Cycling Guide vs Lokal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cycling Guide
Discover low-stress cycling routes designed for comfort and confidence. This app helps you navigate your city by bike for errands, leisure, or exploring new places, making cycling accessible for all experience levels.
- Low-stress cycling routes
- Beginner-friendly navigation
- Discover new places by bike
- Easy route planning
- Enhance cycling confidence
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Getting around by bike is easier and more fun if you know how to do so in a low-stress way. Cycling Guide shows you how by providing the best available low-stress cycling-friendly routes that are great for people who would like to get around by bike but perhaps lack the experience, confidence, or knowledge to do so comfortably. Run errands to the store, ride to a park with your kids, and discover new places from the comfort of your bicycle. And have fun while doing so.
Lokal
Book and track taxis with ease. Receive real-time updates on your ride's status and pay conveniently with cash or card. Save your favorite pickup locations for faster bookings.
- Order a taxi
- Cancel a booking
- Track vehicle on map
- Real-time notifications
- Pay by cash or card
- Schedule exact pick-up times
- Store favorite pickup points
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Get where you’re going with Lokal. Lokal makes it easy to book a ride across Waterloo Region—whether you’re heading to work, meeting friends, running errands, or just getting home. LOCAL RIDES, MADE SIMPLE Enter your pickup location and destination, request your ride, and you’re on your way. Lokal puts everything you need to book a ride right at your fingertips. BOOK NOW OR PLAN AHEAD Need a ride right away? Request one when you’re ready to go. Planning ahead? Schedule your ride in advance so it’s one less thing to think about. BUILT FOR THE WATERLOO REGION Lokal is a new way to ride locally, backed by the experience of Waterloo Taxi. We know the region because we’ve been moving people through it for generations. A BETTER WAY TO RIDE LOCAL Simple booking. Reliable local service. One easy-to-use app. Download Lokal, create your account, and book your first ride today. Kindest Regards Tony Rodrigues Lokal-Waterloo Taxi 519-577-5993
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lokal at 5.0 against Cycling Guide's 4.7. Lokal also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 41%). Cycling Guide's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lokal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Cycling Guide's written reviews are positive against 50% of Lokal's.
Cycling Guide ships an update monthly, Lokal every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cycling Guide | Lokal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.2% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 179 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cycling Guide Foundation | Waterloo Taxi |
Customer experience
Cycling Guide
Lokal
In-app purchases
Cycling Guide
No in-app purchases
Lokal
No in-app purchases
