BIXI

Lyft, Inc.

About this app

BIXI is the official mobile application for Montreal’s bike sharing system.

It allows users to purchase short-term access and members to rent a bike without their key and renew their membership. A station map shows in real time the number of bikes and docking points available at each station and you can also plan your routes. Access your personal space to learn more about your trips, transactions and usage statistics.

Ratings and reviews

Far and away the best way to get around Montreal on a budget. Bixi locations are also integrated into Google maps so if you have wireless earbuds you can navigate the city via audio prompts. The manual bikes are geared easily enough for most and the electric bikes are great if you need a boost. The system is super simple to use on a trip by trip basis, or with a monthly membership.

Overall it's a convenient and easy way to travel within the city. Hopefully the 3 speed bicycle models will be replaced with the 7 speed. 3 speed are limited and the seats don't go high enough for adjusting to the right height. Still find some areas don't have enough stations. Great concept that is found throughout the world and happy to see more people leaving their cars behind to travel by bike!

Overall pretty good, pretty fast, nice design and haven't had any issues really. In terms of UX I think the bike/dock availability could be improved. It would be much more readable if the actual number of available bikes/docks was shown rather than a vague gauge. This way you can instantly know how many bikes/docks are available instead of having to click on every station to have more info. I'll probably switch back to other app I was using before because of this. Another less important suggestion would be to allow us to filter the icons on the map to our favorite stations.

What's new

Thanks for using BIXI! We update our app regularly to make your rides even better. Every update of our BIXI app includes improvements in speed and reliability. As new features are released, we'll highlight those for you in the app.

Here is what you will find in our latest update:
- Bug fixes and performance improvements