FoboBike Reviews – Page 2
3/5 rating based on 19 reviews. Read all reviews for FoboBike for iPhone.
FoboBike is free iOS app published by Salutica Allied Solutions Sdn Bhd
App crashes
icebrrrg
The app crashes during initial setup - can't even try the TPMS. Whenever I get to the min/max pressure as I'm adding my bike, crash. Without fail. The idea has promise but the execution is lacking so far.
Tip
FJR pilot
App crashed every time I tried to input a max or min tire pressure. Frustrating. A lot of time wasted. I the tried setting recommended pressure first and the other values set automatically. I'm sure that lack of this instruction has flummoxed others too. Once I figured thou out it has worked flawlessly. Really cool to have this visible on your phone right in front of you!
Good experiences
11624
My friends and I have FOBO Bike and really enjoy the convenience of being able to check pressures every day when traveling across the USA. It only took one bad experience to convince us of the value of FOBO. They keep improving the app.
Works great
eeferber
Very convenient way to monitor tire pressure on bikes/trikes. Installation was easy, pairing to my phone was a little more tedious but not a big deal. Fobo provides quick readings, only a slight delay after app is opened. Bottom line, Fobo provides piece of mind that tire pressures are where you want them before AND during every ride. Have not detected any pressure loss thru the sensor units. I have had to replace a battery after only 3 months use, but this is a very easy process (package came with 1 replacement battery per sensor. Downsides...1). Actual pressure readings are not precise. I use an extremely accurate pressure gauge when adding air. The Fobo sensors are 2-4lbs lower than actual, and vary from sensor to sensor. I just set the Fobo pressure parameters to account for this. 2). Not enough time in use at this point to determine how these work with rubber stems, and potential detrimental centrifugal force. Fobo gives no caution about this, I would suspect that metal stems would be preferable. Another manufacturer is a similar product strongly suggests metal stems. 3). Can pair these with only a single device at a time. Ex:, if you have an iPhone and iPad, you can't load the app in each and expect it to work with either one depending what you have with you at any point in time. If you pair Fobo sensors with your iPhone, that's it...period. Also, any changes in parameters, e.g. Pressure range, requires a complete repairing.
Works ok, but....
Nate6194
The app itself is fully functional but just curious as to why it seems so old? It even used the old iPhone keyboard any everything, like it was built for an iPhone 5 or something.
Who cares where I am?
OldNerdGuy
Why do you need to have location services turned on? Are you spying on us? Why the god damned loud noise when it is off? Punishment for not letting you spy on us? Handy app, disrespectful company.
Location services
Rctruf
Useful app but why can't location services be set to "while using?" The only choices are "always" or "never." There's no good reason or explanation for requiring location services to check your tire pressure.
fatal flaw—do not buy
All good nicks taken
If you don’t have location services turned on for this app with full permissions, even when it’s not running, then it makes an alarm sound every time you run the app. No matter what. There’s no way to disable it. There’s no reason for them to have full permissions. And even if there were, this would be obnoxious. If I had know this, I wouldn’t have bought it. Can’t recommend it for this reason. Everything else is irrelevant.