Comparison

TripShot vs COTA Plus

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
Currently charting
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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

COTA Plus

This on-demand transportation service connects users to jobs, healthcare, and other essential destinations within a specific service area. Book a ride through the mobile app and a vehicle will arrive within 15 minutes for convenient travel.

Highlights
  • On-demand ride booking
  • Access to jobs and healthcare
  • Designated service zone
  • 15-minute vehicle response time
  • Easy payment and travel
Features
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COTA Plus is a first of its kind service, which integrates technology with a transportation solution to provide customers with further access to jobs, healthcare and more. Just download the COTA Plus app today, book your trip and travel with ease! Customers can travel within the designated Grove City zone that includes service to Mt. Carmel Grove City and Southpark Industrial Area. Customers can request a ride using the COTA Plus mobile app and within 15 minutes, a COTA Plus vehicle operated by a COTA driver will respond and arrive to the pick-up location. Try this new on-demand service that is guaranteed to change the way that you think about travelling. We look forward to seeing you on your next journey. Just click, pay, and go! Love our app? Please rate us! Questions? Call 614-228-1776.

Screenshots

TripShot4 screens
COTA Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: TripShot at free against COTA Plus's free with in-app purchases. TripShot also leads on ratings volume (5.1K vs 556) and chart position (#39 vs unranked). COTA Plus's advantage is review sentiment (41% vs 21%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for TripShot against 4.7 for COTA Plus. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TripShot has 5.1K ratings behind it against 556, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 21% of TripShot's written reviews are positive against 41% of COTA Plus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
TripShot versus COTA Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTripShotCOTA Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5.1K ratings) — better4.7 (556 ratings)
Positive reviews21.0% of reviews41.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.1K — better556
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#39 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB129 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertripshot inc.Via Transportation, Inc.

Customer experience

TripShot

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

COTA Plus

All ratings556 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral1.1%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive41.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative52.9%

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

COTA Plus

From 556 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great first experience
  • 👍 Great service in Grove City
  • 👍 Great service, feeling of independence
  • 👍 Nice and safe driver
  • 👍 Respectful and accommodating driver

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy app, inaccurate location
  • 🐛 Unreliable lately
  • 🐛 Drivers take long breaks
  • 🐛 Cannot book rides on Friday afternoons
  • 🐛 Drivers sit in parking lots

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

COTA Plus

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App says 3 minutes away but driver is at the same location
  • App says driver is here but nowhere to be found
  • App cancels on you when you're off the app
  • Cannot book rides in certain areas (south, east, downtown, Grandview)
  • Help line is unhelpful
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  • System is broken, long booking and pickup times

Requested features

3 requests
  • Fix the app's glitches
  • Expand service coverage to the entire city
  • Update zones to include Westerville

In-app purchases

None

TripShot

No in-app purchases

None

COTA Plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TripShot free?
TripShot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is COTA Plus free?
COTA Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TripShot or COTA Plus?
TripShot is rated higher. TripShot averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5.1K ratings, while COTA Plus averages 4.7 from 556 ratings.
Do TripShot or COTA Plus have ads?
Neither TripShot nor COTA Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TripShot or COTA Plus?
TripShot ships an update every 5 weeks, and COTA Plus every 5 weeks. Most recently, TripShot was updated on September 29, 2026 and COTA Plus on September 27, 2026.

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