Tread® vs AdvenShare by PCI
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
AdvenShare by PCI
Safely navigate outdoor adventures with your team using real-time location sharing. Communicate privately and securely with push-to-talk features. Record and share your routes with friends and family.
- Team location sharing
- Push-to-talk communication
- Private and secure messaging
- Route recording
- Share adventures via social media
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Team location sharing provides an opportunity to safely stay together while on the trail. Push to talk infrastructure allows users to communicate with privacy and safety in mind. Route recording allows users to document their outdoors adventures and share them with your friends and family via social media.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AdvenShare by PCI at 5.0 against Tread®'s 4.5. AdvenShare by PCI also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). Tread®'s advantage is ratings volume (447 vs 8). 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.
AdvenShare by PCI holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tread® has 447 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Tread® ships an update every 3 weeks, AdvenShare by PCI every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tread® | AdvenShare by PCI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (447 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 447 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.5 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 288 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Garmin | VYTLsft LLC |
Customer experience
Tread®
AdvenShare by PCI
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
AdvenShare by PCI
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tread®
No in-app purchases
AdvenShare by PCI
No in-app purchases
