Carpuride vs Chigee: Which Motorcycle CarPlay Screen Is Better?

Last updated September 2026.

If you’ve narrowed your motorcycle CarPlay search to two brands, it’s almost certainly these two. Carpuride sells the most units in the US and owns the big-screen, low-price end. Chigee is the newer, more expensive, more polished option that adventure riders on ADVrider keep recommending. I’ve run both on my bikes. The short answer is that they’re aimed at different riders, and once you know which rider you are, the choice is easy.

The short version

• Buy Carpuride if you want the biggest screen for the least money, you ride a BMW or Harley and want a plug-in bracket, or you want the two-year warranty. Best model: W702 Pro, around $320–340.
• Buy Chigee if you want the brightest screen, the best software, and a system you can build out with cameras, radar and TPMS over time — and you’re fine spending $480 before add-ons. Best model: AIO-6 Max.
• Neither is bad. The Carpuride is the sensible buy. The Chigee is the one you’ll be happier with in two years.

Head to head

Screen: Chigee, clearly

Carpuride’s 7-inch panel is bigger. Chigee’s 6-inch panel is better. That’s the whole screen debate. Chigee publishes a 2300-nit peak brightness figure and it’s believable — the AIO-6 is readable at noon with the sun behind you, which is the test that matters. Carpuride doesn’t publish a figure, and in the same conditions the W702 Pro wants a hand shading it. Both have auto-brightness; both work with gloves; Chigee’s touch response is noticeably quicker because the whole interface runs at 60 fps.

Size matters more than people admit, though. On a touring bike with a windscreen, the extra inch of Carpuride makes map text readable at a glance without looking down for long. On a naked bike, 7 inches is comically large and Chigee’s 6 is the right size.

Software and updates: Chigee, by a wide margin

This is the biggest gap between the two. Chigee runs its own operating system (CG OS, now version 2) and has a real software team pushing regular firmware. Updates have added features and fixed bugs on units I’ve owned for over a year. The CHIGEE GO phone app manages footage, settings and — on the LTE model — tracking and alerts.

Carpuride’s firmware is functional and updates exist, but they’re delivered by microSD card and the changelog is thin. The interface looks like a generic CarPlay head unit because that’s what it is. It works; it doesn’t improve much.

Connection stability: Chigee, but Carpuride is fixable

Search “Carpuride disconnecting” and you’ll find forum threads. Search “Chigee disconnecting” and you’ll find fewer. On my bikes the difference has been real but smaller than the internet suggests: the Chigee has been near-flawless; the Carpuride dropped CarPlay a handful of times over a season on the Ténéré, and not at all on the GS once I wired it to the battery instead of the accessory socket.

Carpuride’s own connection guide blames most drops on stale Bluetooth pairing records and on having the headset paired to both the phone and the screen at once. That matches what I’ve seen. If you follow the setup rules — one audio mode, one headset pairing, direct battery power — the Carpuride is stable. If you plug it into an accessory socket and pair everything to everything, it isn’t. I’ve written up the full fix list in Motorcycle CarPlay keeps disconnecting? 9 fixes.

Audio and headset: Carpuride, surprisingly

Carpuride’s Pro models have dual Bluetooth, which means the screen can talk directly to your helmet headset — and to a passenger’s — without the phone in the loop. Chigee doesn’t do this: your headset pairs to your phone and audio flows through CarPlay as it would in a car. Both approaches work, but Carpuride’s “BT Trans” mode gives you rider-to-passenger intercom and music sharing that Chigee simply doesn’t offer. If you ride two-up regularly, this is a real advantage.

Mounting and bike fit: Carpuride for BMW and Harley, Chigee for everything else

Carpuride sells bike-specific versions: the BS series plugs into BMW’s Nav Prep cradle and takes Wonder Wheel input; the H series ships with a Harley mount. Chigee’s only bike-integrated model is the AIO-5 Play BMW — the AIO-6 has no Wonder Wheel version yet. If you ride a GS and want hands-on-bars control with the bigger, brighter screen, you’re currently out of luck with Chigee.

Going the other way: Chigee’s optional quick-release mount lets you pull the AIO-6 off the bike in a second and move it between bikes or into a car. Carpuride’s units bolt on and stay on. For anyone with two bikes, that alone can justify the Chigee premium.

Cameras and safety kit: Chigee for quality, Carpuride for price

Chigee’s cameras are add-ons — 1080p at 60 fps in metal housings — and its blind-spot radar and TPMS are add-ons too. The system is excellent and the bill adds up fast; a fully built AIO-6 Max is $700-plus. Carpuride’s approach is separate models: the W712D and W603D come with cameras built in at $310–330, and the 702RS Pro has radar for $440. Carpuride’s cameras are 1080p at 30 fps. If you want cameras and you’re price-sensitive, Carpuride’s D-series is the cheaper route to the same basic result.

Warranty and support: Carpuride on paper, even in practice

Carpuride gives two years; Chigee gives one. Both companies are Chinese and both run support by email. Recent Trustpilot reviews of Carpuride are notably positive about response times and their willingness to send replacement parts and SD cards with new firmware. Chigee’s owner reviews mention slow support responses more often, though the hardware needs support less often. Call it even in practice, Carpuride on paper.

Verdict

The AIO-6 Max is the better product. The W702 Pro is the better deal. If you have $480 and one bike, buy the Chigee and be done. If you have $330, or you ride a BMW with Nav Prep, or you ride two-up and want the intercom, buy the Carpuride and wire it to the battery.

What I’d tell a friend: if you’re the kind of rider who’ll add cameras and radar later, start with Chigee so you don’t end up buying twice. If you just want maps and music on a big screen, Carpuride is fine and the money you save buys a lot of fuel.

Frequently asked questions

Is Chigee just a rebadged Carpuride?

No. They’re different companies with different hardware and different software. Carpuride’s units share a platform with a lot of generic CarPlay screens; Chigee’s OS is its own.

Which has the better dash cam?

Chigee — 60 fps and metal housings versus Carpuride’s 30 fps plastic units. But Chigee’s are a $100-plus add-on and Carpuride’s come built in on the D models. For “did that car hit me” footage, both are adequate.

Can I use either one in a car?

The AIO-6 is designed to move between vehicles with its quick-release mount. Carpuride’s motorcycle units are bike-only in practice; they sell separate car models.

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