Leaf Rides vs Jefferson Lines
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Leaf Rides
Explore your city with electric scooters, offering a convenient and fun way to travel without parking restrictions. Simply find, unlock, and ride to your destination for an enjoyable journey.
- Rent electric scooters
- Explore the city
- No parking station restrictions
- Convenient transportation
- Affordable travel
- Fun and safe journeys
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Quit spending your time looking for a parking spot and take Leaf scooters for a spin to explore the city. Enjoy the journey by taking Leaf scooters where you desire and not be restricted by parking stations. Leaf provides you with a convenient, affordable, fun way of transportation around the city. Whether you are commuting to work or class, touring the city, or enjoying the day, use Leaf electric scooters to enjoy the journey. How to use Leaf: 1. Download Leaf Rides app 2. Create your account 3. Find a Leaf scooter nearby 4. Scan or enter the scooter’s QR code with your phone 5. Kick off with one foot on the scooter 6. Enjoy a fun, safe journey to your destination 7. Park and lock scooter in a safe location out of street and foot traffic Check out our website for more information, https://www.leafrides.com
Jefferson Lines
Purchase bus tickets, locate stops, and receive travel alerts directly from your phone. This app offers contactless travel tools to enhance your journey without unnecessary interaction.
- Contactless ticket purchasing
- Locate nearby bus stops
- Monitor travel alerts
- Track your bus in real-time
- Innovative travel tools
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Go Contactless. Easily access innovative travel tools from your phone to assist you while you travel. You can now purchase tickets, find nearby bus stops, monitor travel alerts, track your bus, and more without the unnecessary interaction. Download the Jefferson Lines Mobile App 2.0 for free!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Leaf Rides at 69% against Jefferson Lines's 9%. Leaf Rides also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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.
Leaf Rides holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Leaf Rides has 2.4K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Leaf Rides's written reviews are positive against 9% of Jefferson Lines's.
Leaf Rides ships an update every 5 months, Jefferson Lines every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Leaf Rides | Jefferson Lines |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (2.4K ratings) — better | 2.0 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.2% of reviews — better | 9.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | 29 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | LEAF LLC | Jefferson Partners L.P. |
Customer experience
Leaf Rides
Jefferson Lines
In-app purchases
Leaf Rides
No in-app purchases
Jefferson Lines
No in-app purchases
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