incenTrip vs ConnectingVA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
incenTrip
This app uses real-time data and machine learning to predict traffic and suggest optimal travel modes and routes. Users earn reward points for planning trips, adopting eco-friendly habits, and participating in challenges, which can be redeemed for gift cards or cash.
- Real-time traffic prediction
- Multimodal travel options
- Personalized travel recommendations
- Reward points for trips and eco-driving
- Eco-friendly driving analysis
- Commute challenges
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incenTrip employs the latest real-time data and machine learning technologies to accurately predict traffic to help travelers avoid both day-to-day congestion and traffic jams caused by traffic accidents, transit maintenance, work zones, special events, and adverse weather conditions. App users can find all multimodal travel options including transit, rideshare, driving, walking, biking, and multimodal options. App users earn reward points while receiving recommendations on the best travel mode, departure time and/or route before and during a trip. User can exchange their reward points for gift cards or cash. In addition, incenTrip analyzes and help users adopt eco-friendly driving behavior, which could save each user hundreds of dollars in fuel cost each year. Earn reward points every time when you plan or log a trip with incenTrip, take advantage of multimodal travel options, outsmart traffic jams, reach personal green travel goals, win commute challenges, and invite your friends to join!
ConnectingVA
Discover carpools, transit, and travel alternatives in Virginia. Log your journeys to track savings, environmental impact, and earn rewards. It's a free and simple way to explore transportation options.
- Carpool finder
- Transit options
- Trip logging
- Savings tracking
- Environmental impact tracking
- Rewards program
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Use the ConnectingVA app to find carpools, transit, and other travel options in Virginia. 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!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ConnectingVA at 75% against incenTrip's 19%. ConnectingVA also leads on rating (4.2 vs 2.4). incenTrip's advantage is ratings volume (85 vs 13) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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.
ConnectingVA holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: incenTrip has 85 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of incenTrip's written reviews are positive against 75% of ConnectingVA's.
incenTrip ships an update every 6 weeks, ConnectingVA monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | incenTrip | ConnectingVA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (85 ratings) | 4.2 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.6% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 85 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Future Mobility Labs, LLC | Agile Mile, Inc. |
Customer experience
incenTrip
ConnectingVA
Bugs and requests
incenTrip
Reported bugs
19 issues- Trip planner not working
- Unable to login
- Trips lost or not recorded
- Points earned are not registered or disappear
- App freezes or gets stuck
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- Unable to end trips
- Trips not uploading with different WiFi
- Doesn't register green trips correctly
- App crashes frequently
- Login credentials not recognized
- App doesn't register trips under a half mile
- Planned trips are dumped
- App won't let you select upcoming trains
- Account no longer exists after updates
- Password requirements not met for signup
- App crashes on login screen
- Labels trips as non-commute incorrectly
- Does not give credit for biking
- Unfinished sections in the app
Requested features
10 requests- Improve trip planner functionality
- Fix issues with logging in/signing up
- Ensure points are awarded correctly
- Improve app stability and reduce glitches
- Optimize battery usage
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- Provide clearer information on rewards
- Allow for biking as a distinct mode
- Better handling of multi-step trips
- More responsive customer service
- Clarify data usage policies
ConnectingVA
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
incenTrip
No in-app purchases
ConnectingVA
No in-app purchases
Questions
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