I absolutely love this app—it has been an incredible support for my mental health and postpartum journey. I first discovered BitGym when I was 39–40 weeks pregnant, and it became a powerful tool in helping me manage the anxiety I felt leading up to childbirth. I was immediately impressed by how immersive the experience was and the high quality of the recordings.

After giving birth, I experienced some anxiety and negative thoughts, but I found that walking mindfully on the treadmill while immersing myself in the nature trails was incredibly soothing and grounding. Focusing on each step as I move through these beautiful landscapes has brought me a deep sense of peace and joy. I especially love the trails that flow continuously without cuts to different scenes—they feel much more natural and immersive.

The trails make me look forward to my daily walks, turning them into moments of mindfulness rather than just exercise. I’m so grateful to the creators of this app for providing such a valuable resource for both mental and physical well-being. I truly hope they continue adding new trails in the future—I can’t wait to explore them!

Years on and now with a fast broadband connection, this is still one of my favourite apps. It just works. I can use it with treadmill or rebounder at home, and on holiday have sometimes just jogged on the spot! At the gym I just balance a phone or iPad in front of me on any equipment. You can ignore the rest except to demonstrate that I have been loving this app for years and it keeps getting better! [previous reviews … The app still works best for me if I download rather than stream, but that is my awful broadband! Also, the company response was great and they offered me a beta version that would download on 3G. So I am a happy bunny! I love this app. I would buy an ipad just to use Bitgym. Previous review: I was upset when I updated and it lost the 10 tracks I had downloaded to my vault as it will not download on cellular data and our broadband is so slow and flakey that downloads always timed out and streaming just didn't work. I worked round this by downloading 10 tracks on holiday while staying in a place with excellent wifi so I was devastated to lose them. However, I got excellent help from the team who offered me a beta version with cellular download and then also found that I didn't need it - they have made the download/streaming a lot slicker somehow so it works even with my steam-powered internet. The new version has some features that I love as well as some I hate (in an app that tries to make virtual exercise like reality, why introduce google glass style graphics that turn it back into a computer screen experience?) but overall it is clearly improved. So do upgrade, but be aware of the need to re- load tracks if you rely on the vault for use at the gym etc. also, there is another upgrade out - it would be great if the blurb could state whether or not existing downloads will persist. Thanks!! Original review: I'm giving this 5 stars even though I'm sure they will be improving it in various ways in the future, because this is just a killer app as far as I'm concerned. This is what computers should do. I can't believe how accurate it gets my RPM - spot on by the exercise bike's read out. I have always found using an exercise bike very boring, but the last two evenings I have gone way beyond the time I intended, just because I wanted to see what was round the next corner and get to the end of the trail. I haven't tried it on the treadmill yet. I think we've got a bit spoiled by expecting every app to cost 69p. Remember when Palm Pilot program's were £30 for not very much? My preference, I think, in an ideal world would be to have a pay-per-trail like in the virtual active app, only less, maybe 2.50. I'd probably buy a new one every week, so I'd actually pay more than the monthly thing, but maybe have some months when I would just repeat stuff. But hey, this app has transformed a used ebay bike purchase into a state of the art interactive machine! I could pay the monthly sub for years before I ended up paying what another reviewer paid for his iFit bike! I'm truly in awe of this app, and I really hope development continues and new tracks keep coming. Love it!

Brilliant for treadmill at home

I really enjoy the the rides and guided runs really help to motivate me. Would really assist to be able to directly link these into strava app and perhaps even to do group sessions

Best Andrew

United Kingdom

I have previously used the free journeys and enjoyed them. So much so I decided to join for 12 months. So far of the 200 plus routes they seem to be on a repetitive loop of the same paths over and over. How and when do the rest of the tracks appear

Good videos that helps to pass the time. Worth upgrading.

Triple bypass ..... regained eyesight.....spine problems

Bitgym. Really keeps me in top form now and in full health once more..... thanks for being there

I have been using this APP for a few years now and really enjoy the range of places you see.

