yes. Zwift announced on 29 April 2026 that it bought Rouvy, including FulGaz. Rouvy keeps its own app and subscription for now.

Is there a free Rouvy alternative?

Yes. Tour du Pain is fully free through 2027, everything included. It runs on donations. MyWhoosh is free to ride and has racing. Biketerra is free to ride with paid extras, and Kinomap has a free tier without the video.

Which Rouvy alternative has real video?

Kinomap and FulGaz. Kinomap is independent and keeps its video routes behind a subscription. FulGaz now belongs to Rouvy.

Does Rouvy work on a Chromebook?

No. Rouvy's system requirements say Chromebooks aren't supported. Tour du Pain runs in Chrome on a Chromebook with nothing to install; see indoor cycling on a Chromebook.

Can I ride with friends without Discord?

In Tour du Pain, yes. Voice is built in: hold R to talk to the riders around you, and on a club ride your club hears you like radio.

Will my Rouvy trainer work in Tour du Pain?

Most likely, if it speaks Bluetooth. FTMS, Tacx FE-C and Wahoo trainers are expected to work, and so far only the Wahoo KICKR CORE has been ridden on real hardware. ANT+-only trainers don't work, since browsers have no ANT+.

Sources

Checked on 7 November 2026: DC Rainmaker on Zwift buying Rouvy, Rouvy system requirements, Road Bike Rider on Rouvy's chat and clubs, MyWhoosh supported devices, MyWhoosh café rides, Biketerra, Slowtwitch on TrainingPeaks Virtual and Kinomap's free features.