MTB Project vs E
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MTB Project
Discover and navigate mountain biking trails with offline maps and detailed GPS route information. Find featured rides, explore local expert insights, and track your location on high-resolution topographical maps. Perfect for planning your next adventure, even without cell service.
- Offline trail maps
- GPS route information
- Elevation profiles
- Featured ride suggestions
- High-resolution topographical maps
- Location tracking on trails
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MTB Project is your comprehensive mountain biking guide to the trails you want to ride - with offline maps, full GPS route info, elevation profiles, interactive features, photos, and more. Like a guidebook, we suggest the best featured rides to explore—either near your current location or in an area you search for. Local experts show you the highlights, challenging features, and insights you need to plan a great ride. • Find more than 77,000 miles of trail to shred with your crew. • New rides and trails are constantly added to our incredibly detailed mountain bike trail and ride database. • Your exact location is shown on the trail. • Downloaded trails work offline for when you’re off the grid. (No cell reception required!) • Enjoy high-resolution photos and detailed topographical trail maps. • We’ll sync with your to-do list and check ins on MTBProject.com. By using GPS, we can show your location on trails and vertical profiles. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
E
Customize your e-bike's performance and update its firmware. Adjust assist power, fine-tune automatic shifting for trails or city riding, and personalize your ride.
- Update firmware
- Customize e-bike assist power
- Adjust AUTO SHIFT timing
- Personalize trail ride settings
- Optimize city riding gear switching
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Maximize Your Bike Performance. With the smartphone app, you can easily update firmware and customize electric shifting in addition to the e-bike assist power program. -Maximize the trail ride with customized settings in your own image. -AUTO SHIFT not requiring any gear shifting operation is comfortable. But to make the shift timing a bit quicker, change the timing to your preference with the app. Ride comfortably even in a city with many traffic lights since it automatically switches to your favorite gear when stopping.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MTB Project at 4.6 against E's 1.8. MTB Project also leads on ratings volume (4.4K vs 74) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
MTB Project holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MTB Project has 4.4K ratings behind it against 74, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of MTB Project's written reviews are positive against 22% of E's.
MTB Project ships an update every 5 weeks, E every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MTB Project | E |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.4K ratings) — better | 1.8 (74 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.6% of reviews — better | 21.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.4K — better | 74 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adventure Projects Inc. | SHIMANO.INC |
Customer experience
MTB Project
E
User reviews
MTB Project
From 4.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great resource for finding trails
- 📍 Accurate trail information
- 🗺️ Detailed maps and elevation profiles
- 🤝 Community-driven content
- 🔍 Helpful for discovering new trails
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Outdated or missing trail information
- 🔒 Login/account issues
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate and use
- 🔋 Unreliable GPS and tracking
E
From 74 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works as expected
- 🚀 Easy to connect and use
- ✨ Useful for customizing settings
- 🔋 Battery health info needed
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate
- 🤯 Bricked bikes during firmware updates
- 🤖 Outdated and clunky interface
Bugs and requests
MTB Project
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when zooming or panning the map
- Elevation and distance data inaccuracies
- Inability to save or export recorded rides
- Inconsistent user interface and navigation
Requested features
5 requests- Add more trails, especially in non-US regions
- Improve app stability and performance
- Allow offline access to maps and trail data
- Add more customization and personalization options
- Integrate with other fitness/tracking apps
E
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on iOS 13 and newer
- Unable to change password
- Bluetooth connection keeps dropping
- Firmware updates fail and brick the system
Requested features
4 requests- Add Russian language support
- Allow custom cassette size selection
- Integrate with Garmin devices
- Provide more detailed data and analytics
In-app purchases
MTB Project
No in-app purchases
E
No in-app purchases
