Comparison

GetDock vs Dockly

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

Head to head
About

GetDock

Easily find available Citi Bike stations and open docks with real-time data. Get instant directions to the nearest bike or parking spot, with options to prioritize e-bikes or avoid low-dock stations.

Highlights
  • Real-time bike and dock availability
  • Nearest station mapping
  • Instant directions via Apple/Google Maps
  • Low Risk Mode for dock availability
  • Auto-refreshing data
  • Direct launch to Citi Bike/Lyft app
Features
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The CitiBike app makes it hard to quickly find an open dock or available bike. GetDock fixes that. Favorite Use-Cases: 1) You're on a CitiBike heading somewhere — as you get close, just open GetDock and it auto-routes you to the nearest open dock. No fumbling, just park. 2) You're at home or the office and wanna check if there are any e-bikes near you. One tap and you see every station around you with live counts. 3) You're somewhere random in the city and just wanna grab a bike. Pick what you're looking for and get walking directions to the nearest one. - Real-time availability across all NYC CitiBike stations - Nearest stations mapped around you with live counts - Instant directions via Apple Maps or Google Maps - Low Risk Mode skips stations with only 1 left - Auto-refreshes every 30 seconds - Open CitiBike or Lyft app directly to unlock your ride No account. No ads. Just open and go.

About

Dockly

Find available bike-share docks in real-time with turn-by-turn navigation. The app automatically reroutes you if your destination dock fills up mid-ride, ensuring a seamless experience. It supports both finding a bike and a place to dock.

Highlights
  • Live bike-share dock availability
  • Turn-by-turn spoken directions
  • Automatic rerouting
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island notifications
  • Supports finding bikes and docks
Features
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Dockly gets you to a bike-share dock that actually has space — guiding you turn-by-turn and silently rerouting when your target station fills mid-ride. RIDE • Live availability for every station in NYC's bike-share system — Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Jersey City, and Hoboken • Turn-by-turn guidance with spoken directions over speaker or AirPods • Enter any destination — Dockly picks the dock closest to it and adds the walking leg • Works for both ends of the trip: find a bike to grab, or a dock to drop HANDS-FREE • Automatic rerouting — docks fill, your route fixes itself, hands stay on bars • Next turn on your Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island, and in the watch Smart Stack • Choose e-bike or classic; save Home and Work APPLE WATCH — NO IPHONE NEEDED • Open the watch app to an instant list of the nearest bikes or docks • Turn-by-turn with a live map and Apple Maps-style haptic turn taps on your wrist • Off route? The watch recalculates by itself; if your dock fills mid-ride it quietly reroutes you to the next best one • Riding to a dock counts as an outdoor cycling workout — live pace and heart rate on the wrist, rings credit when you dock Dockly for iPhone and Apple Watch. Dockly is an independent app, not affiliated with, endorsed, or sponsored by any bike-share operator or its sponsors. Station data comes from the public GBFS feed.

Screenshots

GetDock4 screens
Dockly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dockly at every 4 days against GetDock's every 3 weeks. GetDock's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 — 5.0 for GetDock against 5.0 for Dockly. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GetDock ships an update every 3 weeks, Dockly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GetDock versus Dockly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGetDockDockly
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPIPELINEMFGJOSHUA ANDREW TELLER

Customer experience

GetDock

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dockly

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

GetDock

No in-app purchases

None

Dockly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GetDock free?
GetDock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dockly free?
Dockly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GetDock or Dockly?
GetDock and Dockly are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do GetDock or Dockly have ads?
Neither GetDock nor Dockly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GetDock or Dockly?
GetDock ships an update every 3 weeks, and Dockly every 4 days. Most recently, GetDock was updated on September 29, 2026 and Dockly on September 26, 2026.

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