Hop Fastpass vs RailBuddy
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
RailBuddy
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RailBuddy helps Chicago commuters track Metra trains with a fast, simple view of schedules, saved lines, and delay alerts. Use RailBuddy to: • Browse upcoming departures by line and stop • Save your most-used stops to My Trains • Pin an exact departure for quick access • Get delay and cancellation alerts with RailBuddy Pro RailBuddy is designed to make the daily commute easier, whether you ride every day or just need a quick check before heading out the door.
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Verdict
Hop Fastpass and RailBuddy are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | Hop Fastpass | RailBuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (51 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 15.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TriMet | Dan Fletcher |
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
RailBuddy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hop Fastpass
No in-app purchases
RailBuddy
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Hop Fastpass free?
Is RailBuddy free?
Do Hop Fastpass or RailBuddy have ads?
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