Comparison

TripShot vs Passio GO

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

TripShot

Consolidate all your travel options, including public transit, rideshares, and bike share, into a single platform. Book reservations, manage contactless payments, and receive real-time arrival notifications for a stress-free journey.

Highlights
  • Advanced Trip Planner
  • Real-time arrival notifications
  • Contactless payment management
  • Ticketless boarding
  • On-demand ride booking
  • Micromobility integration
Features
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TripShot helps you travel with ease! See all of your travel options in one place – bus/shuttle, on-demand rides, vanpool, bike share and more. Book a Reservation to secure your spot. Utilize Wallet to manage contactless payments and boarding. Set True-Time® notifications to know when your vehicle is arriving. (Options vary depending on your organization). True-Time® data provides up-to-the-second accuracy for vehicle locations and arrival times, ensuring you have the information you need exactly when you need it so you can arrive on time, stress-free. Simply download the app, log in securely with your account and you're ready to go! Standard Features: * Advanced Trip Planner - map out your journey from point A to B, know the route you’re going to take and see when you will arrive. Set notifications to routes or stops to get True-Time® arrival, departure and delay information sent to your device. Favorite a route to make it easy to find next time you travel. * Routes - view specific information on all routes available to you including route schedules, route maps, and stop-by-stop details so you can plan every trip ahead of time. Optional Features: * On Demand - request an on-demand ride in your service area and get a real-time view of all available vehicles. Reservations - from the Trip Planner book a reservation to secure your space for a future ride. * Boarding - for ticketless boarding utilize your device’s Bluetooth and select Boarding to see your approaching vehicle and present your digital pass to the driver. * Wallet - utilize contactless payment in the Wallet for fare-based ticketing to securely purchase a transit ticket. Purchase tickets using Google Pay, Apple Pay, credit cards, and credit cards from pre-tax transit subsidy programs such as WageWorks and Commuter Benefits. * Micromobility - utilize your organization’s shared scooters, bikes, e-bikes, and additional modes with a seamless user experience. For additional resources and help go to our support page on TripShot.com or contact our support team at support@tripshot.com -- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life. This is only the case when using TripShot's vanpool feature as a driver.

About

Passio GO

Track buses in real-time, view schedules, and get estimated arrival times. For operators, it provides seamless vehicle tracking and passenger counting with GPS data.

Highlights
  • Real-time bus location tracking
  • Bus schedules and ETAs
  • Vehicle tracking for operators
  • Passenger counting
  • GPS tagging of passengers
  • Route visualization
Features
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With Passio GO, you can easily track real-time bus locations, schedules, and estimated arrival times (ETA). This feature is available for select agencies, and while some agencies may choose to show or hide schedules, you can always see where the buses are and their routes. For operators managing transportation systems such as transit buses, shuttles, vans, and more, Passio GO offers seamless tracking and passenger counting. Our applications quickly and efficiently track your vehicles and count passengers as they board and exit, tagging them with GPS coordinates and time/day. This includes categorizing different passenger types or groups. N.B. You can run Passio GO without any registration, use for free. Please contact us at: sales@passiotech.com to setup a Passio Account to operate your own bus system.

Screenshots

TripShot4 screens
Passio GO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TripShot at 4.8 against Passio GO's 4.6. On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TripShot holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5.1K and 10K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 21% of TripShot's written reviews are positive against 24% of Passio GO's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TripShot ships an update every 5 weeks, Passio GO monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 10 level
TripShot versus Passio GO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTripShotPassio GO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5.1K ratings) — better4.6 (10K ratings)
Positive reviews21.0% of reviews24.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.1K10K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#39 — better#49
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertripshot inc.PassIO Technologies

Customer experience

TripShot

All ratings5,104 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral0.9%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive21.0%
Neutral2.9%
Negative76.2%

Passio GO

All ratings10,026 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews307 reviews
Positive24.1%
Neutral7.5%
Negative68.4%

User reviews

TripShot

From 5.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Convenient for shuttle info
  • 🚀 Fast and easy to use
  • 🚀 User-friendly shuttle tracking

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bluetooth and location issues on new iPhones
  • 🐛 Unreliable time estimates and schedules
  • 🤔 Confusing and unintuitive UI
  • 🤔 Lacking key features like route planning and favorites
  • 🤔 Poor navigation and routing

Passio GO

From 10K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Real-time bus tracking
  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 🚌 Helpful for commuting

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • ⏱️ Inaccurate arrival times
  • 🗺️ Unreliable route information
  • 💻 Difficult to navigate

Bugs and requests

TripShot

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Bluetooth detection not working
  • Incorrect departure times displayed
  • Inability to load passes or use QR codes

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to contact drivers directly
  • Improved scheduling and route optimization
  • More intuitive UI and navigation

Passio GO

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Buses disappearing from map
  • App logging users out randomly
  • Incorrect route information

Requested features

3 requests
  • Display full bus schedules
  • Ability to favorite specific stops
  • Improved GPS accuracy

In-app purchases

None

TripShot

No in-app purchases

None

Passio GO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TripShot free?
TripShot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Passio GO free?
Passio GO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TripShot or Passio GO?
TripShot is rated higher. TripShot averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5.1K ratings, while Passio GO averages 4.6 from 10K ratings.
Do TripShot or Passio GO have ads?
Neither TripShot nor Passio GO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TripShot or Passio GO?
TripShot ships an update every 5 weeks, and Passio GO monthly. Most recently, TripShot was updated on September 23, 2026 and Passio GO on September 25, 2026.
Which is more popular, TripShot or Passio GO?
TripShot currently peaks at #39 in the App Store charts, and Passio GO at #49. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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