Tech vs AR Assistant (ARA)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tech
Easily register and monitor your motorcycle airbag system's status and battery life. Track ride details, record location and speed, and relive your journeys with detailed maps and statistics. Build a library of your rides and manage system settings.
- Register Tech-Air® 5 Airbag System
- Monitor system status and battery life
- Track ride details with location and speed
- Record and visualize ride statistics
- Build a library of recorded rides
- Disable system for off-road riding
- Update system firmware
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Packed with a variety of useful features, the App lets you easily register your Tech-Air® 5 Airbag System and monitor its status and battery life, as well as tracking the details of your ride. The App uses Bluetooth Connectivity to access the System’s data. Using the MyRide feature, riders can record location and speed continuously during a ride. Relive your ride and visualize your average and top speeds at any point along the route by zooming in on the map. MyRide gives motorcyclists the ability to record unlimited motorcycle rides and build up a complete library of individual trips, so you can easily retrace your trips and remember the great riding moments. How it Works • See top stats for the ride – including the exact location where these results were achieved, average speed, trip time and distance covered. • Retrace each trip on an enhanced Google Map that shows your speed at any point you select along the trip. • Build up an awesome library of each ride you take on your bike. • Disable the Tech-Air® System when you’re going to start doing heavy off-road riding. • Verify the deployment of the Tech-Air® System after an accident. • Send feedback to the Alpinestars Tech-Air® development team. • Update the System’s firmware whenever available. • Download the online manual and useful documentation for air travel, shipments, and servicing. • Register your products.
AR Assistant (ARA)
Control and set up your AR Assistant (ARA) module from HealTech wirelessly via WiFi. Once installed, this free application operates offline and does not display advertisements, ensuring a seamless user experience.
- Wireless control via WiFi
- Module setup and configuration
- Offline operation
- No advertisements
- iOS device compatibility
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This free app let's you control and setup your AR Assistant (ARA) module from HealTech through your iOS device via WiFi. After installation, it does not use internet connection and does not show ADs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AR Assistant (ARA) at 100% against Tech's 13%. AR Assistant (ARA) also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.6). Tech's advantage is ratings volume (87 vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 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.
AR Assistant (ARA) holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tech has 87 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Tech's written reviews are positive against 100% of AR Assistant (ARA)'s.
Tech ships an update monthly, AR Assistant (ARA) every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tech | AR Assistant (ARA) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (87 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 87 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 151 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ALPINESTARS SPA | HealTech Electronics Ltd. |
Customer experience
Tech
AR Assistant (ARA)
Bugs and requests
Tech
Reported bugs
20 issues- App crashes immediately upon launch after updates
- Firmware update stuck at 2% indefinitely
- Error 12 during firmware installation
- Verification SMS not arriving (especially for +420 Czech numbers and other regions)
- QR code scanner not recognizing codes
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- Manual code entry not progressing past input screen
- Bluetooth connection drops during firmware updates
- App shows 'already paired' but vest not visible in app
- Battery percentage displays incorrectly or as 0%
- Software update notification loop (says update available when already updated)
- Tap input registration incorrect on registration form
- App unresponsive during software update process
- Bluetooth disconnection when phone is moved away from vest
- App crashes when accessing 'My Rides' section
- Ride data not recording properly (shows wrong duration/metrics)
- Location tracking showing wrong geographic location
- iOS 26 compatibility issues
- App not sending feedback/crash reports
- Inconsistent behavior across different iPhone models
- App language settings affecting firmware update capability
Requested features
13 requests- PC/desktop application for firmware updates
- Lean angle tracking and display
- Maximum speed recording in ride logs
- Acceleration metrics in ride data
- Altitude data in ride tracking
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- Ability to change phone number associated with account
- Email verification option as alternative to SMS
- Improved Bluetooth antenna strength
- Automatic ride recording without manual activation
- Better offline functionality
- Software update caching on vest
- Race mode activation without app dependency
- More detailed ride statistics and analytics
AR Assistant (ARA)
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tech
No in-app purchases
AR Assistant (ARA)
No in-app purchases
