Token Transit vs CARTA GO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Token Transit
Purchase and activate digital transit passes directly from your phone. Your mobile device becomes your ticket, allowing you to easily board public transportation. Supports over 200 cities across North America.
- Purchase transit fares
- Activate digital tickets
- Store tickets on phone
- Supports over 200 cities
- Tap to activate
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1. Purchase - Select your preferred fare type in the Token Transit app. 2. Activate - Your phone holds all your tickets. When you are ready to ride, tap your ticket to activate. 3. Ride - As you board the vehicle, show the driver your digital ticket or scan it on the validator. Download and start riding today! Live in over 200 cities across North America including: - NFTA Metro, Buffalo, NY - RTA, New Orleans, LA - Miami Dade Transit, Miami, FL - CTtransit, Hartford, New Haven & Stamford, CT - JTA, Jacksonville, FL - Metro Transit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN - DDOT, Detroit, MI - Omnitrans, San Bernardino, CA - Roam Transit, Banff, AB - RTC, Reno, NV - TARC, Louisville, KY See the full list of available transit agencies here: https://tokentransit.com/agency
CARTA GO
Schedule on-demand rides for public transit within designated service zones. Book trips directly from your phone and enjoy curb-to-curb transportation for the cost of a bus fare. Connect to various destinations easily and conveniently.
- Schedule on-demand rides
- Curb-to-curb transportation
- Book trips within service zones
- Pay for rides in-app
- Real-time arrival details
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An on-demand public transit service provided by CARTA, the Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority. CARTA GO is the new easy way to schedule your trip on CARTA’s neighborhood Dial-a-Ride service. You are now able to book rides from the app and you can go from anywhere within our selected service zones. CARTA GO provides curb-to-curb, on-demand transportation in Chattanooga for the price of a bus ride. Connect to transit, shopping, work, school, and parks – where will CARTA GO take you? With a few taps, the CARTA GO app will schedule your trip with details on vehicle arrival and your time to destination. When you want and where you want to go, CARTA GO will get you there. For your convenience, CARTA GO also allows you to pay for your CARTA GO trip directly in the app or use any of CARTA’s existing fare payment choices. Visit www.gocarta.org for service zone details and complete information on how to use CARTA and CARTA GO as your public transportation solution.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Token Transit at 3.3 against CARTA GO's 1.6. Token Transit also leads on ratings volume (428 vs 10) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). CARTA GO's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Token Transit holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Token Transit has 428 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Token Transit's written reviews are positive against 33% of CARTA GO's.
Token Transit ships an update every 3 months, CARTA GO every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Token Transit | CARTA GO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (428 ratings) — better | 1.6 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 38.8% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 428 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #205 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Token Transit, Inc. | Via Transportation, Inc. |
Customer experience
Token Transit
CARTA GO
Bugs and requests
Token Transit
Reported bugs
4 issues- Account suspension issues
- Inability to transfer passes to new devices
- Activation/expiration date problems
- Repeated login/logout issues
Requested features
4 requests- Offline pass support
- Apple Watch compatibility
- More pass/ticket options
- Improved sync between devices
CARTA GO
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Token Transit
No in-app purchases
CARTA GO
No in-app purchases
