diff --git a/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-base.js b/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-base.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..240d69d59a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-base.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const Joi = require('joi')
+const { BaseJsonService } = require('..')
+
+const schema = Joi.object({
+  version: Joi.string().required(),
+  license: Joi.alternatives(
+    Joi.string().required(),
+    Joi.object({
+      type: Joi.string().required(),
+    }).required()
+  ).required(),
+  // https://github.com/badges/shields/pull/209
+  platforms: Joi.object().default({ ios: '5.0', osx: '10.7' }),
+}).required()
+
+module.exports = class BaseCocoaPodsService extends BaseJsonService {
+  async fetch({ spec }) {
+    return this._requestJson({
+      schema,
+      url: `https://trunk.cocoapods.org/api/v1/pods/${spec}/specs/latest`,
+    })
+  }
+}
diff --git a/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-docs.service.js b/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-docs.service.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6110b651bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-docs.service.js
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const {
+  coveragePercentage: coveragePercentageColor,
+} = require('../../lib/color-formatters')
+const Joi = require('joi')
+const { BaseJsonService } = require('..')
+
+const schema = Joi.object({
+  cocoadocs: Joi.object({
+    doc_percent: Joi.number()
+      .allow(null)
+      .required(),
+  }).required(),
+}).required()
+
+module.exports = class CocoapodsDocs extends BaseJsonService {
+  static get category() {
+    return 'analysis'
+  }
+
+  static get route() {
+    return {
+      base: 'cocoapods/metrics/doc-percent',
+      pattern: ':spec',
+    }
+  }
+
+  static get examples() {
+    return [
+      {
+        title: 'Cocoapods doc percentage',
+        namedParams: { spec: 'AFNetworking' },
+        staticPreview: this.render({ percentage: 94 }),
+      },
+    ]
+  }
+
+  async fetch({ spec }) {
+    return this._requestJson({
+      schema,
+      url: `https://metrics.cocoapods.org/api/v1/pods/${spec}`,
+    })
+  }
+
+  static render({ percentage }) {
+    return {
+      message: `${percentage}%`,
+      color: coveragePercentageColor(percentage),
+    }
+  }
+
+  async handle({ spec }) {
+    const data = await this.fetch({ spec })
+    const percentage = data.cocoadocs.doc_percent || 0
+    return this.constructor.render({ percentage })
+  }
+
+  static get defaultBadgeData() {
+    return { label: 'docs' }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-metrics.tester.js b/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-docs.tester.js
similarity index 61%
rename from services/cocoapods/cocoapods-metrics.tester.js
rename to services/cocoapods/cocoapods-docs.tester.js
index 5ced9e19e7..3edb8992c2 100644
--- a/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-metrics.tester.js
+++ b/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-docs.tester.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const Joi = require('joi')
-const { invalidJSON } = require('../response-fixtures')
 const { isIntegerPercentage } = require('../test-validators')
 
 const t = (module.exports = require('../tester').createServiceTester())
@@ -27,17 +26,3 @@ t.create('doc percent (null)')
 t.create('doc percent (not found)')
   .get('/not-a-package.json')
   .expectJSON({ name: 'docs', value: 'not found' })
-
-t.create('doc percent (connection error)')
-  .get('/AFNetworking.json')
-  .networkOff()
-  .expectJSON({ name: 'docs', value: 'inaccessible' })
-
-t.create('doc percent (unexpected response)')
-  .get('/AFNetworking.json')
-  .intercept(nock =>
-    nock('https://metrics.cocoapods.org')
-      .get('/api/v1/pods/AFNetworking')
-      .reply(invalidJSON)
-  )
-  .expectJSON({ name: 'docs', value: 'invalid' })
diff --git a/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-license.service.js b/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-license.service.js
index ecee193d93..56ccf7e3aa 100644
--- a/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-license.service.js
+++ b/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-license.service.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const LegacyService = require('../legacy-service')
+const BaseCocoaPodsService = require('./cocoapods-base')
 
