Comparison

UBCO vs Trails Wellington

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

Head to head
About

UBCO

Manage your electric bike's performance and settings, including power and braking levels. Receive firmware updates, troubleshoot issues, and monitor battery health. The app also allows for bike registration and key fob pairing, working offline after initial login.

Highlights
  • Adjust power and braking settings
  • Over-the-air firmware updates
  • Manage multiple bikes in a garage
  • Live dashboard display
  • Troubleshoot alert codes
  • View battery details
  • Pair new key fobs
Features
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Control your ride with the UBCO App. • Quick and easy Settings. Pick your preferred Power and Regenerative Braking level. • Over-the-air Firmware updates. • Garage to manage multiple bikes. • Live Dash. • Alert Codes and Troubleshooting. • Battery Details. • Maintenance tasks such as pairing a new key fob. • Works fully offline after your first login, even for updating firmware in the field. • Register your bike with us. • Name your Bike • Set Bluetooth Pairing PIN and Rescue Code • Supports UBCO bike models from 2018 onwards. For more information about UBCO visit www.ubco.com

About

Trails Wellington

Features
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Our app makes joining Trails Wellington super easy, so you can help us create EPIC trails in and around Wellington. Trails Wellington is a collective of passionate locals, which includes representatives from Makara Peak Supporters, Brooklyn Trial Builders, Wellington Mountain Bike Club, and other trail groups. The app allows you to: -Sign up and become a member of Trails Wellington in the app via secure payment. -Get access to all of the amazing partner deals and discounts that Trails Wellington members enjoy. Just show the active member screen (dark grey screen) at any of the partner deals locations to access these discounts. Trails Wellington members also become supporters and affiliates of Makara Peak Supporters, Brooklyn Trial Builders, Wellington Mountain Bike Club, and other trail user groups. - View the latest trail information and status. - Get trails news and events notifications right to your phone. - Thanks heaps for supporting Trails Wellington. See you out on Wellington’s trails!

Screenshots

UBCO4 screens
Trails Wellington4 screens

Verdict

The call

UBCO and Trails Wellington are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UBCO ships an update every 5 weeks, Trails Wellington every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
UBCO versus Trails Wellington: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUBCOTrails Wellington
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB103 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUBCOTrails Wellington

In-app purchases

None

UBCO

No in-app purchases

None

Trails Wellington

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UBCO free?
UBCO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Trails Wellington free?
Trails Wellington is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do UBCO or Trails Wellington have ads?
Neither UBCO nor Trails Wellington shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UBCO or Trails Wellington?
UBCO ships an update every 5 weeks, and Trails Wellington every 2 months. Most recently, UBCO was updated on November 3, 2026 and Trails Wellington on November 3, 2026.

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