Comparison

ECOBICI vs Nuv

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ECOBICI

Access Mexico City's public bike system with this official app. Plan your rides, find available bikes at stations, and unlock them easily. Enjoy unlimited 45-minute rides and track your history. It also integrates with health apps to log your cycling activity.

Highlights
  • Choose or switch plans
  • Find stations and check bike availability
  • Unlock bikes at the port
  • Unlimited 45-minute rides
  • Review ride history
  • Link MI card
  • Integrates with Health app
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This is the new app for ECOBICI, Mexico City’s public bike system. ECOBICI’s evolution has begun. You can now access more than 9k bikes and 687 state-of-the-art stations. Just plan, unlock, and ride. With the ECOBICI app, you can: - Choose a plan, or switch plans - Find stations near you, and check their bike availability in real time - Easily unlock a bike at the port - Enjoy unlimited 45-minute rides - Get confirmation after successfully locking a bike - Review your ride history - Easily link your MI card ECOBICI connects with the Health app and sends ride durations so your pedaling counts towards your health goals. ECOBICI is ideal for short rides. It also lets you communicate with other means of transportation. You can find bike lanes on the map, and just go places easily. Enjoy your ride!

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Nuv

Features
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Screenshots

ECOBICI4 screens
Nuv4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Nuv at 3 against ECOBICI's 1. Nuv also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ECOBICI versus Nuv: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterECOBICINuv
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (203 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings203 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size134 MB47 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLyft, Inc.Manuel chavez

Bugs and requests

ECOBICI

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Issues with payment processing and card acceptance
  • Incorrect trip duration and charges
  • Inconsistent bike docking registration
  • Unreliable location tracking

Requested features

4 requests
  • Integration with Google Maps for navigation
  • Option to reserve bikes in advance
  • Improved bike availability monitoring
  • Multilingual support

Nuv

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ECOBICI

No in-app purchases

None

Nuv

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ECOBICI free?
ECOBICI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nuv free?
Nuv is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ECOBICI or Nuv have ads?
Neither ECOBICI nor Nuv shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ECOBICI or Nuv?
ECOBICI ships an update every 2 months, and Nuv every 2 months. Most recently, ECOBICI was updated on October 24, 2026 and Nuv on October 15, 2026.

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