Bee vs Mercury
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bee
Rent electric scooters for short or long trips. Simply download the app, register, find a scooter, scan the QR code, and ride to your destination. Park according to local rules and end your ride.
- Rent electric scooters
- Eco-friendly transportation
- Easy registration process
- Scan QR code to unlock
- Park according to local rules
- Suitable for short and long trips
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Bee Scooters are here to change the way we move and the way we support our planet. Innovative, environmentally friendly, safe to use and yeah, pretty cool to look at, bee scooters are here to make a buzz! Get Started: 1. Download the app. 2. Register. 3. Find a Bee Scooter. 4. Scan the QR code. 5. Ride safely to your destination. 6. Park Scooter according to local rules. 7. End your ride. Small vehicles for small trips. Large vehicles for large trips. Over 100 million worldwide have chosen this path last year alone. Not because it was easy but because it was hard. And hard is good. Keep going, we think there are 5 Billion people coming behind you. Eco-friendly transportation for all. Meet Bee’s eco-friendly fleet An eco-friendly footprint. The unlock fee for Bee Scooter is 1,00€ and the ride costs 0,25€ per minute. Visit our website for more information, news, promotions, rules and job opportunities.
Mercury
Easily rent and ride electric bikes across Greece. Scan a QR code to unlock a bike and return it to a designated spot to end your rental and charge.
- Thousands of bikes nationwide
- QR code unlocking
- Designated parking spots
- High-quality vehicles
- Easy rental process
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Mercury is the largest bike sharing company in Greece, with thousands of bikes all over the country. After downloading our app and singing up, just scan the QR code and enjoy your ride on our highest quality available vehicles. To end charging you just return your bike to a designated parking spot in our application and lock it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bee at 5.0 against Mercury's 4.5. Mercury's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months) 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bee holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mercury has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Bee ships an update every 6 months, Mercury every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bee | Mercury |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 36.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EVEDIMA GREECE P.C. | SIA ATOM Tech |
Customer experience
Bee
Mercury
In-app purchases
Bee
No in-app purchases
Mercury
No in-app purchases
