Comparison

Social Bicycles vs Move

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

Head to head
About

Social Bicycles

Locate, reserve, and ride shared bicycles using your smartphone. This app allows you to find available bikes on a map, manage your account, and pay for rides. Return bikes to designated hubs or public racks.

Highlights
  • Find bicycles using map
  • Create account and pay
  • Reserve bicycles wirelessly
  • Manage your account
  • Contact customer support
  • Sync with Health app
Features
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Social Bicycles (SoBi) provides innovative bike share technology to municipal, university and private programs around the world. Find, reserve, ride, and return bicycles with ease. Our bikes are GPS enabled and can be rented with your smartphone. You can return bicycles to hub locations or lock them to public bike racks for a small fee. Use our mobile app to: - Find bicycles using map - Create an account and pay through the app - Reserve bicycles wirelessly - Manage your account - Contact customer support Public programs powered by Social Bicycles: - SoBi Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, CA - SoBi Long Beach, NY - Coast Bike Share, Tampa, FL - GRID Bike Share, Phoenix, AZ - Juice Bike Share, Orlando, FL - Topeka Metro Bikes, Topeka, KS - Boise GreenBike, Boise, ID - University of Virginia UBike, Charlottesville, VA - Mountain Rides Bike Share, Ketchum, ID - Reddy Bike Share, Buffalo, NY - Breeze Bike Share, Santa Monica, CA - VeloGo, Ottawa, ON, CA - Share-A-Bull Bikes, University of South Florida, FL - Monash University, VIC, AU - Curtin University, VIC, AU - Bay Bike, San Mateo, CA - Long Beach Bike Share, Long Beach CA - Beverly Hills Bike Share, Beverly Hills, CA - WeHo Pedals, West Hollywood - BIKETOWN, Portland, OR - UHBikes, Cleveland, OH - Relay Bike Share, Atlanta, GA - Velonet, Czech Republic - Bruin Bike Share UCLA, CA - Bike Share Connect, Los Angeles, CA Social Bicycles (SoBi) integrates with the Health app to sync your bicycle trips. Enable integration in the Account tab.

About

Move

Access a network of e-bikes and cargo bikes for personal use, available 24/7. Easily find, reserve, ride, and return bikes through the app. It simplifies urban travel and offers a convenient way to get around.

Highlights
  • Find available bicycles
  • Reserve equipment
  • Unlock rides via QR code or device ID
  • Manage account details
  • Contact customer support
Features
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The Move app gives members access to a network of E-Bikes and Cargo bikes for personal use, 24/7/365. Find, reserve, ride, and return E-bikes and Cargo Bikes with ease. HOW IT WORKS Download the app and create an account. Scan the QR code or enter the device ID number to unlock your ride. Ride safe! Don’t forget to wear a helmet. Lock the bike to any rack to end your ride. FEATURES Find available bicycles Create and manage account details Reserve equipment Learn about the program Contact customer support

Screenshots

Social Bicycles4 screens
Move4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Social Bicycles at every 4 weeks against Move's every 7 months. Social Bicycles also leads on review sentiment (27% vs 0%) and ratings volume (6.8K vs 10). On price, rating, 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

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Social Bicycles against 4.3 for Move. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Social Bicycles has 6.8K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 27% of Social Bicycles's written reviews are positive against 0% of Move's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Social Bicycles ships an update every 4 weeks, Move every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Social Bicycles versus Move: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSocial BicyclesMove
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (6.8K ratings) — better4.3 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews27.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6.8K — better10
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB103 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMobilityCloud IncPedal Movement Micromobility LLC

Customer experience

Social Bicycles

All ratings6,755 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral3.0%
Negative11.0%
Written reviews191 reviews
Positive27.2%
Neutral5.2%
Negative67.5%

Move

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Social Bicycles

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Account login issues
  • Incorrect bike charges
  • Broken bike sensors
  • Unresponsive bike keypads

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved app navigation
  • Better bike status information
  • Streamlined payment options
  • Expanded service area

Move

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Social Bicycles

No in-app purchases

None

Move

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Social Bicycles free?
Social Bicycles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Move free?
Move is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Social Bicycles or Move?
Social Bicycles is rated higher. Social Bicycles averages 4.4 out of 5 from 6.8K ratings, while Move averages 4.3 from 10 ratings.
Do Social Bicycles or Move have ads?
Neither Social Bicycles nor Move shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Social Bicycles or Move?
Social Bicycles ships an update every 4 weeks, and Move every 7 months. Most recently, Social Bicycles was updated on September 22, 2026 and Move on September 13, 2026.

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