Shuttle2Anywhere vs SoCal511
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shuttle2Anywhere
Find affordable private transportation with professional, licensed, and insured drivers. Enjoy pre-set pricing and cashless payments for a convenient and safe journey to work, the airport, or a night out.
- Find great transportation prices
- Professional, licensed, and insured drivers
- Cheaper than taxis
- Pre-established pricing
- Cashless payment system
- Safe and quick journeys
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Use Shuttle2Anywhere to quickly find a great price for transportation anywhere! Whether you are going to or from work, the airport or a safe night out, let Shuttle2Anywhere's professional drivers get you there quickly and safely. Cheaper than a taxi, Shuttle2Anywhere provides a professional private driver who is fully licensed and insured. Pre-established pricing ensures that both the customer and service provider know what the payment will be ahead of time so there are no surprises at the end of the trip. Our cashless system means that you don’t have to worry about payment. Enter your credit or debit card, and your personal chauffeur will get his payment without you ever having to open your wallet. Service is currently available in Los Angeles, San Diego and expanding quickly.
SoCal511
Access real-time transit and traffic information for Southern California. Get arrival times, traffic alerts, and plan multi-modal trips with turn-by-turn navigation.
- Real-time bus and train arrival times
- Traffic alerts and congestion updates
- Emergency and event notifications
- Park and Ride location information
- Multi-modal trip planner
- Turn-by-turn navigation
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Southern California 511 (SoCal 511) is the source for traveler information providing transit and traffic information. The SoCal 511 region consists of five counties: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura. Location Based Information at a Glance: • Check when a bus or train will arrive or is scheduled to arrive at a stop near your current location • Check for traffic alerts (Sig Alerts, incidents, closures, etc.) and traffic congestion around your current location • Get alerts on emergencies and major events that may affect travel in the SoCal 511 region • Quick view estimated travel times for your favorite destinations and trips Transit: • Check when a bus or train will arrive or is scheduled to arrive at a stop near your current location or anywhere in the SoCal511 region using an interactive map • View Park and Ride locations and check the number of spaces and cost at each location on the interactive map • View TAP Kiosks and additional information on the interactive map Traffic: • Check for traffic alerts (Sig Alerts, incidents, closures, etc.) and traffic congestion anywhere in the SoCal 511 region using an interactive map • View the dynamic Message Signs for current traffic conditions or special events on the interactive map • Check for traffic alerts around your current location as you drive and have them announced to you Favorites: • Set up and save favorite trips, destinations, and transit stops to get information on them with one touch from the home screen Trip Planner: • Plan a driving, transit, bicycle, or walking trip from any origin to any destination in the SoCal 511 region and get directions for the trip • Get turn by turn navigation directions from your current location to any destination in SoCal while driving, biking, or walking • Transit mode utilizes local transit user knowledge not available in other commercial trip planners • View traffic impacts along your route and announced to you as you drive using turn by turn navigation
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SoCal511 at 4.2 against Shuttle2Anywhere's 2.4. Shuttle2Anywhere's advantage is review sentiment (15% vs 0%) and ratings volume (107 vs 12). 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.
SoCal511 holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shuttle2Anywhere has 107 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 15% of Shuttle2Anywhere's written reviews are positive against 0% of SoCal511's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Shuttle2Anywhere ships an update every 3 weeks, SoCal511 every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shuttle2Anywhere | SoCal511 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (107 ratings) | 4.2 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 107 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ride Share Pro, Inc | Los Angeles County Service Authority for Freeway Emergencies |
Customer experience
Shuttle2Anywhere
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In-app purchases
Shuttle2Anywhere
No in-app purchases
SoCal511
No in-app purchases






