# Call a Bike

> Bike sharing fast & easy

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id420360589](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id420360589)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id420360589`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Deutsche Bahn Connect GmbH
- **Category:** Travel
- **Rating:** 3.40 / 5 (64 ratings)
- **Version:** 7.7.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-06
- **First published:** 2011-02-24
- **Size:** 78 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/call-a-bike/id420360589)
- **Website:** [https://www.callabike.de/en/home](https://www.callabike.de/en/home)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.callabike.de/en/privacy-statement/](https://www.callabike.de/en/privacy-statement/)

## Description

With Call a Bike, you are spontaneously and flexibly mobile around the clock. Whether you're on your way to work, after work or on a city trip, with Call a Bike you can rent a bike at any time and anywhere in Germany.

A total of 13,000 bikes are available in over 80 cities. You can also use the app to hire a bike from StadtRAD Hamburg and Lüneburg as well as RegioRadStuttgart.

All bikes are displayed on an interactive map in the app. You can rent them using the QR code or by entering the bike number.

You can pause your journey: simply activate it in the app and close the bike lock.

To return the bike, take it to one of the Call a Bike stations that you can find on the interactive map in the app.

You can view the details and costs of your journeys in your bookings at any time. You can also redeem voucher codes, report damage and manage your customer account here.

Let's go : register, get on, start cycling!

Do you like the app or do you have feedback for us? Then rate us here in the App Store, on Facebook or Instagram.

Have a good trip,
your Call a Bike team

## Rankings

- #178,983 — Overall

## Review summary

Users like the map-based bike locator and the general Call a Bike concept, but the app is plagued by registration verification failures, repeated unlock/lock problems, billing issues with extra charges, unreliable app performance, and GPS/location inaccuracies, plus language/support inconsistencies in some cases.

### Pros

- The map in the app shows bike locations, making it easy to find bikes nearby.
- Unlocking bikes works in many cases, enabling rides without extra steps.
- The Call a Bike concept is appealing and can be convenient when functioning properly.

### Cons

- Registration and verification problems, including missing SMS codes and confusing online sign-up with hotline requirements.
- Unlocking/locking failures, with bikes not unlocking or pausing/locking incorrectly, causing charges.
- Billing and charges issues, such as extra fees, meters running out of zones, and refunds being hard to obtain.
- Unreliable app performance and server outages, making rentals intermittently unavailable.
- GPS/location inaccuracies and bikes not being where the map shows, plus wrong drop-off notices.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id420360589)