Zwift Companion

Zwift, Inc.

About this app

Have you already downloaded Zwift? If so, you’re in the right place—Zwift Companion makes Zwifting better.

It’s like a remote control for Zwift that you can use pre-ride, during your ride, and post-ride.

Zwift Companion is a great place to plan your next activity. With all the events in one place and thousands to choose from, you're sure to discover like-minded athletes who want to get fit together. You can also find and join clubs on Zwift Companion.

You'll see rides chosen specifically for you based on your preferences, fitness level, and upcoming events. You can even set reminders, so you're never late for a ride.

You'll also find a bunch of cool information on Zwift Companion's home screen, like the number of people currently Zwifting, as well as any friends or contacts you're following.

Have a Zwift Hub smart trainer? You can also update the firmware with the Companion app.

DURING YOUR RIDE
With Zwift Companion, you can send RideOns, text with other Zwifters, bang U-Turns, choose between route options, and more. You can also adjust the resistance of your trainer on the fly during structured workouts, to increase or decrease intensity. Want to turn erg mode on or off, take screenshots, or see riders nearby and their stats? All of this happens on Zwift Companion.

POST-RIDE
Take a deep dive into your ride data and the folks you rode with. You’ll also find a progress bar for any Tours you’re participating in and the latest on any goals you set for yourself.

Ratings and reviews

If you enjoy riding but want to be able to do so even when outside conditions are not conducive, then Zwift is an excellent choice. It can be a touch glitchy however. Every once in a while it will unexpectedly disconnect (wifi is working but the app somehow stops working). Also, after updates it can be glitchy the first time too.

Generally it's great but every now and then the Microsoft tablet version locks up and you loose what you have done. I think that was really a problem with the Surface Pro and not the phone app. It's really great when it all works because you can see exactly what you have done in terms of distance, power and heart rate afterwards.

Great app. My only gripe is that it can be hit or miss whether the app actually connects to the in game experience and having the in-game controls. For example, Zwift is running on a computer and opening the companion app (on starting the ride) does not switch over to in-game controls so you lose the ability to interact with other riders. The only workaround is to find another device (iPad) and open the companion from there.

What's new

• Fixed a bug with Leaderboards data where elevations were truncated incorrectly
• Updates to Club Notifications Settings including turning on/off notifications per club
• Usability improvements for Leaderboards
• Fixed the "More Info" link shown when Zwifters try to update some profile details
• Fixed a bug with Leaderboards where scatter graph PR data differed between Quarterly and Daily PR views