I agree with a comment further down that the coaching/ guided runs are limited and haven’t increased to the same extent as the immersive - I have completed the majority of guided runs.

However, this doesn’t take away the fact that this is still a good APP which is well supported when there’s a problem. I would strongly recommend this for making treadmill runs more enjoyable 😊

Really well shot epic routes which are terrific. It’s sad that the curated rides are really old and haven’t kept pace with the addition of new content. Feels like these simply don’t figure as a priority. Maybe people don’t use them much? It’s a pity because having coached rides with amazing places beats watching an online class of spinners any day.

But more guided rides please.

Bit gym has been amazing for me I have lost over a hundred pounds in the last 2 years bit gym helps pass the time on the treadmill and rowing machine just wish they could get more walks in Scotland .review from Peter

The technology work’s really well on my exercise bike but there are two key issues for me firstly there’s only limited coached activities... needs much more content to be value for money

I am in love with it it is an awesome app

I feel like I am riding for real but I’m not for indoor bike riding for my personal yes I love it

Makes daily exercise on the static bike much more interesting and fun. Love my virtual cycles through places I may never see for real but now have an ambition to visit.

I absolutely love this app. I used it with a bike first and now with a cross-trainer. I don’t worry about picking a video specifically aimed at bikes - you should see the places I’ve “been” to on the hiking and running on - going up and down flights of steps takes your breath away. I love narrow tracks through the forests and going inside places you wouldn’t be allowed a bike. Try your machine winding it’s way through the narrow paths of Santorini! I tend to play my own music from my streaming app - I find my own chosen music more motivating.

You don’t need any extra equipment (which is a great relief as my Wahoo cadence gadget gobbled up batteries) - BitGym has a technology that uses the front camera of your phone/tablet to detect your cadence or rpm and is astonishingly accurate.

Customer support is incredible - I’ve had a couple of questions needing answering and both times the replies came within hours.

Very highly recommended.

Great work out on bike

It’s unfortunate as a pensioner I can’t take out a subscription so I therefore have to stay on Cardio one for ever

But hey ho you can’t have everything

Regards

Michael

This is by far the best app for treadmill running. I particularly like the coached sessions, giving encouragement whilst pushing to improve. The most amazing scenery helps the time pass. Love it!

I’ve used it since 2015. It has revolutionised my indoor rowing. On a rainy day in Britain I can be virtually in a sunny place. It is one of the best things I have bought.

Thanks

Awesome but rather than having to mirror with lag would love native Apple TV app

I have been using this app for the last couple of years and wanted to right and updated review. Having tried many other apps I still find this app by far superior to the immersive travel feeling I get when I select from the many different tours available. The quality is exceptional (I hdmi my device to my big tv) cycle in front on the tv… really enjoyable. Have seen this app with updates get better and better … especially during these times it’s been great to travel around the world through this. It accurately updates my Apple health with calories burned etc and time … wonderful app! In fact it’s one of my favourite apps and best subscription that I have actually kept going!

I found this app and put it on my tablet and phone as the free version looked amazing. The first ride I took was around Paris and tried half the ride. Since then all the rides I have tried have completely frozen my devices, one after only 1 1/2 mins! My tablet is playing the sounds but no movement and it won’t close! Sadly if I can close my tablet I will be removing the app and looking for a different one. I don’t want to as the rides look amazing. Just pleased I didn’t pay.

Great graphics, super smooth, and accurate RPM / calorie readings consistent with my bike’s display. Makes daily indoor rides much more entertaining and enjoyable!

I subscribed months ago, didn’t enjoy the app & only used it once or twice. They keep taking the subscription money each month from my account & I see no options to unsubscribe (the app has no unsubscribe button).

I’ve just done the guided dinosaur tour and the music almost annoyed me off my bike. I’ve read that “The music is part of the guided tour” but you can’t tell me the “band” recorded in the same room as the tour guide meaning being recorded separate we should be able to turn the crap music off! Other than that I’d love the app. But not being able to get rid of that noise may force me to unsubscribe. As people who are paying you money, we should at least have that option.

