Bolt
Must-have app for urban transportation in most of the Europe.
Transportation
Carguru
Car sharing in 🇱🇻 Latvia
Extra notes #
- To rent a car, driver must be 21 year old and possessing a valid category B driver’s license held for a minimum of 2 years1
Issues #
- Service uses a dark pattern of in-app currency “₲–Coins” that can only be topped-up in 5 EUR increments
CityBee
Car sharing in Baltic states
Extra notes #
- Car sharing is available to 18 year olds with brand new driver’s license1
Forus
Alternative to Bolt, that is sometimes cheaper, but there are many 1-star reviews in the App Store for both technical issues and bad quality of service. Admittedly, Bolt has as many 1-star reviews, but unlike Forus, they also have >25000 positive reviews, while price difference for an average urban taxi ride is usually just a couple Euro.
Issues #
- Apple Pay is not supported
- Google Pay is not supported
FREENOW
Alternative to Bolt for transportation, often cheaper.
In 2025 the company was acquired by Lyft."
Issues #
Not possible to plan a trip outside of current geolocation
HOPIN
Alternative to Bolt in Bratislava, Košice, Trnava, Martin, Chernihiv, Kyiv, Bolton.
Besides taxi, the app also allows paying for parking and public transport.
Issues #
I could not verify my latvian (+371) phone number but the app seems to work without phone number verification.
Login with Google, Facebook and Apple Account is implemented.
Apple Pay is not supported, only cash and cards via in-app wallet.
Some UI dialogs are broken on both Android and iOS if system language is set to English.
Skok
Electric moped sharing service in 🇱🇻 Riga, Latvia.
Every moped has two helmets in top box - size M and L, it’s legal and comfortable to ride these scooters 2-up.
Notes #
In 🇱🇻 Latvia, it’s legal to ride motorcycles (including mopeds) on public transport lanes, and legally park them on sidewalks (except pedestrian streets) for free.
Issues #
- Marketing is unclear and inconsistent about season start and end dates.
- There is a registration fee, €1.99.