Comparison

PRT Ready2Ride vs PRT Live

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

Head to head
About

PRT Ready2Ride

Purchase bus, rail, and incline fares digitally using your smartphone. Manage your transit experience with trip planning and real-time arrival information for Port Authority services in Allegheny County and the Pittsburgh region.

Highlights
  • Digital ticket purchasing
  • Trip planning
  • Real-time arrival information
  • Mobile ticketing
  • Fare payment
Features
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●Your phone is your ticket to ride. ● Ready2Ride provides an easy, digital solution for purchasing tickets and passes; allowing convenient use of your smart phone to pay fare when using Port Authority services. ● Get all of the tools to help better manage your riding experience including trip planning, real-time arrival information and mobile ticketing options. ● Port Authority transit serves Allegheny County and the Pittsburgh region through bus services. ● When you visit Pittsburgh, count on Port Authority for your transportation needs. ● Flying into Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)? Use GoTix to catch the 28X Airport Flyer to town.

About

PRT Live

Get real-time updates on the Personal Rapid Transit system's status, including operating hours and potential closures. This app also provides campus navigation and additional resources for West Virginia University students and visitors.

Highlights
  • Real-time PRT status updates
  • Push notifications for status changes
  • 7-day outage history
  • Turn-by-turn campus directions
  • PRT operating schedules
  • Campus dining menus and news
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Never wonder if the PRT is running again. PRT Live gives West Virginia University students, faculty, and visitors real-time status for the Personal Rapid Transit system, plus everything you need to actually get around campus. KNOW BEFORE YOU GO See the PRT's current status at a glance: open, closed, or partially down, updated automatically in the background. Add the home screen widget and you won't even need to open the app. INSTANT ALERTS Turn on push notifications and get notified the moment the PRT's status changes, so you're never caught off guard walking to a station that isn't running. 7-DAY HISTORY Track outages and patterns over the past week to see how the PRT has actually been running. DIRECTIONS Search any destination and get turn-by-turn directions to and from every station, with PRT Live comparing walking against the PRT so you always know the faster way to get there. SCHEDULE Normal operating hours, upcoming closures, and extended hours for events, all in one place. CAMPUS EXTRAS Dining menus, campus resources, and WVU news, right alongside your PRT status. PRT Live is an independent project, not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by West Virginia University. Made for students, by students.

Screenshots

PRT Ready2Ride4 screens
PRT Live4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PRT Live at 100% against PRT Ready2Ride's 12%. PRT Live also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4). PRT Ready2Ride's advantage is ratings volume (101 vs 2). 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

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

PRT Live holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PRT Ready2Ride has 101 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of PRT Ready2Ride's written reviews are positive against 100% of PRT Live's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PRT Ready2Ride versus PRT Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPRT Ready2RidePRT Live
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (101 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings101 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 11 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPort Authority of Allegheny CountyCow Yoga, LLC.

Customer experience

PRT Ready2Ride

All ratings59 ratings
Positive37.3%
Neutral8.5%
Negative54.2%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive12.2%
Neutral12.2%
Negative75.6%

PRT Live

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PRT Ready2Ride

No in-app purchases

None

PRT Live

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PRT Ready2Ride free?
PRT Ready2Ride is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PRT Live free?
PRT Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PRT Ready2Ride or PRT Live?
PRT Live is rated higher. PRT Ready2Ride averages 2.4 out of 5 from 101 ratings, while PRT Live averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do PRT Ready2Ride or PRT Live have ads?
Neither PRT Ready2Ride nor PRT Live shows ads.

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