Comparison

Harley vs Harley

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Harley

Plan and navigate motorcycle routes, connect with fellow riders and dealerships, and manage your motorcycle's maintenance. Earn rewards through purchases and challenges.

Highlights
  • Custom route planning with waypoints
  • Turn-by-turn GPS navigation
  • Connect with riders and join groups
  • Find and navigate to dealerships
  • Track membership points and earn rewards
  • Record and share rides
  • Manage motorcycle maintenance and recalls
Features
Read full description

Plan, navigate and connect with a network of dealers and riders using the official app from Harley-Davidson®. COMMUNITY Make new connections, create or join groups, and find events in your local area or at your next destination. MEMBERSHIP Create a custom profile, track your points, and connect with your local dealership. Earn points with purchases and in-app activities. MAPS & RIDE PLANNING Plan a custom route by adding waypoints, Harley-Davidson® dealers, gas stations and restaurants along the way. Your custom routes are synced with the routes you create on www.h-d.com/rideplanner. RECORDING & SHARING RIDES Share your rides with friends. From custom planned routes or favorite local rides to that epic ride you just recorded. GPS NAVIGATION Stay on course with turn-by-turn GPS navigation. Choose a destination or plan an epic route. CHALLENGES Participate in riding challenges, climb the leaderboard, and earn achievements including reward points. HARLEY-DAVIDSON® DEALERS Locate and navigate to any dealership using GPS navigation. Connect with dealers, see their services, hours and upcoming events. YOUR HARLEY-DAVIDSON® GARAGE Manage your Harley-Davidson Motorcycles and ensure they are maintained and recall free. On select vehicles with Bluetooth connectivity you can display your routes on your bike’s infotainment system.

About

Harley

Configure and customize your Harley-Davidson Audio system with this companion app. It guides you through setup and offers advanced features like a 7-band equalizer and system diagnostics.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step audio system setup
  • 7-band equalizer for audio customization
  • System diagnostics for issue identification
  • Configuration of audio system
Read full description

This is the companion app for the Harley-Davidson® Audio powered by Rockford Fosgate® system. This app makes it easy to setup and configure the audio system by using an easy step-by-step process. Once the system is setup the app offers additional features such as 7-band equalizer to tailor the audio experience as well as diagnostics to help identify any issues. 2021 CVO Notice: Separate purchase of Bluetooth dongle required in order to use this app. Please contact your local H-D dealer for Bluetooth dongle add-on to allow use of this app. Compatibility:This app will only work with the Harley-Davidson® Audio powered by Rockford Fosgate® kits.

Screenshots

Harley4 screens
Harley4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Harley at 4.8 against Harley's 2.3. Harley also leads on review sentiment (34% vs 9%) and ratings volume (40K vs 87). Harley's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Harley holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Harley has 40K ratings behind it against 87, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Harley's written reviews are positive against 9% of Harley's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Harley ships an update every 11 days, Harley every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Harley versus Harley: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHarleyHarley
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (40K ratings) — better2.3 (87 ratings)
Positive reviews34.2% of reviews — better8.5% of reviews
Number of ratings40K — better87
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size609 MB99 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHarley-Davidson Motor CompanyRockford Corp

Customer experience

Harley

All ratings39,560 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral3.0%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews441 reviews
Positive34.2%
Neutral12.7%
Negative53.1%

Harley

All ratings66 ratings
Positive42.4%
Neutral6.1%
Negative51.5%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive8.5%
Neutral4.3%
Negative87.2%

User reviews

Harley

From 40K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Helpful features
  • 🚲 Great for Harley riders
  • 💡 Useful challenges and competitions
  • 🗺️ Good route planning

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 High battery drain
  • 📍 Unreliable GPS and navigation
  • 🤔 Confusing interface
  • 🔍 Missing key features

Harley

From 87 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Works as intended (rare)
  • 👍 Easy setup (rare)
  • 👍 EQ tuning functionality

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues
  • 🐛 Frequent disconnections
  • 🐛 Does not work with iPhone 17
  • 🐛 App is useless/junk
  • 🐛 Cannot connect to bike/system

Bugs and requests

Harley

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Login issues after updates
  • Route planning and navigation problems
  • Incorrect mileage tracking
  • Syncing issues between app and bike
  • Crashing and freezing

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to share routes with friends
  • Offline map downloads
  • Automatic ride tracking
  • Integration with other apps (e.g., Google Maps)
  • More customization options
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  • Better social features

Harley

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Does not connect with iPhone 17 series phones
  • Intermittent music playback (cutting out)
  • App closes during update attempts
  • Cannot set pin or rename device
  • Requires forgetting and reconnecting device frequently
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  • App freezes or closes unexpectedly
  • Pin reset functionality is broken
  • App does not find the bike/system
  • No sound output after installation/updates
  • Bluetooth connection issues
  • Dongle not found/recognized

Requested features

5 requests
  • Update software for iPhone 17 compatibility
  • Improve app stability and reliability
  • Provide better user documentation/guides
  • Add Fahrenheit temperature option
  • Improve tech support accessibility

In-app purchases

None

Harley

No in-app purchases

None

Harley

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Harley free?
Harley is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Harley free?
Harley is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Harley or Harley?
Harley is rated higher. Harley averages 4.8 out of 5 from 40K ratings, while Harley averages 2.3 from 87 ratings.
Do Harley or Harley have ads?
Neither Harley nor Harley shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Harley or Harley?
Harley ships an update every 11 days, and Harley every 5 weeks. Most recently, Harley was updated on November 1, 2026 and Harley on October 21, 2026.

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