NY City Bikes

Tough to connect to your server and it’s not my phone.

The only reason why it gets two stars is because it lets you see where the bikes are located (which you can also see on google maps). But the app is super slow, needs a lot of data, is not easy for on the go quick checks, you have to wait for it to load, even if you have unlimited data, it still loads slowly. It doesn’t let you unlock bikes or pay through the app, so if the bike station has the main screen damaged, you cannot unlock the bikes from your app instead. You’ll still have to walk to another station because the app doesn’t do much. Also, their Ads are not best in class, so I imagine the way they are adding ads to the app is also probably causing latency and making it slower. You need a better webmaster.

This app is a really good app if you want to easily find the closest available bikes or docks available. Previous reviewer‘s were complaining that they could not rent a bike easily from the app. That is not what the app is meant to do. The native Citi Bike app is great for unlocking bikes but not so great for easily finding the closest available open bikes or docks. This app gives you a list by distance making it really easy to find the closest available bikes or docks. Highly recommend!