Comparison

SCOOTY vs Ride Current

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

Head to head
About

SCOOTY

Access electric vehicles for convenient and eco-friendly urban travel. Easily sign up, select a ride, and explore your city for work, errands, or leisure. Contribute to reducing car usage and carbon emissions with every journey.

Highlights
  • Electric vehicle access
  • Easy sign-up process
  • Multiple payment options
  • Eco-friendly transportation
  • Referral program for free rides
  • Affordable daily and monthly plans
Features
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Scooty is the convenient and eco-friendly way to get around town! Sign up now to access electric vehicles in your city. EASY TO USE: Download the app Sign up Choose your payment method (Credit card, etc.) Select your ride and unlock the adventure Electrify your journey! Ride to your destination with purpose! Go to work, run errands, or just enjoy a leisurely weekend ride. With the Scooty, you can travel from point A to point B safely. ECO-FRIENDLY TRANSPORTATION Our goal is to make cities more enjoyable by reducing car usage and decreasing carbon emissions. Every ride with Scooty contributes to this mission. MANY AWESOME PERKS AND OFFERS -Get free rides Share your code with a friend and both of you can enjoy a complimentary ride. -Ride more for less From daily to monthly rates, Scooty offers affordable plans that make sense for every rider. -Stay safe on the road For the safety of you and others, follow local regulations, please avoid riding on sidewalks and always wear a helmet. Use bike lanes and park neatly to keep the streets clear. Download the Scooty app and explore your city today!

About

Ride Current

Access shared electric scooters for convenient urban travel. Pick up and drop off scooters anywhere, perfect for commutes, sightseeing, or casual rides with friends. Simply download, create an account, scan, and ride to your destination.

Highlights
  • Shared electric scooters
  • Pick up and drop off anywhere
  • Work commute
  • City touring
  • Cruising with friends
  • Easy account creation
  • QR code scanning
Features
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Ride Current gives you access to shared electric scooters that can be picked up and dropped off anywhere. Use Ride Current for your work commute, to tour the city while on vacation, or when cruising the town with friends. How it works: * Download the Ride Current App * Create your Account * Find and scan QR printed on Ride Current * Ride safely to your destination * End your ride and go

Screenshots

SCOOTY4 screens
Ride Current4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SCOOTY at 4.6 against Ride Current's 2.3. SCOOTY also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (23 vs 3). Ride Current's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 44%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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

SCOOTY holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SCOOTY has 23 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of SCOOTY's written reviews are positive against 80% of Ride Current's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SCOOTY ships an update every 2 months, Ride Current every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SCOOTY versus Ride Current: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSCOOTYRide Current
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (23 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews44.2% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScooty Mobility Inc.Magnushub Ltd

Customer experience

SCOOTY

All ratings23 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive44.2%
Neutral7.0%
Negative48.8%

Ride Current

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

SCOOTY

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App glitches a lot
  • App is slow at times
  • System glitches when ending trip
  • App locked itself
  • Scooter didn't work after unlocking
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  • Parking pad full at destination
  • Hard to end the trip
  • Parking spaces hardly visible on map
  • App asked to add money to wallet, but charged directly from Visa
  • App requires minimum credited balance and refuses refunds
  • App requires update but no update available
  • Charged for opening and closing the app
  • Automated refund refusal
  • Customer service ignores refund requests
  • App doesn't allow taking a picture of the scooter to end the ride

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow deletion of payment cards
  • Improve app update notifications
  • Make scooters go a bit faster
  • Provide clearer instructions on payment methods (wallet vs. direct card)

Ride Current

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SCOOTY

No in-app purchases

None

Ride Current

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SCOOTY free?
SCOOTY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ride Current free?
Ride Current is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SCOOTY or Ride Current?
SCOOTY is rated higher. SCOOTY averages 4.6 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Ride Current averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do SCOOTY or Ride Current have ads?
Neither SCOOTY nor Ride Current shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SCOOTY or Ride Current?
SCOOTY ships an update every 2 months, and Ride Current every 5 months. Most recently, SCOOTY was updated on October 16, 2026 and Ride Current on October 9, 2026.

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