Tiiks vs Bikebook: Strava Wear on Brand Parts vs a Private Chain Notebook
Bikebook Wrench Log is a free, account-free chain-stretch notebook on your phone or in the browser. Tiiks is a native rider app with factory presets, Strava wear on every part, and community reviews.
That is an honest private notebook and a different job from knowing which Shimano cassette is on the bike and what other riders thought of it. Tiiks is a native iOS and Android rider app. Strava distance lands on the bike and on each fitted brand part automatically. Factory presets fill twenty slots with real components, specs, community ratings, and rider reviews. They win privacy and the measured checker. We win automatic wear, named parts, and a widget that already received the ride.
The short version
Choose Bikebook if you wrench your own bikes, want measured chain stretch with a checker tool, and prefer tapping mileage yourself with no account, subscription, or cloud.
Choose Tiiks if you want factory presets with real brand parts, Strava wear on every component, community ratings and rider reviews, push alerts, an iOS widget, and native iOS and Android apps.
What Bikebook covers
Bikebook is iPhone, iOS 17 and up, plus a browser version that stays in the browser: they say nothing is sent to their servers. No account. No Strava. No cloud. A garage of bikes; per-component miles on chain, cassette, chainrings, pads, tyres, cables, bottom bracket, and sealant, each with an install date. The chain-wear calculator takes a 0.25 / 0.5 / 0.75 / 1.0 percent stretch and a drivetrain speed, then answers replace now, monitor, or miles left from your wear rate. That is measured metal, not a vibe.
After a ride you log the distance yourself: one tap or a manual bump. Intervals can run on miles or time. Parts can move between bikes; receipts, torque notes, and service history stay in a log on your phone. No account, no cloud, no Strava sync. It is a private workshop notebook, not a catalog app with rider reviews.
The table is the honest split. Everything below explains why each row matters for your garage.
Tiiks vs Bikebook at a glance
| Feature | Bikebook | Tiiks |
|---|---|---|
| Factory bike preset fills all slots | No | Yes |
| Real brand parts with specifications | No | Yes |
| Community ratings and rider reviews | No | Yes |
| Top-rated alternatives when replacing | No | Yes |
| 20 full-bike component slots | Yes | Yes |
| Strava auto mileage on each part | No | Yes |
| Push alerts after rides | No | Yes |
| Wear dashboard with color status | Yes | Yes |
| iOS home screen widget | No | Yes |
| Native iOS + Android app | No | Yes |
| Service and replacement history | Yes | Yes |
| Service-or-replace guidance | Yes | Yes |
| Chain stretch checker (0.25–1.0%) | Yes | No |
| Fully offline, on-device log | Yes | No |
| Manual ride log or odometer bump | Yes | No |
| Shipping native store app | No | Yes |
What Tiiks covers
Tiiks starts from factory bike presets: pick your make and model and all twenty slots fill with real brand parts: Shimano, SRAM, and others: each with specs, community ratings, and rider reviews. Strava rides update wear on every fitted part automatically. A color-coded wear dashboard, push alerts after rides, and an iOS home-screen widget keep the bike visible between outings. We do not run a chain-stretch checker or live fully offline. They built a private notebook you control. We built a rider app that already knows Saturday's commute.
Quick answer
Does Bikebook connect to Strava?
No. Miles move when you log a ride or bump the odometer yourself. Tiiks reads Strava and puts that distance on the bike and on each fitted component automatically. If you already publish every ride, typing it again is a second job.