Hop Fastpass vs Pendleton Transit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hop Fastpass
This app allows you to add a virtual transit card to your digital wallet for instant fare payment. Earn passes as you ride and enjoy automatic fare calculation. Manage your cards and view transactions easily.
- Add virtual Hop card to Wallet
- Instant fare payment with iPhone/Apple Watch
- Earn passes as you ride
- Supports Adult, Honored Citizens, and Youth fares
- Automatic fare calculation
- Manage multiple cards
- View transactions and balance
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The Hop Fastpass app helps you manage your Hop transit farecards for use on TriMet, C-TRAN and Portland Streetcar. With the Hop app, you can: Get a Virtual Hop Card • Add a virtual Hop card to your Wallet (Adult, Honored Citizen or Youth)* • Convert a plastic Hop card into a virtual Hop card • Simply tap your phone on the green Hop reader every time you board a bus or train Manage Your Hop Cards • Register your plastic Hop cards for balance protection • Load money on your card using a debit/credit card or Google Pay • Set up Auto-Load to top up your card automatically when your balance gets low • Check your balance, current fare and passes you’ve earned * ADULT RIDERS: If you’re 18-64 and not using Honored Citizen or Youth fares, you don’t need a Hop card or the Hop app to ride. You can instantly pay the Adult fare by tapping your phone or contactless credit/debit card on the green Hop reader as you board (no Hop card or app needed). Even without a Hop card, you’ll earn Day and Month Passes as you ride. Learn more at myhopcard.com
Pendleton Transit
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Official app for City of Pasadena Transit bus service. Find the nearest bus stop to your current location (requires GPS/location services to be enabled on your device), view an ETA for your bus and view its current position Save your favourite stops and routes and access bus schedules. City of Pendleton bus service.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Hop Fastpass at every 5 months against Pendleton Transit's every 16 months. Pendleton Transit's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Hop Fastpass ships an update every 5 months, Pendleton Transit every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and December 22, 2025 respectively.
| Parameter | Hop Fastpass | Pendleton Transit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (34 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 15.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TRI-COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT OF OREGON | Connexionz Limited |
Bugs and requests
Hop Fastpass
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues
- Card not showing up in app
- Payment processing problems
Requested features
3 requests- Allow adding less than $5 to card
- Bring back monthly pass progress tracking
- Fix Apple Wallet integration
Pendleton Transit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hop Fastpass
No in-app purchases
Pendleton Transit
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Hop Fastpass free?
Is Pendleton Transit free?
Do Hop Fastpass or Pendleton Transit have ads?
Which is updated more often, Hop Fastpass or Pendleton Transit?
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