Comparison

eBike Flow vs Desk Connect

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

Desk Connect

Enhance your standing desk experience with this app. Save favorite positions, receive reminders to stand, and control desk functions like automatic drive and keylock. Customize units, desk names, and set limits for personalized comfort.

Highlights
  • Save favorite desk positions
  • Stand reminders
  • Automatic desk drive
  • Keylock function
  • Unit customization (cm, inch, mm)
  • Desk name customization
  • Set desk limits
Features
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Elevate your work experience with the free LINAK® Desk Connect™ app for the DPI desk panel with display (DPI1C) and unlock extra features like: - Save favourite positions - Get reminders to stand - Enable automatic drive - Enable keylock - Change units (cm, inch, mm) - Change desk name - Set desk limits - Adjust the desk via the app Let’s get started. The Desk Connect™ app is developed for users of electric standing desks equipped with a desk panel DPI with display (DPI1C) – powered by an electric LINAK® desk lifting system. It is connected via Bluetooth® Low Energy technology for low power consumption. The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by LINAK® A/S is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.

Screenshots

eBike Flow4 screens
Desk Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Desk Connect at none against eBike Flow's 4. Desk Connect also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). eBike Flow's advantage is review sentiment (51% vs 25%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, 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. Desk Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eBike Flow ships an update every 6 weeks, Desk Connect every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
eBike Flow versus Desk Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereBike FlowDesk Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews51.2% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size310 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert Bosch GmbHLINAK AS

Customer experience

eBike Flow

All ratings2,063 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews566 reviews
Positive51.2%
Neutral16.8%
Negative32.0%

Desk Connect

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Desk Connect

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

Desk Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eBike Flow free?
eBike Flow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Desk Connect free?
Desk Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do eBike Flow or Desk Connect have ads?
Neither eBike Flow nor Desk Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eBike Flow or Desk Connect?
eBike Flow ships an update every 6 weeks, and Desk Connect every 6 months. Most recently, eBike Flow was updated on September 25, 2026 and Desk Connect on June 10, 2026.

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