DART Pass Delaware vs Cecil Transit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DART Pass Delaware
This app allows users to purchase and pay for DART bus fares directly from their mobile devices. It offers various ticket options, including single rides, daily, weekly, and monthly passes, with zone-specific pricing.
- Mobile fare payment
- Purchase single ride tickets
- Buy daily, weekly, and monthly passes
- Reduced fare options
- Zone-based ticket pricing
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Use your phone to pay your fare with DART Pass. Use your phone to pay your fare with DART Pass, the convenient way to pay and ride DART buses in Delaware. Tickets available for purchase include a one-way ride, a reduced fare one-way ride (ID required upon boarding), a Daily Pass, a 7-Day Pass and a 30-day Pass. Tickets are available in one, two, or three-zone (for Route 305) options.
Cecil Transit
This app provides affordable, on-demand transportation within Cecil County. Book rides for shopping, appointments, work, and social events with wheelchair-accessible vehicles and trained drivers. Track your ride in real-time and receive notifications when your driver is nearby.
- On-demand microtransit
- Demand-response services
- Wheelchair accessible vehicles
- Real-time ride tracking
- In-app fare payment
- Automated notifications
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Connect to shopping, social events, restaurants, medical appointments, hospitals, schools, jobs, and more with Cecil Transit. Cecil Transit operates affordable origin-to-destination transportation through micro transit and demand response services, in Cecil County. Our vehicles are wheelchair accessible and are operated by specially-trained drivers. Whether you want to run an errand, visit a friend, or need reliable transit to recurring events (work, appointments, etc.), this service will get you there! HOW IT WORKS: - Book a ride on your smart phone by setting your pickup and dropoff addresses, and indicating if you’re riding with any additional passengers. You may also call a booking agent to book your trip over the phone. - Fares are affordable and can be paid using credit card or ride credit within the app - We’ll give you an automated call or send you a text notification when we’re nearby. - When your driver arrives, they will wait up to 3 minutes at your pickup location. If they arrive early, they will wait until the start of your pickup window, and then wait another 3 minutes. - There may be others on board, and you may make a few additional stops along the way! You can track your ride and share your status in real-time from the app. Questions? Reach out at transithelp@ccgov.org. Loving your experience so far? Give us a 5-star rating.
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Verdict
DART Pass Delaware and Cecil Transit both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Cecil Transit's written reviews are positive against 52% of DART Pass Delaware's. Cecil Transit also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 9 months). DART Pass Delaware's advantage is ratings volume (5.7K vs 32) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for DART Pass Delaware against 4.9 for Cecil Transit. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DART Pass Delaware has 5.7K ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of DART Pass Delaware's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cecil Transit's.
DART Pass Delaware ships an update every 9 months, Cecil Transit every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DART Pass Delaware | Cecil Transit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5.7K ratings) | 4.9 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.7K — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bytemark, Inc. | Via Transportation, Inc. |
Customer experience
DART Pass Delaware
Cecil Transit
Bugs and requests
DART Pass Delaware
Reported bugs
3 issues- Registration and login issues
- Ticket purchase errors
- Expiration of unused funds
Requested features
2 requests- Add Apple Watch support
- Improve website and app stability and functionality
Cecil Transit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DART Pass Delaware
No in-app purchases
Cecil Transit
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is DART Pass Delaware free?
Is Cecil Transit free?
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Do DART Pass Delaware or Cecil Transit have ads?
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