Bike Mag vs ThePaddock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bike Mag
Explore the world of mountain biking with in-depth articles and stunning photography. Discover the sport's personalities, trends, and issues. This app inspires you to get outdoors and ride.
- Insightful feature articles
- Best photography in the sport
- Coverage of personalities and trends
- Focus on mountain biking issues
- Inspirational content to encourage riding
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Bike Magazine showcases the sport of mountain biking like no other publication. It captures the sport's personalities, trends, and issues with a style all its own. Using insightful feature articles and the sport's best photography, Bike is sure to make you want to get outside and ride. Bike Mag Pricing: • Subscription 1 Year - USD 19.99* * For non-US app stores, the equivalent currency charges will apply. Please note: App subscriptions do not include access to subscription-only content on our website. Additional Subscription Information: • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Privacy Policy - https://bit.ly/2J5Ujfh Terms of Use - https://bit.ly/2J1YZqL • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.
ThePaddock
Connect with fellow track day enthusiasts and racers. Build your racing profile, log your performance, and discover events. Share your journey and learn from others to improve your lap times together.
- Build racing profile
- Showcase garage and lap times
- Log track events
- Connect with other racers
- Join leaderboards
- Learn from faster racers
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Build your profile. Find your people. Get faster together. Paddock is the home for track day enthusiasts and racers — a place to showcase your journey, connect at events, and push each other to improve. BUILD YOUR RACING PROFILE Your profile tells your story. • Showcase your garage — every machine you've taken to the track • Log your lap times and track personal bests • Share your accomplishments and experience level • Post updates and photos from your sessions • Connect with other racers through your activity feed TRACK EVENTS & CONNECT See who's at the track with you. • Log track days, races, autocross, time trials, and more • Sync your events automatically from MotorsportReg • See who else attended — and who's going next time • Follow other racers and their event schedules • Join discussions with fellow attendees • Turn track day acquaintances into lasting connections LEADERBOARDS & LEARNING Get faster by learning from others. • Join track-specific leaderboards and see where you stand • Share your lap times with the community • Learn from faster racers — see their setups, conditions, and notes • Friendly competition motivates everyone to improve Whether you're chasing your first clean lap or hunting for tenths at the top of the leaderboard, Paddock is where racers come to grow — together. Download Paddock and join the community.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ThePaddock at 5.0 against Bike Mag's 4.4. ThePaddock also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). Bike Mag's advantage is ratings volume (220 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5). On price and device support 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. Bike Mag sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. ThePaddock asks for nothing beyond the download.
ThePaddock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bike Mag has 220 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Bike Mag ships an update every 4 months, ThePaddock fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bike Mag | ThePaddock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (220 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 220 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | The Arena Platform, Inc. | OneMore Lab LLC |
Customer experience
Bike Mag
ThePaddock
Bugs and requests
Bike Mag
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Inability to restore purchases
- Subscription not recognized
Requested features
3 requests- Reliable subscription management
- Timely content updates
- Better customer support
ThePaddock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bike Mag
- Bike Mag Mar 2010, by PixelMags$0.99
- Bike Mag Jan 2010, by PixelMags$0.99
- Bike Mag Sept / Oct$0.99
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- September / October 2012, by PixelMags$2.99
- The Bible of Bike, by PixelMags$2.99
- Gear Guide, by PixelMags$3.99
- Gear Guide Issue of Bike Magazine$4.99
- February 2015$5.99
- Feb-16$5.99
- Gear Guide 2018$5.99
ThePaddock
No in-app purchases









