Ride Pingo vs BiRide
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
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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.
BiRide
Access shared electric scooters for convenient city travel. Easily find, unlock, and ride scooters for commutes, sightseeing, or social outings. Simply download the app, create an account, and start your journey.
- Shared electric scooter access
- Pick up and drop off anywhere
- Work commute solution
- City touring
- Social cruising
- QR code scanning for unlocking
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BiRide gives you access to a shared electric Scooter that can be picked up and dropped off anywhere. Use BiRide for your work commute, to tour the city while on vacation, or to cruise the town with friends. How it works: * Download the BiRide App * Create your Account * Find and scan QR printed on BiRide * Ride safely to your destination * End your ride and go
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BiRide at 100% against Ride Pingo's 50%. BiRide also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Ride Pingo's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Ride Pingo ships an update every 3 weeks, BiRide every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ride Pingo | BiRide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Routing Company | Magnushub Ltd |
Customer experience
Ride Pingo
BiRide
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
BiRide
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ride Pingo
No in-app purchases
BiRide
No in-app purchases
