LINKA GO vs Olyns
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LINKA GO
This app facilitates the rental of dockless bikes from participating programs worldwide. Users can locate, reserve, unlock, and pay for rides directly through the application, eliminating the need for physical keys. It also allows for ride pausing and provides trip details like distance and cost.
- Find available bikes
- Reserve and unlock bikes
- Pause rides
- Navigate to destinations
- Pay through the app
- Report issues
- Track ride stats
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The team behind the award-winning keyless bike lock LINKA is working with dockless bike share programs to make bike rentals fun, easy and more efficient with LINKA GO. This one app allows riders to find, rent and pay for bike rentals from participating bike share programs around the world. Simply download the app, scan the QR code on an eligible bike, ride, and return the bike to one of many designated bike parking zones throughout the city. No bulky keys are needed! LINKA GO lets you manage all aspects of your bike rental and more: -Find an available bike near you -Reserve and unlock bike without a key -Pause ride so you can make stops on your route -Directions to your destination -Navigate to the nearest bike drop zone where you can lock the bike and end the ride -Pay through the app -Report bike or trip issues -View calories burned, distance traveled and cost of ride
Olyns
This app facilitates recycling by connecting users to a network of bottle boxes. Users can find nearby recycling locations, deposit beverage containers, and earn cash rewards redeemable via PayPal. It aims to make recycling convenient and rewarding while contributing to environmental sustainability.
- Find nearby recycling locations
- Deposit beverage containers
- Earn cash rewards
- Save Olyns card to phone wallet
- Touchless check-in via phone
- Cash out via PayPal
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Olyns is Rethinking Recycling. Our growing network of bottle boxes makes it easy and fun to recycle beverage containers for cash. Here’s how it works: 1. Download the Olyns App. 2. Create an account and save an Olyns card to your phone's Wallet. 3. Find the nearest Olyns Cube on our map. 4. Hold your phone below the Recycle Ring on the Olyns Cube for touchless check in. 5. Deposit your empty CRV containers into the Olyns Cube. 6. Earn cash for every eligible container. 7. Cash Out your balance anytime through PayPal. 8. Celebrate - you just did your part to help the planet
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Olyns at 3.8 against LINKA GO's 3.2. Olyns also leads on ratings volume (406 vs 10) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Olyns holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Olyns has 406 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 20% and 21% positive.
LINKA GO ships an update every 3 months, Olyns every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LINKA GO | Olyns |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (10 ratings) | 3.8 (406 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 20.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 406 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LINKA | Olyns Inc |
Customer experience
LINKA GO
Olyns
Bugs and requests
LINKA GO
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Olyns
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login/account verification issues
- Inconsistent container recognition
- Machines freezing/malfunctioning
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to favorite/track specific machine locations
- Real-time machine status updates
- Increase glass bottle capacity
- Expand operating hours
In-app purchases
LINKA GO
No in-app purchases
Olyns
No in-app purchases
