LiveWire EV vs Cycle Source TV
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.
Cycle Source TV
Access a centralized hub for motorcycle content from various creators. Enjoy unlimited access to videos and programming across all your devices with a subscription. This platform offers a wide range of motorcycle-related media, drawing from decades of industry experience.
- Centralized motorcycle content hub
- Content from community creators
- Unlimited access on all devices
- Subscription-based model
- Draws from 28 years of magazine history
- Focus on storytelling and skill-teaching
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Cycle Source TV is a new movement from the motorcycle community aimed at centralizing motorcycle content from a community of content creators in one location that makes it easier for viewers to get to it. In that, whether you want to watch it from your TV, your Apple device or even on your computer, it's all in one convenient place. With creators who are themselves from the national motorcycle industry already producing unique and insightful content, we believe this will quickly become the one stop location for motorcycle programming. It all centers around a 28 year history of publishing Cycle Source Magazine on the national newsstands. With that level of experience our staff is not new to providing motorcycle media, it's what we have been doing for nearly three decades. While the print industry is still part of what we love to do, telling a good story, teaching a new skill and introducing new talent is our mission. This new platform makes it easier than ever to achieve -- ▷ Already a Member? Sign-In to access your subscription. ▷ New? Subscribe in the app to get instant access. Cycle Source TV offers auto-renewing subscriptions. You'll receive unlimited access to content on all your devices. Payment is charged to your Account at confirmation of purchase. Pricing varies by location and is confirmed prior to purchase. Subscription automatically renews each month unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period, or the trial period (when offered). Cancel anytime in Account Settings. For more information see our: -Terms of Service: https://cyclesourcetv.com/terms -Privacy Policy: https://cyclesourcetv.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cycle Source TV at 100% against LiveWire EV's 48%. Cycle Source TV also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and device support (4 vs 1). LiveWire EV's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (113 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. Cycle Source TV sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. LiveWire EV asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cycle Source TV holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LiveWire EV has 113 ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of Cycle Source TV's.
LiveWire EV ships an update every 2 months, Cycle Source TV monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LiveWire EV | Cycle Source TV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (113 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 113 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 279 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | LiveWire EV | Grease & Gears TV, LLC |
Customer experience
LiveWire EV
Cycle Source TV
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
Cycle Source TV
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LiveWire EV
No in-app purchases
Cycle Source TV
- The Basic Package$6.991 Month
- SuperFan$71.991 Year
Questions
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