ecobike vs 乗り換えナビタイム（時刻表・運行情報アプリ）
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ecobike
Easily locate nearby stations to rent and return bikes. This application requires Bluetooth, GPS, and camera functionality to operate correctly.
- Find nearby stations
- Rent a bike
- Return a bike
- Bluetooth integration
- GPS location services
- Camera functionality
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Key features: - Find a station nearby - Rent of a bike - Return of a bike Note: This app uses bluetooth, GPS, and camera feature. If your device doesn't support them, the app will not work properly.
乗り換えナビタイム（時刻表・運行情報アプリ）
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NAVITIME Transit Tokyo Japan is a transfer information app that allows you to easily search for necessary information such as timetables and route information anywhere in Japan, easy to understand route maps, and the locations of boarding areas to transfer smoothly. It supports not only trains, but also provides transfer routes, travel time, and fares for nationwide air travel, city buses, highway buses, ferries, and more. ===================================== 【About Premium Course (paid subscription)】 ■ Rates form Monthly ticket (automatic update): 400 yen (including tax) / month 1-year ticket: 3,000 yen (including tax) / year ■ Details "The agreement to Terms of Use" is necessary for the registration to the premium course. It will be charged to your iTunes account by the registration to the premium course. Monthly ticket uses "Auto Renewable Subscription". Accounting of auto-renewal is done until the end from the 24 hours prior to the effective end of the period. ■ Automatic Update Release method Canceling or setting of auto renewable subscription can be changed in the "Settings"> "Store"> "Apple ID"> "subscription management"> "Auto-update". You can cancel of auto renewable subscription by setting to "turn off the automatic update" from the "Settings" 24-hours or more prior to the effective end of the period. ■ Terms of Use https://touch.navitime.co.jp/touchstorage/html/app/transfer/common/terms.html ■ Privacy Policy https://touch.navitime.co.jp/touchstorage/html/app/transfer/iphone/privacy.html ※ By registration of premium courses, both iPhone and iPad are available. ※ iPad is not supported by "operation information on the diagram route" and "My line of service notification". ※ You can do the release and setting of similar verification and automatic update from iTunes. ※ If you purchase a premium course during the free trial period, the remaining free trial period that was offered will expire. =====================================
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 乗り換えナビタイム（時刻表・運行情報アプリ） at 76% against ecobike's 22%. 乗り換えナビタイム（時刻表・運行情報アプリ） also leads on ratings volume (217 vs 4) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). ecobike's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. 乗り換えナビタイム（時刻表・運行情報アプリ） sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. ecobike asks for nothing beyond the download.
ecobike holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 乗り換えナビタイム（時刻表・運行情報アプリ） has 217 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 22% of ecobike's written reviews are positive against 76% of 乗り換えナビタイム（時刻表・運行情報アプリ）'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ecobike ships an update every 2 months, 乗り換えナビタイム（時刻表・運行情報アプリ） fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | ecobike | 乗り換えナビタイム（時刻表・運行情報アプリ） |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.7 (217 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.6% of reviews | 76.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 217 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ecobike株式会社 | NAVITIME JAPAN CO.,LTD. |
Customer experience
ecobike
乗り換えナビタイム（時刻表・運行情報アプリ）
Bugs and requests
ecobike
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
乗り換えナビタイム（時刻表・運行情報アプリ）
Reported bugs
12 issues- Timetable data is old and inaccurate
- App shows communication errors
- Location data sent in background without permission
- Bugs in route calculation leading to detours or excessive transfers
- Transfer times are too short to make connections
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- Delay and cancellation information is not updated or displayed
- App crashes or freezes
- In-app purchases are made accidentally
- Premium invitation notifications persist despite being turned off
- App not working when not connected to Wi-Fi
- Search results are incorrect or misleading
- Error messages when trying to find routes with multiple bus stops of the same name
Requested features
20 requests- Remove English from language list
- Add English version/language option
- Improve accuracy of timetable data
- Consider transfer times more realistically
- Incorporate delay and congestion information
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- Make unsubscribe process clearer and easier
- Offer more route selection criteria (e.g., avoid crowded stations)
- Allow customization of notification times (especially for premium invitations)
- Improve ad experience (less intrusive, easier to close)
- Provide clearer explanations for route suggestions
- Allow users to search for routes without Wi-Fi
- Make paid features more accessible or understandable
- Fix bugs related to communication errors
- Provide better support for bug reporting and resolution
- Allow deletion of purchase history
- Improve search functionality for bus stops with same names
- Make it easier to find transfer information
- Add more route options, including cheapest ones
- Allow users to choose between free and paid features more clearly
- Improve the handling of automatic time resets in search
In-app purchases
ecobike
No in-app purchases
乗り換えナビタイム（時刻表・運行情報アプリ）
- 乗換NAVITIME Premium Course1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- 乗換NAVITIME Premium Course1 Month trial$2.491 Month
- 乗換NAVITIME プレミアムコース ファミリープラン月額$5.491 Month
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- 乗換NAVITIME プレミアムコース（年間コース）$24.991 Year
- 乗換NAVITIME プレミアムコース ファミリープラン年額$48.991 Year
Questions
Is ecobike free?
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