Air Command vs Ride Dog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Air Command
Control your Air Command system by setting desired pressure levels and monitoring its current status. The application also provides fault detection to ensure optimal performance.
- Set desired pressure
- Detect system faults
- Monitor system status
- Air Command system control
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Firestone Air Command lets you connect to a compatible Firestone air system over Bluetooth to monitor and control pressure from your iPhone and from CarPlay. Use Air Command to view current and target pressure, adjust pressure settings, check system status, and review active faults in a clean, driver-friendly interface. What’s new in this release: CarPlay support for in-vehicle access, a direct in-app Support link for faster help, and updated graphics throughout the app. Air Command is designed for compatible Firestone hardware and requires Bluetooth to communicate with the external control module. Requires iPhone running iOS 15.0 or later.
Ride Dog
This app provides GPS tracking for powersports equipment, acting as an anti-theft solution. It alerts users to tampering or unauthorized movement, aiding in recovery.
- GPS tracking for powersports equipment
- Anti-theft system
- Tampering and unauthorized movement alerts
- Potential recovery assistance
- User-friendly mobile app interface
- Round-the-clock digital surveillance
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Introducing Ride Dog, your trusty sidekick in safeguarding your powersports equipment. Here's the scoop: Ride Dog is your go-to GPS tracker solution, specifically designed for the powersports world. It's like having a guardian angel for your favorite machines! Here's how it works: We pair up a top-of-the-line GPS tracker with our tailor-made platform to create a dynamic anti-theft duo. This tag team is your insurance policy against theft and your ticket to potential recovery if the worst should happen. No need to stress about signing long-term contracts – we're all about flexibility here. You purchase our top-notch hardware and subscribe to our affordable monthly service plan, and that's it! Easy peasy. Want to save some money? Purchase a yearly plan and save up to 20%! Once you've got our hardware installed on your ride, it's time for the magic to happen. Connect it to our user-friendly app, and voilà! You've now got round-the-clock digital surveillance on your asset. If anyone dares to tamper with your powersports gear or decides to take it for an unscheduled joyride, our Ride Dog app will have your back. It'll shoot you an alert faster than you can say "Vroom," giving you the chance to spring into action and contact the authorities for some superhero-style intervention. With Ride Dog by your side, you can ride off into the sunset with peace of mind, knowing your powersports equipment is in safe hands – or rather, safe paws!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ride Dog at 100% against Air Command's 14%. Ride Dog also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). Air Command's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Ride Dog holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Air Command's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ride Dog's.
Air Command ships an update every 5 months, Ride Dog monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Air Command | Ride Dog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Riverside Mfg., LLC | Ride Dog LLC |
Customer experience
Air Command
Ride Dog
Bugs and requests
Air Command
Reported bugs
80 issues- App constantly freezes up
- App stopped working after update
- App just spins and times out
- App goes crazy
- App works when it wants to
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- App has never worked properly
- App constantly freezes up
- System went completely haywire
- M1 is at 10 PSI and M2 has jumped to 103 PSI
- System no longer allows you to set your own pressure
- App will not reconnect to ECU if you get out of Bluetooth range
- ECU does not automatically refill the bags back to set pressure
- System not working
- App goes into the OTA mode
- Looses connection to iPhone
- Looses connection on iPhone blue tooth
- Memory Function does not work
- Compressor will attempt to inflate the bags to maximum pressure
- Compressor will not shut off
- Constant leak detect fault when no leak is actually there
- No fault reset
- Have to unplug the ECU to reset
- App doesn’t look or act like described
- Air pressure went down over several days
- Red needle started jumping from 0 to 150
- App doesn’t connect
- Connection issues
- While towing an giant trailer bang can’t connect
- Let all the air out of the bags
- Since the last few iPhone updates doesn’t connect
- Never connects to the system via Bluetooth
- ECU no longer maintaining pressure after closing the app
- App isn’t connecting wth ecu
- App not conect
- No able to connect even after disconnecting the battery, fuse, and ECU
- App wasn’t connecting for a few months
- Recent update has convinced me to return units
- Update does not work
- Can no longer connect to the compressor
- Will not connect to ecu
- If it does it might work once
- Pulling fuses over and over
- Deleting re-installing
- New one doesn’t connect
- Asks for a passcode which was never used before
- Compressor is useless because of an app
- Worthless
- Firestone still doesn’t have a clue
- Yellow ignition wire is NOT used with this particular controller
- Yellow ignition wire connected with a jumper
- Causes all kinds of problems with the Air Command App
- ECU unplugged and plugged back in
- App doesn’t work
- App will never connect to your system
- Doesn’t connection
- App doesn’t work
- App is promoted with the air rite system
- App doesn’t work
- App is junk
- Never connects to ECU
- Customer service had no idea how to fix it
- App doesn’t work
- Won’t connect
- Offer no help to your customers
- App does nothing
- Won’t connect no matter what you do
- App not finished
- Won’t save pressure settings
- Have to remember to set the pressure each and every time you drive
- Garbage
- Won’t connect to the ECU
- App is garbage
- Won’t connect to ECU
- Tried pulling the fuse and replacing while in pairing mode
- Still won’t connect
- Works but app seems unfinished
- No way for me to have the pump go to the memory pressure set point
- Connects but says everything is wrong
- Fails to connect to RIDE RITE at all
- Support is non existent for this app
Requested features
16 requests- Make this app work on CarPlay
- Would be nice to have the app work with Apple Car Play
- App should be controlled through Car Play
- Need help with OTA mode
- Fix connection issues with iPhones
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- Fix app not connecting to ECU
- Fix app not connecting to compressor
- Fix app asking for a passcode
- Fix app not saving pressure settings
- Fix app not going to memory pressure set point
- Fix app saying everything is wrong
- Develop app to connect to controller
- Fix app not connecting to ECU
- Fix app not connecting
- Fix app not connecting to ECU
- Fix app not connecting to ECU
Ride Dog
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Air Command
No in-app purchases
Ride Dog
No in-app purchases