Great idea and from the free offerings looks great and quite clever technology. I am always wary about apps that don’t display pricing forcing you to download and “register” before finally telling you it’s £9.99 a month! I saw a review complaining it was £5.99 a month so the increase is significant. Subscriptions are like ball and chains to the current world.. once you start collecting them you don’t realise how much of your earnings are being swallowed up.... I’ll stick with the free for now.

That great, it crashes whilst I’m trying to confirm my password...

Wow £9.99 a month now ! what a joke .

I’ll have to stick with the 10 min free version, shame if it was sensible pricing I would do it makes exercise biking interesting.

This is be far the best fitness app that I’ve used. Incredible high quality video content and excellent. Really useful too when outdoor cycling or running options are limited.

Fab it works!

One request and then I will subscribe

Please include out Takes 😂

One surgeon path choice it’s not impossible as you just have to have two or three people run the same route and then split at fork the edit .

I know it’s easy to type this but I’m shore you like running so this would be a good treat for yourself please note if you need any help I’m here 🤓

Fab app award 🥇 from me !

This is by far the best fitness app out there, and I have tried so many. Bitgym’s flawless videos don’t jolt nor move at all (like all the others do). The camera glides magically and invisibly in front of you, making it seem as though you are truly there. The front facing camera of your device capturing your every move and calculating your speed. Whether you’re cycling, running, rowing or hiking, bitgym gives you the option to choose how and where. With over 150 tours, you can read fascinating facts about the places as you travel through them, or even be accompanied by Johnny Pearman, your personal coach. He will give you RPE cues (Rate of Perceived Exertion on a scale of 1 to 10), along with speed cues. In addition to that he will encourage you as he runs seemingly beside you. No other app gives you the options to choose a treadmill, rower, static bike or elliptical and then in addition, not only provide you with realistic videos of compatible places around the earth, but also guide you through them. All this for less than 30 American cents (less than 25p) per day. Worth every cent and more. Thank you Bitgym!! ❤️🏃‍♀️🚣‍♂️🚴🧗‍♀️✈️ 🌎❤️

This is a fantastic app that has really helped me increase my indoor cycling mileage, and I look forward to every ride now. I especially love that I can play Apple Music through the app. My only suggestion would be that the videos are continuous and don’t cut between different scenes, so as to better simulate a real ride. I also have to turn on my VPN to use the app (based in China), which is a bit frustrating. Otherwise an excellent idea and am really enjoying it!

I’ve tried most of the main fitness apps but none of them offer much in terms of variety or motivation for people using indoor equipment. This is a game changer though - scrolling videos as you run/ride, through some of the most beautiful scenery on the planet. You go through checkpoints, educational spots, and then you see a workout analysis at the end. SO much more interesting than other apps. As long as new content is regularly added, I’ll be keeping my subscription. Oh, my weight loss of 10kg in 7 weeks is largely down to BitGym!

This app is amazing.. I have struggled to lose weight for some time and struggled to find motivation to exercise. This app has changed that! The circuits are stunning and make you feel like you are literally visiting another place in the world. I can’t wait to get on the bike and choose somewhere else to go. The information provided as you go is a fantastic idea as you are learning about the places like being on a guided bus tour. Can’t fault it..it’s worth every penny of the £5.99 in my opinion. Best app I’ve ever used....

This app could truly revolutionise the way people loose weight and get fit but the pricing is simply ridiculous, charging practically the same as a well known steaming, free delivery etc etc service is just plain wrong.

If it was £1 a month fair enough but £5.99 no thanks. Next.

Top Marks! Love this app, had to upgrade!

The login sequence is seamless and you are so quickly on to choosing your route. Cardiac monitor is picked up automatically. You can specify duration of your workout. The routes are varied and interesting. Non-jerky video is excellent with factual information coming up at sensible intervals. IFit had a clunky login requiring multiple data entry each time. No video. It did alter the x-trainer’s gradient but that was clunky with multiple adjustments at short intervals. Easier to do it manually. This is an excellent workout app.

