Express Lanes vs Commute Together
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Express Lanes
Plan your trips on toll roads from your phone. Get real-time toll prices, view traffic cameras, and manage toll invoices. Save time on your commute or travel with a faster, more reliable route.
- Real-time toll prices
- Live traffic cameras
- Pay toll invoices
- Toll price alerts
- Locate entries and exits
- E-ZPass tips
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Use the 495, 95, and 395 Express Lanes app to plan your travel on the Lanes from the convenience of your phone. The 495, 95, and 395 Express Lanes are toll lanes that give you the option for a faster, more reliable trip on I-495, I-95, and I-395 in Northern Virginia. Whether you’re commuting, heading out of town, traveling to your child’s soccer game or running errands – the 495, 95, and 395 Express Lanes save you time. Enjoy your day. Your way. Use the app to: · Check real-time toll prices · View live traffic cameras before you hit the road · Pay toll invoices or missed tolls on the go · Sign up for customized toll price alerts · Locate entries and exits along the Express Lanes network · Learn the rules of the road to safely use the Express Lanes · Get tips for using E-ZPass® Safety first. Please don’t use this app while driving. Toll price and trip duration is subject to change at any time based on traffic conditions. Remember to check out current toll prices displayed on signs just before you enter the Express Lanes. And don’t forget! You need an E-ZPass® or E-ZPass® Flex to use the Lanes.
Commute Together
Coordinate carpools and vanpools with ease. Members set their riding days and exceptions, while coordinators manage driver schedules and expenses. Stay informed with customizable notifications and exportable schedules.
- Member-defined riding schedules
- Driver schedule management
- Schedule exceptions
- Expense tracking
- Customizable notifications
- PDF schedule export
- Group texting
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Easily manage the schedule for a ride share or carpool by allowing each person to set their own schedule. Send a text to everyone or just the people riding today. Learn more at: https://commutetogether.com/GettingStarted Features: - Each member sets which days of the week they ride. - Members can add exceptions to the usual schedule for specific dates. - Group coordinators set the schedule of who drives on which days. - Can have multiple rotating drive schedules. - Coordinators can add exceptions to the usual driver schedule for specific dates. - The Schedule tab displays who is riding and driving for each day. - Can export the schedule as a PDF calendar. - Send texts to all group members or just the people riding today. - Sends notifications to other group members when someone changes their schedule. - Each person can turn notifications on/off or set a time period to hold all notifications during a specific time and send them once that time has passed. - Any group member can add fuel expenses. - Coordinators can create invoices and add other expenses.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Commute Together at 100% against Express Lanes's 38%. Commute Together also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.5) and ads (none vs shown). Express Lanes's advantage is ratings volume (59 vs 6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Commute Together holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Express Lanes has 59 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Express Lanes's written reviews are positive against 100% of Commute Together's.
Express Lanes ships an update every 2 months, Commute Together every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Express Lanes | Commute Together |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (59 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Transurban USA Inc | Brasher Ventures |
Customer experience
Express Lanes
Commute Together
Bugs and requests
Express Lanes
Reported bugs
44 issues- App shows incorrect closing times
- App crashes on launch
- App dies on launch with error message
- Travel map is not usable
- App does not inform about entrances
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- App is worse than useless
- Cannot save routes
- Saved routes do not work
- App cannot be used due to input failure
- App avoids express lanes
- Cannot find lane direction information
- App is virtually useless
- Integration with maps is broken
- App has unhelpful facelift update
- App crashes
- App won't load
- App cannot open
- Unknown error occurred
- App cannot be used to plan a trip
- Start and end points only search physical addresses
- Map selection enters points into wrong box
- Error message when saving trips or doing account actions
- App takes user to empty Google Map
- Login error before entering info
- App has login error
- App has an error and says login failed
- Cannot search prices between toll gantries
- App makes you use Google Maps integrated search
- App requires login for saved trips
- App wants license plate data
- Selecting a location is almost impossible
- App is never sure which way lanes are traveling
- App gives no I-95 options
- Selection process must be fixed
- Scrolling through locations instantly selects item
- Takes numerous restarts and retries to get selection
- Cannot sync EZ Pass
- App only allows info for one direction when lanes are open in another
- Choose route tab has bugs
- Cannot choose south/north
- Route names aren't accurate
- Cameras no longer work
- Cameras do not work
- Scrolling is infuriating
Requested features
34 requests- Correct operating times on app
- User-friendly app design
- Display road names clearly
- Allow users to use Apple Maps separately
- Save frequently used routes
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- Simplify commuting experience
- Allow changing entry/exit points
- Show direction of entries/exits
- Plan trips from points not on expressway
- Find lane direction at various times
- Save routes feature
- Allow manual address entry without search failure
- Route onto express lanes
- Show lane direction upfront
- Use device location as default
- Immediately indicate current travel direction
- Show lane travel options for future trips
- Save routes when searching by entry/exit point
- Strip down app to only generate real-time pricing
- Allow users to plan trips for later
- Fix start/end point selection
- Allow selection of actual entry/exit points
- Fix login errors
- Allow saving trips
- Show overview of express lanes
- Pinpoint user location on map
- Fix list of exit choices
- Sync existing EZ Pass accounts
- Add more camera views
- Touch gate on map for route building
- GPS for nearest entrance
- Navigation for home/work/other
- Integrate navigation with entrances/exits for cost plotting
- Pay missed toll from phone
Commute Together
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Express Lanes
No in-app purchases
Commute Together
No in-app purchases
Questions
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