Pixel Watts, in facts

This page is for everyone writing about indoor cycling apps: the checkable facts in one place, a direct line to the studio, and review access on request. Everything here may be quoted.

The fact sheet

• What: Arcade indoor cycling with real, publicly verifiable physics — a game, not a simulation. The smart trainer is the controller.
• Runs on: the browser (Chrome/Edge, no install), a Mac app and an iPad app. Trainer connection over Bluetooth (FTMS).
• Pricing: Free: 60 training minutes a month, every mode, no credit card. Breakaway: €7.99/month or €79.90/year. Directeur: €14.99/month or €149.90/year — with story editor and track builder.
• The distinctive bit: The physics can be recomputed on a public proof bench (app.pixelwatts.com/physics) — to our knowledge no other trainer app does this. Leaderboards are scored by W/kg class A–D and FTP-normalised.
• Live since: August 2026.
• Studio: Atomar, Hamburg (atomar.ai).

The story behind it

Every trainer app claims “realistic physics”. Pixel Watts is the only one that makes the claim publicly checkable: the proof bench sweeps the entire ride model across gradient and power matrices and compares it against independent reference calculators — open to anyone, no account. The second thesis: training sticks when it is a game. Hence arcade worlds, Watt Defense and story rides instead of the same workout list — and leaderboards a cleanly riding beginner can actually appear on, not only the 5 W/kg block.

Assets

Wordmark and logo ship as SVG at pixelwatts.com/logo-wordmark.svg. Screenshots, gameplay captures and review access (Directeur, full scope) come by email on request — usually same-day.

Contact

pixel.watts@atomar.ai — Replies come from the developer, not a ticket system. Responsible: Joachim Schuldes, Atomar, Hamburg; full details in the imprint.