Rekola vs Smartwings
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rekola
This app provides a convenient bikesharing service for quick urban travel in multiple European cities. Easily locate and rent pink bikes 24/7, contributing to a more sustainable city. Registration is fast, and rides can be initiated by scanning a QR code.
- Bikesharing service
- 24/7 bike availability
- In-app bike location
- QR code bike unlocking
- Sustainable urban transport
- Multi-city support
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Rekola - bikesharing for quick rides around the city Get on the pink bikes and enjoy a ride in different cities of the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Estonia. It's easy, fast and comfortable. Every time you ride a bike, you change the city for the better, because it is an efficient, sustainable and often the fastest way of urban transport. Bikes are available 24/7, whenever you need them. You can find out their location directly in the app, and most often find them parked in bike racks and designated areas. It literally takes a minute to register. Then just scan the QR code on your bike and you're good to go. For up-to-date info on prices and tariffs, visit www.rekola.cz/en. Add a Lítačka to your account and get 2 free 15-minute rides per day. You can also load your MultiSport card. It gives you 2 extra hourly rides every day. Got a question? Email us at info@rekola.cz. Disclaimer: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Smartwings
Book and manage flights directly from your mobile device. This official application provides a streamlined way to handle your travel arrangements.
- Book flights
- Manage bookings
- Official application
- Streamlined travel arrangements
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Official Smartwings application for iOS. Book and manage your flights easily with our Smartwings application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rekola at 67% against Smartwings's 14%. Rekola also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.8) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 28 months). Smartwings's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.1). 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.
Rekola holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rekola has 209 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Rekola's written reviews are positive against 14% of Smartwings's.
Rekola ships an update every 2 months, Smartwings every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rekola | Smartwings |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (209 ratings) — better | 1.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 13.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 209 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 28 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | manGoweb, s.r.o | Smartwings |
Customer experience
Rekola
Smartwings
In-app purchases
Rekola
No in-app purchases
Smartwings
No in-app purchases
