A complete Guide for Developing a MoBike like Bike-Sharing App

E Scooter Sharing App

The e scooter haring is an emerging commuting platform that has gained immense popularity in countries like the United States, Germany, Spain, China, Japan, Italy, and many others. 

Some of the Stalwarts in this vertical are MoBike in London, YoBike in Uk, and OFO in China. They have come up with incredible bike-sharing platforms, which allow people to take the bicycles to commute short urban trips at a nominal price. 

 There are many reasons accountable for the adaption of this Urban transportation, but the primary goal is it helps to reduce congestion and pollution in metro cities. 

While taxi and on-demand cab companies duke it out for customers in metro cities against other travelling options like private cars, buses, and trains, in dense urban environments, there is a new track of competition arising around vehicles that are convenient to more individuals are bikes and electric scooters.

 Due to the availability of massive docks already, the market of Bike sharing is quite Comprehensive. London alone has 750 docking stations in the city covering 11,000 bikes, but still, there are vast swathes of the city, particularly outside the centre of the city, where the city bike scheme isn’t introduced yet. That raises an opportunity for these bike startups, to cater to people who may not own a bike but would like to ride one.

HOW DOES SCOOTER SHARING PLATFORMS WORK?

The ease of navigation services, payment services, and QR codes all are amalgamated into one platform to bestow users with the power of their own bikes. It is a new platform that is different from conventional transportation services where you get a bike to ride yourself instead of the bike coming to you.

Let’s have a look at the Primary Features of the E Scooter Sharing Apps.

1. Find a bike near you:

It is the most conspicuous feature of a bike-sharing app that allows users to find a bike near its location available for rent. The bike-sharing app continuously tracks the user’s current location via GPS feature and displays the location of the nearest bike on the map. In case if there is no bike available nearby, the app displays the nearest parking station of the company, so that the user can pick up the bike from the parking.

2. Get unlock code through the bike number:

The app has a code scanner to scan the QR code on the bikes. Every bike has a unique code number. The user is required to scan the QR code on the bike through the code scanner featured in the e scooter sharing app to unlock the bike.

 3. Make payment:

Another significant feature of an e scooter sharing app is its multiple payment options such as mobile banking, credit or debit cards, or e-wallet that enables the user to pay for the trip directly through the app. When a user completes a trip, he gets the exact fare for the ride displayed on his screen. The streamlined and frictionless payments support hassle-free processing of the payment.

4. Locking the bike:

 Just like unlocking the bikes, locking the bikes too is an important aspect. Once the user completes the trip, he can park the bike in a parking station. The app lets users find the nearest parking dock where he can leave the bike after completing the trip.

5 Trip Details:

It is convenient for users to get the trip details in advance to ensure that they are charged reasonably for renting a bike. The app enables the users to have the details about the time when the bike was rented, the distance travelled, and many other features of the trip.

Technology Required to develop an E scooter sharing app:

Advance technology implementation is a must for the development of intuitive applications. Therefore, for developing a robust mobile app and for making it at the top across the industrial niche, technology is one of the critical factors required to be selected very smartly.

• App Platform – Android, IOS
• SMS, and Phone Verification -Nexmo, Twilio
• Payments – E Wallets
• Cloud Environment – Google
• Real-Time Analytics – Big Data, Cisco, IBM

These are just the primary technology stack required for the development of an app. still, there is scope for many more to add.

Conclusion 

 Bike-sharing is the leading concept of the present and the future. With its unbeaten benefits, it sure looks like it is here to stay. This could be an opportunity to build a multi-million dollar project. Now that you are acquainted with what it takes to develop a bike-sharing platform. You can get yourself a custom made an e scooter sharing app by hiring a reliable app development company.

How Can Idea Usher Help?

Idea Usher is a pioneering web- app development company where we build a robust, scalable, and innovative technology solution. Our comprehensive knowledge and tech acumen in android, as well as iOS, make us a suitable fit for your e scooter sharing app development. So, feel free to get in touch with us at contact@ideausher to get free quotes. 

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