TAP LA

TAP LA

Transit fare payment in LA

799 ratings
283 reviews
#175 in free Travel
✈️ Travel
Free

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • September 2, 2020
  • June 12, 2026

Features

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About

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.

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

1.26.97 (5934)

June 12, 2026

App enhancements and bug fixes.

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Top Free

πŸ“ˆΒ 175+7

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This app rose +7 positions in Travel chart.

Last updated on August 28, 2026.

User reviews

Wrongfully charged

I was wrongfully charged while doing a transfer and 2 months later the customer service, after quite a few emails and a transfer to the technical support has still NOT resolved the case …. ! πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

Bad App

Would not let me create an account. It wouldn’t send the code the verify my email, and when it finally did it gave me a system error.

Buggy

first off it was very difficult to even create an account. I could not get a confirmation code to be sent via email. It took me at least 20 tries when I had my son do it. He couldn’t even create an account. It wouldn’t let him hit the submit button. I spent way too much time trying to create an account even putting in the confirmation code is difficult other apps or websites you can just copy and paste this one you have to put in the numbers one by one, and then you have to change your keyboard layout to the numbers so every time I put in one number I would have to hit the arrow bar to change to the numbers so frustrating
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APP NEVER SHOWS CURRENT BALANCE OR ACTIVITY

This app NEEDS a MAJOR update ASAP! Is anybody’s IT team looking to revamp/upgrade this thing. If not, LET me do itπŸ‘ŽπŸ»πŸ‘ŽπŸ»πŸ‘ŽπŸ»πŸ‘ŽπŸ»πŸ‘ŽπŸ».

Terrible design

This app has a horrible design. First, it took multiple attempts to create an account. And when it sends you a numerical code, the keyboard to enter it is letters. Then, when you’ve put it back on numbers and enter one, it switches back to letters for the next. I know the keyboard can pop up as numbers as many other apps do this. That’s just one of the MANY flaws of this app. I think high school students could design something better. Would give zero starts if I could.
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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.