TAP LA

TAP LA

Transit fare payment in LA

850 ratings
299 reviews
#203 in free Travel
✈️ Travel
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Released
September 2, 2020
Updated
October 12, 2026

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Pay for transit fares across Los Angeles with your mobile device. This app allows you to purchase passes, manage multiple cards, and use touchless payment on numerous bus and train systems. It also offers trip planning and access to multimodal programs.

✓Touchless payment
✓Add TAP card to iPhone/Apple Watch
✓Purchase transit passes
✓Manage multiple TAP cards
✓Add TAP card to Apple Wallet
✓Trip planning tools
✓Reduced fare support
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What's New in TAP LA

1.26.98

October 12, 2026

bug fixes and enhancements.

Charts

Top Free

📉 203-11

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This app dropped -11 positions in Travel chart.

Last updated on October 25, 2026.

User reviews

Does not cap daily fare

Metro advertises as capping daily total fare at $5. This app does not do that.

You Can’t Purchase a Card Through the App

It claims you can, but you actually have to buy one at a machine, which completely defeats the purpose of this app even existing. Don’t waste your time.

Steals your money, Intentional design

I read the other comments and hoped I would be one of the lucky ones, nope. Everything everyone says is true. It stole 5 dollars from me: you go thru the whole process of setting up your card with Apple Pay, they give you an option to preload your card DONT PRELOAD YOUR CARD. The card set up will fail and then that $5 of credit you just bought will completely disappear. This is so bad that you would have to show me proof that this isn’t intentional UI design. Some Uber lobbyist bent Karen Bass’s ear perhaps. Such overwhelmingly negative comments for 6+ years still remaining true shows the city doesn’t give two craps about the metro system. Los Angeles can be a good city but leadership is broken.
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Reload Tap

Metro needs to fix this app asap !!! The reloads to pay are always taking forever to load and sometimes don’t even load at all!!! Like metro you want my money or not because I can never refill my tap card.

Doesn’t work

I’ve added funds to my tap card multiple times and nothing has gone through.

Developer apps

User experience

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Reported Bugs

3 issues

Card registration and activation issues

Bug

Disappearing funds and balances

Bug

Inconsistent app performance

Bug
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Requested Features

4 requests

Allow multiple devices for one account

Feature

Improve reliability of fund loading

Feature

Provide more transparent transaction history

Feature

Integrate with more payment methods

Feature

FAQ

What does the TAP LA app do?

The TAP LA app allows you to pay for transit fares across over 27 transit systems in greater Los Angeles, including LA Metro. You can purchase transit passes, manage multiple TAP cards, and use touchless payment with your iPhone or Apple Watch.

What are the key features of the TAP LA app?

Key features include touchless payment, the ability to add a TAP card to your iPhone and Apple Watch, purchasing transit passes or stored value, managing multiple cards in your account, adding your TAP card to Apple Wallet for Express Transit, and access to trip planning tools.

Is the TAP LA app free to use?

Yes, the TAP LA app is free to download and use. The app itself does not charge fees for its services. You will still need to purchase fares or transit passes through the app.

What devices are compatible with the TAP LA app?

You can use your iPhone (8 and above) and Apple Watch (Series 3 and above) for touchless payment. For managing multiple cards, iPhone 5 and above is supported.

What are common use cases for the TAP LA app?

Common use cases include easily paying for bus and train fares without physical cards, planning trips using integrated trip tools, managing multiple transit cards for different family members or agencies, and quickly tapping to board with Apple Wallet integration.