Comparison

Tech vs CAFlash DCT

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

CAFlash DCT

Features
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FLASHING The app can flash tuned or stock files to your DCT transmission including the popular M3 GTS conversion designed to work on N54 and N55 equipped DCT cars. You can choose the following flash options before writing: - Creep function - Final drive ratio - Launch RPM - Shift noise - Torque punch - Torque reduction - Shift aggression SHIFT MAP EDITOR Every shift point in every shift map: D, D+Sport, S, S+Sport, the incline maps. Pick a gear change, move the pedal slider, and read the exact speed and engine RPM it will shift at. LIVE DATA View and record the following gearbox data: - Gear, clutch pressures - Clutch modes - Oil pressure and temperature - RPM and torque - Drivelogic state - Active shiftmap USAGE AND HEALTH Launch and burnout counts, shift counts for every gear, peak clutch and gear oil temperatures, and how long the oil has spent in each temperature band. Worth reading before you buy a used car, and worth knowing about your own. FAULT CODES Active, information and historic codes, each with a description. Clear them from the same screen.

Screenshots

Tech4 screens
CAFlash DCT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Tech at 13.0 against CAFlash DCT's 15.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Tech versus CAFlash DCT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTechCAFlash DCT
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (83 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews13.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings83 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size151 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperALPINESTARS SPARichard Dodd

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

CAFlash DCT

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tech

No in-app purchases

None

CAFlash DCT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tech free?
Tech is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CAFlash DCT free?
CAFlash DCT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tech or CAFlash DCT have ads?
Neither Tech nor CAFlash DCT shows ads.

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