EZFare vs TARTA Flex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EZFare
Purchase bus fares for multiple transit systems conveniently through a single application. Avoid visiting transit centers or waiting in lines, and eliminate the need for cash.
- Purchase fares on multiple transit systems
- Anytime, anywhere access
- Eliminate need for physical tickets/passes
- No waiting in line
- Cashless payments
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EZfare allows transit users to download one app and purchase fares on multiple transit systems, anytime, anywhere. No need to go to multiple transit centers to purchase tickets/passes or wait in line on the bus. Plus, you can leave your cash at home!
TARTA Flex
This app offers an on-demand ridesharing service for the Toledo area, connecting users with others heading in the same direction. It provides a smart, easy, and affordable way to travel to essential destinations within designated zones or to connect with public transit.
- On-demand ride booking
- Shared rides with others
- Connects to public transit
- Affordable travel
- Accessible for seniors and mobility challenged
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Think of TARTA Flex as a whole new way to get around the Toledo area - a ridesharing service that’s smart, easy, affordable, and green. Book an on-demand ride in the app and our technology will pair you with other people headed your way. Take a comfortable, affordable ride to anywhere in your TARTA Flex zone, or to a place where you can connect with TARTA’s regular bus service. How it works: - Book a ride - Get picked up - Share your ride with others SAFE. RELIABLE. AFFORDABLE. Connect to jobs, doctors, shopping and every other essential destination. You’re getting the convenience and comfort of a private ride with the efficiency and affordability of a public one. TARTA Flex brings public transportation to areas that have never had access to it before and connects northwest Ohioans to their community in a new way. It increases options and opportunities for those with mobility challenges, seniors, businesses, and everyone else in Lucas County and Rossford. Questions? Reach out at flex@tarta.com. Loving your experience so far? Throw us a 5-star rating. You’ll have our eternal gratitude.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TARTA Flex at 3.3 against EZFare's 2.7. TARTA Flex also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 27%). EZFare's advantage is ratings volume (87 vs 6) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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.
TARTA Flex holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EZFare has 87 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of EZFare's written reviews are positive against 67% of TARTA Flex's.
EZFare ships an update every 3 months, TARTA Flex every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EZFare | TARTA Flex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (87 ratings) | 3.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 87 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — 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 | 85 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ohio Transit Risk Pool | Via Transportation, Inc. |
Customer experience
EZFare
TARTA Flex
In-app purchases
EZFare
No in-app purchases
TARTA Flex
No in-app purchases
