Renfe Cercanias vs Ciclogreen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Renfe Cercanias
Official app for checking train schedules, alerts, lines, and maps for commuter train services across various Spanish cities. Access real-time information for your daily commute.
- Official train schedules
- Real-time alerts
- Line information
- Network maps
- Multiple city coverage
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Esta aplicación ofrece nuevas funcionalidades adaptadas a las necesidades de nuestros usuarios. • Nuevos mapas interactivos que muestran estaciones, líneas y servicios como parkings de bicicletas cercanos. • Estaciones más cercanas: se muestra siempre la estación más próxima del usuario en la pantalla de inicio y en el mapa, con los horarios de los próximos trenes. • Personalización y favoritos: permite marcar estaciones y trayectos como favoritos, para que el usuario acceda a ellos de forma directa desde la pantalla de inicio. • Widgets de trenes: permite al usuario añadir su estación principal y ver las próximas salidas directamente desde la pantalla de inicio, sin abrir la app. • Buscador con IA: incorpora un buscador inteligente que permite planificar trayectos interactuando con un lenguaje natural indicando origen, destino, fecha y hora. • Información en tiempo real: ofrece datos en tiempo real sobre trenes y trayectos. Ofrece información de los próximos trenes que salen de una estación. • Compra de billetes más rápida, fácil e intuitiva. • Seguimiento en vivo: Seguimiento en tiempo real de una planificación elegida por el usuario.
Ciclogreen
Earn rewards and discounts by choosing sustainable transportation like biking, walking, or using public transit. Track your eco-friendly trips to accumulate points and redeem them for gifts and premiums while contributing to a healthier planet.
- Track biking, walking, running, and skating trips
- Earn 'cycles' for sustainable travel
- Redeem cycles for discounts and gifts
- Participate in sustainable challenges
- Connect with fitness apps (Strava, Fitbit, RunKeeper)
- Share car or use public transport for rewards
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Ciclogreen is an app for carpooling and earning money from your trips. Receive €0.02 for every kilometer traveled—whether you are the driver or a passenger—thanks to the CicloBono. Carpool in Spain, log your kilometers, and build up a balance with every shared trip. From short hops to inter-provincial journeys, you can carpool at any time of day and log your kilometers. ------------------------------- Carpool and earn money ------------------------------- · €0.02 per km for both driver and passenger. Both parties receive a financial incentive for every shared trip. · Log your trips quickly and seamlessly using a QR code. Simply scan at the start and end of the journey, and you're all set. · Short and inter-provincial trips. Log your carpool journeys at any time and to any destination. ------------------------------------------ Turn your kilometers into gift cards ------------------------------------------ Accumulate a balance with every trip and redeem it for gift cards from top brands (starting at €10) once the Ministry has verified the journeys. ----------------------------------- Invite friends and get €5 ----------------------------------- Send unlimited invitations. When the person you invite activates their CicloBono and logs 5 carpool trips of at least 10 km each, you both receive €5. ---------------------------------- More ways to earn rewards ---------------------------------- In addition to carpooling, you can log sustainable trips made by bicycle, walking, running, public transport, or electric vehicles. Participate in sustainable mobility challenges, earn points, and win exclusive prizes. ----------------------------------------- Also for companies and organizations ----------------------------------------- Companies, universities, and other organizations can use Ciclogreen to encourage carpooling and other sustainable mobility habits through incentives, challenges, and gamification. Ciclogreen has been promoting sustainable mobility in Spain for over 10 years. Share your car, earn money, and turn your kilometers into gift cards.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Renfe Cercanias at 4.5 against Ciclogreen's 2.8. Renfe Cercanias also leads on ratings volume (566 vs 6). Ciclogreen's advantage is review sentiment (37% vs 11%). 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.
Renfe Cercanias holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Renfe Cercanias has 566 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 11% of Renfe Cercanias's written reviews are positive against 37% of Ciclogreen's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Renfe Cercanias ships an update monthly, Ciclogreen every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Renfe Cercanias | Ciclogreen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (566 ratings) — better | 2.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 10.7% of reviews | 36.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 566 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 308 MB | 234 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Renfe Viajeros | Ciclogreen Move And Win S.L. |
Customer experience
Renfe Cercanias
Ciclogreen
Bugs and requests
Renfe Cercanias
Reported bugs
17 issues- App fails to launch and gets stuck on splash screen
- Crashes immediately after opening
- Two-factor authentication SMS codes never delivered or expire too quickly
- Login fails with 'Error: Problems getting results, service not available'
- App freezes when selecting stations or menu options
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- QR codes not recognized at turnstiles despite valid tickets
- Tickets disappear from app after updates
- Password recovery takes days or fails entirely
- App becomes unresponsive after recent updates (version 2.7)
- Slow loading times (up to 25 seconds to start)
- Cannot access stored passes and abonos
- Error codes displayed without explanation
- Station selection loops infinitely without advancing
- App incompatible with iPhone 5, iPhone 7, iPhone 11, iPhone 13, iPhone 14, iPhone 15
- Payment processing errors (Error v328)
- Authentication service returns 'try again later' indefinitely
- Biometric verification setup fails
Requested features
13 requests- Real-time train arrival countdown instead of scheduled times
- Platform number display before entering station
- Apple Pay and Google Pay integration
- Direct QR code acceptance at turnstiles without printing
- Email-based two-factor authentication option
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- Support for foreign phone numbers in verification
- Saved credit card as default payment method
- Dark mode option
- Multi-language support beyond Spanish-English
- Live delay notifications and service disruptions
- Ability to add tickets to Apple Wallet
- Complete station database with all lines
- Transit card integration for single fares
Ciclogreen
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Renfe Cercanias
No in-app purchases
Ciclogreen
No in-app purchases
Questions
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