Cheapest Bike Sharing in Singapore for September 2018 | Anywheel vs Grab Cycle vs G-Bike vs Ofo Bike vs Obike vs Mobike vs SG Bike vs The rest

Jonathan Jilaxzone

6 years ago

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Welcome September 2018!

Like last month – August 2018, this September 2018 month is also pretty much quiet in terms of promotion from the Bike Sharing providers.

As you probably knew, oBike and Gbike are quitting Singapore. Check their respective section down below on how to get a refund.

So here we are. In September 2018, pricing structures are mostly the same like they were back in August 2018.

Here are their offers for September 2018:

Anywheel

Like last months, unfortunately in September 2018, Anywheel price is still showing price in CNY although I’m physically here in Singapore.

According to the app, deposit is CNY 99, while the charge is CNY 0.5/30 min/trip.

Grab Cycle

One of the impact Obike is quitting Singapore is that Grab Cycle – which happen to be partnering with Obike to able to use Obike fleets of bikes – stop accepting new members for the time being. If you already registered before, then you can continue and renew, otherwise you are unable to register as new – at least for the time being.

On top of pay-as-you-go for $0.50/30 min, here are their prices for September 2018. They remain the same like it was for August 2018.

Grab Cycle	Price Per Day
7 days $1.00	$0.1428
30 days $3.00	$0.1

Grab Cycle pay-as-you-go plan requires $5 deposit with minimum balance of $5.

G-Bike

G-Bike – one of local bike sharing providers which also follows oBike path – ceasing its services last 7th July 2018. Read the details here on StraitTimes.com. No wording on their official Facebook page though.

Good bye G-Bike. We barely know you.

Ofo Bike

Like last month, this month, Ofo Bike is offering what they called as Group Pass. It’s a pass where you need to buy more than one to get discount.

On top of pay-as-you-go for $0.50/30 min, here are their prices for September 2018.

Ofo Bike	Price Per Day
7 days $1.59	$0.227
30 days $6.99	$0.233
30 days Group Pass* $5.99	$0.199

*Group Pass has minimum requirement to purchase pass for at least 2 persons.

Obike

In case you don’t know yet, oBike is ceasing its operation in Singapore. Read here. If you previously deposited money on them, do check on their official Facebook page, on the refund process but this is the statement they were giving on July last month, “oBike is also working closely with relevant parties on a solution to refund the user deposits. The entire refund process will be announced once these details are finalised”. Which they didn’t indicate when it’s going to be finalised.

While waiting for Obike to come out with the official refund process, here’s what you can do to quickly request a refund from oBike: check here.

Bicycle sharing: meet Obike – First Generation Bike

Since the ceasing news last week, oBike has blocked users access to its oBike app. So no more price comparisons for oBike.

Mobike

Mobike prices for September 2018 change to a more cheaper affordable price:

1) Last month, 90 days pass was offered for $29.99, now they have revised it to $19.99.

2) Last month, 180 days pass was offered for $223.23, now they have revised it to $36.66.

3) The 360 days pass priced $88.88 last month, is now no longer being offered.

On top of pay-as-you-go for $0.50/30 min, here are their prices for September 2018.

Mobike	Price Per Day
30 days $7.99	$0.267
90 days $19.99	$0.222
180 days $36.66	$0.203
360 days $88.88	N/A

SG Bike

On top of pay-as-you-go for $1/30 min, here are their prices for September 2018.

SG Bike	Price Per Day
30 days $5*	$0.167
90 days $10*	$0.111
180 days $30*	$0.167

* unlike other bike sharing providers which offers unlimited 2 hours/ride, SG Bike limits the ride to just 30 minutes/ride.

And the cheapest goes to…

The Winner for Cheapest Bike Sharing Provider for this month is…

Some exclusions: since GrabCycle is currently not accepting new members and its fleet doesn’t grow as much as the rest other bike sharing providers, I shall exclude it from the comparisons below. Same goes to SG Bike, its fleets of bicycles at this point of time are quite limited in numbers and locations.

So, for short term (7-30 days), Ofo Bike is the winner.

For medium (60-90 days), Mobike is the winner.

For the long term (180 days and above), Mobike is the winner.

My Recommendation:

Like my recommendation I gave last month, each months, Bike Sharing providers will surely try to come out with even greater promotions to win the crowds. And while it seems now the Bike Sharing market is already saturated with so many providers, but who knows if next months, there’s a new Bike Sharing provider coming to Singapore with FREE-to-ride promotion. Knowing that fact, my recommendation to you is to get only the 1 month pass from Ofo Bike. While it’s relatively cheap at $0.233/day (Ofo Bike), at the same time you don’t need to commit for so long. When next month the new pricing is coming out, you can switch to one with better offer.

To use Bike Sharing in Singapore

You have to first install the app to enjoy the promotion. In case you haven’t installed any of the app, do first install the app. Links provided below.

Once you installed, find the bike and open the app. Scan the QR Code found on the bike to begin rent your bike.