Leaf Rides vs RideMVTA
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
RideMVTA
Plan your transit journeys and book on-demand rides with real-time navigation. Purchase tickets and passes instantly using various payment methods. Save favorite routes and stops for personalized travel.
- Real-time trip planning
- Step-by-step navigation
- Instant pass purchase
- Special event tickets
- Favorite routes and stops
- In-app feedback
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RideMVTA is the official mobile app for the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority. It offers a convenient way for you to plan your travel and book/pay for your MVTA Connect rides. Download the app, plan your trip, and book MVTA Connect right from your phone! Features include: - Real-time trip planning with step-by-step navigation - Purchase MVTA Connect passes instantly via debit/credit card and Apple Pay - Purchase special service event transportation tickets - Personalize the app by saving your favorite routes and stops - Send feedback and report issues directly from the app
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Verdict
Leaf Rides and RideMVTA both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 69% of Leaf Rides's written reviews are positive against 38% of RideMVTA's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Leaf Rides against 4.8 for RideMVTA. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.6K and 2.6K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Leaf Rides's written reviews are positive against 38% of RideMVTA's.
Leaf Rides ships an update every 5 months, RideMVTA every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Leaf Rides | RideMVTA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (2.6K ratings) — better | 4.8 (2.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.2% of reviews — better | 38.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.6K | 2.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LEAF LLC | MVTA |
Customer experience
Leaf Rides
RideMVTA
Bugs and requests
Leaf Rides
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
RideMVTA
Reported bugs
3 issues- Drivers change without notification
- Long wait times and missed connections
- App doesn't update route changes
Requested features
2 requests- Allow purchasing bus tickets in-app
- Improve route updates and notifications
In-app purchases
Leaf Rides
No in-app purchases
RideMVTA
No in-app purchases
