# Bike: Tips, tests & reviews

> Motorbike adventure rides

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id564741988](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id564741988)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id564741988`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Bauer Media (Publishing)
- **Category:** Magazines & Newspapers
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (228 ratings)
- **Version:** 9.18
- **Last updated:** 2025-09-23
- **First published:** 2012-11-02
- **Size:** 91 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bike-tips-tests-reviews/id564741988)
- **Website:** [https://www.bikemagazine.co.uk/](https://www.bikemagazine.co.uk/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.bauerdatapromise.co.uk/](https://www.bauerdatapromise.co.uk/)

## Description

The Bike app is the official companion to Britain's best-selling motorcycle magazine, delivering intelligent writing, stunning photography, and exclusive content that celebrates life on two wheels. From in-depth bike tests and reviews to inspiration for adventures and behind-the-scenes race access, Bike magazine is your definitive guide to motorcycling.

As a subscriber, you get immediate access to all content, full access to the Bike archive, editor-selected highlights, and subscriber rewards. The app lets you read or listen to articles (three voices), browse current and back issues, access free articles for non-subscribers, search what interests you, save favorites, and switch between Digital View and Magazine View for the best experience.

## Rankings

- #98,905 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviewers praise Bike’s high-quality writing and photography and its beautiful, interactive iPad edition, delivering strong motorcycle content. However, the app is often criticized for landscape-only viewing, login/subscription issues, navigation/gesture complexity, and occasional crashes, along with concerns about price. Overall, the content is excellent and the digital experience is compelling, but orientation, reliability, and value concerns prevent a flawless consensus.

### Pros

- Excellent writing and photography with a strong editorial voice.
- Beautiful, interactive iPad edition with multimedia and a non-linear layout.
- Comprehensive motorcycle coverage that appeals to both UK and US readers.
- Intuitive and generally easy-to-read app experience on the iPad.

### Cons

- Reading is limited to landscape orientation (no portrait mode).
- Subscription/login access problems reported by users.
- Navigation can be confusing and the app can crash with heavy interactive features.
- Perceived high price / value mismatch for some readers.

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