Hop Fastpass vs Intel Commute Hub
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
Intel Commute Hub
This app connects you with colleagues for carpooling based on your location and work schedule. Share rides to reduce commute costs and make travel more convenient.
- Find carpool partners
- Location-based matching
- Schedule-based matching
- Share rides
- Save money on commute
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Intel Commute Hub helps you find coworkers to carpool with based on where you live and when you work. Share rides, save money, and make your commute easier.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hop Fastpass at 2.2 against Intel Commute Hub's 1.0. Hop Fastpass also leads on ratings volume (50 vs 1). Intel Commute Hub's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). 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.
Hop Fastpass holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hop Fastpass has 50 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hop Fastpass ships an update every 3 months, Intel Commute Hub every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hop Fastpass | Intel Commute Hub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (50 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 15.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 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 | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TriMet | Liftango |
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
Intel Commute Hub
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hop Fastpass
No in-app purchases
Intel Commute Hub
No in-app purchases
Questions
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