Scooter rental services in Yerevan

There are four kicksharing (scooter rental) companies in Yerevan: Jet, Mimo, BusyFly, Yerevan Ride.

If you want to rent a scooter, but don't know which one to choose, read our article. We will tell you how convenient kicksharing applications are, where you can find scooters, and what condition they are in, what is the cost of the trip, the speed limit.

jet(AppStore | Google Play)

The menu and interface are intuitive. The map shows areas where you can and cannot ride. When you enter the "red" zone, the scooter itself starts to slow down.

private opinion

As users write, and as we personally noted, the application needs to be improved: it may crash, stop showing the number of scooters nearby. No FAQ for Armenia. There may be problems with the completion of the lease and parking

Scooters of the Ninebot Max Plus model are used. They reach speeds up to 25 km/h (the service does not limit the speed). Some instances may have poor brake performance.

Payment method

Link a card and pay immediately on it or replenish the wallet in the application, while a bonus is charged depending on the amount

Price, tariffs, reservation

When linking the card, 100 AMD is withdrawn and returned;
Rates:

per minute – 500 AMD deposit + start 50 AMD + 25 AMD/min;
for 1 hour (does not apply to all scooters) – 500 AMD deposit + 1025 AMD. After 1 hour - 25 AMD/min.;
daily pass – 3390 AMD/day (first 40 minutes free of charge, unlimited number of trips per day)
Subscription: "plus": 290 AMD/month, free sart, charge per minute, unlimited trips per day

Booking: possible (10 min), free

Accessible areas and parking

Kentron, Arabkir, Davtashen, several districts of Ajapnyak. On a narrowly allocated territory, you can get to railway station, Erebuni Mall, Yerevan Mall and Garegin Nzhdeh Square. Most scooters are located in the city center
Parking: in specially marked parking places (“P” on the map)

Additional features

Renting several scooters at once

Support

if you have any questions, you can write to the mail, Telegram bot or WhatsApp bot (not available on Android), call by phone (shown when you select WhatsApp)․ If the bot cannot answer your question, then the operator helps

Ratings:

App Store - 4.7;
Google Play - 2.7

Mimo(AppStore | Google Play)

In the Mimo app, you can rent not only scooters, but also bicycles. The service is somewhat behind in terms of visual component and information content from its competitors.

There may be problems during the registration phase, and the application may suddenly close. Not everywhere there is a translation into Russian. Nevertheless, all basic functions are performed.

The service park consists of 500 Ninebot Max Plus electric scooters. In support of the service, we were told that they plan to increase their number, and the existing scooters are produced specifically for Mimo under their brand and are updated every three months.

However, among the reviews about the work of scooters, you can also find claims to the appearance.

Payment method

Link a card (Mir, VISA, MasterCard, American Express, ArCa), via iDram, in cash via Telcell; replenish the balance in the application (minimum 5000 AMD)

Price, tariffs, reservation

When linking a card, 20 drams are charged, for which 10 free minutes of riding are given;
Rates:

minute by minute – 15 AMD/min. (15 km/h), 20 AMD/min. (20 km/h) or 40 AMD/min. (25 km/h);
for 1 hour - 1200 AMD;
before discharge – 2185 drams

Booking: possible (5 min.), free

Accessible areas and parking

This service has the most of them: Kentron, Arabkir, Davtashen, several districts of Ajapnyak, Shengavit (to the metro station Charbakh), Erebuni (to the fortress of the same name), Nork-Marash, Kanaker-Zeytun, several districts of Nor Nork
Parking: in specially marked parking places (“P” on the map)

Additional features

transferring funds to another user;
issuing an evocabank (ArCa) card

Support

Chat MimoReview in Telegram, where you can also see questions from other users. If you have a specific problem, the operator will write to you in private messages.

By phone number: call, send a message to Telegram, Viber, WhatsApp. Response time - 1-2 minutes. The available instructions for working with the application are not always enough, so you may have to communicate with support

Ratings

App Store - 3.8;
Google Play - 2.0

Busy Fly (AppStore | Google Play)

The BusyFly app, at first glance, seems to be very convenient. What distinguishes it from competitors is the presence of filters for finding suitable scooters, as well as extensive instructions and detailed answers to most of the questions that arise.

However, the service does not cover such a large area (including for parking) as competitors, and the season in Yerevan does not begin until April. Users note frequent problems with the end of the trip and the arbitrary shutdown of the application.

Ninebot Max model scooters are presented in Yerevan; depending on the selected tariff, their maximum speed varies.

Payment method

Link a card (VISA, MasterCard, Mir) or replenish the wallet in the application with the internal currency - coins. In the second case, there are several packages that give a discount depending on the amount of replenishment.

Price, tariffs, reservation

When linking a card, 10 AMD is charged.
Rates: until the season starts, the cost of the trip and the availability of reservations are unknown, but there are several tariffs:

eco with speed limit up to 15 km/h;
drive - up to 20 km / h;
sports - up to 25 km / h;
fixed rates for half an hour and an hour.

Available zones

Kentron, Arabkir, some areas of Davtashen and Kanaker-Zeytun, through a narrow area you can get to the Yerevan Mall and the railway station.
Parking

You can park in the area marked in purple on the map. There are long stretches of traffic on which you cannot park, this must be taken into account when drawing up the route.

Additional features

changing the type of card;
judging by the application menu, it is planned to add a catalog of tourist routes.

Support

No need to use third-party applications, as support is located in the service itself. Answer within 1-2 minutes. If the support service cannot resolve your issue, then they send the phone number of the Gyumri and Yerevan service.

Ratings

App Store - 2.5;
Google Play - 2.3

Yerevan Ride (AppStore | Google Play)

Yerevan Ride provides not only scooters, but also bicycles. It is the largest Armenian sharing platform. They have 2,000 devices (scooters and bicycles) in their fleet. Models are made to order.

The application is easy to register - log in with a Google account or Apple ID. At the same time, the service sometimes freezes and closes, and the FAQ page does not work either. Zones are inaccurately marked on the map, and they may disappear.

Payment method

Link a credit or debit card (MasterCard, VISA, ArCa) and get a 10% discount for this, pay via EasyPay or Telcell. You can replenish the balance in the application and get a bonus depending on the amount.

Price, tariffs, reservation

When linking a card, 5 drams are charged; tariff: start 50 AMD + 29 AMD/min.
Booking: possible (15 min.), 5 AMD/min.

Accessible areas and parking

The available zones are basically the same as the BusyFly zones. Plus several districts in Malatia-Sebastia.
Parking: in specially marked parking places (“P” on the map) and in the green zone.

Support

There is a phone number, email address, Telegram and Facebook messenger. They answer around the clock.

Ratings

App Store - 3.3;
Google Play - 2.7

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