Ride Pingo vs CDPHP Cycle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ride Pingo
This app offers shared rides for the price of a bus ticket, providing a smart, easy, and affordable transit option. Request on-demand rides, track shuttle services, or book accessible transportation.
- On-demand ride requests
- Shuttle service tracking
- Accessible ride booking
- Affordable travel
- Community transit
Read full descriptionHide full description
Transit that moves with you. The Ride Pingo app allows you to share the ride, wherever you want to go, for the price of a bus ticket. It's a smart, easy, and affordable way for you and your community to ride with transit. Use our app to request On Demand rides, track Shuttle services, or book Access rides. Ride Pingo is currently operational in multiple locations across the US, Netherlands, Andorra, and UK.
CDPHP Cycle
This e-bike share system app allows users to easily find and rent electric bicycles for convenient travel around Albany. It provides a fun, healthy, and eco-friendly way to commute, meet friends, or explore local communities.
- Find and rent e-bikes
- Convenient urban travel
- Healthy transportation option
- Explore local communities
- Eco-friendly commuting
Read full descriptionHide full description
The official app for CDPHP Cycle, the e-bike share system in Albany. Whether you’re heading to work, meeting friends for dinner, or exploring the communities, CDPHP Cycle offers a convenient, fun, and healthy way to experience the community you love.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CDPHP Cycle at weekly against Ride Pingo's every 3 weeks. CDPHP Cycle also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Ride Pingo's advantage is review sentiment (51% vs 38%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). On price, rating, ratings volume 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 — 4.7 for Ride Pingo against 4.7 for CDPHP Cycle. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.5K and 1.2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of Ride Pingo's written reviews are positive against 38% of CDPHP Cycle's.
Ride Pingo ships an update every 3 weeks, CDPHP Cycle weekly. Both last shipped on September 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Ride Pingo | CDPHP Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) | 4.7 (1.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 51.4% of reviews — better | 38.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 1.2K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Routing Company | Dropbike |
Customer experience
Ride Pingo
CDPHP Cycle
User reviews
Ride Pingo
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great service
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚕 Convenient transportation
- 💯 Excellent drivers
- 🕰️ Prompt and on-time
Room to improve
- 🐛 App issues (crashes, glitches, bugs)
- ⏱️ Inaccurate ETAs and timing
- 🗺️ Poor mapping and location tracking
- 🤖 Unreliable app functionality
- 📞 Lack of customer support
CDPHP Cycle
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun to use
- 🚲 Nice e-bikes
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connection issues
- 🐛 App not working
- 🐛 Glitchy updates
- 🔒 Difficult to delete account
- 💰 Expensive charges
Bugs and requests
Ride Pingo
Reported bugs
4 issues- App not working in certain areas
- Login/signup process issues
- Incorrect time zone handling
- Payments not processing properly
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to message drivers before pickup
- Option to switch drivers during a ride
- More accurate real-time tracking
- Improved routing and scheduling algorithms
- Seamless integration with other transit options
CDPHP Cycle
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes
- Unlock failures
- Charging issues
Requested features
2 requests- More ride data and analytics
- Better bike availability information
In-app purchases
Ride Pingo
No in-app purchases
CDPHP Cycle
No in-app purchases
