ThumperTalk vs DirtMeet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ThumperTalk
This app serves as a comprehensive resource for motorcycle enthusiasts, offering advice on purchasing, maintaining, and modifying various bike types. Users can also find riding partners, join clubs, and buy or sell moto gear.
- Motorcycle buying advice
- Maintenance and repair guides
- Gear and parts reviews
- Classifieds for moto gear
- Find riding partners
- Join or create riding clubs
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The rider's resource since 1999! Whether you're looking for feedback on what mx, enduro, dual sport or supermoto motorcycle to buy, how to maintain, fix & mod the ones you own, or how parts, accessories, gear & apparel rate, we've got you covered! Sell your moto stuff in our classifieds, find people to ride with, create or join a riding club and more!
DirtMeet
Organize group dirt bike rides and discover local riding areas. Plan meetups with details like time, difficulty, and group size. Browse over 130 California OHV areas with essential information and share trail condition reports.
- Group ride planning
- Browse 130+ OHV areas
- Trail condition reports
- Rider profiles and activity
- Offline cached data
- Safety tools: block/report
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Plan dirt bike rides with local California riders. DirtMeet helps people organize group rides, browse OHV areas, and keep ride details in one place. PLAN A RIDE Set a meeting area, date, time, difficulty, and group size. Riders can join and see the plan without digging through long text threads. BROWSE 130+ CALIFORNIA OHV AREAS Explore legal riding areas with trail types, fees, hours, amenities, and map coordinates. Compare spots and pick the right area for the day. KEEP RIDE DETAILS ORGANIZED Each ride has its own updates thread for meetup details, timing changes, trail conditions, and last-minute coordination. MATCH THE DAY TO THE RIDERS See the posted difficulty level and riding style before you join. DirtMeet supports beginner, intermediate, advanced, and expert ride planning. TRAIL CONDITION REPORTS Read recent rider-submitted trail notes and condition tags like dry, muddy, dusty, rocky, and smooth. PROFILES AND RIDE ACTIVITY Add your bike, riding style, and skill level. Track rides you created, rides you joined, check-ins, and trail reports. SAFETY TOOLS Block and report tools are built in. DirtMeet requires age confirmation before creating or joining a ride. NOTIFICATIONS THAT MATTER Get updates when someone joins your ride, comments on a ride, or a planned ride is coming up. WORKS WITH LIMITED SIGNAL Cached ride data stays available when coverage is weak, and the app syncs again when you reconnect. Free to download. No ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DirtMeet at 5.0 against ThumperTalk's 4.3. DirtMeet also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). ThumperTalk's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (32 vs 2). On price, 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
Both are free to download. DirtMeet sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. ThumperTalk asks for nothing beyond the download.
DirtMeet holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ThumperTalk has 32 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ThumperTalk ships an update every 4 months, DirtMeet monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ThumperTalk | DirtMeet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (32 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | VerticalScope Inc. | JUSTIN GIGLIOTTI |
In-app purchases
ThumperTalk
No in-app purchases
DirtMeet
- DirtMeet+14 Days trial$3.991 Month








