What is the best scooter service in Rome (with coupon code)? Lime, Bird, Helbiz, Wind, Dott
If you want to use a coupon code to discover a scooter service in Rome. You can use the following codes.
Lime: RGJ7A14
Dott : F78KTEH
Bird : KUL06A
Helbiz : 1ZKDU4
Rome is discovering electric scooter services. They have been used until now but they are becoming more and more popular in the Covid context.
5 operators compete for the market: Lime, Bird, Helbiz, Wind and Dott. Here are some elements to compare them.
The quality of the scooters
The robustness of the scooters is a very important element for safety. Perhaps even more so in Rome which has many paved roads. It is therefore essential to have a reliable device.
At this little game, electric scooters are very similar of them but Dott inspires me a little less confidence with wheels a little less wide.
A detail that is important at Wind: a well thought-out support allows you to attach your smartphone to use it as a GPS. Very practical.
Quality of the application
All applications look the same: a simple registration in a few minutes. The choice of a payment method. A map to find the nearest scooter and a QR code to activate it.
Lime has a competitive advantage since it can be useddirectly from the Uber application by clicking on “two wheels”. No need to register again if you already use this service.
If we look at the notes in the blinds (data retrieved from Google Play in September 2020. Concerns the Android application).
| Application | Average Score | Number of notes |
| Lime | 3,6 | 107 000 |
| Dott | 4,3 | 3 000 |
| Bird | 4 | 39 000 |
| Helbiz | 4,3 | 1 000 |
| Wind | 3,8 | 8 000 |
Helbiz and Dott are both the highest rated applications and those with the least feedback.
Helbiz is indeed only available in Italy (with the exception of Belgrade in Serbia).
Dott is available in several countries (especially in France) but has only been available for about a year.
Lime is the least rated application but it is by far the world leader.
Bad signal for Wind who has little opinion and a very average score.
Please note that Wind asks for a tax number when registering, which makes it unusable for non-residents.
Comparison of rates
The applications have very similar rates based on a fixed unlocking fee and then a per-minute rate.
| Application | Unlocking | Rate per minute |
| Lime | 1 € | 0,25 € |
| Dott | 1 € | 0,19 € |
| Bird | 1 € | 0,25 € |
| Helbiz | 1 € | 0,20 € |
| Wind | ? | ? |
I couldn’t get Wind’s price list back, as I couldn’t finalize my registration.
Dott and Helbiz are 20% cheaper than Lime and Bird.
Scooter availability
It is difficult to have a completely objective opinion on this question.
During my strolls in Rome, Bird seemed to me to be the service with the most electric scooters.
By doing a test by looking, on a Friday evening, at the number of scooters in the immediate vicinity of my home. That gives.
| Application | Number of scooters available |
| Lime | 6 |
| Dott | 2 |
| Bird | 6 |
| Helbiz | 3 |
| Wind | ? |
Again I was unable to retrieve the information about Wind.
On thisn’t necessarily representative test, Lime and Bird are the most available services.
Promotional code
As is often the case, this type of service offers sponsorship codes to encourage discovery of the service. Here is what I can offer you.
| Application | Promotional code | Advantage |
| Lime | RGJ7A14 | 5 € |
| Dott | F78KTEH | 2 free releases |
| Bird | KUL06A | 5 € |
| Helbiz | 1ZKDU4 | 2 € |
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