Bikesales vs Pitloon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bikesales
Easily buy and sell new and used bicycles across Australia. This app provides tools to research, compare, and find your next bike, or to list and manage your own for sale with photos and ad stats.
- Search thousands of bikes
- Save favorite bikes and searches
- Get expert reviews and advice
- List bikes directly from mobile
- Track ad interest and stats
- Share listings on social media
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Buy and sell bikes — anywhere, anytime Put Australia’s #1 bike website in your pocket. You'll have an easy-to-use interface and powerful tools at your fingertips to research, buy and sell bikes. Buy your next bike: • Search thousands of new and used bikes across Australia • Search multiple makes, models, and locations at once • Save and sync your favourite bikes, searches, and alerts • Get bike comparisons, expert reviews, news and advice Sell your bike with confidence: • List straight from your mobile with Snap ‘n’ Sell • Edit your ad anytime and track interest with our ad stats • Add great photos to help your ad stand out • Share your listing via Facebook, X, email, or SMS Your feedback helps us create a better app for you. Email any thoughts or suggestions to iosapp@carsales.com.au
Pitloon
Manage your vehicle's details, from modifications and service history to events. Connect with other car enthusiasts by spotting their vehicles and building a virtual collection. Receive notifications when your car is spotted by the community.
- Detailed vehicle profiles
- Track mods and service history
- Log events
- Spot and collect other users' cars
- Receive spotting notifications
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Pitloon is for those of us who cannot justify the time, nor money, that we spend on cars/bikes. But we do it anyway. Your builds. Keep track of everything that happens in a build timeline. You can customise the "collector card" that represents your build. Your plans. Add lists to your vehicles. The issues that need fixing. The long term goals. Your events. Add local events to your calendar. Choose which car you're bringing. Get Spotted. Collect other vehicles with Spotted. Grab a Pitloon decal and get spotted yourself! I hope you love using Pitloon. ~Tristan
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pitloon at 100% against Bikesales's 41%. Pitloon also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Bikesales's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Bikesales ships an update fortnightly, Pitloon every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and July 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bikesales | Pitloon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 192 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | carsales.com Ltd. | Tristan HART |
Customer experience
Bikesales
Pitloon
Bugs and requests
Bikesales
Reported bugs
86 issues- Login fails
- Authentication issues
- Ads not visible in app
- Images don't fill screen
- Recent search not stored
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- Swiping right goes to home page
- Saved searches don't show new listings
- App freezes
- Latest update error 502
- Search function unusable
- Price history removed
- Reset password every login
- Scrolling glitches with videos
- Buyer messages not delivered
- App crashes when opening messages
- Photos not uploaded for days
- Constant updating pages causes problems
- Can't save items
- Mobile data not working for the app
- Seller not responding
- Sold ads still advertised
- Messages from buyers not delivered
- App crashes when opening messages
- Latest update locks out all apps
- Directs all actions to mobile site
- Haphazard alerts, missing interested parties
- Spam bot responses to ads
- Keeps asking for verification
- App crashes when trying to open a message
- Took money then canceled ad
- Lost saved searches and bikes
- Not easy managing ads from different devices
- No address for dealers
- Text too small in news articles
- Notifications are wrong/pointless
- Captcha is persistent and deterring
- App is lagging
- Page is not loading
- App shutting down without notice
- Search function not user-friendly
- Filters reset every time
- Less search options available
- Saved ads are jumbled
- No option to view ads
- Editing redirects to browser
- Mobile app needs work
- Cannot filter by manufacturer
- Constant updating pages
- Cannot save items
- No price updates
- Too many sold ads still advertised
- Poor search
- Ads for bikes in another state
- Bike specs incorrect
- No photos uploaded
- Hard to use
- Can't save items
- No price updates
- Too many sold ads still advertised
- Does not use mobile data
- Seller not responding
- Must be sold yet still advertised
- Rubbish app
- Messages from potential buyers do not get delivered
- App crashes when trying to open a message
- Can’t filter by proximity
- No integration with maps/Google maps
- Latest update fail
- Useless
- Message and Notifications are rubbish
- Spam magnet
- Keeps asking for verification
- Took my money then canceled my ad
- Lost all my saved searches and bikes
- Managing ads from different devices
- No address
- Text is too small in the news articles
- Notifications are pointless
- Saved searches could do with some improvements
- Captcha is persistent and deterring user access
- Rubbish app with zero customer service
- Not user-friendly search function and navigation
- Worst update ever
- Cant search for a particular bike
- Less options
- Jumbled up saved ads
Requested features
15 requests- Add recent search feature
- Revert swipe gesture
- Add more search options for specific features
- Add power to weight value calculation for sorting
- Add range and power to weight sorting
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- Increase minimum photo count to 8
- Improve saved ad organization
- Add option to view ads directly
- Add option to choose state in dropdown
- Make font size adjustable in news articles
- Improve notification system for new/changed listings
- Add badge for new or updated listings
- Allow filtering by 'show only bikes with registration'
- Integrate with maps/Google Maps for seller location
- Show last listed price or actual sale price in sold notifications
Pitloon
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bikesales
No in-app purchases
Pitloon
No in-app purchases
