Palm Tran vs PalmPass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Palm Tran
Access real-time bus tracking and schedule information. Plan your trips with Google search integration and receive notifications so you never miss your bus. Find the nearest stop and check bus capacity for a comfortable ride.
- Real-time bus tracking
- Interactive schedule information
- Trip planning with Google search
- Service alerts
- Email and SMS notifications
- Navigation to nearest stop
- Bus capacity information
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Palm Tran puts real-time bus information and trip planning in your hands. Quickly and easily access interactive location and schedule information! Use the Palm Tran app for: • Trip planning enhanced by Google search • Quick access to service alerts • Integrated email and SMS notifications – don’t miss your bus! • Navigation to the nearest stop • Real-time graphical bus tracking – see where your bus is on the map • Determining bus capacity – ride in comfort
PalmPass
Easily find and pay for parking with digital tickets directly from your smartphone. Get all the parking information you need before your trip, ensuring a quick and stress-free experience.
- Find parking easily
- Pay for parking
- Digital parking tickets
- Parking information access
- Smartphone convenience
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With PalmPass, parking has never been so easy and quick, granting you total peace of mind even before your trip starts. Parking information are just a few clicks away, helping you find and pay for parking easily – from just your smartphone, with a digital ticket on the go!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PalmPass at every 3 months against Palm Tran's every 8 months. PalmPass also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Palm Tran's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (617 vs 87). 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.
Palm Tran holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Palm Tran has 617 ratings behind it against 87, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Palm Tran ships an update every 8 months, PalmPass every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Palm Tran | PalmPass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (617 ratings) — better | 4.3 (87 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 617 — better | 87 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Avail Technologies | FAAC SpA |
Customer experience
Palm Tran
PalmPass
Bugs and requests
Palm Tran
Reported bugs
9 issues- App fails to open or takes multiple attempts
- Spinning loading wheel with no real-time data
- Map won't load or displays buses in wrong locations
- Bus stops cannot be selected on map
- Automatic logout when boarding bus
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- App crashes on main screen
- Real-time bus location data not updating
- Schedule data fails to download after app installation
- Inconsistent performance based on location (works at home, lags away from home)
Requested features
7 requests- All-day bus pass purchase option in app
- Flexible payment amounts (e.g., $5 instead of forced $10)
- Real-time bus status notifications when service changes
- Improved schedule display and accuracy
- Increased bus frequency on East-West routes
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- Better driver training for accessibility services
- Offline map functionality
PalmPass
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Palm Tran
No in-app purchases
PalmPass
No in-app purchases
