Comparison

Brompton Electric vs eBike Flow

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

Head to head
About

Brompton Electric

This app enhances your electric bike experience with a refreshed dashboard, battery level display, and mileage-based service reminders. It offers easy booking for maintenance or DIY options, along with improved connection stability for smoother rides.

Highlights
  • Refreshed dashboard
  • Battery level display
  • Mileage-based service reminders
  • Easy service booking
  • DIY maintenance options
  • Improved connection stability
Features
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We’ve rolled out key updates to make your Brompton Electric app smarter and easier to use. Enjoy a refreshed dashboard matching the Handlebar Control, a new home screen showing your level of battery, and mileage-based servicing reminders with easy booking or DIY options. Improved connection stability and performance tweaks keep your rides smoother than ever.

About

eBike Flow

Enhance your eBike experience with smart features for safety, personalization, and comfort. Protect against theft, plan routes, customize riding modes, and track your activities. Keep your eBike updated with the latest functions.

Highlights
  • Theft protection (eBike Lock & Alarm)
  • Smart navigation and route planning
  • Customizable riding modes
  • Activity tracking and fitness analysis
  • Over-the-air updates
  • Display configuration
Features
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The eBike Flow app makes the riding experience on your eBike with the smart system from Bosch safer, more personalised and more comfortable. Give your eBike additional protection against theft, plan routes and use smart navigation, personalise your riding modes, customise the display and track your activities. You can also benefit from automatic updates. Make your eBike even smarter with the eBike Flow app. The eBike Flow app at a glance • Keep your eBike up to date with updates and make use of the latest functions. • Theft protection: Give your eBike additional protection with eBike Lock and eBike Alarm. • Navigation: Use your phone, Kiox 300 or Kiox 500 for navigation. • Route planning: Plan your route in detail or import it from komoot or Strava. • Activity tracking: Track and analyse your riding and fitness data. • Display configuration: Customise the screen layout of Kiox 300, Kiox 500 and Purion 200. • Custom riding modes: Choose from all the riding modes available for your eBike – and customise them in the usual way. • Help Center: Get quick help with questions about your eBike. Please note: The eBike Flow app is only compatible with eBikes with the Bosch smart system. All the information at a glance The eBike Flow app gives you a clear overview of all the information about your eBike, such as the distance travelled, current battery status or the next service appointment. This way, you always have an overview and can enjoy your next ride. Theft protection with eBike Lock and eBike Alarm eBike Lock and eBike Alarm are the ideal complement to the mechanical lock: eBike Lock is your free additional theft protection. Lock and unlock your eBike automatically using your phone or display as a digital key. Protect your eBike even better with the eBike Alarm premium service: with GPS tracking, notifications and alarm signals on the eBike. Always up to date with updates over-the-air Updates ensure that your eBike is always up to date and gets even better. You can simply download new eBike functions and transfer them to your eBike via Bluetooth. Route planning With the eBike Flow app, you can plan your next Tour to perfection: customise the route with map details and a route profile to suit your needs – or import existing routes from komoot or via GPX. Navigation with phone or display Navigate with your display or use your phone on the handlebar. No matter what you’re riding with, you have all the important riding data at a glance and can conveniently control and stop the navigation via your control unit. Activity tracking The eBike Flow app records your riding data as soon as you set off. In the statistics, you will find valuable insights into your tour and fitness data – to analyse and share, synchronised with Strava or Apple Health. Riding modes perfectly customised to you. With the eBike Flow app, you can customise the riding modes to suit you perfectly. Adapt the support, dynamics, maximum torque and maximum speed to your requirements. Display configuration Customise the screen layout of your Kiox 300, Kiox 500 or Purion 200 to suit your preferences. With over 30 customisation options, you decide for yourself what you see on your display while riding. Fast support with the Help Center Do you have a question about your eBike? Get the answer from our Help Center. Find explanations about functions and components. If you have any problems, you can contact our support team. Terms of Use: https://flow.bosch-ebike.com/legal/terms?region=us

Screenshots

Brompton Electric3 screens
eBike Flow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: eBike Flow at 4.6 against Brompton Electric's 3.5. eBike Flow also leads on ratings volume (2.1K vs 18) and review sentiment (51% vs 26%). Brompton Electric's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. eBike Flow sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Brompton Electric asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

eBike Flow holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: eBike Flow has 2.1K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Brompton Electric's written reviews are positive against 51% of eBike Flow's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brompton Electric ships an update every 2 months, eBike Flow every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Brompton Electric versus eBike Flow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrompton ElectriceBike Flow
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (18 ratings)4.6 (2.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.3% of reviews51.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings182.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB310 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrompton Bicycle LTDRobert Bosch GmbH

Customer experience

Brompton Electric

All ratings18 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral16.7%
Negative27.8%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive26.3%
Neutral23.7%
Negative50.0%

eBike Flow

All ratings2,063 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews567 reviews
Positive51.1%
Neutral16.8%
Negative32.1%

Bugs and requests

Brompton Electric

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

eBike Flow

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Occasional connectivity issues when pairing bike
  • Route planning sometimes generates inaccurate routes
  • Ride data not always syncing correctly with Apple Health

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for heart rate sensors
  • Improve integration with Garmin devices
  • Allow multiple users/phones to be paired with one bike
  • Provide offline navigation on Kiox 300 display
  • Add option to customize Kiox 300 data screens

In-app purchases

None

Brompton Electric

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

eBike Flow

Subscriptions4
  • Flow+ (monthly)1 Year trial$3.991 Month
  • Flow+ (monthly)1 Month trial$3.991 Month
  • Flow+ (year)1 Year trial$34.991 Year
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  • Flow+ (year)1 Month trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Brompton Electric free?
Brompton Electric is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is eBike Flow free?
eBike Flow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Brompton Electric or eBike Flow?
eBike Flow is rated higher. Brompton Electric averages 3.5 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while eBike Flow averages 4.6 from 2.1K ratings.
Do Brompton Electric or eBike Flow have ads?
Neither Brompton Electric nor eBike Flow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brompton Electric or eBike Flow?
Brompton Electric ships an update every 2 months, and eBike Flow every 6 weeks. Most recently, Brompton Electric was updated on September 26, 2026 and eBike Flow on September 25, 2026.

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