Comparison

Medi vs GoShield User

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

Head to head
About

Medi

This app simplifies booking and managing eligible paratransit trips. It connects users with a network of car services and drivers, providing real-time tracking and driver information for a safe and convenient travel experience.

Highlights
  • Reserve and manage eligible trips
  • Connect with car services and drivers
  • Book trips immediately or in advance
  • Real-time driver tracking
  • View driver and vehicle details
  • Driver screening and compliance checks
Features
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Medi, by Limosys, is an App created to reserve and manage your Access-A-Ride (AAR) eligible trips.  Medi utilizes the Limosys affiliate network to connect AAR riders with over 300 car services and 25,000 drivers in the greater NYC area.  We make it easy: • Just open the app, and enter all of your AAR information • Tell us where you need to go and when. You can book a trip immediately or in advance.  • The app uses your location so your driver knows where to pick you up  • You’ll see your driver’s picture and vehicle details, and can track their status on your app  Ride Safely:  • Drivers are screened, pass background and DMV checks  • Drivers and vehicles are in full compliance with TLC regulations

About

GoShield User

Features
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. Information You Provide to Us Account Registration. When you create an account with GoShield, we collect the information you provide us, such as your name, email address, phone number, birth date, profile photo, and payment information. You may choose to share additional info with us for your Rider profile, like saved addresses (e.g., home or work), and set up other preferences (such as your preferred pronouns). We may ask that you provide additional information related to the identity of your account, such as documents related to identification (e.g., driver’s license), a profile picture, or “selfie” imagery. If you choose to engage in additional offerings on the GoShield Platform (e.g., services for your vehicle or linking to other accounts like travel rewards), you may provide us additional information relevant to those offerings. Usage Information. We collect information about your use of the GoShield Platform, including ride information like the date, time, destination, distance, route, payment, and whether you used a promotional or referral code. Our e-bikes and scooters may collect mobile sensor data, such as speed, direction, height, acceleration, deceleration, and other technical data. We also collect information about your interactions with the GoShield Platform like our apps and websites, including the pages and content you view and the dates and times of your use. Communications Between Riders and Drivers. We work with a third party to facilitate phone calls and text messages between Riders and Drivers without sharing either party’s actual phone number with the other. But while we use a third party to provide the communication service, we collect information about these communications and GoShield Platform chat communications, including the participants’ phone numbers, the date and time, and the contents of SMS and chat messages. For security purposes, we may also monitor or record the contents of phone calls made through the GoShield Platform, but we will always let you know we are about to do so before the call begins. Rider information shared with Driver: As part of surfacing the ride request and enabling the ride, we share with the Driver the Rider’s pickup and destination, location, name, profile photo, rating, Rider statistics (like approximate number of rides and years as a Rider), and information the Rider includes in their Rider profile (like preferred pronouns) as well as any additional stops the Rider inputs into the GoShield app. Once the ride is finished, we also eventually share the Rider’s rating and feedback with the Driver. (We remove the Rider’s identity associated with ratings and feedback when we share it with Drivers, but a Driver may be able to identify the Rider that provided the rating or feedback.)

Screenshots

Medi4 screens
GoShield User4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GoShield User at every 4 days against Medi's every 4 months. GoShield User also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Medi ships an update every 4 months, GoShield User every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on July 21, 2026 and May 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Medi versus GoShield User: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMediGoShield User
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (124 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings124 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB146 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMed Transit Systems LLCShield Ride LLC

In-app purchases

None

Medi

No in-app purchases

None

GoShield User

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Medi free?
Medi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GoShield User free?
GoShield User is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Medi or GoShield User have ads?
Neither Medi nor GoShield User shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Medi or GoShield User?
Medi ships an update every 4 months, and GoShield User every 4 days. Most recently, Medi was updated on July 21, 2026 and GoShield User on May 15, 2026.

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