ZWINGS vs Five Star Ltd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ZWINGS
Rent electric scooters and bikes for convenient, affordable, and fun travel. Easily find, unlock, and ride vehicles for commuting or exploring your city. Park and lock them safely at your destination.
- Find nearby e-scooters and e-bikes
- Quick account creation
- License verification
- Unlock vehicles via QR code or ID
- Sustainable and affordable rides
- Designated parking bays
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Unlock your ride and enjoy commuting or exploring with Zwings, Britain's leading micro-mobility solution provider. We work closely with our city communities and B2B clients to design and implement tailored e-scooter and e-bike fleet rental services to meet demand. With Zwings, you can replace car, public transport and taxi trips with a more enjoyable alternative at just a fraction of the cost. Have fun, ride safe and enjoy seamlessly travelling from point to point across town. Whether you are a local resident seeking a sustainable method of transport for commuting or you are a visitor eager to explore the local area, Zwings is here for you. Download the app to get started today! How does Zwings app works: Download and then open the app to find a nearby vehicle on the map (e-scooter or e-bike) Create an account in a few quick steps Verify your driving license (if it does not verify your valid license first time then send us a photo of the card and a selfie to support@zwings.co.uk for us to manually verify you) Unlock your ride by scanning the QR code or entering the vehicle ID e.g. ZWG528 Enjoy a sustainable, fun and affordable ride to your next destination Once you have arrived, park and lock the vehicle safely and out of the way of pedestrians or other vehicles in a designated parking bay Thank you riders! Scoot safe, wear highly visible clothing and always wear a helmet.
Five Star Ltd
Book a taxi quickly and easily with this app. Features include passwordless registration, business account integration for automated expenses, price estimation, driver tracking, and the ability to schedule future rides.
- Passwordless registration
- Business account integration
- Automated expense tracking
- Price estimator
- Driver and vehicle details
- Real-time driver tracking
- Schedule future trips
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The official taxi app of Five Star Book a taxi in under 10 seconds and experience exclusive priority service from Five Star - Passwordless registration flow - Login & book with your business account and automate expenses - Know an average of how much your trip will cost with the price estimator - See your driver’s and vehicle details and track their arrival on the map. - Schedule future trips
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Five Star Ltd at free against ZWINGS's free with in-app purchases. ZWINGS's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ZWINGS against 5.0 for Five Star Ltd. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ZWINGS has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 66% of ZWINGS's written reviews are positive against 71% of Five Star Ltd's.
ZWINGS ships an update monthly, Five Star Ltd every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ZWINGS | Five Star Ltd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.0% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 205 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Zeus Scooters | Five Star |
Customer experience
ZWINGS
Five Star Ltd
Bugs and requests
ZWINGS
Reported bugs
17 issues- Back wheel blown
- Scooter did not engage/no power
- Scooter would stall and power control not smooth
- Front break lumpy and uneven
- Scooter cut out after 20 metres
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- Alarm kept going off
- Wouldn't accept destination to park
- Scooter went offline whilst on the road
- Unable to end ride (not recognizing parking bay)
- Braking and sharply slowing down whilst accelerating
- App crashes during ID verification
- App makes ride frustrating, requires delete/reinstall
- App won't let sign in/add payment details
- App hasn't opened
- App asks for picture and randomly charges incorrect currency
- Scanned scooters not working for one user but fine for another
- App functions inaccessible and frozen
Requested features
4 requests- More parking points
- Option to pause timer without it running
- Improve app verification process
- Allow use without a driving license
Five Star Ltd
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ZWINGS
No in-app purchases
Five Star Ltd
No in-app purchases
Questions
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