Commute PA vs BARTA Go Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Commute PA
Discover carpools, transit, and travel alternatives in South/Central Pennsylvania. Log your journeys to track savings, environmental impact, and earn rewards. It's a free and simple way to plan your commutes.
- Carpool finding
- Transit information
- Trip logging
- Savings tracking
- Environmental impact tracking
- Reward qualification
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Use the Commute PA app to find carpools, transit, and other travel options in South/Central Pennsylvania. Then record your trips to see your savings, track your impact, and qualify for special rewards. Get started today – it's free and easy to do!
BARTA Go Mobile
Access transit schedules and plan your journeys. Purchase tickets and passes directly through the app for convenient travel. Navigate your city with ease using real-time transit information.
- Transit schedule checks
- Ticket and pass purchases
- Trip planning
- Real-time transit information
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Check Transit schedule Purchase of tickets or passes Plan your trips
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Commute PA at 83% against BARTA Go Mobile's 25%. Commute PA also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.5). BARTA Go Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Commute PA holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Commute PA's written reviews are positive against 25% of BARTA Go Mobile's.
Commute PA ships an update every 4 weeks, BARTA Go Mobile fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Commute PA | BARTA Go Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (18 ratings) — better | 3.5 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Agile Mile, Inc. | Modeshift Inc. |
Customer experience
Commute PA
BARTA Go Mobile
In-app purchases
Commute PA
No in-app purchases
BARTA Go Mobile
No in-app purchases
