The best bike maintenance app in 2026: free and paid trackers compared

A bike maintenance app does one job. It counts how much you ride and tells you when a part is due. The good ones know your bike, warn you early and let you correct them. After that, it comes down to price.

I built Plus1, so read my pick with that in mind. Every price is in the table below, so you can check it yourself. And this is about servicing, not GPS theft trackers.

That's a different kind of bike tracker.

What makes a good bike maintenance app

• It knows your parts. Chain, cassette, pads, tyres, fork and shock, ideally filled in from your bike's model.
• It counts what the part makers count. Miles, hours or months.
• It warns you before a part is due. Not after the chain has taken the cassette with it.
• You can correct it. Wear is measured, not guessed.
• It understands e-bikes. Extra torque and weight wear parts out sooner.

That last one matters more every year. Most of the store listings I read don't mention e-bikes at all.

The main apps compared

Prices are from the UK App Store, checked 18 October 2026. Google Play doesn't show item prices, so Android can differ. "Not mentioned" means the listing doesn't mention e-bikes.

App	Free version	Paid version (UK)	Where the miles come from	E-bikes
Plus1 Garage	All of it, for any number of bikes	None	You type them in: off the e-bike display, a rough guess, or your Strava total	Yes: 224 e-bikes listed, with e-bike wear factors
ProBikeGarage	Free to start on Google Play and the web; £3.99 to buy on the UK App Store	Premium £2.99 a month or £24.99 a year	Strava	Not mentioned
PedalCare	Up to 2 bikes	Pro £2.99 a month or £29.99 a year	Strava, Garmin Connect, Apple Watch	Yes: e-bike and e-MTB profiles
BikeCare	1 bike	Pro £2.99 a month or £24.99 a year	Strava	Yes: Bosch, Shimano and Brose motor intervals
Velo Buddy	1 bike	£4.99 a month, £24.99 a year or £29.99 lifetime	Strava, Ride with GPS, manual	Not mentioned
Tiiks	1 bike	Pro £3.99 a month or £39.90 a year	Strava	Not mentioned
BikeHealth	Several bikes, alerts and service history	Pro £4.99, or £49.99 a year	Strava	Not mentioned
Componentry	Two-month trial; no free plan advertised	£4.99 a month or £49.99 a year	Strava, Garmin, Wahoo, Hammerhead	Not mentioned (it tracks electronic shifting batteries)
Cogbook (iPhone)	Service log and your bikes	Pro £3.99 a month, £19.99 a year or £39.99 lifetime	Manual, Apple Health	Full e-bike support is Pro only
Strava	Distance on each bike and component	Not needed for gear	Strava	E-bike and E-MTB sport types
Garmin Connect	Gear and bike components	Not needed for gear	Garmin devices	Bosch smart system data on some Edge computers

What the paid versions buy

Most of these apps are free to start. The usual catch is how many bikes you get. BikeCare, Tiiks and Velo Buddy are free for one. PedalCare is free for two. Own a trail bike, an e-MTB and a winter hack, and with any of those four, you're paying.

The money buys more than bikes. Velo Buddy's Premium adds an AI coach and a PDF service log. PedalCare Pro adds full service history and cost insights. ProBikeGarage Premium adds file attachments and a "smart sync" from Strava at least once a day. Cogbook keeps full e-bike support for Pro. Componentry offers a two-month trial, and its site advertises no free plan.

On the UK App Store, ProBikeGarage costs £3.99 to download before any Premium. On Google Play and the web it's free to start.

One more thing to check is ads. BikeCare's Google Play listing carries a "Contains ads" label.

The free options, and their catches

Strava tracks gear for free. Each bike and each component keeps a running distance. Components can only be added on the Strava website, though, and each bike takes one component of each type. Strava's help pages describe mileage alerts for shoes, not bike parts.

It counts miles. It doesn't tell you what's due.

Garmin Connect added bike components to its gear tracking in a free update in February 2026. A June update put gear tracking on Edge computers, with a phone alert when a part nears the end of its life. If you already ride with a Garmin, it's a good free start.

CeramicSpeed's app is free, with no in-app purchases. It takes its miles from Strava. It hasn't been updated since December 2023.

Bosch's eBike Flow app shows your next service appointment. Its paid Flow+ tier, £3.99 a month or £34.99 a year, adds an alarm, a battery lock, an annual overview and 3D maps. That's mostly security and maps, not part wear.

A few more are free. The Hubtiger rider app hasn't had an iPhone update since 2022. mainTrack is free to download on iPhone, with in-app purchases. intervals.icu offers free gear reminders on the web. Wearage is free, but it isn't on the UK App Store.

Why the Garage is my pick

I think the Garage is the best of them for UK riders. I would say that. So here are my reasons, and you can judge them.

It's completely free. No subscription, no paid tier, no ads. There's no limit on bikes either. The trail bike, the e-MTB and the winter hack all go in.

It knows e-bikes. 224 of the 905 bikes in its list are e-bikes. Pick yours and the motor, fork, shock, groupset and brakes come filled in. For most motors it tells you where to find the lifetime distance, so you know which number to type. Then it shortens part life for the extra torque and weight. An e-bike chain starts at 540 miles rather than 900. Lightweight SL motors get half that penalty. The drive system's dealer service, a yearly battery health check and firmware checks are on the list too.

It's built for wet UK riding. The starting numbers assume UK mixed conditions on drip lube. Tell it you ride mostly in the wet and the chain, cassette and pads all get shorter lives. An e-bike chain on drip lube in the wet starts at about 300 miles. I ride the Forest of Dean, where some of the clay turns to ice in the wet.

That's the riding it was built for.

Rides and riders are in the same app. The Garage sits next to Rides and Inbox. Find someone to ride with on Saturday, then check your pads before you go.

It doesn't nag. You get a reminder on the day a part is due, and one notification per bike per day at most. Tyre pressure and chain lube sit in a checklist and never go "due".

How it all works, step by step, is in my guide to the Garage.

Where the Garage falls short

No app suits everyone. Here are its limits.

• You type in the miles. It doesn't sync with Strava or Garmin, and your Plus1 rides don't feed it. On a bike without a display, set a rough guess once or copy your Strava total across by hand.
• Every number is a best guess. Checked a part and it's fine? Tap "Doesn't need replacing yet". Know better? Set where it is in its life.
• It doesn't measure anything. A chain checker has the final word, and my chain wear guide shows how to use one.
• It won't fill in the miles for you. If you want them to arrive on their own, Garmin Connect or a Strava-synced app will suit you better.

More is coming. For now, it does the counting and the remembering. For what's due when, laid out as a schedule, see my e-MTB maintenance schedule.

If you'd like to try it, the Garage is a tab in the Plus1 app. Add your bike, type in the miles, and see what's due.