SRAM AXS vs PDCheck AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SRAM AXS
Personalize and control your bicycle's smart components. Monitor battery levels, configure settings, and receive ride-ready status updates. Explore cross-category integrations for a customized cycling experience.
- Personalize component configuration
- Monitor component battery levels
- Check bike's ready-to-ride status
- Update component firmware
- Configure multiple bike profiles
- Enable enhanced shifting modes
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SRAM AXS app connects to your smart devices, enabling personalization of your bike - and ride. That includes configuring components the way you want, keeping a close eye on battery levels and exploring cross-category integrations. (Dropper post with a drop bar groupset? No problem!) AXS app allows you to control and learn from your bike, bringing new levels of interaction with AXS enabled components. Wake the bike and let it tell you if it is ready to ride based on the battery and pressure levels. The more you know, the more you learn, the more you love. Technical Features: + Enables enhanced shifting modes + Personalize multiple bike profiles + Enables RD trim adjustment (MicroAdjust) + Monitors AXS component battery levels + Informs bike’s ready to ride status + Updates AXS component firmware + Post ride notifications from AXS Web when paired with a compatible bike computer AXS Component Compatibility: Compatible with any SRAM AXS components, RockShox AXS components, all Power Meters and Wiz devices.
PDCheck AR
Instantly measure your pupillary distance using your phone's camera and augmented reality. This app provides accurate measurements for both distance and near viewing, essential for ordering glasses or adjusting VR headsets. Compatible with Face ID-enabled iPhones.
- Measures far pupillary distance
- Measures near pupillary distance
- No external tools required
- Compatible with Face ID iPhones
- Share results via email
- Useful for ordering eyewear
- Adjust VR headset fit
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Use Augmented Reality (AR) technology to instantly measure your pupillary distance, one of the numbers needed for ordering glasses. All you need to measure your pupillary distance is your phone! Disclaimer: Your phone must be iPhone X or newer and must support Face ID. Features Measures your far pupillary distance, including your left and right pupillary distance, for distance viewing Measures your near pupillary distance for near viewing No tape measure, credit card, or other objects required Works with all iPhones that have Face ID capabilities Perfect for ordering EyeQue’s Try-On Glasses before spending on designer glasses. Use for ordering eyewear or adjusting your virtual reality (VR) headset This app works with: iPhone X, XS, XR, XS Max, and later models that use Face ID technology
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PDCheck AR at 70% against SRAM AXS's 17%. PDCheck AR also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.4) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). SRAM AXS's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
PDCheck AR holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDCheck AR has 4.1K ratings behind it against 422, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of SRAM AXS's written reviews are positive against 70% of PDCheck AR's.
SRAM AXS ships an update every 3 weeks, PDCheck AR every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SRAM AXS | PDCheck AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (422 ratings) | 4.9 (4.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.6% of reviews | 70.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 422 | 4.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 167 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SRAM LLC | EyeQue Corporation |
Customer experience
SRAM AXS
PDCheck AR
User reviews
SRAM AXS
From 422 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Works as intended
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🔋 Battery life indicator
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🐛 Firmware update problems
- 🐛 Buggy app
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 👎 Poor user experience
PDCheck AR
From 4.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Quick and easy to use
- 👍 Straight-forward, no fuss
- 👍 Accurate and consistent measurements
- 👍 Detailed measurements (far PD, near PD, individual eye PDs)
- 👍 Convenient for online orders
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent or inaccurate measurements
- 🐛 Doesn't work on some devices
Bugs and requests
SRAM AXS
Reported bugs
5 issues- App freezes during firmware updates
- Components not detected or recognized
- Settings not saved properly
- Frequent sign-out issues
- Inconsistent behavior across updates
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to micro-adjust each gear individually
- Percentage-based battery level indicator
- Offline functionality
- Improved firmware update process
- Better integration between app and web portal
PDCheck AR
Reported bugs
2 issues- Measure button not working
- Measurements changing every time
Requested features
2 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to save and share measurements
In-app purchases
SRAM AXS
No in-app purchases
PDCheck AR
No in-app purchases
