Laketran vs EZFare
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Laketran
Plan your trips on Lake County's public transit system. Access local routes and Park-n-Ride services to Downtown Cleveland.
- Trip planning
- Local routes
- Park-n-Ride service
- Downtown Cleveland access
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Laketran is Lake County, Ohio's public transit system providing trip planning, local routes, and Park-n-Ride service to Downtown Cleveland.
EZFare
Purchase bus fares for multiple transit systems conveniently through a single application. Avoid visiting transit centers or waiting in lines, and eliminate the need for cash.
- Purchase fares on multiple transit systems
- Anytime, anywhere access
- Eliminate need for physical tickets/passes
- No waiting in line
- Cashless payments
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EZfare allows transit users to download one app and purchase fares on multiple transit systems, anytime, anywhere. No need to go to multiple transit centers to purchase tickets/passes or wait in line on the bus. Plus, you can leave your cash at home!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Laketran at 3.0 against EZFare's 2.7. Laketran also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). EZFare's advantage is ratings volume (86 vs 11). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
Laketran holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EZFare has 86 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Laketran's written reviews are positive against 27% of EZFare's.
Laketran ships an update every 4 months, EZFare every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Laketran | EZFare |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (11 ratings) — better | 2.7 (86 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better | 27.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 86 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Laketran | Ohio Transit Risk Pool |
Customer experience
Laketran
EZFare
Bugs and requests
Laketran
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
EZFare
Reported bugs
26 issues- App not working
- Logout issues
- Password not saving
- Local agency not saving
- Apple Pay not working
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- Unable to add cards
- Purchased passes not appearing
- Expired passes
- Funds inaccessible during outage
- Money deducted from bank account without successful transaction
- Customer service disconnected/unhelpful
- Black screen on app
- Unable to make transactions
- App glitching
- App won't open
- App lags and skips
- Transaction errors
- Brightness settings overridden
- App shuts down when activating ticket
- Network errors
- Long login wait times
- Passes coded incorrectly
- Error processing payment
- Login issues
- Pending transactions for extended periods
- Cannot purchase more than 2 passes
Requested features
10 requests- Allow purchase of more than 3 passes
- Fix the app for consistent updates
- Bring back the old app (Cincy EZ ride)
- Allow users to choose their local agency easily
- Fix the login issue
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- Make the app work with Apple Pay
- Improve customer service responsiveness
- Allow saving of passwords and local agencies
- Fix the brightness override issue
- Allow purchase of single bus rides without minimums
In-app purchases
Laketran
No in-app purchases
EZFare
No in-app purchases