Perfect for a relaxing ride through various destinations around the world, always a good start to the day and you learn things too

I really enjoy using this on the treadmill. The facts are interesting and the walks are pleasurable. It’s clear a lot of hard work has gone into producing these. Thank you.

Nothing I don’t like about this app. Love it. Makes using my exercise bike a pleasure.

Long time fan ..love the fact you have opened it to community tours ..looking forward to lots of new routes.

Makes the exercise bike much more interesting and with the sounds, quite relaxing!

Gorgeous and motivating views to inspire static exercise

Have just completed the British Columbia Rockies walk. Was captivated the whole time. For that 30-40 minutes I was no longer just on the treadmill in the garage...

Excellent. Great workouts

Looked for many apps even the one that came with the bike,this is the best yet.

This worked great with my iPad, very immersive and fun. My only gripe is that for a monthly fee there should be more courses.

Does not work

As someone who gets bored in the gym this application is perfect. The visuals are fantastic on an iPhone 7plus. The guided workout is well constructed and keeps your interest. Recently I've downloaded a few fitness apps and been disappointed, this one exceeded my expectations. Love it, give it a go.

Recovering from patellar tendinitis and trying to train (after a long day at work) at 10pm in the evening means I'll give anything a try.

Pros:

-Bit gym's scenic videos are lovely and do give you something to look at. They stop if you stop.

-You can download them if you'll be training without wi-fi access.

-You can display rpm, which echoes closely the rpm on my bike display.

-You can display heart rate, if you have a Bluetooth smart 4.0/le device.

Cons:

-No other devices can be linked in.

-Cyclists would be interested in power metres... But you can't connect these.

-The Cardio coach talks constantly about heart rate zones, but the app doesn't calculate or display your zones from the age you input, and doesn't change the colour of your heart rate display as you train, to match the intensity colours the coach constantly mentions.

-The coach says exactly the same thing, whatever you are actually doing...

-Infrequently the coach mentions what % of your max heart rate you should be, so why doesn't the app display this %? Surely, it would be easy to display from your heart rate monitor?

-The monthly subscription of £5.99 seems very expensive for what is just a scrolling video and pre-recorded voice-over.

-it would be handy to have a timer displayed for each of the intervals and rest periods, but instead you get the coach telling you, and more dramatic music (this music doesn't always coincide with effort periods...)

I've enjoyed a month of it, but won't be continuing the exorbitant subscription.

Great motivational app for anyone who gets bored in their home gym. I'm a 53 y o Mum and grandma who's life has been inactive for quite a few years since working from home then retiring. I recently bought a treadmill and a exercise bike last year. Both are boring, but this apps treks and journeys around the world are amazing, it's easy to read and it saves your progress. It has the odd frozen wifi glitch, but that's probably my wifi, try it, it has motivated me to get out to my treadmill and exercise for 30 minutes a session at a fast pace. If I can do this I'm sure anyone can :)

I used to find running on my treadmill deathly boring and would be constantly looking at the clock so that I could finish. Not anymore! Time flies by running round the different locations around the world. I actually look forward to my run. The guided tours are my favorite as I find the words of Jonnie motivational and the changes of pace and intensity great for increasing fitness. Totally recommend subscribing to the full version.

Rowing machines can be dull, boredom setting in quickly after starting... ...and motivation can quickly diminish once this becomes your experience on the machine. Bitgym makes the sessions much more engaging, keeping you motivated, challenged, and makes the time enjoyable. I've just spent 35minutes on a tour of Italy, challenged by adjusting the resistance at various stages by the coach, and finished the cool down with some great words of encouragement and insight. Can honestly say this and the rest of what this app gives you makes the monthly subscription well worthwhile. Great app.

I am very unfit but enjoy using this app as can literally travel the world, the more I exercise the more I see. Used free app for a while but now paying monthly so get more trips. Well worth it! Had some trouble loading when upgraded but support very helpful and respond with 24 hrs.

