Metrolink vs Simi Valley 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
Simi Valley Transit
Book on-demand rides within Simi Valley's service zone. This public transit app operates weekdays from 8 AM to 4 PM, offering convenient transportation. Visit the official website for more details.
- On-demand ride booking
- Service within Simi Valley zone
- Open to the general public
- Weekday operating hours
- Official information source
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Simi Valley Transit offers on-demand service in Simi Valley within the service zone. The service is open to the general public. Hours of operation are 8 AM - 4 PM on weekdays. For more information, visit www.simivalley.org. Download the app to book your ride.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simi Valley Transit at 3.0 against Metrolink's 2.5. Metrolink's advantage is ratings volume (371 vs 2). 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.
Simi Valley Transit holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metrolink has 371 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Metrolink ships an update every 3 months, Simi Valley Transit every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Metrolink | Simi Valley Transit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (371 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 371 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Southern California Regional Rail Authority | RideCo Inc. |
Customer experience
Metrolink
Simi Valley 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
Simi Valley Transit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Metrolink
No in-app purchases
Simi Valley Transit
No in-app purchases
