FRTA vs MA3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FRTA
This app offers a flexible and convenient way to manage your rides within Franklin County and the North Quabbin region. View upcoming and past trips, receive accurate ETAs, and easily access your account 24/7.
- Manage trips with flexibility
- View upcoming and completed trips
- Easily cancel trips
- Passenger notifications with ETAs
- 24/7 account access
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FRTA is a new ride-share service that will help residents travel more easily within Franklin County and the North Quabbin region by offering: -Flexibility to manage trips *View upcoming and completed trips *Easily cancel trips -Convenient Trip Details View *Passenger notifications with accurate vehicle ETAs -Simple Mobile Interface *24/7 access to account profiles, settings, and reservations
MA3
This app provides a ride-sharing service connecting users with professional drivers for safe, timely, and comfortable journeys. It aims to offer a superior urban mobility experience for commutes, airport trips, and city exploration.
- Professional drivers
- Safe journeys
- Timely arrivals
- Comfortable rides
- Urban mobility
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MA3: Veteran Ride-Sharing – Pursuit for Perfection Experience a new standard in urban mobility with MA3. Built with a commitment to excellence, MA3 connects you with professional drivers to ensure every journey is safe, timely, and comfortable. Whether you’re commuting to work, heading to the airport, or exploring the city, MA3 is your trusted partner on the road.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MA3 at 5.0 against FRTA's 3.5. MA3 also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). FRTA's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
MA3 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FRTA has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
FRTA ships an update every 2 months, MA3 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FRTA | MA3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Franklin Regional Transit Authority | ma3 llc |
Customer experience
FRTA
MA3
In-app purchases
FRTA
No in-app purchases
MA3
No in-app purchases