I travel a lot so can't get on my bike as often as I like - this app is great for use in the hotel gym etc. And stretches me mor than I would by my self.

It picks up your RPM really quickly (using the camera) - the only improvement I would make is it decays the RPM too quickly and pauses the app till it 'sees' you peddling again - not enough time to towel my head down. Other than that - very happy with the app.

I pay £4.99 a month for this subscription and the app nearly always crashes or cannot connect to my Heart Rate Monitor. I have updated iPad software, re-installed BitGym several times, bought a new HRM and still problems occur weekly which spoil and dampen my frame of mind before a work out!

I have messaged BitGym support and have NEVER had a reply, I have made suggestions for improvements within the app, even offered to supply some alternative music for their app and NEVER received a reply... nothing !

The app an workouts are actually good and when they work properly have motivated me but I cannot help but feel cheated at £4.99 per month subs.

Often I find myself using alternative methods and FREE apps to monitor my workouts. The guys at BitGym have a brilliant idea that no one else can quite match BUT the support and customer service is terrible. I cannot figure out why BitGym don't become more customer friendly and update their apps and workouts... such a shame :-(

I'm a working single mum and can't get out to the gym. I purchased a basic bike and use it with BitGym to get a workout. Well worth the subscription charge as I get a great workout each time. Left to my own devices I wouldn't push myself this hard nor would I know how to put together an effective workout. Looking forward to more coached audio trails. Thanks BitGym!

I love the gamification of any exercise. Bit gym have got it right. Turn a bland home gym treadmill run into a sightseeing outdoor activity from the comfort of your home.

The guided tours add to the apps excellence with informative pieces to camera from the instructor about running and the vistas facing you.

Prone to some stop and starting on my device in run, but that is an old iPad 2 repurposed to feed a larger monitor so was expecting some lag, that said it catches up briskly and continues to entertain and motivate.

This is a really great app and takes the boredom out of an exercise bike! I've been to Argentina and Switzerland this morning and the views were stunning. I love the bits of info which keep popping up telling you about your route. I only wish that there was the option of paying an annual subscription as well as a monthly one, as that would be my preference. Otherwise - great job guys.

No longer am I bored out of my brain exercising. I've been using BitGym with my Elliptical for about 5 months now. I use it around 3 times a week and I love it. I do all the cardio coached sessions and it keeps me motivated with new content all the time. Thanks to a life style change and BitGym I've lost 5.5 stone in as many months. :-)

I downloaded the free app version not expecting much. I was not expecting the level of quality. A lot of work has gone into this and I will be purchasing the full version. It also access your music if you want it to play. Brilliant

Having tried everything and repeatedly failed, after gaining 2 stone and counting since having to take lithium a few years ago, I was almost about to give up, but as a last grow of the dice I bought a Fitbit and this app. Amazingly I have lost 10 pounds in little more than a month!

I have an exercise bike which is straight forward to use with the app, but we don't have a treadmill. However, I don't let this put me off, I simply stand my iPad on the mantelpiece and then run and or march on the spot, sometimes alternating with Dumbbells in my hands. The steps are recorded on my Fitbit so this works out well. Obviously recording of food on the Fitbit is vital too, especially for me with my artificially reduced metabolism, but this is an excellent accompaniment.

£5.99 a month for something that is working out far better for me than £32 at the gym was? Can't really argue at that. Especially when it has literally changed my life.

I use this with a road bike on a turbo trainer in the garage and it is simply fantastic. Static training can be very tedious, but having fantastic scenery to look at makes each session fly by. The coaching section is also very good and is just like a spinning session at the gym. It may cost £5.99 a month for full access, but that is nothing for such a quality product. For the cost of a tablet mount for the bike, I have a fabulous training system in place for very little money. I cannot recommend this highly enough.

This is a brilliant app, I've just run 10 miles on my treadmill & didn't get bored once. I was running trails & had the workout set to 2 hours & I totally loved the clarity of the scenery & even people smiling & moving out of the way, while the video graphics run at your run speed. Totally awesome app, totally recommend!

