Comparison

Bluebikes vs Colby GO

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bluebikes

This app provides access to a public bike share system in Metro-Boston. Users can find nearby stations, check bike and dock availability in real-time, purchase passes, and unlock bikes for convenient, one-way travel. It's ideal for commutes, errands, and exploring the city.

Highlights
  • Find nearby stations
  • Real-time bike/dock availability
  • Purchase passes
  • Unlock bikes
  • Track ride time
  • Save favorite stations
Features
Currently charting
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Bluebikes is metro-Boston’s public bike share system. With thousands of bikes available 24/7 at hundreds of stations throughout Metro-Boston, Bluebikes is one of the most popular bike shares in the country. Use the app to find your closest station and purchase a pass. Then unlock one of Bluebikes' safe, sturdy, easy to ride bikes, and get riding right away. When you’re done riding, simply return the bike to an available dock at any station in the network. The app will show you all station locations, with real-time bike and dock availability, and you can save your favorites for later reference. Tap a station pin or location and the app will show you the best route to get there. Ideal for one-way trips, commutes to work or school, running errands, meeting friends for dinner, going to a game, or just cruising around metro-Boston to see the sights. All trips under 45 minutes are included for members (the app will track your time for you). Take as many rides as you want during the term of your pass. Enjoy the ride!

About

Colby GO

Track real-time bus locations, schedules, and estimated arrival times for select transit agencies. The app also facilitates vehicle tracking and passenger counting for transit operators, tagging data with GPS coordinates and time.

Highlights
  • Real-time bus locations
  • Schedules and ETAs
  • Vehicle tracking
  • Passenger counting
  • GPS data tagging
Features
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With Passio GO you have the ability to see real time bus locations, schedules, and ETA. This is available for select agencies and different agencies choose to show or not show the schedules, but you can always see where the buses are and on which routes. As an operator of a system that moves people (transit buses, shuttles, vans, etc.), you need to count them and track them. Passio applications quickly and seemlessly track your vehicles and easily count passengers tagging them with GPS coordinates and time/day as they enter and exit, including different passenger types or groups. N.B. You can run Passio GO without any registration, use for free. Please contact us at: sales@passiotech.com to setup a Passio Account to operate your own bus system.

Screenshots

Bluebikes4 screens
Colby GO3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bluebikes at 4.5 against Colby GO's 2.0. Bluebikes also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 0%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). Colby GO's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bluebikes holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bluebikes has 2.9K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Bluebikes's written reviews are positive against 0% of Colby GO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bluebikes ships an update weekly, Colby GO every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Bluebikes versus Colby GO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBluebikesColby GO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.9K ratings) — better2.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews37.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.9K — better4
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#87 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size249 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLyft Bikes and Scooters, LLCPassIO Technologies

Customer experience

Bluebikes

All ratings2,802 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral1.4%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews183 reviews
Positive37.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative59.0%

Colby GO

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Bluebikes

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to log in or create account
  • Incorrect bike and dock availability information
  • Unreliable bike locking and unlocking
  • Unexpected charges and billing issues
  • App crashes and freezes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved bike and dock availability tracking
  • Better route planning and navigation
  • Integration with Apple Health/Fitness apps
  • Ability to report issues with bikes and docks
  • More user-friendly app interface

Colby GO

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Bluebikes

No in-app purchases

None

Colby GO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bluebikes free?
Bluebikes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Colby GO free?
Colby GO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bluebikes or Colby GO?
Bluebikes is rated higher. Bluebikes averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while Colby GO averages 2.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Bluebikes or Colby GO have ads?
Neither Bluebikes nor Colby GO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bluebikes or Colby GO?
Bluebikes ships an update weekly, and Colby GO every 5 months. Most recently, Bluebikes was updated on October 24, 2026 and Colby GO on October 19, 2026.

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