SRAM AXS vs Brower Timing Coach
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.
Brower Timing Coach
This app connects your timing system to the cloud, allowing coaches to upload timing data and view live results. Athletes can access their timing data on the web.
- Connect timing system to cloud
- Upload timing data
- View live results
- Access data on device
- Precision timing for coaches
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Effortless Timing, so you can focus on what matters most. The Brower Timing Coach app connects your timing system to the cloud, giving athletes instant access to their timing data on their own device. Features • Data Upload - Connect your phone to the Timer to send times to the Brower Cloud website. This can be done during or after a training session. • Live Results - View results in real time. • Not for athletes - Athletes don't need this app, they can view their results anytime on the RL Cloud website. Easy, reliable, and built for coaches who want precision without complexity.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Brower Timing Coach at 5.0 against SRAM AXS's 2.4. Brower Timing Coach also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). SRAM AXS's advantage is ratings volume (424 vs 1). 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.
Brower Timing Coach holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SRAM AXS has 424 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SRAM AXS | Brower Timing Coach |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (424 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 424 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 168 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SRAM LLC | Brower Timing Systems |
Customer experience
SRAM AXS
Brower Timing Coach
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
Brower Timing Coach
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SRAM AXS
No in-app purchases
Brower Timing Coach
No in-app purchases









