Bimmerpost vs Forged Road
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 community based BMW Forum and BMW News site with a dedicated Blog. The Bimmerpost app brings all the latest BMW news right to your finger tips. Bimmerpost is well known for getting BMW news first, before the other 'blogs' copy it from us. With this app, we will push the news right to your pocket the moment it gets published. In fact, this is how a lot of other competing BMW blogs get their news. Get the news before they can get it! Bimmerpost is also the most active BMW community on the planet. With this app you have full access to our community forums, to read, ask questions, buy/sell items, etc.. The iPhone application brings all the features you've come to love from the web to your iPhone, iPad and iPod.
Forged Road
Discover local automotive events and connect with car enthusiasts. Find cruises, shows, and meetups to share your passion for vehicles with a community of drivers.
- Discover local automotive events
- Connect with fellow enthusiasts
- Find cruises and shows
- Stay updated on events
- Community for car lovers
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Discover local automotive events, connect with fellow enthusiasts, and stay in the loop with the latest events around you—all with Forge Road! Whether you’re into cruises, shows, or just meeting other drivers, Forge Road brings car lovers together.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Forged Road at 100% against Bimmerpost's 66%. Forged Road also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Bimmerpost's advantage is ratings volume (6.9K vs 2) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). 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.
Forged Road holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bimmerpost has 6.9K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Bimmerpost's written reviews are positive against 100% of Forged Road's.
Bimmerpost ships an update every 4 days, Forged Road every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bimmerpost | Forged Road |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6.9K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.9K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | BIMMERPOST | Alexander Nicholas |
Customer experience
Bimmerpost
Forged Road
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
Forged Road
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bimmerpost
No in-app purchases
Forged Road
No in-app purchases
