Vamos Mobility vs SacRT Flex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vamos Mobility
Plan public transit trips and purchase tickets for multiple agencies in the Northern San Joaquin Valley. Includes routes across San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties, connecting fixed-route and on-demand services. Carshare options are also available.
- Public transit trip planning
- Multi-agency route information
- EZHub ticket purchasing
- Carshare integration
- Fixed-route and demand response connections
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The Vamos Mobility app connects residents of the Northern San Joaquin Valley with affordable and sustainable transportation options to get you where you want to go and lets you purchase transit tickets using EZHub. Use the app to plan public transit trips within and between San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties. The app provides information and plans routes across all transit agencies in the two counties, including trips across multiple agencies and services, covering both fixed-route transit trips and connections to demand response services. Use the fully integrated EZHub feature to purchase the public transit tickets you need. Tickets are available for San Joaquin RTD, StanRTA, ACE Rail, and transit in Escalon, Ripon, Manteca, Tracy, Lodi, and Turlock. Miocar carshare is now available.
SacRT Flex
Book shared rides within Sacramento for convenient and affordable travel. The app matches you with others heading in the same direction, offering live arrival times and ride tracking. It's a sustainable way to navigate the city, with all vehicles being wheelchair-equipped.
- Book shared rides
- Live arrival times
- Ride tracking
- Wheelchair-equipped vehicles
- Points of Interest destinations
- Sustainable travel option
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SacRT Flex is your go-to app for getting around Sacramento. How it works: -Enter your pickup and dropoff locations and we’ll tell you if there’s a trip available at that time. -Book SacRT Flex rides directly in the app or by phone for you and any additional passengers -Easily book trips to and from to popular fixed route stop locations, or other Points of Interest -Never miss your ride with live arrival times for your bus and ride tracking for your on demand journey. -There may be others on board, or you may make a few additional stops along the way! What we’re about: - SHARED: Our algorithm helps you see the best public transit journey available at that time. In the SacRT Flex service, you’ll be matched with others headed in the same direction. This combines convenience and comfort with the efficiency, speed, and affordability of a shared ride. Transit at its best. - ACCESSIBLE: All vehicles are wheelchair-equipped so you will always be matched with a vehicle that fits your needs. - SUSTAINABLE: Sharing rides reduces the number of vehicles on the roads, bringing down congestion and CO2 emissions. With a couple of taps, you get to do your part to make Sacramento a little bit greener and cleaner, every time you ride. Loving your experience so far? Throw us a 5-star rating.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SacRT Flex at 4.8 against Vamos Mobility's 2.3. SacRT Flex also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 6%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). Vamos Mobility's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SacRT Flex holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 92 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of Vamos Mobility's written reviews are positive against 40% of SacRT Flex's.
Vamos Mobility ships an update every 3 months, SacRT Flex every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vamos Mobility | SacRT Flex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (29 ratings) | 4.8 (92 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.9% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 | 92 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DemandTrans Solutions | Via Transportation, Inc. |
Customer experience
Vamos Mobility
SacRT Flex
In-app purchases
Vamos Mobility
No in-app purchases
SacRT Flex
No in-app purchases









