Comparison

Alkoon vs Kaupunkifillarit

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

Head to head
About

Alkoon

Features
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Travelling to a party and trying desperately to find a bottle of red wine? Problems locating nearest Alko store in an unfamiliar town? "Alkoon" will solve all your problems. Well, at least it will help you navigate to all Alko stores in Finland.

About

Kaupunkifillarit

Find available city bikes in your area with real-time updates. Enjoy cycling through the city and discover convenient transportation options.

Highlights
  • Find available city bikes
  • Real-time bike availability updates
  • Uses open data from HSL
  • Navigate the city by bike
  • Supports multiple Apple devices
Features
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Free city bikes and docks at a glance. Kaupunkifillarit shows live availability at every Helsinki and Espoo city bike station, so you find a bike – and a place to return it – instantly. • Bikes and free docks at every station, live • Tap a station: walking route, walking time and free docks • Walking radius on the map: see which stations are minutes away • Favourite stations and a home screen widget • Apple Watch app and watch face complications • Dark mode • In English, Finnish and Swedish NEW IN 2.0 Kaupunkifillarit has been rebuilt from scratch: • Reliable data straight from HSL's open API, with a backup connection that keeps the map working during outages • You'll see when data is out of date – no more stale numbers shown as fresh • City bike stations only, no scooter stations • New home screen widget for your favourite stations • Apple Watch app: nearest and favourite stations on your wrist, even without your phone TRY IT FREE Everything is free for 14 bike-season days. Trial days only count during the city bike season (April–October). After the trial, the app continues with a yearly subscription that costs less than a single city bike day pass – and keeps the app maintained. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Kaupunkifillarit is an auto-renewing yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kaupunkifillarit.fi/tietosuojaseloste.html Station data: HSL / Digitransit, CC BY 4.0. Kaupunkifillarit is not an official HSL app.

Screenshots

Alkoon4 screens
Kaupunkifillarit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Alkoon at none against Kaupunkifillarit's 3. Alkoon also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Kaupunkifillarit's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads 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. Kaupunkifillarit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Alkoon asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alkoon ships an update every 3 months, Kaupunkifillarit every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Alkoon versus Kaupunkifillarit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlkoonKaupunkifillarit
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB97 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAntero SalonenSampsa Kuronen

In-app purchases

None

Alkoon

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Kaupunkifillarit

Subscriptions3
  • Kaupunkifillarit$1.991 Year
  • Supporter$1.991 Year
  • Kaupunkifillarit$3.991 Year

Questions

Is Alkoon free?
Alkoon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kaupunkifillarit free?
Kaupunkifillarit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Alkoon or Kaupunkifillarit have ads?
Neither Alkoon nor Kaupunkifillarit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alkoon or Kaupunkifillarit?
Alkoon ships an update every 3 months, and Kaupunkifillarit every 10 days. Most recently, Alkoon was updated on October 26, 2026 and Kaupunkifillarit on November 1, 2026.

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