Broadway Cab vs The Current
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Broadway Cab
Book a taxi in the Portland, Oregon Metro Area with this official app. Existing customers can log in to access booking history and favorite locations. Track your taxi in real-time and receive arrival notifications.
- Book taxis in Portland Metro Area
- Access existing web booker accounts
- View booking history and favorites
- Live taxi tracking
- Automatic arrival notifications
- Streamlined booking process
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The Official Broadway Cab iPhone App for customers in the Portland Oregon Metro Area, the Portland International Airport (PDX) and surrounding cities including: Beaverton, Clackamas, Gresham, Happy Valley, Hillsboro, Lake Oswego, Milwaukie, Oregon City, Tigard, Tualitan, West Linn and Vancouver proper. If you are an existing Broadway Cab Web Booker customer there is no need to re-register. It is linked to your Broadway Cab Web Booker account so you will have access to history and favorite locations that you have listed there. Your booking will go directly into our dispatch system and you will not need to wait on the telephone when booking your next taxicab. You will also be able to see how far away your taxicab is with our LIVE TRACKING feature plus have access to a number of automatic "on approach" notifications. The Broadway Cab iPhone application delivers a streamlined booking alternative for Broadway Cab & Sassy Cab customers.
The Current
Book on-demand rides with a public transit service. Track your vehicle in real-time and manage your trips seamlessly. This service operates in specific areas of Washington state.
- Book on-demand rides
- View real-time vehicle locations
- Seamless trip management
- Service in specific Washington areas
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The Current app puts C-TRAN’s new on-demand service at your fingertips. Use it to seamlessly book rides, view real-time vehicle locations and more. The Current is available in Camas, Washougal, La Center and Ridgefield, plus Vancouver’s Rose Village, Port of Vancouver and WSUV/Salmon Creek areas.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Current at 3.7 against Broadway Cab's 2.3. The Current also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 22 months). Broadway Cab's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Current holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 33 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Broadway Cab's written reviews are positive against 33% of The Current's.
Broadway Cab ships an update every 22 months, The Current every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Broadway Cab | The Current |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (7 ratings) | 3.7 (33 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 33 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mobile Technologies International Pty Ltd | Spare Labs Inc. |
Customer experience
Broadway Cab
The Current
In-app purchases
Broadway Cab
No in-app purchases
The Current
No in-app purchases
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