Impulse E vs neodrives smartConnect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Impulse E
This app offers advanced E-Bike navigation with route planning across multiple continents. Connect to your Impulse Evo E-bike for on-display instructions, record and share your rides, and discover points of interest. It also integrates with Apple Health for a comprehensive cycling experience.
- Bluetooth E-bike connectivity
- Multi-continent route planning
- On-display navigation instructions
- Trip recording and sharing
- Points of Interest (POIs)
- Apple Health integration
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Use your Bluetooth- connection and the Impulse Evo E-bike Navigation app for a new generation of E-Bike navigation system. Take advantage of best bicycle route planning for routes across Europe, Australia and the USA. Connect this app to Impulse cockpit and enjoy navigation instructions directly shown on the display. Plan your next round trip or use the classic planning mode by choosing starting point and destination of the trip. Record your trip data and share with your friends in social networks. Functional POIs (Points of Interest = POIs) as accommodation, food / drinks & bicycle service are available for you. Below the main functions are described more in detail. We are wishing you a good ride with your Impulses Evo E- Bike. Calculate route Start- Destination Choose between the everyday or leisure route. Define any number of intermediate targets. Round trip Define a location of your choice and choose the maximum round trip length. Choose one of various round routes which are available for you. Record route Record your routes and share them in social networks. My routes Recorded routes View and naming of recorded tracks (incl. Altitude data and map view). Sync your recorded tracks with the Naviki- Server. Manage routes you traveled on your own and describe them before sharing in social networks. Memorised routes View, manage and store routes, which you have marked on www.naviki.org or in the app with the action "Memorise". Apple Health integration on the Apple Watch app Settings Connect the app to Impulses Evo smart Display Information for navigation view at your Impulse Evo cockpit Connect to the Naviki- Server to sync app data and www.naviki.org Enable voice instructions Enable auto reroute function Rate Impulse App How to connect with Impulse Evo e-bike display? Prerequisite: Your smartphone uses communication with BTLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) 4.0, 4.1 BTLE 1. Activate Impulse Evo Ebike-system. 2. Start "Impulse E-Bike Navigation" app. 3. Select "Settings" in app menue. 4. Tap on "Select E-Bike". 5. The app will begin searching the Impulse Evo Cockpit. After a short time all Bluetooth enabled devices are displayed. 6. Select the Impulse Evo vehicle, which you want to connect to. You find the number of your Impulse Evo Cockpit on the back of the display. It is an eight digit serial number. 7. After selecting the preferred Impulse E-Bike there is shown a red hook. 8. Now select "Calculate route". 9. Choose the start point and destination/ configure Round trip 10. Select "Calculate". The title track, its length (in km) and travel time (in hours) are displayed. 11. Select "Start navigation". The navigation is now appearing in stages on your Impulse Evo smart cockpit. Charging your smart phone via USB- Plug of Impulse Evo cockpit To charge your smartphone please use a USB-OTG (on the go) Micro-cable. Caution: Keep attention to fasten smartphone and charger in a securely way. Otherwise cable or devices can get into rotating parts, which can lead to serious falls. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Support: impulse@naviki.org
neodrives smartConnect
Record and evaluate your e-bike tour data, including maps. Connect your smartphone via Bluetooth for turn-by-turn navigation displayed on your sMMI Connect, allowing your phone to be safely stored.
- E-bike tour data recording
- Map data evaluation
- Turn-by-turn navigation
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Information center
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With the neodrives smartConnect app on your iPhone you obtain useful additional functions. The app serves as an information center, which is always at hand. You can record the e-bike and map data of your tour and evaluate them afterwards. By connecting the iPhone to the sMMI Connect via Bluetooth, a turn-by-turn navigation is displayed on your sMMI Connect. The smartphone can be safely stowed in the pocket. To run the new version of the app in combination with the sMMI Connect, an update of the sMMI Connect to the latest version is required. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. The app is compatible for the neodrives Z15 system (up to model year 2017) and not compatbile to the Z20 sytem (starting from model year 2018).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Impulse E at 44% against neodrives smartConnect's 5%. Impulse E also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and device support (4 vs 2). neodrives smartConnect's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Impulse E sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. neodrives smartConnect asks for nothing beyond the download.
Impulse E ships an update monthly, neodrives smartConnect every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Impulse E | neodrives smartConnect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 43.8% of reviews — better | 5.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | beemo | Alber GmbH |
Customer experience
Impulse E
neodrives smartConnect
In-app purchases
Impulse E
- Find more points of interest$2.99
- Austria$6.99
- Arkansas$6.99
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- Arizona$6.99
- Alabama$6.99
- Belgium$6.99
- Papua New Guinea$6.99
- California$8.99
- Alaska$8.99
- New Zealand$8.99
neodrives smartConnect
No in-app purchases





