bikeshare.ie vs Openow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
bikeshare.ie
This app helps you find and use shared bicycles in Irish cities like Limerick, Cork, Galway, and Waterford. It shows station locations, bike availability, and lets you manage your account and release bikes.
- City maps with station locations
- Real-time bike and stand availability
- Bike release functionality
- Save favorite stations
- On-the-go account sign-in
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TFI Bikes is a great way to get around the cities of Limerick, Cork, Galway and Waterford. Bike stations are located throughout the cities to provide a healthy and convenient means of transport. The app provides information on station locations, bike and stand availability, as well as your account information and activity. Key features: · Map of each city with station locations · Bike and stand availability for each station · Bike release functionality · Save your favourite stations · Sign in to your account on the go
Openow
This utility app allows you to use your smartphone as a digital key to unlock doors. It offers a convenient and intuitive way to manage access without physical keys.
- Smartphone as digital key
- Intuitive door opening
- Convenient access management
- Receive digital keys
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Openow™ is a mobile app that allows to receive keys in your smartphone, to enable the opening of doors in a very intuitive and convenient way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Openow at 2.9 against bikeshare.ie's 1.0. Openow also leads on review sentiment (15% vs 0%) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Openow holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Openow has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of bikeshare.ie's written reviews are positive against 15% of Openow's.
bikeshare.ie ships an update every 6 months, Openow every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | bikeshare.ie | Openow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 2.9 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 14.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Telfourth Ltd. | TESA Assa Abloy |
Customer experience
bikeshare.ie
Openow
In-app purchases
bikeshare.ie
No in-app purchases
Openow
No in-app purchases
