Comparison

EBMX vs eTrax Rider

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

EBMX

This app provides a real-time dashboard for your electric bike's performance, displaying speed, power, and other vital statistics. It also allows for in-depth customization of ride modes, speed limits, and power settings to optimize your bike's performance.

Highlights
  • Real-time performance dashboard
  • In-depth ride mode customization
  • Bike parameter setup
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • Adjustable speed limits and power settings
Features
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About the EBMX X-9000 controller app The EBMX X-9000 app has two purposes. Firstly, it functions as an information dashboard displaying speed, power levels, and real-time bike statistics such as power consumption, temperatures, rpm, and odometer (plus more). Secondly, the settings tab allows for in-depth customization of your bike. In the settings General Setup menu, you will set up your bike parameters (bike type, motor type, battery type, sprocket size, wheel size…) to ensure the tune is correct for your components and to give safe ranges for the custom adjustments. Then in the other settings menus, you will be able to set up custom ride modes adjust speed limits, power settings and sensitivity, torque settings, field weakening, and many more custom settings to get your bike performing exactly how you want it. This mobile app is compatible with the EBMX X-9000 motor controller manufactured and distributed by EBMX and affiliated EBMX dealers and is not compatible with any other manufactures controllers. Main Features: 1. Advanced settings adjustment 2. Real-time dashboard for motor & riding information 3. Bluetooth connectivity 4. Powered by VESC

About

eTrax Rider

This app enhances electric bike and motorcycle rides with real-time tracking, safety features like crash detection and SOS, and social sharing of live locations. It also provides smart range predictions and community hazard alerts.

Highlights
  • Real-time ride tracking (route, speed, distance)
  • Live location sharing with friends
  • Crash detection and one-tap SOS
  • Smart range prediction
  • Community hazard alerts
  • Service log and bike data tracking
Features
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eTrax is the premium companion app for electric bike and motorcycle riders. Track every ride, share your live location with friends, get warned about hazards on your route, and stay safe with crash detection and one-tap SOS. REAL RIDE TRACKING Tap Begin Ride and eTrax records your route, distance, top speed, average speed, duration, and battery use. Every ride is saved to your history with a beautiful stats summary you can share. SAFETY FIRST - One-tap SOS texts your emergency contacts your live GPS pin - Crash detection runs in the background during rides - Medical info screen for first responders - Always-visible Call 911 button when SOS is active LIFE360 FOR RIDERS Create circles with friends and family. They see your live position, ride status, and battery while you're sharing. Pause sharing whenever you want. NEVER GET LOST OR LOW Smart range engine learns your bike's energy use over time, factors in weather, wind, and elevation. Always know how far you can ride before turning back. CHALLENGE FRIENDS Race a friend point-to-point. Both phones drop a finish pin, count down together, and the first to arrive wins Sparks — eTrax's in-app currency for real-world rewards. COMMUNITY ALERTS Drop pins for police, potholes, road cameras, scenic spots, and group rides. See alerts other riders dropped near your route. Confirm or dismiss to keep the map accurate. YOUR BIKE, YOUR DATA - 270+ e-bike and motorcycle models supported (Super73, Sur-Ron, Talaria, Stark, Onyx, Zero, and more) - Personal Wh/km efficiency tracked per bike - Service log so you know when to swap chains and check brakes - US units (miles + lbs) by default, switchable to metric in Settings PRIVACY-FIRST Your location data stays yours. We don't sell data, ever. Delete your account in one tap and everything is gone. eTrax is built by riders, for riders. Welcome to the crew.

Screenshots

EBMX4 screens
eTrax Rider4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: eTrax Rider at 100% against EBMX's 25%. eTrax Rider also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.8). EBMX's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

eTrax Rider holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EBMX has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of EBMX's written reviews are positive against 100% of eTrax Rider's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
EBMX versus eTrax Rider: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEBMXeTrax Rider
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (16 ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB72 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCYC Motor Ltd.ZARIFA ISA MAMATOVA

Customer experience

EBMX

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative25.0%

eTrax Rider

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

EBMX

No in-app purchases

None

eTrax Rider

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EBMX free?
EBMX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is eTrax Rider free?
eTrax Rider is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EBMX or eTrax Rider?
eTrax Rider is rated higher. EBMX averages 3.8 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while eTrax Rider averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do EBMX or eTrax Rider have ads?
Neither EBMX nor eTrax Rider shows ads.

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