Comparison

TransLoc vs SafeRides

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

TransLoc

This app helps you navigate your commute, errands, and campus travel. It combines public transit routes, trip planning, and ride-sharing options with real-time arrival predictions. Get where you need to go efficiently and affordably.

Highlights
  • Public transit tracking
  • Trip planner
  • Ride-sharing integration
  • Bus schedules and arrival times
  • Favorite stops
  • Payment options (where available)
Features
Currently charting
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TransLoc is your personal assistant for getting to work on time, spending the day running errands or hopping around campus for classes. TransLoc is the only app with public transit options, a trip planner, ride-sharing and bus schedules. Not sure how to get from point A to point B? No problem! Use the trip planner to find the best public transit routes, times and services to fit your schedule. You can even favorite the bus stops you use the most to always have arrival predictions at your fingertips. Wondering if you have time to grab a coffee before getting on the bus? With TransLoc, you’ve also got access to scheduled and estimated arrival times…perfect for those mornings when a 5-minute coffee run is essential. Where available, you can even bring the bus stop to you! TransLoc connects you to nearby ride-sharing services offered by your city or campus. Best of all, it’s cheaper than most private ride-hailing apps! Get to where you want to go for less than the other apps want you to pay. ALL YOU NEED TO GET AROUND • Quick access to the transit options nearest you • Stay in the know with scheduled and estimated arrival times • You can even pay with TransLoc (where available) CHEAPER RIDESHARING • Enjoy the same ride-sharing experience you’re used to at a price that’s about the same as a bus ticket GET TO YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY • TransLoc makes it easier to find and use public transit options near you • Your city or campus runs the microtransit and ridesharing services, which are easy to spot and safe to ride on BETTER & SMARTER • Your TransLoc app is constantly updated with great features and enhancements. • We’d love to hear your ideas on how to make the TransLoc app even better. Just use the feedback option within the app.

About

SafeRides

Earn extra income by providing safe rides to students and verified community members. Enjoy flexible scheduling, set your own prices, and benefit from in-app navigation and fast payouts within geofenced campus areas.

Highlights
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Set your own price per seat
  • Verified riders
  • In-app navigation
  • Fast payouts
  • Campus & community focus
Features
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SafeRides Driver — Drive for Your Campus, On Your Schedule Turn your car into income. SafeRides Driver connects verified student drivers with riders on your own campus — safe, flexible, and built around your schedule. Why Drive with SafeRides Set Your Own Hours Drive when it works for you — between classes, weekend nights, or whenever you want to earn. Verified Riders Only Every rider signs up with their school email. You're never picking up a stranger off the street. Live Ride Requests See ride requests from students on your campus in real time. Accept the ones that work for your route. 4-Digit Pickup Verification Confirm every pickup with a unique code — no confusion, no wrong passengers. Track Your Earnings See your payouts, ride history, and earnings breakdown right in the app. How It Works Sign up with your school email and pass a background check Go online when you're ready to drive Accept ride requests near you Confirm pickup with the rider's 4-digit code Get paid Built by Students, for Students SafeRides is campus-only — you're driving people who go to your school, on routes you already know. Flexible income, verified riders, real safety. Download SafeRides Driver and start earning.

Screenshots

TransLoc4 screens
SafeRides4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SafeRides at 100% against TransLoc's 7%. SafeRides also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.5) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). TransLoc's advantage is ratings volume (1.6K vs 8) and chart position (#207 vs unranked). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SafeRides holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TransLoc has 1.6K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of TransLoc's written reviews are positive against 100% of SafeRides's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TransLoc ships an update every 2 months, SafeRides weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
TransLoc versus SafeRides: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTransLocSafeRides
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (1.6K ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews6.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.6K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#207 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB72 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTransLoc Inc.Coetzee Tech LLC

Customer experience

TransLoc

All ratings1,562 ratings
Positive36.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative61.1%
Written reviews149 reviews
Positive6.7%
Neutral4.0%
Negative89.3%

SafeRides

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TransLoc

No in-app purchases

None

SafeRides

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TransLoc free?
TransLoc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SafeRides free?
SafeRides is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TransLoc or SafeRides?
SafeRides is rated higher. TransLoc averages 2.5 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while SafeRides averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do TransLoc or SafeRides have ads?
Neither TransLoc nor SafeRides shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TransLoc or SafeRides?
TransLoc ships an update every 2 months, and SafeRides weekly. Most recently, TransLoc was updated on October 24, 2026 and SafeRides on October 13, 2026.

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