BikeLink Bike Parking vs Today
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BikeLink Bike Parking
Find and access a vast network of secure, on-demand bike parking facilities across the US. View real-time availability, rates, and photos before starting a rental to securely park your bicycle for short or extended periods. Enjoy 24/7 phone support for peace of mind.
- Find 500+ public facilities
- View availability and rates
- Start bike rentals
- Secure parking up to a week
- 24/7 phone support
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Get access to America's most extensive network of secure on-demand bike parking facilities. • Find all 500+ public BikeLink facilities • View current availability, rates, photos and other facility information* • Start a rental and park your bike with your gear Park your bike for just pennies per hour. Securely park for up to a week at most locations. Get 24/7 phone support from our California based operators. BikeLink has been operating for over 18 years and now has over 400 facilities in dozens of cities nationwide. * Parking rates, duration and availability of features (such as current availability) vary by location and are determined by the facility owners. BikeLink Facilities are owned by local private and public entities such as transit authorities. The BikeLink system is operated by eLock Technologies LLC.
Today
This app provides electric micro-mobility solutions like e-bikes, e-mopeds, and e-scooters for convenient urban travel. It aims to create a sustainable transportation future by offering on-demand rentals that complement public transit and reduce traffic congestion.
- Rent e-bikes, e-mopeds, and e-scooters
- On-demand micro-mobility solutions
- Sustainable transportation options
- Solve first and last-mile transit problems
- Reduce traffic congestion
- Scan QR code to unlock vehicles
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At Today, our mission is to foster a sustainable and electric future while ushering in a new era of travel. We achieve this by providing cutting-edge hardware and innovative Mobility as a Service solutions. Our goal is to empower individuals and communities with convenient, sustainable, and efficient micro mobility options, enhancing urban mobility and shaping the future of transportation. How to: Download the Ride Today App Create your Ride Today Account Find nearby Today E Bikes, E Mopeds or E Scooters and Scan QR Code to Unlock Ride Safely - Always Wear a Helmet, Follow Local Traffic Laws and Ride Where Permitted Park Responsibly - Park your Today vehicles in the designated Hubs, out of the way of foot traffic and avoiding prohibited parking areas BRING Today TO YOUR CITY! Transportation for a Healthier Planet With more than 15 years experience launching mobility solutions, Ride Today is committed to providing your community with high quality, reliable, turnkey, modes of transportation. Today improves public transportation accessibility by solving the first and last-mile problem where residents and visitors have limited means for connecting to public transit without walking or driving. Today reduces the number of vehicles on the road easing the burden of peak-hour commutes, traffic congestion, parking difficulties and travel time. Today vehicles are available on demand and provide an affordable, highly scalable micro-mobility solution to complement your community’s existing transportation structure. For more information visit: https://www.ridetoday.io/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Today at 4.6 against BikeLink Bike Parking's 2.4. Today also leads on ratings volume (316 vs 98) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). BikeLink Bike Parking's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 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.
Today holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 98 and 316 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of BikeLink Bike Parking's written reviews are positive against 26% of Today's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BikeLink Bike Parking ships an update every 5 weeks, Today every 5 months. Both last shipped on September 20, 2026.
| Parameter | BikeLink Bike Parking | Today |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (98 ratings) | 4.6 (316 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.8% of reviews — better | 26.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 98 | 316 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | eLock Technologies | Eight Five Orange LLC |
Customer experience
BikeLink Bike Parking
Today
Bugs and requests
BikeLink Bike Parking
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Today
Reported bugs
16 issues- First bike did not unlock, second bike unlocked but ten separate charges
- Forgot to swipe to end ride, assumed locking was ending the ride
- Bike battery only rode so many miles, no sign posted
- Brakes need attention
- Wish this app worked with VPN’s
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- Getting an error message now and it won’t fully load
- Had an error 7 and no power for a few minutes but boost came back. Happened twice.
- Bike/app acted as if the bike had been unlocked, but it wasn’t. Currently getting charged 20 cents a minute
- Cannot get through paying; husband paid but cannot unlock; neither can he end the ride.
- Scooters are never charged, you have to park them in designated spots
- Did a ride, returned the bike, ended the ride in the App, locked the bike up, listened to the bike make the shut-down tone and shut down the display... and they charged me $200 for never returning the bike.
- Scooter ran out of battery part way through the ride (had 32% to start and it only lasted about 15 minutes). Of course once the battery dies, you can’t end your ride so the timer for billing keeps running.
- After we finished our ride, we locked our bikes and tried to end our rides through the leap app. Guess what?! The ride didn’t wanna end, the app kept on telling us to lock our bike (which we already did) and they were still charging us.
- App does not work, and the staff has no ability to help
- Hopefully, they are not dead or out of battery. Then when you want to finish your drive! it won’t happen after you call service. After 1 day, it will fix. They will not refund your payment. Sometime, there are random scooter activate you didn’t know, it will charge your account.
- The hardware Leap decided to use for some reason is the worst in the scooter marketplace. Bells broken, brakes busted, batteries always dead. Besides the software being buggy as all get out, the best part of the app is how some scooters just straight up say “Unavailable” or “Unknown Error” when trying to rent one.
Requested features
3 requests- Better signage for battery life
- Full battery bikes at the other end of bikepath
- App should work with VPNs
In-app purchases
BikeLink Bike Parking
No in-app purchases
Today
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is BikeLink Bike Parking free?
Is Today free?
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