Metrolink vs Bronco Express
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
Bronco Express
Get real-time bus arrival information for Cal Poly Pomona. This transit app ensures you always have the most current estimated times for your bus stop.
- Real-time bus arrival information
- Up-to-the-minute transit data
- Cal Poly Pomona specific routes
- Estimated time of arrival for stops
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Bronco Express is a transit app for quick, up to the minute information on the latest bus times for Cal Poly Pomona. Never find yourself without the current estimated time of arrival for your stop with this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bronco Express at 100% against Metrolink's 14%. Bronco Express also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.5) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.6). Metrolink's advantage is ratings volume (371 vs 10) and device support. On price, 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.
Bronco Express holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metrolink has 371 ratings behind it against 10, 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 Bronco Express's.
| Parameter | Metrolink | Bronco Express |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (371 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 371 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Southern California Regional Rail Authority | Matthew Harris |
Customer experience
Metrolink
Bronco Express
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
Bronco Express
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Metrolink
No in-app purchases
Bronco Express
No in-app purchases
