Comparison

Buffer vs Link My Ride

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Buffer

Streamline your social media presence by planning, scheduling, and publishing content across multiple platforms from one app. Engage with your audience and track performance with insightful analytics. Ideal for creators looking to grow their online presence efficiently.

Highlights
  • Cross-platform posting
  • Content scheduling
  • Idea organization
  • Performance analytics
  • Calendar view
  • Apple Watch app
Features
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Post to every social platform with a single app — simple, flexible, and powerful. Buffer helps creators stay consistent without the busywork. Plan and publish your posts automatically, engage with your audience, and keep track of what’s working, all from your phone. Whether you’re sharing your first TikTok, building an audience on LinkedIn, or running multiple accounts, Buffer gives you the tools to grow without feeling overwhelmed. What’s new in v15.0 • Fresh new design with Apple’s Liquid Glass system • Brand-new Apple Watch app (queues, goals, streaks, ideas) • Capture ideas instantly with the iOS Shortcut, Action Button, or on your wrist • New calendar day view across all channels WHY CREATORS LOVE BUFFER PLAN, SCHEDULE, AND PUBLISH • Share to Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, Bluesky, Mastodon, and more. • Schedule YouTube Shorts, TikToks, Instagram Reels, and Stories. • Cross-post content across platforms with a single tap KEEP YOUR IDEAS ORGANIZED • Save inspiration in a central content library • Use tags to keep ideas organized by theme or campaign • Move ideas straight to your schedule when ready SEE WHAT WORKS • Simple analytics and reports show your top-performing posts • Track growth, clicks, and engagement A CALENDAR BUILT FOR CREATORS • Get an at-a-glance view of your upcoming posts • Drill down from a monthly to weekly view NEED HELP? Our friendly team is here for you with world-class support via email and social. Email: hello@buffer.com Twitter: @buffer Facebook: http://facebook.com/bufferapp Instagram: @buffer Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/bufferapp/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bufferapp Privacy Policy: https://buffer.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://buffer.com/legal/terms-of-use/year/2023

About

Link My Ride

This app helps cyclists connect with each other, discover new groups, and plan group rides. It features a pin locator for finding rides, clubs, and events, and allows users to organize and share cycling experiences globally.

Highlights
  • Explore group rides and clubs
  • Plan and schedule rides
  • Organize ride logistics
  • Find new riders and clubs
  • Create public, private, or invite-only rides
  • Share ride experiences
Features
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Connecting cyclists across the world. A pre-ride organisational platform for all cyclists that allows users to explore, plan and create group rides - for free! The only tool cyclists need to connect with riders, clubs and cycling hubs, at the touch of a button. Whether you're looking to find a new group to ride with, or you're on a cycling holiday or you're new to cycling and searching for a club to join... Link My Ride will show you all the rides and nearest clubs within your area, whatever level and ability. Join the Link My Ride community and thousands of other cyclists who are looking to ride together today. How does Link My Ride work: - Pin locator shows users, rides, businesses, clubs and events - Allows cyclists to form a community, connect and ride - Touches all aspects of the cycling world EXPLORE Discover new riders and clubs in your area. Explore group rides happening across the world and get involved! When searching to find a ride, you can filter by all disciplines and abilities. PLAN Seamlessly schedule, plan and keep track of all your upcoming group rides within your Link My Ride calendar. ORGANISE Transfer the logistical nightmare of organising rides into one app - Link My Ride. Organise your group rides, view the route, see who's attending, comment and discuss. MEET Always in search of people to ride with? Using the map, find new clubs or riders around you. Join them and meet new likeminded cyclists of the same experience level. CREATE Create a new group ride in your local area or schedule a ride at your next destination. Personalise it, get others to join and get excited about the day. When creating a ride, you will have the option to make the ride PUBLIC (for all users), PRIVATE (friends / members only) or STEALTH (invite-only). SHARE Share the great experiences and rides with others. Create new rides to share with your friends, or make it public for others to join and get involved. Wherever you are in the world, link up with cyclists and ride. ""Join us on a mission to help cyclists connect, organise and explore using Link My Ride"" - Tom Pidcock (Co-Founder).

