Can it remind me about an oil change specifically?

Yes — engine oil is tracked as its own component with its own interval, separately from the oil filter, the air filter and everything else. It is the single most-missed service, and it is counted by distance and by time, so a car that barely moves still gets reminded on the calendar.

Does it still work if I turn location off?

The reminders do. Auto-Track is the part that needs location, and it is optional — with it off, RideCheck works as a component tracker whose time-based intervals still count down and whose distance intervals advance when you update the odometer yourself.

Is the service reminder free?

RideCheck is free to download on the App Store and Google Play, and tracking your components and recording their service history costs nothing. The reminders themselves — Component Alert, along with Auto-Track — are part of RideCheck Pro, the paid tier, so a free account can see what is due and a Pro account gets told.

SERVICE REMINDER APP · iOS & ANDROID

A service reminder that counts kilometres and calendar days at once.

Most reminders are a date you set yourself and then ignore. RideCheck gives every component two countdowns — one in distance, one in time — keeps the distance current from your own trips, and warns on whichever runs out first.

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The engine oil detail screen in RideCheck, showing 4,100 km of usage left against a separate countdown to its best-until date

What each countdown actually counts

Not every part wears the same way, so not every part should be reminded the same way. A few examples of each kind — the app tracks the full set.

Counted in distance

These wear with use. The countdown only moves when the vehicle does — which is why the odometer has to stay current on its own.

Engine Oil: Every 5,000 – 10,000 km
Brake Pads: Every 15,000 – 30,000 km
Spark Plugs: Every 20,000 – 40,000 km
Air Filter: Every 10,000 – 20,000 km
Timing Belt: Every 60,000 – 100,000 km
Clutch Assembly: Every 40,000 – 80,000 km

Counted in time

These age whether the vehicle moves or not. A bike parked for a year still needs its brake fluid and its battery seen to.

Coolant: Every 2 years
Brake Fluid: Every 2 years
12V Battery: Every 3 – 5 years
Wiper Blades: Every 12 months

Counted both ways

Two countdowns on one component, and the reminder fires on whichever finishes first.

Tires: Every 40,000 km or 5 years

Why the reminder is still right in six months

A reminder is only as good as the number underneath it. Most maintenance apps ask you to type your mileage in, which is the step everybody stops doing by the third month.

The odometer fills itself in

Auto-Track records each ride with GPS and adds the distance for you. It keeps working in airplane mode and without cellular data, and it is designed to be light on battery — less than apps like WhatsApp or Instagram.

Warned before, not after

The notification arrives while the component still has life left, which is the difference between booking a service and discovering a problem.

On the home screen, not buried

A widget shows which components need attention without opening the app at all, so the answer is there whether or not you remember to look.

And it resets itself

At a partner workshop you scan a QR code when the job is done, and the components that were replaced start their next countdown with nothing typed in.

GETTING STARTED

Set it up once. It keeps itself current.

About five minutes, and your motorcycle or car is tracked from then on — every component, every service, every kilometre.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Questions about service reminders

If your question is not here, the app is free — the fastest answer is usually to try it.

RideCheck reads it from your trips. Auto-Track records each ride in the background using GPS and adds the distance to your vehicle’s odometer, so the figure every interval is measured against stays current without you entering it. You set the starting odometer once, when you add the vehicle.