Transit GO Ticket vs flySEA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Transit GO Ticket
Purchase bus, rail, and water taxi tickets directly from your mobile device. Avoid the hassle of carrying cash and use this app for various transit services across King County and Kitsap.
- Mobile ticket purchasing
- Bus, rail, and water taxi tickets
- King County Metro
- Sound Transit Express Bus
- Seattle Streetcar
- Kitsap Transit
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The Transit Go Ticket App allows riders to buy bus, rail and water taxi tickets using their mobile device. No more worries about carrying cash for transit fare, Transit Go Ticket is good on King County Metro Buses, Sound Transit Express Bus, Light Rail and Sounder, King County Water Taxi, Seattle Streetcar and Kitsap Transit routed buses and fast ferry. Learn more at: https://kingcounty.gov/depts/transportation/metro/fares-orca/transit-go-ticket.aspx
flySEA
Navigate your airport experience with ease. Find the shortest security lines, locate dining and shopping, and discover amenities. Get real-time flight updates and ground transportation information to make your journey smooth.
- TSA security checkpoint wait times
- Parking spot reminder
- Airport directory and map
- Explore amenities
- Find your flight and gate
- Ground transportation information
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The Sea-Tac app will help you get to your gate calm, cool and collected! Whether you’re looking for the fastest TSA security checkpoint line, the closest dining options to your gate or the fastest transportation to get you to downtown Seattle, the Sea-Tac app can help. Take advantage of Sea-Tac’s free Wi-Fi and download the official Sea-Tac Airport app for terminal maps, flight information and transportation tips. Features: * TSA security checkpoint wait times: Find the most convenient line with up-to-date wait time information * Parking spot reminder: Snap a photo of your parking spot to skip post-flight wandering * Shopping, dining and relaxing: Look at the airport directory and map to see all of our dining and retail options throughout the airport * Explore our amenities: Get the most comfortable visit with our water bottle filling stations, nursing suites, pet relief areas, cell phone charging stations, children’s play area and more * Find your flight: Enter your flight number to get your gate location and alert notifications * Ground transportation: Find information on airporters, courtesy shuttles, limos, public transit (buses or Link light rail), rental cars, taxis, app-based rideshare (Lyft, Uber, Wingz) and more
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Transit GO Ticket at 4.5 against flySEA's 2.6. Transit GO Ticket also leads on ratings volume (24K vs 162) and review sentiment (17% vs 8%). 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.
Transit GO Ticket holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Transit GO Ticket has 24K ratings behind it against 162, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Transit GO Ticket's written reviews are positive against 8% of flySEA's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Transit GO Ticket | flySEA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (24K ratings) — better | 2.6 (162 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better | 8.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24K — better | 162 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bytemark, Inc. | Port of Seattle |
Customer experience
Transit GO Ticket
flySEA
User reviews
Transit GO Ticket
From 24K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 💡 Convenient for visitors
- 👍 Works as expected
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- ⚠️ Not user-friendly
- 🕰️ Slow performance
- 🚫 Limited payment options
- 🤔 Confusing functionality
flySEA
From 162 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🗺️ Helpful wayfinding and navigation between gates
- ✈️ Flight status and delay notifications
- 🎯 Gate and concourse location information
- 🍽️ Restaurant and dining location finder
- 📍 Interactive airport map with directions
Room to improve
- 🐛 Security wait times broken for months
- ❌ Inaccurate wait time reporting
- 🗺️ Poor map functionality and confusing layout
- 🔄 Inconsistent and unreliable performance
- 📱 Frequent app crashes and glitches
Bugs and requests
Transit GO Ticket
Reported bugs
4 issues- Tickets disappearing before use
- Constant log-out issues
- Activation errors and crashes
- Inability to manage purchased tickets
Requested features
4 requests- Integrate with ORCA card system
- Add support for all transit providers
- Improve trip planning and routing
- Provide better user guidance and instructions
flySEA
Reported bugs
13 issues- Security wait times not displaying or updating
- App crashes when selecting retail shops
- Flight search returns 'Not Found' errors
- Map resets zoom level unexpectedly
- Blank white screens on multiple tabs
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- Flight information tabs non-functional
- Unresponsive refresh button
- Incorrect gate and terminal information
- Persistent flight alerts despite disabling
- Notification toggle not working
- Crashes with iOS 12 and iPhone X
- Clunky navigation requiring excessive taps
- Incorrect parking rate information
Requested features
12 requests- Direct turn-by-turn navigation between specific gates
- TSA PreCheck checkpoint identification on map
- Multiple location viewing on single map
- Real-time train and light rail status
- Traffic and parking lot availability information
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- Centralized dining hours display with filtering
- Web-based security wait times access
- International flight departure information
- Searchable location finder on map
- Pet relief area locations
- Flight number and destination search functionality
- Accurate travel time estimates between locations
In-app purchases
Transit GO Ticket
No in-app purchases
flySEA
No in-app purchases
