Bimmerpost vs myTKS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bimmerpost
Stay updated with the latest BMW news and engage with a vibrant community of enthusiasts. Get breaking news before other blogs and access active forums for discussions, buying, and selling.
- Latest BMW news updates
- Dedicated BMW blog
- Active community forums
- Buy/sell items in forums
- Push notifications for news
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BIMMERPOST is a dedicated community forum and news site for BMW enthusiasts. The Bimmerpost app brings all the latest news about BMW vehicles right to your fingertips. Known for breaking stories first, the app pushes updates straight to your pocket the moment they are published. In fact, this is how a lot of other competing blogs get their news. Get the news before they can get it! Bimmerpost is also the most active community of BMW owners on the planet. With this app, you have full access to our forums to read, ask questions, share photos, and buy/sell items. Our community is highly active for discussions about the cars, sharing photos, videos and wallpapers. The mobile application brings all the features you love from the web directly to your iPhone and iPad. Disclaimer: BIMMERPOST is an independent, unofficial community and news site. BIMMERPOST is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or associated with BMW AG or any of its subsidiaries.
myTKS
Manage your TKS accounts, track data usage and costs, and adjust warning limits. This app also provides two-factor authentication for secure access to the TKS service portal.
- Manage TKS accounts
- Update communication details
- Monitor data usage and costs
- Adjust warning limits
- View contract details
- Two-factor authentication
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Experience the full power of TKS—right from your mobile device! Download the myTKS app to access all of your enhanced TKS features. Use the myTKS app for managing all your TKS accounts, e.g. update and review your communication details, keep an eye on your data usage as well as your current accumulated costs and billings, adjust your warning limits, and view all your contract details and stored customer information. Use the myTKS app for the two-factor authentication to log in to the TKS service portal. Stay connected, wherever you are!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bimmerpost at 65% against myTKS's 6%. Bimmerpost also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.3) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bimmerpost holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bimmerpost has 7K ratings behind it against 54, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Bimmerpost's written reviews are positive against 6% of myTKS's.
Bimmerpost ships an update every 5 days, myTKS every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bimmerpost | myTKS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (7K ratings) — better | 1.3 (54 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.2% of reviews — better | 5.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7K — better | 54 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BIMMERPOST | TKS Telepost Kabel-Service |
Customer experience
Bimmerpost
myTKS
Bugs and requests
Bimmerpost
Reported bugs
6 issues- Logging out frequently
- No connection errors
- Issues with YouTube video playback
- Marketplace search not working
- Posting and private messaging problems
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- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
8 requests- Ability to save draft posts
- Option to return to previous post position
- Shortcut to specific model forums
- Ability to hold backspace to delete text
- Notification for new replies to posts
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- Daily email digest of new forum posts
- Improved search functionality
- Easier image/file upload process
myTKS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bimmerpost
No in-app purchases
myTKS
No in-app purchases