-module.exports = class CocoapodsLicense extends LegacyService {
+module.exports = class CocoapodsLicense extends BaseCocoaPodsService {
   static get category() {
     return 'license'
   }
@@ -19,11 +19,27 @@ module.exports = class CocoapodsLicense extends LegacyService {
       {
         title: 'Cocoapods',
         namedParams: { spec: 'AFNetworking' },
-        staticPreview: { label: 'license', message: 'MIT', color: '000' },
+        staticPreview: this.render({ license: 'MIT' }),
       },
     ]
   }
 
-  // Legacy route handler is defined in cocoapods.service.js.
-  static registerLegacyRouteHandler() {}
+  static render({ license }) {
+    return {
+      message: license,
+      // https://github.com/badges/shields/pull/184
+      color: '#373737',
+    }
+  }
+
+  async handle({ spec }) {
+    const data = await this.fetch({ spec })
+    const license =
+      typeof data.license === 'string' ? data.license : data.license.type
+    return this.constructor.render({ license })
+  }
+
+  static get defaultBadgeData() {
+    return { label: 'license' }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-license.tester.js b/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-license.tester.js
index bbc5a2375d..4bf6c7458d 100644
--- a/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-license.tester.js
+++ b/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-license.tester.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const { invalidJSON } = require('../response-fixtures')
-
 const t = (module.exports = require('../tester').createServiceTester())
 
 t.create('license (valid)')
@@ -11,17 +9,3 @@ t.create('license (valid)')
 t.create('license (not found)')
   .get('/not-a-package.json')
   .expectJSON({ name: 'license', value: 'not found' })
-
-t.create('license (connection error)')
-  .get('/AFNetworking.json')
-  .networkOff()
-  .expectJSON({ name: 'license', value: 'inaccessible' })
-
-t.create('license (unexpected response)')
-  .get('/AFNetworking.json')
-  .intercept(nock =>
-    nock('https://trunk.cocoapods.org')
-      .get('/api/v1/pods/AFNetworking/specs/latest')
-      .reply(invalidJSON)
-  )
-  .expectJSON({ name: 'license', value: 'invalid' })
diff --git a/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-metrics.service.js b/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-metrics.service.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 9fb9506aa9..0000000000
--- a/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-metrics.service.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-'use strict'
-
-const LegacyService = require('../legacy-service')
-const { makeBadgeData: getBadgeData } = require('../../lib/badge-data')
-const { checkErrorResponse } = require('../../lib/error-helper')
-const {
-  coveragePercentage: coveragePercentageColor,
-} = require('../../lib/color-formatters')
-
-// This legacy service should be rewritten to use e.g. BaseJsonService.
-//
-// Tips for rewriting:
-// https://github.com/badges/shields/blob/master/doc/rewriting-services.md
-//
-// Do not base new services on this code.
-module.exports = class CocoapodsMetrics extends LegacyService {
-  static get category() {
-    return 'analysis'
-  }
-
-  static get route() {
-    return {
-      base: 'cocoapods/metrics/doc-percent',
-      pattern: ':spec',
-    }
-  }
-
-  static get examples() {
-    return [
-      {
-        title: 'Cocoapods doc percentage',
-        namedParams: { spec: 'AFNetworking' },
-        staticPreview: { label: 'docs', message: '94%', color: 'green' },
-      },
-    ]
-  }
-
-  static registerLegacyRouteHandler({ camp, cache }) {
-    camp.route(
-      /^\/cocoapods\/metrics\/doc-percent\/(.*)\.(svg|png|gif|jpg|json)$/,
-      cache((data, match, sendBadge, request) => {
-        const spec = match[1] // eg, AFNetworking
-        const format = match[2]
-        const apiUrl = `https://metrics.cocoapods.org/api/v1/pods/${spec}`
-        const badgeData = getBadgeData('docs', data)
-        request(apiUrl, (err, res, buffer) => {
-          if (checkErrorResponse(badgeData, err, res)) {
-            sendBadge(format, badgeData)
-            return
-          }
-          try {
-            const parsedData = JSON.parse(buffer)
-            let percentage = parsedData.cocoadocs.doc_percent
-            if (percentage == null) {
-              percentage = 0
-            }
-            badgeData.colorscheme = coveragePercentageColor(percentage)
-            badgeData.text[1] = `${percentage}%`
-            sendBadge(format, badgeData)
-          } catch (e) {
-            badgeData.text[1] = 'invalid'
-            sendBadge(format, badgeData)
-          }
-        })
-      })
-    )
-  }
-}
diff --git a/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-platform.service.js b/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-platform.service.js
index 41fbdccc4c..0bcd7e7b43 100644
--- a/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-platform.service.js
+++ b/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-platform.service.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const LegacyService = require('../legacy-service')
+const BaseCocoaPodsService = require('./cocoapods-base')
 
