Archer Components vs E
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Archer Components
Configure and maintain your D1x Trail electronic shifter with this dedicated tool. Set gears, pair remotes, and manage your entire system. Compatible with all D1x Trail shifter versions.
- Configure D1x Trail shifter
- Set gears
- Perform maintenance
- Pair remote
- System configuration
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The Archer Components configuration tool for the D1x Trail electronic shifter The tool is compatible with all versions of the D1x Trail shifter. Just make sure your shifter is on and flashing a red LED and you'll see it in the device list on the app. You can set your gears, perform maintenance, pair your remote, and configure the entire system. It pretty much rocks.
E
Customize your e-bike's performance and update its firmware. Adjust assist power, fine-tune automatic shifting for trails or city riding, and personalize your ride.
- Update firmware
- Customize e-bike assist power
- Adjust AUTO SHIFT timing
- Personalize trail ride settings
- Optimize city riding gear switching
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Maximize Your Bike Performance. With the smartphone app, you can easily update firmware and customize electric shifting in addition to the e-bike assist power program. -Maximize the trail ride with customized settings in your own image. -AUTO SHIFT not requiring any gear shifting operation is comfortable. But to make the shift timing a bit quicker, change the timing to your preference with the app. Ride comfortably even in a city with many traffic lights since it automatically switches to your favorite gear when stopping.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Archer Components at 67% against E's 22%. Archer Components also leads on rating (3.0 vs 1.8) and device support (3 vs 1). E's advantage is ratings volume (74 vs 16). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Archer Components holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 74 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Archer Components's written reviews are positive against 22% of E's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Archer Components | E |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (16 ratings) — better | 1.8 (74 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 21.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 74 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Archer Components | SHIMANO.INC |
Customer experience
Archer Components
E
Bugs and requests
Archer Components
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
E
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on iOS 13 and newer
- Unable to change password
- Bluetooth connection keeps dropping
- Firmware updates fail and brick the system
Requested features
4 requests- Add Russian language support
- Allow custom cassette size selection
- Integrate with Garmin devices
- Provide more detailed data and analytics
In-app purchases
Archer Components
No in-app purchases
E
No in-app purchases
