Hop Fastpass vs The Current
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
The Current
Book on-demand rides with a public transit service. Track your vehicle in real-time and manage your trips seamlessly. This service operates in specific areas of Washington state.
- Book on-demand rides
- View real-time vehicle locations
- Seamless trip management
- Service in specific Washington areas
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The Current app puts C-TRAN’s new on-demand service at your fingertips. Use it to seamlessly book rides, view real-time vehicle locations and more. The Current is available in Camas, Washougal, La Center and Ridgefield, plus Vancouver’s Rose Village, Port of Vancouver and WSUV/Salmon Creek areas.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Current at 3.8 against Hop Fastpass's 2.2. The Current also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 16%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
The Current holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 50 and 35 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of Hop Fastpass's written reviews are positive against 33% of The Current's.
Hop Fastpass ships an update every 3 months, The Current every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hop Fastpass | The Current |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (50 ratings) | 3.8 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.6% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TriMet | Spare Labs Inc. |
Customer experience
Hop Fastpass
The Current
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
The Current
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hop Fastpass
No in-app purchases
The Current
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Hop Fastpass free?
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Do Hop Fastpass or The Current have ads?
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