Bimmerpost vs Drive
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.
Drive
Connect with fellow car enthusiasts, showcase your vehicles in a virtual garage, and discover local car clubs and events. Features an AI assistant for automotive advice and news.
- Virtual garage for vehicle collections
- Create and join car clubs
- Discover and host automotive events
- AI automotive assistant
- Share photos and videos of rides
- Connect with other enthusiasts
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Drive-It is the social platform built for automobile enthusiasts — a place to show off your rides, connect with like-minded people, build local car communities, and never run out of things to talk about. Version 2.0 is our biggest update yet, bringing a full virtual garage, car clubs, events, and your very own AI automotive assistant. OUR VIRTUAL GARAGE Build a digital garage for every car, bike, and truck you own. Add full specs, photo and video galleries, and show your collection off to the community. CLUBS & COMMUNITIES Create or join car clubs for your favorite makes, models, scenes, or local area. Choose public, approval, or invite-only membership, manage members and admins, and give your community its own home feed. EVENTS Host and discover events — car shows, club meets, cruises, and more. See what's happening near you and join the ones you love. MEET AUTO, YOUR AI ASSISTANT Chat with Auto, DriveIt's built-in AI automotive assistant. Ask about your own cars, get maintenance and buying advice, identify vehicles, and stay on top of car news — all without leaving the app. SHARE & CONNECT Build a profile that shows off your vehicles with stunning photos and short videos. Post to your personal feed or a club feed, link posts to specific cars, and repost what you love. Follow other enthusiasts and react to or comment on their posts. Catch the latest automotive news, trending photos, and videos from the community. Download DriveIt 2.0 and bring your passion for cars to life. Your garage, your community, your events — all in one place.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Bimmerpost at 7K against Drive's 1. Bimmerpost also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). Drive's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Drive holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bimmerpost has 7K ratings behind it against 1, 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 67% of Drive's.
Bimmerpost ships an update every 5 days, Drive fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bimmerpost | Drive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (7K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.2% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Fortnightly |
| 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 | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BIMMERPOST | MyRide.Live Inc |
Customer experience
Bimmerpost
Drive
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
Drive
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bimmerpost
No in-app purchases
Drive
No in-app purchases
