Comparison

TripShot vs TRIPSTOP

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

TRIPSTOP

Find points of interest like coffee shops or gas stations along your planned route. Specify how far ahead you want to search and how far off the route you're willing to go. Get directions to your chosen stops without needing to know town names in advance.

Highlights
  • Search for places along your route
  • Specify search range and distance off-route
  • Integrates with Google/Apple Maps for directions
  • Avoids inconvenient detours
  • Simplifies road trip planning
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Have you ever been on a road trip and wished you could find your favorite coffee shop about half an hour along your route? Ever settled on a lesser fast food restaurant because you weren’t sure what would be down the road? Ever been annoyed that the gas station advertised on the highway tourism sign ended up being 2 miles out of the way? Ever been frustrated that other navigation services don't let you constrain your search when adding a stop? No more! Download TRIPSTOP to find places of interest within a range of minutes (or miles or kilometers) along your route and no further than some distance off your route! Simply tell the app your destination, pick your route, specify where and when you want to stop, and then get directions to your chosen TRIPSTOP. Features * Searches for places of interest along your route and no further than some distance off your route * Launches your Google/Apple Maps app with directions to your chosen TRIPSTOP * Avoids rash decision-making regarding where to stop on the road * Eliminates the need to determine the names of towns down the road in order to perform repeated point searches * Costs absolutely nothing!

Screenshots

TripShot4 screens
TRIPSTOP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TRIPSTOP at 100% against TripShot's 21%. TRIPSTOP also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). TripShot's advantage is ratings volume (5.2K vs 1) and chart position (#52 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

TRIPSTOP holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TripShot has 5.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of TripShot's written reviews are positive against 100% of TRIPSTOP's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TripShot ships an update every 5 weeks, TRIPSTOP every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
TripShot versus TRIPSTOP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTripShotTRIPSTOP
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5.2K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.2K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#52 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertripshot inc.Lain Dev LLC

Customer experience

TripShot

All ratings5,209 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral0.9%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive21.5%
Neutral2.8%
Negative75.7%

TRIPSTOP

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

TRIPSTOP

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TripShot

No in-app purchases

None

TRIPSTOP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TripShot free?
TripShot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TRIPSTOP free?
TRIPSTOP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TripShot or TRIPSTOP?
TRIPSTOP is rated higher. TripShot averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5.2K ratings, while TRIPSTOP averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TripShot or TRIPSTOP have ads?
Neither TripShot nor TRIPSTOP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TripShot or TRIPSTOP?
TripShot ships an update every 5 weeks, and TRIPSTOP every 9 days. Most recently, TripShot was updated on October 13, 2026 and TRIPSTOP on September 29, 2026.

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