Ride Freebee vs CATS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ride Freebee
This app offers a free, on-demand transportation service using electric vehicles to connect you with your community. Discover local recommendations, request rides, and enjoy a convenient, eco-friendly way to travel. Save money on transportation to spend locally.
- Free on-demand rides
- Electric vehicle transportation
- Discover local recommendations
- Connect with your community
- Redeem exclusive deals
- Eco-friendly travel
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Welcome Aboard Skip the stress of traffic and parking. Freebee’s on-demand transportation service is safe, reliable and 100% free! Freebee’s unique platform is transforming the way people experience their communities by inspiring local mobility and seamlessly connecting them with their destination by way of our fully electric vehicles. Here’s how to get started: 1. Discover: Download the Ride Freebee app to browse our local recommendations and exclusive deals. 2. Explore: Request a ride and wait for your friendly driver to arrive. 3. Connect: Enjoy the ride and share your experience in The Hive. Redeem your Freebee deal once you reach your destination. #RideResponsibly Freebee is connecting people with the world around them, while aiding the economic development of local communities and advocating for a greener, safer earth. We do this by ensuring that our service is always free, convenient and most importantly, great for the environment. Free: Transportation can be expensive. By riding with Freebee, you can reallocate money saved on transportation to spend on local dining, shopping and entertainment. Convenient: Public transportation can be a hassle. Parking can be tricky to find and lugging heavy bags of groceries is sometimes too much to handle. With Freebee, you can enjoy the excitement of your local community, without the inconvenience of traditional transportation. Electric: Freebee vehicles are 100% electric, making them the most environmentally responsible transportation choice for you and your community. Love the app? Let us know by leaving a review!
CATS
This app provides a convenient mobile ticketing solution for public transit. Users can instantly purchase and use tickets directly from their smartphone, plan trips with step-by-step directions, and manage their transit passes. It offers multiple payment options and integration with other transit-related services.
- Instant mobile ticket purchase
- Trip planning with directions
- Debit/credit card and mobile payment options
- Save favorite routes and passes
- Connect to other CATS apps
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It’s the way to pay! CATS-Pass is the official mobile ticketing app for the Charlotte Area Transit System. CATS-Pass offers a convenient way for you to purchase and use tickets instantly on your smartphone – anywhere, anytime. CATS-Pass also gives you access to trip planning tools. Download the app, buy your transit pass and plan your trip, right from your phone. Features include: • Purchase passes instantly via debit/credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay • Step-by-step travel directions • Cash Wallet feature • Personalize the app by saving your favorite routes and pass types • Connect to other CATS Apps including: ◦ CATS See/Say ◦ CATS Art In Transit ◦ TrackCATS
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ride Freebee at every 2 weeks against CATS's every 4 months. CATS's advantage is review sentiment (53% vs 33%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Ride Freebee against 4.8 for CATS. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25K and 17K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of Ride Freebee's written reviews are positive against 53% of CATS's.
Ride Freebee ships an update every 2 weeks, CATS every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Ride Freebee | CATS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (25K ratings) | 4.8 (17K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.9% of reviews | 53.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25K — better | 17K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BeeFree, LLC | City of Charlotte |
Customer experience
Ride Freebee
CATS
User reviews
Ride Freebee
From 25K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Convenient service
- 🚗 Nice, smooth rides
- 🙂 Friendly, polite drivers
- 💰 Free transportation
Room to improve
- ⏱️ Long wait times
- 🗺️ Inaccurate ETA and location tracking
- 🔍 Poor communication from drivers
- 🚫 Unreliable service, no-shows
- 🚫 Selective driver behavior
CATS
From 17K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- 🚀 Convenient ticket purchasing
- 💡 Helpful for events and concerts
- 🚀 Real-time bus tracking
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional app crashes or bugs
- 🔒 Restrictive device limit issues
- 🔒 Difficult to manage payment methods
- 🕰️ Inaccurate bus schedule information
Bugs and requests
Ride Freebee
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes and log-out issues
- Incorrect ride details and cancellations
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to tip via app
- Real-time ride tracking
- Improved app stability and login
- Expansion of service areas
CATS
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to create new user accounts
- Keyboard issues during sign-up process
- Discrepancies between app and physical bus stop times
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to delete payment methods
- Improved bus and train schedule information
- Notifications for bus arrival times
- Discounted passes for seniors and disabled riders
In-app purchases
Ride Freebee
No in-app purchases
CATS
No in-app purchases
