Comparison

Trek Accessories vs MTB Camera

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

Head to head
About

Trek Accessories

Enhance your cycling safety with advanced alerts and real-time vehicle detection. This app provides visual and audible warnings for approaching vehicles, helping you stay aware of your surroundings and prepare for passes. It also allows remote control of your connected bike light for increased visibility.

Highlights
  • Real-time vehicle detection
  • Audible and visual alerts
  • Distance and side-to-side positioning
  • Remote bike light control
  • Daytime running light activation
  • Adjustable alert settings
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The Trek Accessories App adds additional functionality to the Trek CarBack Radar Rear Bike Light by giving cyclists advanced alerts and a real-time visual depiction of rear approaching detected vehicles. Helps you see cars. Use the Trek Accessories App to receive visual and audible alerts of detected rear approaching vehicles. The Trek Accessories App and Trek CarBack Radar can detect rear approaching vehicles from up to 240M, with vehicles first appearing with an audible beep and a visual indicator at the bottom of the App screen. Once the detected vehicle approaches to within 150M, the vehicle is shown on screen in real time. Once within 75M the Vehicles location is depicted in both distance behind and distance to either side, indicating preparation for a potential pass. Once the vehicle completes a pass, an audible alert indicates the pass and the vehicle drops off the screen. Helps cars see you. The Trek Accessories App also gives the ability to turn on a connected Trek CarBack Rear bike Light, all from the App screen. The CarBack Radar offers Daytime Running Light Performance that can be seen from up to 2km during the day to help a cyclist be more visible on the road. Audible and Visual Alerts You can choose the best way to receive alerts – Alerts will be shown visually on screen as well as an audio alert when a detected rear approaching vehicle is first detected, and again when it passes. You can choose to turn audible alerts on and off. This allows you to use the app the way you ride – either with a phone mounted on your bike’s handlebars, or stowed in a jersey pocket. *Please note that the Trek Accessories App currently only works with Trek CarBack Radar Rear Bike Lights. Learn more about Trek CarBack Radar Rear Bike light here - https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/carback/ Find Trek Accessories App FAQs here - https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/FAQ/trek-carback-radar-rear-bike-light/ Having trouble? Contact our support team for assistance at RiderSupport@Trekbikes.com

About

MTB Camera

Features
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Prop your phone, hit record, and ride. MTB Camera automatically keeps only the seconds where you or your bike are in frame — and throws away the dead footage. Every pass becomes its own clip, ready to review and save to Photos. You can also import an existing video and trim it the same way. Full camera controls (HD/4K, slow motion, lens zoom) and 100% on-device — nothing is ever uploaded.

Screenshots

Trek Accessories4 screens
MTB Camera2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MTB Camera at monthly against Trek Accessories's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trek Accessories ships an update every 3 months, MTB Camera monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Trek Accessories versus MTB Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrek AccessoriesMTB Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (184 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews36.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings184 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrek BicycleKobi Levi

In-app purchases

None

Trek Accessories

No in-app purchases

None

MTB Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trek Accessories free?
Trek Accessories is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MTB Camera free?
MTB Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Trek Accessories or MTB Camera have ads?
Neither Trek Accessories nor MTB Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trek Accessories or MTB Camera?
Trek Accessories ships an update every 3 months, and MTB Camera monthly. Most recently, Trek Accessories was updated on September 30, 2026 and MTB Camera on September 24, 2026.

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