PRIDE EXPLORER vs TAP LA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PRIDE EXPLORER
Discover LGBTQ+ heritage and culture through interactive self-guided walking tours. Explore historical sites, learn about pivotal moments in the community's history, and celebrate diversity.
- Interactive self-guided walking tours
- Explore LGBTQ+ heritage and culture
- Learn about LGBTQ+ history and battles
- Discover historical sites and stories
- Celebrate diversity and human sexuality
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Experience Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Allied (LGBTQ+) Heritage and Culture like never before! PRIDE Explorer® will help you to reveal a proud history. From California to New York, our interactive tours will blow the dust off over a century of underground bars and gay rights battle scars. Lesbian or straight, young or old, there’s no other App like this in the world! During our 90-minute self-guided walking tours you will learn about the birth and battles of the LGBTQ+ Community. From the initial footfalls of the 1st Gay PRIDE parades to the secret gathering places of the pioneers that started the global movement, PRIDE Explorer® will show you cities like no one has ever dared. You will see the unforgettable sights and hear the juicy gossip and startling stories woven into the fabric of this great “Queertopia.” PRIDE Explorer® was created by THE LAVENDER EFFECT® - a non-profit a project of Community Partners that is Advancing the Future of LGBTQ+ Heritage and Culture! You are invited to explore the origins of true pride, demystify the spectrum of human sexuality and gender, as well as celebrate the essential benefits of diversity.
TAP LA
Pay for transit fares across Los Angeles with your mobile device. This app allows you to purchase passes, manage multiple cards, and use touchless payment on numerous bus and train systems. It also offers trip planning and access to multimodal programs.
- Touchless payment
- Add TAP card to iPhone/Apple Watch
- Purchase transit passes
- Manage multiple TAP cards
- Add TAP card to Apple Wallet
- Trip planning tools
- Reduced fare support
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Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority ("LACMTA"), a government agency, is the owner and developer of this app. TAP is your ticket to ride transit in greater Los Angeles! It is accepted on 27 systems including LA Metro, providing a vast network of buses and trains. - Make your travel safe and easy with touchless payment and card management. - Add a new TAP card to your iPhone and Apple Watch and use your fare immediately. - Use your iPhone (8 and above) and Apple Watch (Series 3 and above) to tap with Apple Pay when boarding a bus or train. - Enjoy flexible payment options including credit/debit cards, account cash and Apple Pay. - Purchase a transit pass or Stored Value for any agency in Los Angeles County. - Manage multiple cards in your TAP account (iPhone 5 and above). - Add your TAP card to Apple Wallet, enable Express Transit and quickly tap and pay when you board. You don't even have to wake up your phone! - Supports reduced fares for seniors, students, persons with disabilities and low-income riders. - Transfer a TAP card in your account to your Apple Wallet and leave the plastic at home. - Access multimodal programs such as Metro Bike Share. - Use Trip Tools to plan trips, find nearby transit options, view real-time arrivals and save favorite destinations and stops. - Enjoy the benefits of a TAP account, such as Balance Protection, card management, discounts, promotions, transaction history and friendly customer service. - Accepted on 27 transit systems in LA County including: Angels Flight Railway Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA) Baldwin Park Transit Beach Cities Transit Burbank Bus Carson Circuit Compton Renaissance Transit System Culver CityBus Foothill Transit Gardena GTRANS Glendale Beeline Glendora Transportation Division Huntington Park Transit Unlimited LA County Department of Public Works LADOT Transit Lawndale Beat Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Long Beach Transit Metro Montebello Bus Lines Monterey Park Spirit Bus Norwalk Transit Palos Verdes Peninsula Transit Authority Pasadena Transit Santa Clarita Transit Santa Monica Big Blue Bus Torrance Transit
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PRIDE EXPLORER at 100% against TAP LA's 12%. PRIDE EXPLORER also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.9). TAP LA's advantage is ratings volume (838 vs 3) and chart position (#196 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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.
PRIDE EXPLORER holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TAP LA has 838 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of PRIDE EXPLORER's written reviews are positive against 12% of TAP LA's.
PRIDE EXPLORER ships an update every 6 months, TAP LA every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PRIDE EXPLORER | TAP LA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 1.9 (838 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 11.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 838 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #196 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Community Partners | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
Customer experience
PRIDE EXPLORER
TAP LA
Bugs and requests
PRIDE EXPLORER
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
TAP LA
Reported bugs
3 issues- Card registration and activation issues
- Disappearing funds and balances
- Inconsistent app performance
Requested features
4 requests- Allow multiple devices for one account
- Improve reliability of fund loading
- Provide more transparent transaction history
- Integrate with more payment methods
In-app purchases
PRIDE EXPLORER
No in-app purchases
TAP LA
No in-app purchases