-module.exports = class CocoapodsPlatform extends LegacyService {
+module.exports = class CocoapodsPlatform extends BaseCocoaPodsService {
   static get category() {
     return 'platform-support'
   }
@@ -19,15 +19,27 @@ module.exports = class CocoapodsPlatform extends LegacyService {
       {
         title: 'Cocoapods platforms',
         namedParams: { spec: 'AFNetworking' },
-        staticPreview: {
-          label: 'platform',
-          message: 'ios | osx | watchos | tvos',
-          color: 'lightgrey',
-        },
+        staticPreview: this.render({
+          platforms: ['ios', 'osx', 'watchos', 'tvos'],
+        }),
       },
     ]
   }
 
-  // Legacy route handler is defined in cocoapods.service.js.
-  static registerLegacyRouteHandler() {}
+  static render({ platforms }) {
+    return {
+      message: platforms.join(' | '),
+      // https://github.com/badges/shields/pull/184
+      color: '#989898',
+    }
+  }
+
+  async handle({ spec }) {
+    const { platforms } = await this.fetch({ spec })
+    return this.constructor.render({ platforms: Object.keys(platforms) })
+  }
+
+  static get defaultBadgeData() {
+    return { label: 'platform' }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-platform.tester.js b/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-platform.tester.js
index 66e9fd16fa..8389e0ccdd 100644
--- a/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-platform.tester.js
+++ b/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-platform.tester.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const Joi = require('joi')
-const { invalidJSON } = require('../response-fixtures')
 
 const isPlatform = Joi.string().regex(
   /^(osx|ios|tvos|watchos)( \| (osx|ios|tvos|watchos))*$/
@@ -22,16 +21,11 @@ t.create('platform (not found)')
   .get('/not-a-package.json')
   .expectJSON({ name: 'platform', value: 'not found' })
 
-t.create('platform (connection error)')
-  .get('/AFNetworking.json')
-  .networkOff()
-  .expectJSON({ name: 'platform', value: 'inaccessible' })
-
-t.create('platform (unexpected response)')
+t.create('platform (missing platforms key)')
   .get('/AFNetworking.json')
   .intercept(nock =>
     nock('https://trunk.cocoapods.org')
       .get('/api/v1/pods/AFNetworking/specs/latest')
-      .reply(invalidJSON)
+      .reply(200, { version: 'v1.0', license: 'MIT' })
   )
-  .expectJSON({ name: 'platform', value: 'invalid' })
+  .expectJSON({ name: 'platform', value: 'ios | osx' })
diff --git a/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-version.service.js b/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-version.service.js
index eb8ab49e7e..8ecf96f96e 100644
--- a/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-version.service.js
+++ b/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-version.service.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const LegacyService = require('../legacy-service')
+const { renderVersionBadge } = require('../../lib/version')
+const BaseCocoaPodsService = require('./cocoapods-base')
 
-module.exports = class CocoapodsVersion extends LegacyService {
+module.exports = class CocoapodsVersion extends BaseCocoaPodsService {
   static get category() {
     return 'version'
   }
@@ -18,18 +19,18 @@ module.exports = class CocoapodsVersion extends LegacyService {
     return [
       {
         title: 'Cocoapods',
-        namedParams: {
-          spec: 'AFNetworking',
-        },
-        staticPreview: {
-          label: 'pod',
-          message: 'v3.2.1',
-          color: 'blue',
-        },
+        namedParams: { spec: 'AFNetworking' },
+        staticPreview: renderVersionBadge({ version: 'v3.2.1' }),
       },
     ]
   }
 
