Simple Bicloo vs Nantes Vélo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Bicloo
This app allows users to check real-time bike and parking availability at Bicloo stations in Nantes. Find nearby stations or report your bike with confidence. Save your favorite stations for quick access.
- Real-time bike availability
- Real-time parking space availability
- Find nearby stations
- Favorite stations
- Location-based search
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Grâce à cette application mobile, vous pourrez à tout moment consulter le stock de vélos disponibles d'une station Bicloo à Nantes ainsi que les places disponibles en temps réel. Vous pourrez ainsi trouver un vélo au plus proche de votre localisation, ou rapporter votre vélo en étant sûr qu'il y ait des places disponibles. Grâce à la fonction "favoris", vous pourrez garder en mémoire vos stations favorites. Ainsi, vous pourrez consulter en un clic l'état et le stock de la station.
Nantes Vélo
This unofficial app provides real-time information on bike rental stations in Nantes. View station locations, bike availability, and free stands on a city map, track your current position, and manage favorite stations. It also includes a search engine and a timer for bike usage.
- Real-time station map
- Bike and stand availability
- Current position tracking
- Favorite stations management
- Station search engine
- Bike usage timer
- Multilingual support
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Unofficial app to view detailed information about the stations of Bicloo bike rental service in Nantes. - Map of the city with the position of stations showing the number of bikes and the free stands for each station. It includes also the BIKE PATH. - You can click on a station directly on the map to expand its information. - The map also shows your current position and it updates when you move. - List of favorite stations categorized by groups (home, work, friends or general). - List of stations closest to you according to your current position. - List of all stations. - Search engine for stations by number, name of station or address in all lists. - Timer to see the duration of bike use. - Several languages available (English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Catalan). * Unofficial app: Use your user card to unlock a bike.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Bicloo at none against Nantes Vélo's 1. Simple Bicloo also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Nantes Vélo's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 12 months) and review sentiment (9% vs 0%). On price and device support 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. Nantes Vélo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Bicloo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple Bicloo ships an update every 12 months, Nantes Vélo every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Simple Bicloo | Nantes Vélo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 9.1% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Julien Drecq | Sergi Palomares Redon |
Customer experience
Simple Bicloo
Nantes Vélo
In-app purchases
Simple Bicloo
No in-app purchases
Nantes Vélo
- Remove advertisements$6.99