CCOH vs Columbus Bikes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CCOH
Easily navigate Central Ohio with real-time transit information. Purchase and display passes, or use a pay-as-you-go option with funds loaded directly from your mobile device.
- Real-time transit information
- Secure pass purchasing
- Load funds for pay-as-you-go
- Mobile pass display
- Central Ohio travel
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Using the COTA Mobile App, it’s easier than ever to travel throughout Central Ohio. COTA information is conveniently available to you. Buy and display passes securely or load your account with funds to Pay as You Go all from your mobile device.
Columbus Bikes
This app provides detailed information on bike share stations, including bike and stand availability on a city map. It offers features like station search, favorite lists, and a bike usage timer. It supports multiple languages and shows your current location.
- Interactive city map with station locations
- Real-time bike and stand availability
- Current location tracking
- Favorite stations management
- Station search by name, number, or address
- Bike usage timer
- Multilingual support
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Unofficial app to view detailed information about the stations of the CoGo bike share service in Columbus. - 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: CCOH at none against Columbus Bikes's 1. CCOH also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (94 vs 5). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Columbus Bikes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CCOH asks for nothing beyond the download.
CCOH holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CCOH has 94 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of CCOH's written reviews are positive against 0% of Columbus Bikes's.
CCOH ships an update every 7 months, Columbus Bikes every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CCOH | Columbus Bikes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (94 ratings) — better | 1.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 14.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 94 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 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, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SPX Technologies | Sergi Palomares Redon |
Customer experience
CCOH
Columbus Bikes
Bugs and requests
CCOH
Reported bugs
24 issues- Money taken, ticket/funds not received
- Logs out every two weeks
- Pass used by another device
- Card not valid/accepted error
- QR code does not work
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- Cannot log in
- Cannot see account balance
- Cannot add connector card
- Insufficient funds when it should be free
- Bus scanners do not work
- Signs me out and takes away pass
- Unable to get wallet
- Constant errors when adding money
- Clunky interface
- Slow and glitchy
- C-Pass wallet disappears
- App not optimized for iPhone X screens
- App no longer works on iOS 13
- Update is broken, pass not registering
- Logs out every time app is closed
- C pass wallet missing in iPhone XR
- Pass expires after five minutes
- Cannot create an account
- Clicked sign in and nothing happened
Requested features
12 requests- Make app accessible with voiceover
- Switch to dark color themes
- Integrate passes into Apple Wallet
- Add Apple Watch support
- Use location to figure out routes
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- Show bus locations
- Add trip planning functionality
- Allow reduced fare pass purchases
- Improve background brightness for scanner
- Adjust timer for QR code validity
- Make pay as you go available
- Allow account creation for all users
Columbus Bikes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CCOH
No in-app purchases
Columbus Bikes
- Remove advertisements$6.99
