Veo vs BearPool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Veo
Easily find and rent electric scooters, bikes, and e-bikes for a faster and more convenient daily commute. Simply locate a vehicle, scan to unlock, and enjoy your ride. Park in designated zones to end your trip.
- Find nearby e-scooters, bikes, and e-bikes
- Scan QR code to unlock vehicles
- Ride electric scooters and bikes
- Park in designated zones
- End ride via app or bike lock lever
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Veo makes your daily commute easier and faster. Download the app, grab a Veo e-scooter, bike, or e-bike and just enjoy the ride. HOW VEO WORKS Step 1: Find the closest e-scooter, bike, or e-bike. Step 2: Scan to unlock! Scan the QR code (or enter the scooter's or bike’s ID number) to unlock it. Enjoy your ride! Step 3: Park in a designated parking zone (shown in the app) when done. To finish your ride and stop the fare, just tap the "End Ride" button in the app or push down the lever on the bike lock. We do the rest! Questions about Veo? Send an email to hello@veoride.com or visit our website, www.veoride.com, to see all the places you can Veo today!
BearPool
This rideshare app connects UC Berkeley students to share rides and save money. It allows users to post or join ride groups, coordinate plans via chat, and offers gender preference filtering for added comfort. Designed for students, it simplifies carpooling for campus commutes and travel.
- Share rides to save money
- Exclusive to UC Berkeley students
- Post or join ride groups
- Gender preference filtering
- In-app group chat for coordination
- Simple and affordable carpooling
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BearPool is Cal's biggest rideshare board, built exclusively for UC Berkeley students. Split costs. Meet riders you can trust. Get where you're going. Why BearPool? Berkeley students only. .edu email required. Post or join rides in seconds. Built-in group chat to coordinate plans. Gender preference filtering for your comfort. Save money on every trip. Heading to the airport, campus, or out of town? Find a ride with someone already going your way.
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Verdict
Veo and BearPool both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of BearPool's written reviews are positive against 37% of Veo's. Veo's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (128K vs 12). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Veo against 4.7 for BearPool. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Veo has 128K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 37% of Veo's written reviews are positive against 83% of BearPool's.
Veo ships an update weekly, BearPool every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Veo | BearPool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (128K ratings) — better | 4.7 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.4% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 128K — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #63 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VEORIDE INC | Maaz Dhalech |
Customer experience
Veo
BearPool
Bugs and requests
Veo
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to end rides properly
- Scooters randomly stopping mid-ride
- App connectivity issues
Requested features
3 requests- GPS navigation to avoid no-ride zones
- Real-time vehicle status updates
- Easier refund/credit process
BearPool
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Veo
No in-app purchases
BearPool
No in-app purchases
