Jefferson Lines vs GIFT On
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jefferson Lines
Purchase bus tickets, locate stops, and receive travel alerts directly from your phone. This app offers contactless travel tools to enhance your journey without unnecessary interaction.
- Contactless ticket purchasing
- Locate nearby bus stops
- Monitor travel alerts
- Track your bus in real-time
- Innovative travel tools
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Go Contactless. Easily access innovative travel tools from your phone to assist you while you travel. You can now purchase tickets, find nearby bus stops, monitor travel alerts, track your bus, and more without the unnecessary interaction. Download the Jefferson Lines Mobile App 2.0 for free!
GIFT On
Request on-demand rides within Idaho Falls. Input your destination to see estimated wait times, then book your trip. Track your driver's arrival in real-time.
- On-demand rides
- Point-to-point transportation
- Estimated wait times
- Request ride booking
- Driver tracking
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GIFT On-Demand is a city wide point-to-point transportation service in Idaho Falls. It's easy to use! - Input your ride info to view the estimated wait time. - Tap the Request Ride button. - Track your driver’s progress. We’ll let you know when we’re getting close!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GIFT On at 58% against Jefferson Lines's 9%. GIFT On also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
GIFT On holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 63 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of Jefferson Lines's written reviews are positive against 58% of GIFT On's.
Jefferson Lines ships an update every 10 months, GIFT On every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jefferson Lines | GIFT On |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (29 ratings) | 4.4 (63 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.1% of reviews | 57.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 | 63 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jefferson Partners L.P. | Via Transportation, Inc. |
Customer experience
Jefferson Lines
GIFT On
In-app purchases
Jefferson Lines
No in-app purchases
GIFT On
No in-app purchases
