Access 1 vs CityBus Access
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Access 1
Manage travel reservations, request quotes, and track drivers. This app allows users to create, confirm, and cancel bookings, update profiles, and process payments. Corporate clients can manage passenger information and book on behalf of others.
- Create and manage reservations
- Submit quote requests
- Track your driver
- Pay pending balances
- Update account profile
- Corporate client features
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Features - Create reservations - Submit quote requests - Look up pricing for trips - Create/confirm/cancel reservations - Track your driver - Push notification support - Pay pending balances on reservations - Update your account profile and password - Update your billing information - Email yourself receipts - Get your current location and approximate address - Request meet & greet service - Request car seats - Apply Promo codes Corporate Client Features: - Create/manage your passengers - Update passenger billing information - Book reservations on behalf of your passengers
CityBus Access
Book on-demand rides that pair you with others heading in the same direction. This smart, affordable, and green ridesharing service offers the convenience of a private ride with the efficiency of public transit. Reduce congestion and emissions with every trip.
- On-demand ride booking
- Shared rides with others
- Corner-to-corner pickup
- Affordable fares
- Reduced carbon emissions
- Pre-tax transit payment option
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Think of CityBus Access as a whole new way to get around Lafayette — a ridesharing service that’s smart, easy, affordable, and green. With a few taps, book an on-demand ride in the app and our technology will pair you with other people headed your way. No detours, no delays. How it works: Book a ride on your phone. Get picked up on a nearby corner. Share your ride with others. Save cash and reduce carbon emissions. What we’re about: SHARED. Our corner-to-corner algorithm matches people headed in the same direction. This means you’re getting the convenience and comfort of a private ride with the efficiency, speed, and affordability of a public one. AFFORDABLE. Aggregating people into one vehicle brings down prices. Enough said. Eligible users can also pay using pre-tax transit dollars through approved commuter benefit debit cards. 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 your city a little bit greener and cleaner, every time you ride. Questions? Reach out at ridehelp@gocitybus.com. Loving your experience so far? Throw us a 5-star rating. You’ll have our eternal gratitude.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CityBus Access at 5.0 against Access 1's 1.0. Access 1's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
CityBus Access holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | Access 1 | CityBus Access |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Book Rides Online, Inc. | Via Transportation, Inc. |
Customer experience
Access 1
CityBus Access
In-app purchases
Access 1
No in-app purchases
CityBus Access
No in-app purchases









