Comparison

Access 1 vs CityBus Access

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Create and manage reservations
  • Submit quote requests
  • Track your driver
  • Pay pending balances
  • Update account profile
  • Corporate client features
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

About

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.

Highlights
  • On-demand ride booking
  • Shared rides with others
  • Corner-to-corner pickup
  • Affordable fares
  • Reduced carbon emissions
  • Pre-tax transit payment option
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Access 14 screens
CityBus Access4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Access 1 versus CityBus Access: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAccess 1CityBus Access
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB129 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBook Rides Online, Inc.Via Transportation, Inc.

Customer experience

Access 1

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

CityBus Access

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Access 1

No in-app purchases

None

CityBus Access

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Access 1 free?
Access 1 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CityBus Access free?
CityBus Access is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Access 1 or CityBus Access?
CityBus Access is rated higher. Access 1 averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while CityBus Access averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Access 1 or CityBus Access have ads?
Neither Access 1 nor CityBus Access shows ads.

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