Comparison

BicinCittà vs Bikesquare

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

Head to head
About

BicinCittà

This app provides access to a popular bike-sharing system across over 100 Italian cities. Easily find available bikes and stations, manage your account, and enjoy convenient, fast, and eco-friendly urban transportation.

Highlights
  • Register via app
  • Purchase/renew subscriptions
  • Find bike stations
  • Check bike/dock availability
  • Contact customer service
  • Discover city subscriptions
Features
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THE ITALIAN BIKE SHARING SYSTEM. BicinCittà. Cycling in town has never been so convenient, easy and fast. BicinCittà is the most popular bike sharing system in Italy. Ride with us in more of 100 cities, including Torino, Padova, Pisa, Como, Treviso, Bergamo, Parma, Rimini; our bikes, parked in strategic points, are available 365 days a year, 24h, and allow you to experience the city in a fast, fun and above all economic way. Enjoy the opportunity to get around in a fast, independent and sustainable way. A network conceived for those who want to experience the city on two wheels and prefer to feel free from traffic. Bicincittà is the bike sharing service for all the people who come into town for work, leisure or tourism. By subscribing the service, it is possible to take the bicycle in one of the stations in the city and return it to any other station with free docking racks. Designed for short trips, the bike sharing today is the most convenient and cheapest form of urban transport. With our bikes you arrive first, without parking problems and ... stay fit! App features: - NEW! Register via app - NEW! Purchase a new abonament or renew and add credit to yours - find the position of the bike stations around you - check in real time the available bikes or the free docks - contact us in a “tap” for reports or tips - discover the available subscriptions for each city - search for the cities with BicinCittà services from the list of zoom out … much more features are coming soon! Bike sharing Bicincittà. General advices and rules 1. Use the bicycle only for the time of your trip, so you will be able to benefit from the free period. 2. Return the bike once you have reached your destination; you can take it again afterwards, avoiding to pay for the fares applied for a longer use. 3. Report anomalies or malfunctionings to the customer service: you will contribute to make the service more efficient and to correct quickly any inconvenience. 4. Bicincittà is conceived for you, to meet your travel needs. Suggest new stations and opportunities to improve the service. Your contribution is fundamental for future planning. 5. The card is personal and cannot be transferred the third parties. 6. The bicycle must be used within the urban area of the service. 7. Remember that the bicycle is a means of transport and that you must abide by the rules of the traffic laws. With Bicincittà you have a bike where and when you need it. A public means of transport which must not be waited for, which allows to get around quickly and is also funny and healthy. Operational every day 24h, free from constraints linked to routes, timetables and waits, it guarantees convenience and flexibility as well as the safeguard of the urban environment.

About

Bikesquare

Discover suggested routes and points of interest across Italy and Europe. This app provides navigation, previews of your journey, and information on e-bike friendly accommodations and dining.

Highlights
  • Suggested e-bike routes
  • Sat Nav feature
  • Points of interest
  • E-bike friendly locations
  • Route previews
  • Smartphone handlebar support
Features
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Let BikeSquare take you around Wanna see our suggested routes? Are you afraid of getting lost? BikeSquare app lets you choose your route, take a look at the preview of your experience, use the Sat Nav Feature and never get lost! Find on our app all of the points of interest, hotels, restaurants, museums and wineries. All of them are (e)bike friendly. Be sure they will welcome you with passion and cheerfulness and you will get in touch with people who live and work in the area you decided to visit. BikeSquare ebikes are equipped with a handlebars support to use your smartphone while riding.

Screenshots

BicinCittà4 screens
Bikesquare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bikesquare at 85% against BicinCittà's 9%. Bikesquare also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.3) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). BicinCittà's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bikesquare holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BicinCittà has 30 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of BicinCittà's written reviews are positive against 85% of Bikesquare's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BicinCittà ships an update every 3 months, Bikesquare every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BicinCittà versus Bikesquare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBicinCittàBikesquare
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.3 (30 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews8.7% of reviews84.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings30 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperComunicare s.r.l.Massimo Infunti

Customer experience

BicinCittà

All ratings30 ratings
Positive6.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative90.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive8.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative91.3%

Bikesquare

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%

In-app purchases

None

BicinCittà

No in-app purchases

None

Bikesquare

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BicinCittà free?
BicinCittà is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bikesquare free?
Bikesquare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BicinCittà or Bikesquare?
Bikesquare is rated higher. BicinCittà averages 1.3 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Bikesquare averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BicinCittà or Bikesquare have ads?
Neither BicinCittà nor Bikesquare shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BicinCittà or Bikesquare?
BicinCittà ships an update every 3 months, and Bikesquare every 3 weeks. Most recently, BicinCittà was updated on November 1, 2026 and Bikesquare on November 2, 2026.

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