Explore by Evolve vs EBMX X
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Explore by Evolve
Track your electric skateboard rides, monitor performance metrics like speed and distance, and share your routes with a community. Compete on global leaderboards and customize your board's power, acceleration, and LED lights.
- Record ride metrics (speed, distance, time)
- Share routes with community
- Global and friend leaderboards
- Customize power and acceleration
- Adjust braking curves
- Customize LED lights
- Update board firmware
Read full descriptionHide full description
Ride Tracker: - Record your ride, check your top speed, average speed, time and distance ridden. - View your previous rides and share your route with the community - We welcome the community to share their epic rides to the map for other members to check out - Pin your rides to the map for other users to ride and rate Leaderboard: - Whether you’re a casual rider, commuter or serious competitor, log your distance ridden and compete on a global scale - Compete with your friends on a real-time basis, and the leaderboard is updated straight after your ride - Filter by week/month/year and by country – see who’s ridden the most in your country this month Customise: - Every rider has their preference, with Evolve’s Customise feature, you can now tune your ride to the amount of power that suits you - Customise even further with the Hadean series with the ability to adjust power output, acceleration and bracking curves. - Customise the LED out of your Hadean board. Choose from a variety of colours to make your ride your own. - The new Customise feature is compatible with all Evolve GTR electric skateboards via Bluetooth connection Other: - Stay up to date with the ability to update your board and remote to the latest firmware
EBMX X
This companion app allows users to tune, monitor, and customize their emoto controllers. It provides real-time ride statistics, advanced tuning profiles for performance customization, and diagnostic tools for controller health.
- Real-time controller data monitoring
- Advanced tuning profiles
- Auto-save settings
- Wireless firmware updates
- Diagnostic tools
- Wheel lift assist tuning
Read full descriptionHide full description
EBMX X-Series App Take Control. Unlock the full potential of your EBMX X-9000_V3 controller with the EBMX X Series app your companion for tuning, monitoring, and customizing your emoto. This app gives you powerful tools to dial in your performance like never before. Key Features: • Real-Time Controller Data: Monitor speed, temperature, voltage, and more with live ride stats. • Advanced Tuning Profiles: Customize throttle response, regen strength, power limits, torque settings, field weakening, motor parameters and more for any riding style or terrain. • Auto Save: never lose your favourite settings. • Firmware Updates: Stay current with wireless over-the-air updates directly from EBMX. • Diagnostic Tools: Access system logs, view fault codes, and manage controller health in one place. • Wheel Lift Assist: Enable and tune anti-loopout functionality for safer launches. Compatible with EBMX X-9000_V3 Controller For more information visit ebmx.com
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: EBMX X at 60% against Explore by Evolve's 12%. EBMX X also leads on rating (3.3 vs 1.9) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). 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.
EBMX X holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of Explore by Evolve's written reviews are positive against 60% of EBMX X's.
Explore by Evolve ships an update every 2 months, EBMX X fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Explore by Evolve | EBMX X |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (30 ratings) | 3.3 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.2% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Evolve Skateboards | CYC Motor Ltd. |
Customer experience
Explore by Evolve
EBMX X
Bugs and requests
Explore by Evolve
Reported bugs
4 issues- Disconnects when trying to apply custom settings
- Firmware update feature not working
- Rides not saving or disappearing
- Leaderboard issues with unrealistic entries
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to update remote firmware
- Display board battery percentage
- Odometer and ride history tracking
- Ability to add photos and notes to rides
- Integration with other fitness apps
Show 1 moreShow fewer
- Alternative login options besides Facebook
EBMX X
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Explore by Evolve
No in-app purchases
EBMX X
No in-app purchases
