NCG vs Starling Bikes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NCG
Access your class schedule, school information, and booking details conveniently. Stay connected with the global English learning community.
- Class schedule access
- School information
- Booking details view
- Global English learning connection
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Study English with NCG. Connecting the world through English Use our app to check your class schedule, learn about the school and view your booking details. Information at your fingertips!
Starling Bikes
Easily find and rent bikes or e-bikes for a faster, more convenient, and sustainable way to travel. Unlock a ride from numerous stations across Greater Manchester and enjoy a fun, efficient journey. The app guides you through starting and ending your rental.
- Find bike and e-bike stations
- Unlock bikes via the app
- Safe and easy-to-use bikes
- Pay As You Ride options
- Minute Bundles and passes
- View promotions and rates
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Cities are better when more people are on two wheels! Travel in a faster, more convenient, and sustainable way by bike or e-bike. We can guarantee it's more fun than sitting in traffic. Use the Starling Bank Bikes app to find and unlock a bike or e-bike from one of the many bike hire stations across Greater Manchester! We've designed our bikes to be safe and easy to use for an enjoyable ride. It's as easy as app, tap, and roll. Getting started ------------------------------- Download the Starling Bank Bikes App Create an account and add a payment method Enjoy your ride! Ending your ride ------------------------------- Find a convenient bike hire station in the app. Head there and park up your ride. Follow the instructions in the app to finish your journey How much does it cost? ------------------------------- Get rolling right away with our Pay As You Ride options. We also have a range of Minute Bundles and passes to suit more regular riders. Open the app to see the latest promotions and rates for your scheme. Download the Starling Bank Bikes App and start riding with us today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Starling Bikes at 3.7 against NCG's 3.0. Starling Bikes also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 22 months). NCG's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Starling Bikes holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively.
NCG ships an update every 22 months, Starling Bikes every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NCG | Starling Bikes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 5.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fidelo Software GmbH | Beryl |
Customer experience
NCG
Starling Bikes
In-app purchases
NCG
No in-app purchases
Starling Bikes
No in-app purchases
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