Linkt vs Bushride
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Linkt
Easily manage your toll account on the go. Check balances, top up funds, view trip history, and manage vehicles. Access rewards and receive real-time travel alerts.
- Account balance and status
- Secure top-ups
- Statement download and sharing
- Customer rewards and discounts
- Real-time road incident alerts
- Vehicle management
- Order and manage tags
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Managing your Linkt account has never been easier. Open an account, check your balance, view trips, top up your account, download/share statements, add/remove vehicles and set up auto payments, with just a few taps. Popular features: • See your account balance and status instantly. • Top up your account quickly and securely. • Download and share account statements. • Save with Linkt Customer Rewards. Get easy access to great discounts and offers from our new Linkt Customer Rewards partners. Exclusions apply. Full offer terms available in the Linkt app. • Stay informed: enable notifications to get relevant and timely information about your account. • Avoid traffic and plan your travel: Get real-time road incident alerts on the Linkt app. • Choose when and how much to top up using auto pay. • Review and search your recent activity in the 'Activity' tab: see trip history details and costs and compare your monthly spend. • Need a new tag, tag holder or just need a replacement? All Victorian account holders, New South Wales Tag account holders and Queensland Tag account holders can order and manage their tags. • Sold or bought a car? Add and remove vehicles with just a few taps. • Moved house? Update your personal details instantly. • Pay toll notices or toll invoices (selected toll roads only). Want to know more about Linkt app? Discover all its features and functionality here - linkt.com.au/app The Linkt app is just one of the many ways we’re working to make your life easier. If you’d like to share your feedback or suggest future features, please email us at mobileapps@linkt.com.au or visit linkt.com.au/app
Bushride
This app connects travelers with drivers offering empty seats for long-distance journeys across Australia. Users can easily publish trips or search for available rides, saving money, meeting new people, and traveling sustainably.
- Publish trips quickly
- Search for rides anywhere in Australia
- Verified user profiles
- Save money on travel
- Meet new people
- Sustainable travel option
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Connecting people who need to travel with drivers who have empty seats. Driving somewhere? Share your ride! Publish your trip in minutes – it’s quick and easy. Choose who joins you – verified profiles so know who you’re travelling with. Want to go somewhere? Book a seat! Search for a ride – anywhere in Australia. Find a ride near you – it might be the perfect ride to fit your needs. Save money, meet new friends and travel sustainably. Go anywhere in Australia for less with Bushride. Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/bushrideau Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/bushrideau Have a question? Visit bushride.com/contact
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bushride at 95% against Linkt's 27%. Bushride also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Linkt's advantage is ratings volume (301 vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). 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.
Bushride holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Linkt has 301 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Linkt's written reviews are positive against 95% of Bushride's.
Linkt ships an update every 3 weeks, Bushride every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Linkt | Bushride |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (301 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.4% of reviews | 94.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 301 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Transurban Limited | Bushride |
Customer experience
Linkt
Bushride
Bugs and requests
Linkt
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Issues with adding/removing vehicles
- Incorrect toll charges and video matching fees
- Delayed or missing trip information
- Problems with auto top-up and payment processing
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to view and manage account details more easily
- Real-time trip updates
- Support for alternative payment methods (e.g. Apple Pay)
- Improved notification system
- Better integration between app and website
Bushride
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Linkt
No in-app purchases
Bushride
No in-app purchases
