ECOBICI vs BUMO Beacon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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!
BUMO Beacon
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Con BUMO Beacon, rastrea tu dispositivo y envia alertas al sistema de rastreo y localización de BUMO View de la forma mas sencilla y eficiente, sin necesidad de dispositivos adicionales
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: ECOBICI at #144 against BUMO Beacon's unranked. BUMO Beacon's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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.
| Parameter | ECOBICI | BUMO Beacon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (204 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 204 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #144 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lyft, Inc. | DFSOFT SA DE CV |
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
BUMO Beacon
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ECOBICI
No in-app purchases
BUMO Beacon
No in-app purchases
