Dakar Rally vs ThinkerRide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dakar Rally
Experience the world's toughest rally raid race. Get detailed route information, driver profiles, and live race updates. Watch highlights and follow your favorite competitors in real-time.
- Detailed route and stage information
- Driver profiles
- Live race updates
- Real-time rankings
- Competitor tracking
- Video highlights and key moments
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Download the official DAKAR app for free. Dive into the heart of the DAKAR, the most famous and toughest rally raid race in the world! The 2027 edition, the seventh chapter of the rally’s Saudi adventure, will take place from January 1rd to 15th. Get ready for Dakar 2027! Find the detailed route and each of the stages, discover the drivers participating in this edition, and stay up-to-date with all the latest race news. Follow the race live on the app through our enhanced Race Center, featuring live commentary, real-time rankings, and tracking of your favorite competitors. A wide range of videos, including highlights, key moments, driver profiles, and much more, also awaits you. Customize your notifications to receive all the latest Dakar news.
ThinkerRide
Connect your phone to your vehicle's equipment for intelligent riding. Access navigation, receive call reminders, and track detailed cycling data like speed, mileage, and power. Explore your riding journey with smart features.
- Intelligent device interconnection
- Vehicle instrument navigation
- Call and message reminders
- Real-time riding data tracking
- Cycling route and map display
- Vehicle fault information
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[device connection]: intelligent interconnection between mobile phone and vehicle equipment, vehicle binding, non inductive connection and automatic interconnection; [cycling navigation]: vehicle instrument navigation, road condition, positioning, map route [call reminder]: the call information of mobile phone is reminded, displayed and rejected in the vehicle instrument; [mobile push]: push vehicle instrument by SMS message and push vehicle instrument by mobile app message; [riding data]: speed per hour, high speed per hour, riding mileage, total mileage, power, fault information; [cycling track]: cycling route, cycling map, cycling time, cycling duration, cycling speed and cycling mileage More wonderful things are waiting for you to discover, and explore the wisdom life of riding together with Thinkerride
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dakar Rally at 4.1 against ThinkerRide's 1.8. Dakar Rally also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 18) and review sentiment (29% vs 0%). ThinkerRide's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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. ThinkerRide sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. Dakar Rally asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dakar Rally holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dakar Rally has 153 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Dakar Rally's written reviews are positive against 0% of ThinkerRide's.
Dakar Rally ships an update every 4 weeks, ThinkerRide every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dakar Rally | ThinkerRide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (153 ratings) — better | 1.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 153 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 215 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O) | Chongqing Thinkerride Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Dakar Rally
ThinkerRide
Bugs and requests
Dakar Rally
Reported bugs
3 issues- Duplicate rider records
- Notifications not linking to relevant updates
- Crashes and freezes on certain devices
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to track specific riders/drivers more easily
- More comprehensive video coverage and highlights
- Improved user interface and navigation
ThinkerRide
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dakar Rally
No in-app purchases
ThinkerRide
- Navigation Package$0.49
- 柔性屏元素购买$0.99
- 流量包 10MB$1.90
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- Navigation Package$1.99
- Mapbox$1.99
- Mapbox$2.99
- 流量包 20MB$3.90
- 流量包 30MB$5.90
- NavigationPackage04$6.90
- 地图包（一个月）$7.99
- NavigationPackage01$7.99
- 车辆远程控制包100次$9.90
- NavigationPackage05$9.90
- 续费1年$29.90
- 地图包（半年）$41.99
- 智能服务包年费$49.90
- 续费2年$49.90
- 地图包（一年）$79.99
Questions
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