Comparison

Social Bicycles vs Camping Buddy

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

Camping Buddy

This travel app helps you plan and enjoy your camping trips by creating customizable lists and checklists. Ensure you don't forget any essential items for pre-departure or post-arrival needs.

Highlights
  • Trip planning
  • Customizable checklists
  • Item lists
  • Pre-departure checks
  • Post-arrival checks
Features
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Camping Buddy exists to help you enjoy every trip by giving you a way to create lists and run checklists so you don't forget anything... small or large. Checklists can be associated with stops or trips... pre-departure or post arrival. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Social Bicycles4 screens
Camping Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Camping Buddy at 5.0 against Social Bicycles's 4.4. Camping Buddy also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). Social Bicycles's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (6.8K vs 3). 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. Camping Buddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Social Bicycles asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Camping Buddy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Social Bicycles has 6.8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Social Bicycles ships an update every 4 weeks, Camping Buddy weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Social Bicycles versus Camping Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSocial BicyclesCamping Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (6.8K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.8K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMobilityCloud IncBart Sferrazza

Customer experience

Social Bicycles

All ratings6,755 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral3.0%
Negative11.0%
Written reviews193 reviews
Positive27.5%
Neutral5.2%
Negative67.4%

Camping Buddy

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Camping Buddy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Social Bicycles

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Camping Buddy

Subscriptions2
  • Camping Buddy Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Camping Buddy Yearly$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Social Bicycles free?
Social Bicycles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Camping Buddy free?
Camping Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Social Bicycles or Camping Buddy?
Camping Buddy is rated higher. Social Bicycles averages 4.4 out of 5 from 6.8K ratings, while Camping Buddy averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Social Bicycles or Camping Buddy have ads?
Neither Social Bicycles nor Camping Buddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Social Bicycles or Camping Buddy?
Social Bicycles ships an update every 4 weeks, and Camping Buddy weekly. Most recently, Social Bicycles was updated on November 6, 2026 and Camping Buddy on November 7, 2026.

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