PRT Ready2Ride vs PRT Live
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Digital ticket purchasing
- Trip planning
- Real-time arrival information
- Mobile ticketing
- Fare payment
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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.
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | PRT Ready2Ride | PRT Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (101 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 101 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Port Authority of Allegheny County | Cow Yoga, LLC. |
Customer experience
PRT Ready2Ride
PRT Live
In-app purchases
PRT Ready2Ride
No in-app purchases
PRT Live
No in-app purchases









