Fantic vs Tread®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fantic
This app enhances your Fantic E-Bike experience by providing advanced navigation, e-bike diagnostics, and route management. Plan routes based on range and elevation, track your rides, and personalize motor settings for a customized journey.
- Route planning with range and elevation consideration
- Offline navigation with downloaded maps
- E-Bike dashboard with range and assist level
- Personalize motor tuning and thrust factors
- Record and save routes
- Import GPX route plans
- View speed, distance, and cadence
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Connect with Fantic E-Bikes. The Fantic App is the optimum add-on for Fantic E-Bikes, provided with a Bluetooth add-on Adapter, the Brose (Allround and Remote), the Yamaha (Display C and Interface X) displays or with a TQ HPR-50 Engine. Tailored specifically to the Brose, Yamaha and TQ drive systems, the connectivity solution allows a number of additional functions such as navigation to be accessed. The app functions in overview: Navigation - Search for destinations and plan routes, depending on range and elevation profile - Battery friendly route planning - Accurate range calculation and display - Navigate offline using previously downloaded maps - Search for addresses, navigate to map points, view points of interest nearby E-Bike Dashboard - All the most important info about your E-Bike - Reliable Range calculation - Assist Level - Possibility to personalize the Motor Tuning and the Thrust Factors of each single Assist Level (only for Brose and TQ systems) Tour Manager - Record the current route, save it - Retrieve recorded routes - Create a route plan on the PC (.gpx file) and import it into the app Information - View speed, distance covered, travelling time and cadence - Topographical data such as elevation gain and route profile - Analyze speed, cadence and altitudes using graphs To be able to establish the connection between the telephone and the bike, please follow the instructions into the User Manual, at https://fantic.gpstuner.com/user_manual The list of the supported E-Bikes models can be found at https://fantic.gpstuner.com/supported-bikes
Tread®
Track friends, sync navigation data, and plan routes with this powersport navigator companion app. It allows for seamless data transfer and provides smart notifications and live weather updates.
- Track up to 20 friends on map
- Sync waypoints, tracks, and routes
- Plan routes with custom preferences
- Import and export GPX files
- Smart notifications
- Live weather updates
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Roam the unknown with the Tread® app. It lets you track up to 20 friends on the map of your smartphone and Tread® powersport navigator by using the Group Ride Mobile feature and syncs waypoints, tracks, routes and collections across devices. Easily plan routes on your smartphone with the same maps, vehicle profiles and route preferences you have on your Tread device. Users can import and export GPX files and get access to smart notifications and live weather. • Track up to 20 friends on the map of your smartphone and Tread® device by using the Group Ride Mobile1 feature • Wirelessly sync waypoints, tracks, routes and collections across your compatible smartphone and Tread® powersport navigator • Easily calculate faster time or adventurous routes on your smartphone with the same maps, vehicle profiles and route preferences you have on your Tread device • Import and export GPX files to try out new routes or revisit favorite rides • Keep your phone safely stowed away, and still get important messages and alerts via smart notifications2 on your Tread® device display when it’s paired with the Tread® app • Use the app to access live weather updates, viewable on your Tread® navigator’s display
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tread® at 65% against Fantic's 0%. Tread® also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Fantic ships an update every 4 months, Tread® every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 19, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fantic | Tread® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (406 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 65.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 406 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 288 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GPS Tuner Systems Kft. | Garmin |
Customer experience
Fantic
Tread®
Bugs and requests
Fantic
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Tread®
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to save/load routes on mobile app
- Inconsistent behavior when importing routes
- Frequent disconnections between app and device
- Lack of metric units and other regional support
Requested features
5 requests- Web/desktop app for route planning
- Improved offline map coverage
- Collaborative route planning features
- Better organization and folder structure
- Larger text/UI options for accessibility
In-app purchases
Fantic
No in-app purchases
Tread®
No in-app purchases