-  // Legacy route handler is defined in cocoapods.service.js.
-  static registerLegacyRouteHandler() {}
+  async handle({ spec }) {
+    const { version } = await this.fetch({ spec })
+    return renderVersionBadge({ version })
+  }
+
+  static get defaultBadgeData() {
+    return { label: 'pod' }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-version.tester.js b/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-version.tester.js
index cc2423b064..0f884bcc01 100644
--- a/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-version.tester.js
+++ b/services/cocoapods/cocoapods-version.tester.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 const Joi = require('joi')
 const { isVPlusDottedVersionAtLeastOne } = require('../test-validators')
-const { invalidJSON } = require('../response-fixtures')
 
 const t = (module.exports = require('../tester').createServiceTester())
 
@@ -18,17 +17,3 @@ t.create('version (valid)')
 t.create('version (not found)')
   .get('/not-a-package.json')
   .expectJSON({ name: 'pod', value: 'not found' })
-
-t.create('version (connection error)')
-  .get('/AFNetworking.json')
-  .networkOff()
-  .expectJSON({ name: 'pod', value: 'inaccessible' })
-
-t.create('version (unexpected response)')
-  .get('/AFNetworking.json')
-  .intercept(nock =>
-    nock('https://trunk.cocoapods.org')
-      .get('/api/v1/pods/AFNetworking/specs/latest')
-      .reply(invalidJSON)
-  )
-  .expectJSON({ name: 'pod', value: 'invalid' })
diff --git a/services/cocoapods/cocoapods.service.js b/services/cocoapods/cocoapods.service.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 007baa3339..0000000000
--- a/services/cocoapods/cocoapods.service.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-'use strict'
-
-const LegacyService = require('../legacy-service')
-const { makeBadgeData: getBadgeData } = require('../../lib/badge-data')
-const { checkErrorResponse } = require('../../lib/error-helper')
-const { addv: versionText } = require('../../lib/text-formatters')
-const { version: versionColor } = require('../../lib/color-formatters')
-
-// This legacy service should be rewritten to use e.g. BaseJsonService.
-//
-// Tips for rewriting:
-// https://github.com/badges/shields/blob/master/doc/rewriting-services.md
-//
-// Do not base new services on this code.
-module.exports = class CocoapodsVersionPlatformLicense extends LegacyService {
-  static get category() {
-    return 'other'
-  }
-
-  static registerLegacyRouteHandler({ camp, cache }) {
-    camp.route(
-      /^\/cocoapods\/(v|p|l)\/(.*)\.(svg|png|gif|jpg|json)$/,
-      cache((data, match, sendBadge, request) => {
-        const type = match[1]
-        const spec = match[2] // eg, AFNetworking
-        const format = match[3]
-        const apiUrl = `https://trunk.cocoapods.org/api/v1/pods/${spec}/specs/latest`
-        const typeToLabel = { v: 'pod', p: 'platform', l: 'license' }
-        const badgeData = getBadgeData(typeToLabel[type], data)
-        badgeData.colorscheme = undefined
-        request(apiUrl, (err, res, buffer) => {
-          if (checkErrorResponse(badgeData, err, res)) {
-            sendBadge(format, badgeData)
-            return
-          }
-          try {
-            const parsedData = JSON.parse(buffer)
-            const version = parsedData.version
-            let license
-            if (typeof parsedData.license === 'string') {
-              license = parsedData.license
-            } else {
-              license = parsedData.license.type
-            }
-
-            const platforms = Object.keys(
-              parsedData.platforms || {
-                ios: '5.0',
-                osx: '10.7',
-              }
-            ).join(' | ')
-            if (type === 'v') {
-              badgeData.text[1] = versionText(version)
-              badgeData.colorscheme = versionColor(version)
-            } else if (type === 'p') {
-              badgeData.text[1] = platforms
-              badgeData.colorB = '#989898'
-            } else if (type === 'l') {
-              badgeData.text[1] = license
-              badgeData.colorB = '#373737'
-            }
-
-            sendBadge(format, badgeData)
-          } catch (e) {
-            badgeData.text[1] = 'invalid'
-            sendBadge(format, badgeData)
-          }
-        })
-      })
-    )
-  }
-}