Better.ftp
cycling app for FTP tests without subscription
Details
- External ID
- 48185999
- Source
- HN
- Company
- —
- Product
- Better.ftp
- Website domain
- betterftp.cc
- Launched
- May 18, 2026
- Cohort
- —
- Upvotes
- 5
- Upvotes percentile
- 0.1147011308562197
- Tags
- —
- Fetched at
- Sept. 7, 2026, 9:26 p.m.
- Updated at
- Sept. 7, 2026, 9:26 p.m.
Description
I built a free iOS app so cyclists can stop paying $20/mo just to retest their FTP. The ramp test itself is a 25-minute Bluetooth interaction with a known protocol. It shouldn't require rent. This app is opensource, free, no ads, no tracking nor third party integrations because I just wanted to have a fun side project and have no interest in monetization.If you are a cyclist, I would kindly ask for feedback on the app especially on the ftp test protocol instructions, trainer-model compatibility, and bug reportsApp store link: https://apps.apple.com/de/app/better-ftp/id6766080601GitHub (opensource project): https://github.com/niecore/betterftpDemo gif: https://betterftp.cc/promo.gif
Enrichment
- Theme
- Vertical
- Travel & hospitality
- Function
- Vertical SaaS
- Audience
- B2C
- AI stance
- Not AI
- Project type
- Commercial product
- Normalized one-liner
- cycling app for ftp tests
- Manually corrected
- False
Could you build this?
Yes Connecting an iOS app to a smart bike trainer over Bluetooth LE using standard FTMS or cycling power profiles to execute a fixed ramp protocol is well documented and easily vibe-coded.
Discussion
No comments on this launch.
Competitors
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Attention rank: #24 of 28 (itself plus its competitors, highest first — normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 194 days after the earliest competitor.
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Other launches for this product
- No other launches for this product.
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