Comparison

eBike Flow vs Bafang Go

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

Head to head
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

About

Bafang Go

Monitor your eBike's performance in real-time, including power, speed, and battery level. Plan optimal routes, customize power settings, and analyze your riding data with detailed charts. Seamlessly sync your cycling information to Strava for training and social sharing.

Highlights
  • Real-time eBike status monitoring
  • Customizable power parameters
  • Route planning with congestion avoidance
  • Riding data visualization and charts
  • Strava synchronization
  • Bluetooth connectivity
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Bafang Go app integrates the eBike control function, which supports real-time checking of the eBike status (power, level, speed) and riding track, and the built-in navigation system can plan the optimal route to avoid congestion and steep slopes.Users can customise the power parameters of levels to suit different scenarios, and freely switch the interface via vertical screen (navigation/level information) or horizontal screen (real-time speed/mileage), and synchronously switch on/off the navigation voice.Riding data is automatically generated into overview, static parameters and visualisation charts, and synchronised to Strava with one click for training analysis and social interaction. Bafang Go App Overview EBike Control and Status Management Connect to your eBike via Bluetooth and get key information such as battery level and fault codes in real time. You can set the riding parameters for different levels of the eBike to achieve a diversified riding experience for the user. Navigation and Route Planning After entering the destination, the APP automatically plans a friendly route to avoid congestion and steep slopes. During the navigation process, the estimated arrival time and remaining mileage are synchronously displayed, and the voice prompt switch is supported. Riding Data Visualisation Overview Module: Quickly review the core cycling indicators and support the generation of streamlined data reports. Chart Analysis Module: Analyse cycling performance through graphs to help adjust training plans. Data Interconnection The Strava platform is seamlessly connected to the system, synchronising data including mileage, speed profile and energy consumption to meet the needs of social sharing and professional analysis.

Screenshots

eBike Flow4 screens
Bafang Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: eBike Flow at 4.6 against Bafang Go's 1.9. eBike Flow also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 16). Bafang Go's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, update cadence, monetization model 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. Bafang Go asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

eBike Flow holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: eBike Flow has 2.1K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of eBike Flow's written reviews are positive against 27% of Bafang Go's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eBike Flow ships an update every 6 weeks, Bafang Go monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
eBike Flow versus Bafang Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereBike FlowBafang Go
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.1K ratings) — better1.9 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews51.1% of reviews — better26.8% of reviews
Number of ratings2.1K — better16
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size310 MB144 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperRobert Bosch GmbHBafang Electric (Suzhou) Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

eBike Flow

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

Bafang Go

All ratings15 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative73.3%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive26.8%
Neutral2.4%
Negative70.7%

Bugs and 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

Bafang Go

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

Bafang Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eBike Flow free?
eBike Flow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bafang Go free?
Bafang Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, eBike Flow or Bafang Go?
eBike Flow is rated higher. eBike Flow averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while Bafang Go averages 1.9 from 16 ratings.
Do eBike Flow or Bafang Go have ads?
Bafang Go shows ads; eBike Flow does not.
Which is updated more often, eBike Flow or Bafang Go?
eBike Flow ships an update every 6 weeks, and Bafang Go monthly. Most recently, eBike Flow was updated on September 25, 2026 and Bafang Go on August 31, 2026.

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