Tread® vs ip3Things
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
ip3Things
Access a fleet management platform on the go. Monitor unit locations, send commands, and view detailed reports on trips, stops, and fuel. Visualize vehicle movements and events on a map.
- Real-time unit monitoring
- Remote unit control via commands
- Vehicle movement tracking
- Geofence display
- Informative trip and fuel reports
- Event history visualization
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With the ip3Things app, you can maintain access to the ip3Things fleet management platform anytime and anywhere. The core features include: - Unit list control. Monitor movement and ignition state, unit location, and other fleet data in real time. - Commands. Send commands, such as messages, routes, configuration, and photo requests for remote unit control. - Tracks. Build tracks of vehicle movements, displaying speed, fuel fillings, drains, and other data over a specified period, visualized on the map. - Geofences. Switch on/off the display of the unit location inside a geofence instead of address information. - Informative reports. Use detailed data on trips, stops, fuel drains, and fillings for instant decision-making. - History. Control unit events (movement, stops, fuel fillings, fuel drains) in chronological order and display them on the map. - Map mode. Access units, geofences, tracks, and event markers on the map, with the option to detect your own location. The multilingual mobile application, available for smartphones and tablets, allows users to experience the power of ip3Things on the go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ip3Things at 5.0 against Tread®'s 4.5. Tread®'s advantage is ratings volume (437 vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks 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.
ip3Things holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tread® has 437 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Tread® ships an update every 3 weeks, ip3Things every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tread® | ip3Things |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (437 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 437 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.5 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 288 MB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Garmin | ip3 labs LLC |
Customer experience
Tread®
ip3Things
Bugs and 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
ip3Things
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tread®
No in-app purchases
ip3Things
No in-app purchases









