CTrail eTix vs Avelo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CTrail eTix
Purchase mobile rail tickets for Hartford Line and Shore Line East customers directly from your smartphone. Avoid lines and cash transactions by buying daily parking and various ticket types, including monthly bus add-ons for CTtransit users.
- Purchase mobile rail tickets
- Buy daily parking
- Save tickets for later
- Receive email receipts
- Add CTtransit bus passes
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Traveling on CTrail just got easier! No more waiting in line to purchase a paper ticket, swiping your credit card, or carrying around cash. Connecticut DOT’s CTrail eTix app allows Hartford Line and Shore Line East customers to buy mobile rail tickets using their smartphone. Daily parking at Wallingford and Berlin stations is also available for purchase using CTrail eTix. With CTrail eTix, One-Way, Weekly, Monthly, and Ten-Trip mobile tickets are available for purchase. For customers that also use CTtransit, a CTtransit Monthly (Local) Bus add-on is available for purchase with your monthly rail ticket. Pay on the go, and use your mobile tickets immediately or save them for later. Keeping track of expenses is easy with CTrail eTix receipts provided via e-mail. Get started right away by downloading CTrail eTix and creating your account.
Avelo
This app simplifies air travel with easy booking, trip management, and real-time flight updates. Access mobile boarding passes and manage your profile and payments seamlessly.
- Easy navigation and profile management
- Simplified trip changes and cancellations
- Seamless flight booking
- Upcoming and past trips overview
- Secure payment management
- Mobile boarding pass access
- Real-time flight updates
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Hello, Avelo – Travel Made Simple! The Avelo app is designed to make your travel experience smoother and more convenient. - Easy Navigation: A modern, intuitive design for managing your Avelo profile, including your Avelo Cash. - Simplified Trip Management: Change or cancel your trips directly from the app. - Seamless Booking: Plan and book your trips with ease, all in just a few taps. - Upcoming Trips Overview: Stay organized with a clear view of your upcoming and past trips, including all key details. - Secure Payment Management: Manage your stored payment methods with an upgraded interface for safe and seamless transactions. - Mobile Boarding Pass: Access your boarding pass 24 hours before departure for all travelers on your trip. - Real-Time Flight Updates: Stay informed with the latest flight status, arrival and departure times, and gate details. Download or update the Avelo app today for a simple and stress-free travel experience!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Avelo at 4.4 against CTrail eTix's 1.6. Avelo also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (11K vs 184). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Avelo holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Avelo has 11K ratings behind it against 184, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of CTrail eTix's written reviews are positive against 11% of Avelo's.
CTrail eTix ships an update every 6 months, Avelo every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CTrail eTix | Avelo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (184 ratings) | 4.4 (11K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.9% of reviews | 11.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 184 | 11K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CTrail Connecticut Department of Transportation | Avelo Airlines |
Customer experience
CTrail eTix
Avelo
User reviews
CTrail eTix
From 184 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Functional for ticket purchase
- 👍 Easy to download
- 👍 Straightforward and accessible design (rare)
- 👍 Text is big and does the job (rare)
- 👍 Large buttons are useful (rare)
Room to improve
- 👎 Atrocious UI/UX
- 👎 Outdated interface/looks from another decade
- 👎 Unusable/broken app
- 👎 Impossible to create account
- 👎 Password reset issues
Avelo
From 11K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy booking process
- 🚀 Quick flight status updates
- 💡 Convenient mobile boarding passes
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and glitches
- 🤔 Lack of account and reservation management features
- 😕 Difficult to access boarding passes and flight details
- 🤯 Confusing and unintuitive user interface
Bugs and requests
CTrail eTix
Reported bugs
35 issues- Cannot create an account
- Password reset functionality broken
- Email already in use error when creating account, but no account found for password reset
- App crashes frequently
- Purchased tickets disappear from the app
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- Login errors/connection errors
- App reverts to old keyboard and screen size
- Apple Pay not working reliably
- Time change detected errors when accessing tickets
- App closes when selecting a destination/station
- App immediately crashes after an update
- No confirmation email received
- Cannot log in
- App doesn't let me select a destination
- App doesn't work at all
- Tickets disappear multiple times
- App crashes on first install
- App requires camera access unnecessarily
- App doesn't load over HTTPS reliably
- Payment form hosted on a different service
- App doesn't support larger screens/newer phones
- App doesn't allow copy/paste of passwords
- App doesn't interact with password managers
- App crashes when trying to start
- App doesn't let me purchase a ticket
- App doesn't allow me to select a destination
- App closes out when entering a station
- App keeps crashing
- App is incredibly buggy
- App requires camera access to verify tickets
- App displays browser windows within itself
- App requires constant logging in
- App is formatted for much older phones and does not display correctly
- App keeps telling me to confirm email with no way to do so
- App lacks proper support for newer phones
Requested features
18 requests- Modernize the app's UI/UX
- Add train schedules to the app
- Improve password management (copy/paste, password managers)
- Add Apple Wallet support
- Add Dynamic Island support
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- Add Live Updates
- Allow round trip ticket purchases
- Add trip planning ability
- Improve payment options (Apple Pay, security)
- Add a way to confirm email
- Fix app crashing issues
- Coordinate with Amtrak and Metro North apps
- Add a schedule page
- Add a reservation system
- Increase time window for ticket confirmation
- Improve security of backend and payment forms
- Add Dark Mode option
- Add an interactive schedule like the website
Avelo
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes during check-in process
- Boarding passes not syncing to mobile wallet
- Saved traveler information not populating correctly
- Inconsistent performance across iOS and Android
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to view and manage existing reservations
- Improved account management and login experience
- Push notifications for flight status updates
- Integration with mobile wallets and calendars
In-app purchases
CTrail eTix
No in-app purchases
Avelo
No in-app purchases
