Tenways vs Pinion Smart.Shift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tenways
Enhance your electric bike rides with this companion app. It provides essential information and is regularly updated with new features to improve your riding experience.
- Electric bike management
- Ride experience enhancement
- Regular feature updates
- Performance tracking
- Connectivity
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Get the most out of your electrified bike with the Tenways app. Keep an eye out for regular updates, with incoming features geared to make your Tenways riding experience better than ever.
Pinion Smart.Shift
Enhance your cycling experience with this app, offering customizable shifting behavior, charge status monitoring, and button assignment adjustments. It provides advanced features like setting a starting gear and semi-automatic shifting for a personalized ride. Stay updated with software improvements and utilize service tools for optimal performance.
- Adapt shifting behavior to driving profile
- Monitor Smart.Shift charge status
- Adjust E-Trigger button assignment
- Set starting gear with Start.Select
- Utilize semi-automatic shifting with Pre.Select
- Receive software updates and notifications
- Access service tools for reliability
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Improve your Pinion shifting experience with additional functions with the Smart.Shift app! Connect your Pinion Smart.Shift components with this app and use all the advantages: - Adapt the shifting behavior to your driving profile and use the full range of functions of your Pinion Smart.Shift technology. - See the charge status of your Smart.Shift at a glance. - Adjust the button assignment of the TE1 E-Trigger to your needs. - Take advantage of Start.Select and set your starting gear.* - Use Pre.Select for semi-automatic shifting and select your cadence.* - Stay up to date and benefit from important software updates and notifications. - Use our service tools for permanently reliable function. *Only available if Smart.Shift has speed information available (sensor or system information). Note: E-bikes with Smart.Shift, where the settings can be made via the display of the e-bike, are not compatible with the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pinion Smart.Shift at 100% against Tenways's 27%. Pinion Smart.Shift also leads on rating (2.7 vs 2.1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Tenways's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Pinion Smart.Shift holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tenways has 15 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Tenways's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pinion Smart.Shift's.
Tenways ships an update monthly, Pinion Smart.Shift every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tenways | Pinion Smart.Shift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (15 ratings) | 2.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 200 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tenways Technovation Europe B.V. | Pinion GmbH |
Customer experience
Tenways
Pinion Smart.Shift
In-app purchases
Tenways
No in-app purchases
Pinion Smart.Shift
No in-app purchases
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