This app adds a lot to my morning run on my elliptical. I usually keep it muted but I use the app as a coach by watching the on-screen display of my heart rate and BitGym's camera-derived estimate of my speed.

The scenery is beautiful and I really enjoy the pop-up factoids about various places of interest around the world.

I'd buy the app if it had a flat-fee purchase option (maybe even at a relatively high ticket price of $10-15) but I wouldn't subscribe at anything more than $2 a month - for me, it's just too much to pay for this luxury.

I'm grateful for the three free runs a month and will continue to enjoy them but only on the 'basic' plan.

Never done any fitness before due to lack of time and short attention span. This app really passes the time. It's like you are going for a proper walk and you can focus on the path ahead. Little facts about where you are walking is a good distraction and the length of work out can be adjusted. I've not up graded to the full version yet, I'll see how it goes and if I don't loose interest I'll upgrade. Defo worth a quick trial tho :-)

Imagine all those places you'd like to travel to but never will for one reason or another. Bitgym allows you to do that whilst still staying at home! The graphics and sound effects are great and the choice of trails and courses extensive with more being added regularly. I would recommend downloading the courses to avoid buffering. I have upgraded to the premium version and consider it to be good value for £5.99 per month. Much cheaper than a gym and I can use on my bike and cross trainer. One request - would be great to have an Icelandic trail!

I initially tried the lite version and found it to be a great way of passing the time when in the gym on the running and bike machines. These sessions can be very mundane but this app has completely rejuvenated my work outs.

I upgraded and bought the 12 month subscription as I have really benefitted. Courses can be downloaded offline which is a real help.

Found the app by chance. Would recommend.

This is a very good app which alleviates the boredom element during your workout. The app screen displays scenic routes in full screen and travels through the landscapes at the pace of your workout. A small inset lower centre screen senses the speed of your movement and moves the video along accordingly.

However the data collected and displayed in the user profile is not very comprehensive and needs to be much more informative and give the user a better overall picture of their progress. (IMO)

The price is also on the high side at £5.99 per month (for me on a pension anyway) after your free trial period. Sports direct are opening fully equipped gyms in the UK for £5.00 per monthly membership. Makes the price of this app way too much.

I am absolutely delighted with this app. I bought a basic exercise bike years ago and it didn't see much action, but now I am on it daily. The films in BitGym are fascinating, beautifully put together (with sound effects and 'trail facts') and really motivate me to keep cycling. They are sensitively shot, contain incredible views of parts of the world I would love to visit and they are educational to boot. I do not resent paying a monthly subscription to access this bank of footage, to which a new film is added weekly. The fitness stats work nicely too, although I suspect the calorie count to be a bit generous! My horizons have truly expanded!

Very good app and it works really well. However the subscription charge of £5:49 gbp is pathetic.

I have an ifit treadmill and exercise bike with coaching from Jillian Michaels for half the subscription of this, and Ifit uses google street view. Let's not forget this app has limited (very short) video tracking and you are paying every month for the same stuff, the subs charge is way OTT. For 1/3 of the charge I would recommend it because it does work well, but at the price they want....no chance.

If you want to try before you buy then get it, otherwise I recommend you look for other very similar apps that do the same job, only cheaper.

Really pleased with the app. I use it with a turbo or rollers and it has reduced the boredom of training inside when the weather is bad. I use a Tacx tablet bracket which puts the ipad at a really nice angle. I also have my phone attached which gives me speed,cadence, etc. from sensors on the bike. If there was one ask, it would be for the possibility of the speed from a Bluetooth or ANT+ sensor to control speed of the video as my cadence remains constant and I use gears and turbo intensity settings to alter pace. If app had this I would definitely give five stars.

What can I say it's very good feels like you are there picks you up very responsive check on exercise bike for rpm it's the same on app if you slow down it does if you stop it does if you go fast it does so download you won't be disappointed ps can't wait for the google street view