PRESTO vs FlyExecaire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PRESTO
Manage your transit card and pay for rides using your iPhone or Apple Watch. Load funds and passes instantly, set up autoload, and track your balance and transaction history. Supports multiple transit agencies across Ontario.
- Tap to pay with iPhone/Apple Watch
- Instant fund and pass loading
- Set up Autoload and Autorenew
- Manage multiple cards
- Check balances and transaction history
- Low balance reminders
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With the official PRESTO app you can manage your card and tap your iPhone or Apple Watch to pay for transit. Use the PRESTO app for iPhone: • Real-time loads, transactions and more • Load funds instantly • Load transit passes instantly • Live transfer window tracking • Move funds between PRESTO cards • Lock or unlock your card if it's missing • Buy and use e tickets for participating transit agencies • Convert a physical PRESTO card to PRESTO in Apple Wallet and tap your iPhone or Apple Watch to pay for transit (not available on OC Transpo) • Pay with Apple Pay, debit/credit cards, or saved payment method • Set up and manage Autoload and Autorenew • Check your PRESTO card balances • View transaction history • Receive low balance/pass expiry reminders and email receipts for fare purchases • Buy a PRESTO card and create a PRESTO account • Set, modify or remove a default trip for GO Transit rail trips through the settings menu PRESTO can be used on: • Brampton Transit • Burlington Transit • Durham Region Transit (DRT) • GO Transit • Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) • MiWay (Mississauga) • Oakville Transit • OC Transpo (Ottawa) • TTC (Toronto) • UP Express (Greater Toronto Area) • York Region Transit/Viva (YRT/Viva) For security reasons, the PRESTO app is not supported on jailbroken devices.
FlyExecaire
Manage all aspects of your private jet travel experience with this app. It offers seamless control over your flight details, ensuring a premium business aviation experience.
- Flight experience control
- Business aviation management
- Premium travel services
- Customer care integration
- Class-leading technology
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Execaire is the Canadian gold standard in corporate aviation. The FlyExecaire mobile application puts control of every aspect of your flight experience into your hands, no matter where your travels take you. Fly with Execaire to see how meticulous customer care and class-leading technology come together to deliver an incomparable business aviation experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FlyExecaire at 100% against PRESTO's 24%. FlyExecaire also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and device support (3 vs 1). PRESTO's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 1). 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.
FlyExecaire holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PRESTO has 1.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of PRESTO's written reviews are positive against 100% of FlyExecaire's.
PRESTO ships an update monthly, FlyExecaire every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PRESTO | FlyExecaire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.4K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Metrolinx | IMP Group Limited |
Customer experience
PRESTO
FlyExecaire
Bugs and requests
PRESTO
Reported bugs
4 issues- Blank screens and loading loops
- Login issues and accounts getting locked out
- Funds not loading or disappearing after adding
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to use Presto card with Apple Wallet
- Improve balance and transaction history visibility
- Allow transferring of funds between cards
- Provide better customer support and communication
FlyExecaire
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PRESTO
No in-app purchases
FlyExecaire
No in-app purchases
