What's New

- Added over 10.000 bike parking spaces in Stadsdeel Nieuw-West
- Added contact information for police, the city bike depot, and the largest bike rental companies
- Clearer design

App Description

★★★ Winner 2nd prize in mobility in Apps for Amsterdam ★★★

Coming to Amsterdam? The best way to discover the city is by bike. But, Amsterdam is also a very busy city, with 800.000 bicycles and many cars, trams and other vehicles. Bike Like a Local helps you bike around Amsterdam safely, tells you where and how to park your bike, and helps you to remember where you parked your bike.

Bike Like a Local knows about more than 60.000 bicycle parking spaces in 17.000 different locations in Amsterdam. In addition, it contains data for guarded parking spaces around Amsterdam. Every day, 200 bicycles are stolen and 150 are removed by the city. To make sure yours won't be among them, Bike Like a Local also includes handy parking tips for parking a bike safely and properly. But should something happen, it also helps out with relevant contact information.

In a city like Amsterdam, with 80.000 bikes in just the center of the city, it's easy to forget where you parked your bike, and lose it among the others. With Bike Like a Local, you can store the location of your bike with the press of a button. And, Bike Like a Local also contains tips for safe cycling in Amsterdam for the novice cyclist, so that you don't end up among the 40 cyclists that end up in hospital with serious injuries every month. All features except the maps are also available offline.

Bike Like a Local: the app for the biking tourist in Amsterdam.

iPhone Screenshots

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App Changes

  • September 28, 2012 Initial release
  • October 11, 2012 New version 1.1
  • November 12, 2012 Price decrease: $1.99 -> $0.99
  • November 15, 2012 Price decrease: $0.99 -> FREE!
  • November 17, 2012 Price increase: FREE! -> $0.99
  • January 18, 2013 Price decrease: $0.99 -> FREE!
  • January 25, 2013 Price increase: FREE! -> $0.99
  • January 27, 2013 Price decrease: $0.99 -> FREE!
  • January 29, 2013 Price increase: FREE! -> $0.99
  • January 31, 2013 Price decrease: $0.99 -> FREE!
  • February 02, 2013 Price increase: FREE! -> $0.99
  • February 04, 2013 Price decrease: $0.99 -> FREE!
  • April 16, 2013 New version 1.2
  • April 22, 2013 Price increase: FREE! -> $0.99
  • September 17, 2013 Price decrease: $0.99 -> FREE!
  • September 20, 2013 Price increase: FREE! -> $0.99
  • November 21, 2013 Price decrease: $0.99 -> FREE!
  • December 01, 2013 Price increase: FREE! -> $0.99

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