Pinion Smart.Shift vs UniE85 Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pinion Smart.Shift
Enhance your cycling experience with this app, offering customizable shifting behavior, charge status monitoring, and button assignment adjustments. It provides advanced features like setting a starting gear and semi-automatic shifting for a personalized ride. Stay updated with software improvements and utilize service tools for optimal performance.
- Adapt shifting behavior to driving profile
- Monitor Smart.Shift charge status
- Adjust E-Trigger button assignment
- Set starting gear with Start.Select
- Utilize semi-automatic shifting with Pre.Select
- Receive software updates and notifications
- Access service tools for reliability
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Improve your Pinion shifting experience with additional functions with the Smart.Shift app! Connect your Pinion Smart.Shift components with this app and use all the advantages: - Adapt the shifting behavior to your driving profile and use the full range of functions of your Pinion Smart.Shift technology. - See the charge status of your Smart.Shift at a glance. - Adjust the button assignment of the TE1 E-Trigger to your needs. - Take advantage of Start.Select and set your starting gear.* - Use Pre.Select for semi-automatic shifting and select your cadence.* - Stay up to date and benefit from important software updates and notifications. - Use our service tools for permanently reliable function. *Only available if Smart.Shift has speed information available (sensor or system information). Note: E-bikes with Smart.Shift, where the settings can be made via the display of the e-bike, are not compatible with the app.
UniE85 Manager
Monitor your vehicle's ethanol content wirelessly via Bluetooth. Calculate fuel blends for optimal performance and integrate data over your car's CAN-BUS with compatible hardware. Requires specific modules and software for full functionality.
- Wireless ethanol content viewing
- CAN-BUS integration
- E85 Mix Calculator
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Fuel blend calculations
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Unitronic's E85 Manager allows you to wirelessly view your current ethanol content, and integrate ethanol content over your vehicle's CAN-BUS when combined together with Unitronic's UniFLEX module, an Ethanol Content Sensor, and ECU Performance Software calibrated to add Flex Fuel functionality, while using your mobile device's Bluetooth connection. The included E85 Mix Calculator allows you to calculate current and future gas/ethanol content blends to ensure you can achieve your target ethanol content using your fuel tank size, current fuel level, current ethanol content, target ethanol content, and more! NOTE: This app requires a custom Bluetooth module (Unitronic UniFLEX) to allow for wireless ethanol content viewing. This app requires customized ECU Performance Software calibrated to add Flex Fuel functionality over your vehicle's CAN-BUS.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UniE85 Manager at 4.8 against Pinion Smart.Shift's 3.0. UniE85 Manager also leads on ratings volume (40 vs 4). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
UniE85 Manager holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UniE85 Manager has 40 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Pinion Smart.Shift ships an update every 6 weeks, UniE85 Manager every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Pinion Smart.Shift | UniE85 Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 4.8 (40 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pinion GmbH | Unitronic |
Customer experience
Pinion Smart.Shift
UniE85 Manager
In-app purchases
Pinion Smart.Shift
No in-app purchases
UniE85 Manager
No in-app purchases
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