Take command of your adventures with RideMate, the motorbike ride (& car drive!) tracker designed for the privacy-conscious explorer. Effortlessly document your journeys, capturing every detail – from distance and speed to elevation changes—all with the robust security of your iPhone. RideMate empowers you to instantly start tracking and revisit your history with visual maps and insightful statistics. Your data stays yours: there is no third-party tracking, and all records are stored securely on your device or via your personal iCloud Sync. Curate a precise, personal archive of every road you conquer and own your ride history, privately and precisely.

Screenshots

TVFB Santa Tracker1 screens

RideMate®4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RideMate® at weekly against TVFB Santa Tracker's every 37 months. TVFB Santa Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TVFB Santa Tracker ships an update every 37 months, RideMate® weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

TVFB Santa Tracker versus RideMate®: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	TVFB Santa Tracker	RideMate®
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 37 months	Weekly — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	26.0
Further details — not scored
Size	24 MB	30 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Philip Taylor	Charlie McMahon

In-app purchases

None

TVFB Santa Tracker

No in-app purchases

None

RideMate®

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TVFB Santa Tracker free?

TVFB Santa Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is RideMate® free?

RideMate® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do TVFB Santa Tracker or RideMate® have ads?

Neither TVFB Santa Tracker nor RideMate® shows ads.

Which is updated more often, TVFB Santa Tracker or RideMate®?

TVFB Santa Tracker ships an update every 37 months, and RideMate® weekly. Most recently, TVFB Santa Tracker was updated on November 3, 2026 and RideMate® on October 30, 2026.