Jefferson Lines vs HIRTA 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!
HIRTA On
Book on-demand transportation for any reason across multiple counties. Easily schedule rides, track them in real-time, and manage your account. Available for same-day or advance bookings.
- On-demand ride booking
- Same-day and advance scheduling
- Real-time ride tracking
- Account creation and management
- Multi-county service area
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HIRTA offers transportation to anyone for any reason in Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Story, and Warren counties. You can use the HIRTA On-Demand app to book rides, either same day or in advance. If you are traveling to Des Moines, you can book a trip by calling 1 (877) 686-0029. Start by downloading the HIRTA On-Demand app. Already a HIRTA client? Enter your phone number on file. Feel free to call 1 (877) 686-0029 to confirm your account information. New to HIRTA? Create an account using your name, phone number and email address. Confirm your location and input your destination to see the ride options. Then, book your ride and track it in real time. Questions? Head to www.RideHIRTA.com or call 1 (877) 686-0029. Loving your experience so far? Give us a 5-star rating.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HIRTA On at 4.8 against Jefferson Lines's 1.9. HIRTA On also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months). Jefferson Lines's advantage is review sentiment (9% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, 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.
HIRTA On holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 74 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 9% of Jefferson Lines's written reviews are positive against 0% of HIRTA On's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Jefferson Lines ships an update every 10 months, HIRTA On every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jefferson Lines | HIRTA On |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (30 ratings) | 4.8 (74 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 30 | 74 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jefferson Partners L.P. | Via Transportation, Inc. |
Customer experience
Jefferson Lines
HIRTA On
In-app purchases
Jefferson Lines
No in-app purchases
HIRTA On
No in-app purchases
