Commutyble vs SmarTrip
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Commutyble
This app allows authorized account holders to open garage gates using their mobile phone. It replaces the need for physical access cards or windshield tags for convenient entry.
- Mobile gate access
- Replaces access cards
- Authorized user access
- Convenient entry
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Commutyble account holders can use this app to to open the gates to garages for which they are authorized using their mobile phone instead of an access card or a windshield tag.
SmarTrip
Manage your SmarTrip card and account with this optional tool. Register your card for balance protection, check benefits, set up auto-reload, or purchase transit passes. It can also be added to Apple Wallet for easy tap-to-pay.
- Manage SmarTrip card and account
- Add SmarTrip to Apple Wallet
- Register card for balance protection
- Check SmartBenefits
- Setup Auto-Reload
- Buy unlimited transit passes
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This app is an OPTIONAL tool that allows you to manage your SmarTrip® card and account. This app can NOT be used to pay your transit or parking fares. You do NOT need to setup a SmarTrip account to use SmarTrip in Apple Wallet. Add SmarTrip to Apple Wallet: - Open Apple Wallet on iPhone or Apple Watch - Tap “+”, choose “Transit Card”, select “SmarTrip” - In less than a minute you’ll have a new SmarTrip card in your Apple Wallet and be ready to tap to pay for rides or parking anywhere SmarTrip is accepted. If you need to do account management, then: - Install this optional SmarTrip app to register your card for account balance protection, check SmartBenefits, setup Auto-Reload, or buy money-saving unlimited transit passes. Chat with us at WMATA.COM/CHAT or call 888-SMARTRIP (888-762-7874)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Commutyble at 65% against SmarTrip's 10%. Commutyble also leads on rating (3.4 vs 2.1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). SmarTrip's advantage is chart position (#201 vs unranked) and ratings volume (118 vs 32). On price, ads, 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.
Commutyble holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 118 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Commutyble's written reviews are positive against 10% of SmarTrip's.
Commutyble ships an update every 2 months, SmarTrip every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Commutyble | SmarTrip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (32 ratings) — better | 2.1 (118 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.7% of reviews — better | 10.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32 | 118 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #201 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | New Harbor Network Systems Inc. | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |
Customer experience
Commutyble
SmarTrip
Bugs and requests
Commutyble
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
SmarTrip
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to activate account due to missing activation email
- Password reset process not working
- Inconsistent behavior when adding value to card
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to transfer balance between cards
- Real-time balance updates
- Improved trip planning tools
- Apple Watch support
In-app purchases
Commutyble
No in-app purchases
SmarTrip
No in-app purchases
