Metrolink vs CC Transit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Metrolink
Purchase and manage Metrolink train tickets directly from your smartphone. Buy various ticket types, activate them before boarding, and store them in a digital wallet. Easily transfer tickets to a new device if needed.
- Mobile ticket purchasing
- Digital ticket wallet
- Ticket transfer to new device
- Secure payment processing
- Various ticket types available
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The official Metrolink App is like having a ticket machine in your pocket. Your device is your ticket! Buy a ticket anywhere, anytime - in seconds. With the Metrolink App, you can securely purchase Metrolink One-Way, Round-Trip tickets, 7-Day, Monthly and Weekend Day Passes in seconds. Purchasing a ticket is easy: select your trip & ticket type, enter your payment card information, activate your ticket prior to boarding and your device is your ticket. Never lose your ticket again! Once you purchase your ticket, it will always be in your ticket wallet. Need to replace your phone? No problem - you can easily transfer any purchased ticket to a new device. Riders who use the Corporate Quick Card and riders who transfer to Metro Rail should continue to use paper tickets from Metrolink’s Ticket Vending Machines. Metrolink will be implementing a variety of enhancements to enable these users to use mobile ticketing in the future. We are making the app better every day! Visit www.metrolinktrains.com/app for more information. Features: ● Onboarding screen updated
CC Transit
Plan your trips with real-time bus arrival information for City of Commerce Transit. Track your bus live on a map, mark favorite stops, and receive alerts for a stress-free commute. Access schedules, news, and provide feedback easily.
- Real-time bus arrival information
- Live bus tracking on map
- Trip planning
- Favorite stop bookmarking
- Arrival alerts and reminders
- Published bus schedules
- Nearby stop locator
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No more wondering if you missed your bus. Take the guess work out of planning your trip through the City of Commerce’s app. The CC Transit app provides real-time arrival information for City of Commerce Transit (CC Transit). Use the app to mark favorite stops, set reminders, get alerts, plan your trip, provide feedback and access general information about CC Transit. Best of all, you can track your bus in real-time on the live map to see its exact location and receive estimated arrival times at your bus stop. This app is fun, easy to use and best of all it’s FREE! Features: o Locate nearby bus stops; o Search for bus stops by tapping on the map; o Get GPS real-time information; o Get published bus schedules; o Track the current bus location; o Watch the bus live across the map; o Bookmark your favorite stops; o Get latest news and information on CC Transit app;
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CC Transit at 100% against Metrolink's 14%. CC Transit also leads on rating (3.3 vs 2.5). Metrolink's advantage is ratings volume (371 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
CC Transit holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metrolink has 371 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Metrolink's written reviews are positive against 100% of CC Transit's.
Metrolink ships an update every 3 months, CC Transit every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Metrolink | CC Transit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (371 ratings) | 3.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 371 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Southern California Regional Rail Authority | Syncromatics |
Customer experience
Metrolink
CC Transit
Bugs and requests
Metrolink
Reported bugs
4 issues- Ticket barcodes not scanning properly
- Inability to update billing address
- Tickets not syncing across devices
- Payment issues causing lost funds
Requested features
5 requests- Integrate with Apple Wallet
- Add real-time service alerts
- Allow advance ticket purchases
- Provide detailed station/route info
- Implement better password/account management
CC Transit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Metrolink
No in-app purchases
CC Transit
No in-app purchases







