LiveWire EV vs RLINK Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LiveWire EV
This app connects motorcycle owners to their bike for status updates, charging notifications, and security alerts. It also offers integrated music and GPS navigation via Bluetooth, along with a charge station locator.
- Bike status monitoring
- Charging notifications
- Security alerts
- Bluetooth music control
- Integrated GPS navigation
- Charge station locator
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Every LiveWire Experience in One App. The LiveWire App now supports LiveWire ONE, S2, and the all-new S4 Honcho motorcycles, bringing our entire product family together in a single platform. Stay informed, stay connected, and get more from every ride with features designed to enhance your ownership experience. Every function you need is now in your hand, from owner's resources and maintenance history to dealer support and genuine parts and accessories. For connected LiveWire motorcycles, unlock deeper insights with ride and charge analytics, intelligent charge scheduling, vehicle monitoring, security notifications, and more. Stay connected to your ride anytime, anywhere.
RLINK Pro
This app provides real-time GPS tracking and security for your motorcycle. Receive instant alerts for tampering, monitor your bike's status, and share your ride location with others. Automatically track and save your riding data for later.
- Real-time GPS tracking
- Anti-theft alerts
- Motorcycle status monitoring
- Ride sharing
- Automatic ride tracking
- 2-wire harness installation
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Rlink is Connected Bike. Stay connected when you're away from your bike. Rlink is a cellular-enabled GPS smart anti theft tracking device that seamlessly attaches to your motorcycle, providing real-time location, always on security, GPS-tracking and motorcycle status. The freedom of cellular. Get notified on your smart phone if someone touches your bike, starts it or moves it. Check your battery level and other information in real-time so you are prepared for your next ride. Find your bike anywhere in the world. Automatically track your rides and epic trips to share with friends later. Provide your friends and family with live tracking of where you are riding so they can come along too. Now you have the freedom to just ride. Real-time notifications: Receive immediate alerts when someone touches, moves, or starts your bike, so you're always in the know. More than just a pin on a map: Share a pin so others can follow your ride or so loved ones can see you're safe. No Lock. No Problem: RLINK is always on and always armed when you're not there. Smart tracking: Capture all of your riding data in your private RLINK cloud and curate later. Simple install: Rlink comes with a 2-wire harness, universal and designed to work with any motorcycle. Simply connect to the motorcycle battery and go!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LiveWire EV at 3.9 against RLINK Pro's 2.7. LiveWire EV also leads on ratings volume (113 vs 10) and review sentiment (48% vs 40%). RLINK Pro's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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.
LiveWire EV holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LiveWire EV has 113 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of LiveWire EV's written reviews are positive against 40% of RLINK Pro's.
LiveWire EV ships an update every 2 months, RLINK Pro every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LiveWire EV | RLINK Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (113 ratings) — better | 2.7 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.4% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 113 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 279 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LiveWire EV | Aritronix LTD, Inc |
Customer experience
LiveWire EV
RLINK Pro
Bugs and requests
LiveWire EV
Reported bugs
24 issues- App keeps unpairing from bike
- Navigation doesn't track properly in real time
- Charging station info is outdated
- Connectivity with the bike is sporadic
- App disconnects or doesn't sync with S2
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- App has not communicated with the bike for months
- App stopped working, won't pair with bike
- App never syncs with bike anymore
- App reroutes unconsciously and uncomfortably
- App doesn't show up on the live wire display
- App broke completely after update 1.4.0
- App freezes on the home page
- App won't connect with S2 over Bluetooth
- App won't initiate bike update or check firmware version
- App only displays maintenance schedule, not error codes
- App drains phone battery significantly
- App tells user's location instead of bike's
- App doesn't update for days or weeks
- App refuses to show correct battery level
- App location is off by about two blocks
- App freezes when asked to 'take me there'
- Cannot connect Bluetooth helmet to bike
- Cannot paste directions into navigation
- Cannot search in Google Maps or Apple Maps and send to bike
Requested features
14 requests- Use Google Maps or Apple Maps for navigation
- Allow setting home or work location in navigation
- Filter chargers by bike compatibility
- Add ability to start/stop charging via app
- Add ability to change target charge percentage via app
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- Show current dash status and meaning
- Include symbol/indicator index
- Show current diagnostics and meaning
- Include diagnostic number index
- Add sound to the experience (Harley, Jetson)
- Option to avoid highways or tolls in navigation
- Resync option for users
- Schedule charging and set charge percentage target
- Manage bike's hardware or software
RLINK Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LiveWire EV
No in-app purchases
RLINK Pro
No in-app purchases
