Reston Limo vs SmarTrip
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reston Limo
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Features: • Make or edit a reservation • Contact or locate your driver • View past reservations • View past receipts • Get a quote Reston Limousine is the largest luxury transportation company in the Nation’s Capital, and the 10th largest in the Country. We specialize in transportation services including personal transportation, shuttles and government contract services. Through our global partners, Reston Limousine also offers clients transportation services worldwide. Reston Limousine is an award-winning, woman owned, family business with a core focus on Customer Service. With our fleet of over 200 vehicles, 28 years of experience, 3 locations in Virginia and Maryland and global partners all around the world-let us handle all your luxury transportation needs and exceed your expectations!
SmarTrip
Manage your SmarTrip card and account with this optional tool. Register your card for balance protection, check benefits, set up auto-reload, or purchase transit passes. It can also be added to Apple Wallet for easy tap-to-pay.
- Manage SmarTrip card and account
- Add SmarTrip to Apple Wallet
- Register card for balance protection
- Check SmartBenefits
- Setup Auto-Reload
- Buy unlimited transit passes
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This app is an OPTIONAL tool that allows you to manage your SmarTrip® card and account. This app can NOT be used to pay your transit or parking fares. You do NOT need to setup a SmarTrip account to use SmarTrip in Apple Wallet. Add SmarTrip to Apple Wallet: - Open Apple Wallet on iPhone or Apple Watch - Tap “+”, choose “Transit Card”, select “SmarTrip” - In less than a minute you’ll have a new SmarTrip card in your Apple Wallet and be ready to tap to pay for rides or parking anywhere SmarTrip is accepted. If you need to do account management, then: - Install this optional SmarTrip app to register your card for account balance protection, check SmartBenefits, setup Auto-Reload, or buy money-saving unlimited transit passes. Chat with us at WMATA.COM/CHAT or call 888-SMARTRIP (888-762-7874)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SmarTrip at every 5 months against Reston Limo's every 25 months. SmarTrip also leads on chart position (#204 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Reston Limo ships an update every 25 months, SmarTrip every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reston Limo | SmarTrip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.1 (120 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 10.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 120 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #204 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Reston Limousine | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |
Bugs and requests
Reston Limo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
SmarTrip
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to activate account due to missing activation email
- Password reset process not working
- Inconsistent behavior when adding value to card
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to transfer balance between cards
- Real-time balance updates
- Improved trip planning tools
- Apple Watch support
In-app purchases
Reston Limo
No in-app purchases
SmarTrip
No in-app purchases