Screenshots

Buffer4 screens
Link My Ride4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Link My Ride at none against Buffer's 12. Link My Ride also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Buffer's advantage is ratings volume (35K vs 98) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Buffer sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Link My Ride asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Buffer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buffer has 35K ratings behind it against 98, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Buffer's written reviews are positive against 51% of Link My Ride's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buffer ships an update every 5 days, Link My Ride every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Buffer versus Link My Ride: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBufferLink My Ride
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (35K ratings) — better4.5 (98 ratings)
Positive reviews54.2% of reviews — better51.2% of reviews
Number of ratings35K — better98
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#130 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size154 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBuffer, Inc.LINK MY RIDE LTD

Customer experience

Buffer

All ratings34,554 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews578 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral10.2%
Negative35.6%

Link My Ride

All ratings98 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral1.0%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive51.2%
Neutral2.4%
Negative46.3%

User reviews

Buffer

From 35K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💻 Easy to use
  • 🕰️ Convenient scheduling
  • 🔍 Helpful for social media management
  • 🤖 Automated posting
  • 📈 Improved engagement and growth

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Stability issues and bugs
  • 🔗 Unreliable platform integrations
  • 📸 Limited image/video handling capabilities
  • 🔒 Frustrating login/authentication problems
  • 💰 Expensive paid plans

Link My Ride

From 98 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 🤝 Connects cyclists and groups
  • 🗺️ Great for finding/joining rides
  • 💡 Innovative concept for social cycling
  • 🚀 Smooth interface

Room to improve

  • ❌ App no longer works for new sign-ups
  • 🐛 GPX upload issues
  • ❌ App doesn't pay employees
  • 🐛 Doom loop on account creation
  • ❌ Can't sign up

Bugs and requests

Buffer

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Drafts not registering in visual calendar
  • Inability to reorder scheduled posts
  • Inconsistent behavior between mobile and desktop versions
  • Automatic posting not working as expected
  • Issues with image/video quality and formatting

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for Twitter threads
  • Improve visual planning and calendar view
  • Integrate with more platforms like Slack and Discord
  • Allow more customization and control over posts
  • Provide better analytics and performance insights

Link My Ride

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App no longer works for new sign-ups
  • GPX file upload compatibility issues
  • Account creation leads to a doom loop
  • Verification emails not received
  • App crashes
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  • Exact location shared without warning
  • Notifications for rides thousands of miles away
  • Sponsored rides shown ahead of followed clubs
  • Glitchy setup with multiple verification links
  • Cannot scroll to see all rides
  • Cannot write to app support
  • Cannot add clubs
  • App does not run well on 4G
  • Cannot log in due to email confirmation loop
  • Missing data error during account creation

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to link routes from Strava or RWGPS
  • Better tools for clubs dealing with private users
  • Option to disable sponsored ride notifications
  • Ability to add weekly rides with no fixed route

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Buffer

Subscriptions11
  • Essentials - 1 Channel$5.991 Month
  • Essentials+Team: 1 Channel$11.991 Month
  • Essentials - 2 Channels$11.991 Month
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  • Pro for 1 Month2 variants$14.991 Month
  • Essentials - 3 Channels$17.991 Month
  • Essentials - 4 Channels$23.991 Month
  • Essentials - 5 Channels$29.991 Month
  • Essentials - 6 Channels$35.991 Month
  • Small Business$99.991 Month
  • Small Business for 1 Month$99.991 Month
  • Pro for 1 Year$144.991 Year
None

Link My Ride

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Buffer free?
Buffer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Link My Ride free?
Link My Ride is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Buffer or Link My Ride?
Buffer is rated higher. Buffer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 35K ratings, while Link My Ride averages 4.5 from 98 ratings.
Do Buffer or Link My Ride have ads?
Neither Buffer nor Link My Ride shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Buffer or Link My Ride?
Buffer ships an update every 5 days, and Link My Ride every 3 weeks. Most recently, Buffer was updated on October 14, 2026 and Link My Ride on October 10, 2026.

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