BA Subte vs Ecobici Buenos Aires
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BA Subte
Official application for Buenos Aires Subway users. Provides essential information for navigating the subway system.
- Official subway information
- Navigation assistance
- User-friendly interface
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Aplicación oficial para los usuarios de Subte de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires.
Ecobici Buenos Aires
This app displays real-time information about bike rental stations, including bike availability and free stands. It features a city map with your current location, bike paths, and the ability to save favorite stations. Users can search for stations and track their bike usage duration.
- Real-time station map
- Bike and stand availability
- Current location tracking
- Favorite station lists
- Station search functionality
- Bike usage timer
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App to view detailed information about the stations of the Ecobici bike rental service in Buenos Aires. - Map of the city with the position of stations showing the number of bikes and the free stands for each station. It includes also the BIKE PATH. - You can click on a station directly on the map to expand its information. - The map also shows your current position and it updates when you move. - List of favorite stations categorized by groups (home, work, friends or general). - List of stations closest to you according to your current position. - List of all stations. - Search engine for stations by number, name of station or address in all lists. - Timer to see the duration of bike use. - Several languages available (English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Catalan). * Unofficial app: Use your miBA card to unlock a bike.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BA Subte at none against Ecobici Buenos Aires's 1. BA Subte also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Ecobici Buenos Aires sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BA Subte asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.4 for BA Subte against 2.3 for Ecobici Buenos Aires. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 25% of BA Subte's written reviews are positive against 29% of Ecobici Buenos Aires's.
BA Subte ships an update monthly, Ecobici Buenos Aires every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BA Subte | Ecobici Buenos Aires |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (7 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires | Sergi Palomares Redon |
Customer experience
BA Subte
Ecobici Buenos Aires
In-app purchases
BA Subte
No in-app purchases
Ecobici Buenos Aires
- Remove advertisements$6.99
