METRO Splash Pass vs Silicon Valley Hopper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
METRO Splash Pass
Pay for bus rides directly from your phone using a credit or debit card. Avoid the need for exact change or visiting ticket machines to purchase passes.
- Credit/debit card payment
- Mobile pass purchase
- No exact change needed
- Convenient ticketless travel
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- No more need to carry cash in exact change to ride the Hwy 17 Express - just pay with a credit or debit card - No need to go to a TVM or order a 31-day pass by mail - just purchase directly on your phone
Silicon Valley Hopper
This app offers an affordable, public ridesharing service connecting users within Cupertino and Santa Clara, and to key transit hubs and a hospital. Book convenient, eco-friendly rides directly from your phone and pay easily with a credit or debit card.
- On-demand rideshare booking
- Service across Cupertino and Santa Clara
- Connections to Caltrain stations
- Eco-friendly electric vehicles
- Affordable public transit option
- In-app credit/debit card payment
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Silicon Valley Hopper is an affordable, public ridesharing program with service across the Cities of Cupertino and Santa Clara, plus to/from the Mountain View and Sunnyvale Caltrain stations and El Camino Health Mountain View Hospital. CONVENIENT Use your phone to book trips directly on the Silicon Valley Hopper app. You’ll be picked up in a nearby location by a branded vehicle. GREEN Most of the Silicon Valley Hopper vehicles are electric, and by connecting you to nearby transit we help you reduce your carbon footprint even further! AFFORDABLE Silicon Valley Hopper is a low cost, public transit option. Pay easily with a credit/debit card through the app. Questions? Reach out at support-hopper@ridewithvia.com Loving your experience so far? Throw us a 5-star rating. You’ll have our eternal gratitude.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Silicon Valley Hopper at 4.7 against METRO Splash Pass's 3.5. Silicon Valley Hopper also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (571 vs 18). METRO Splash Pass's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, ads 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.
Silicon Valley Hopper holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Silicon Valley Hopper has 571 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of METRO Splash Pass's written reviews are positive against 36% of Silicon Valley Hopper's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
METRO Splash Pass ships an update every 9 months, Silicon Valley Hopper every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | METRO Splash Pass | Silicon Valley Hopper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (18 ratings) | 4.7 (571 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 35.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 571 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District | Via Transportation, Inc. |
Customer experience
METRO Splash Pass
Silicon Valley Hopper
Bugs and requests
METRO Splash Pass
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Silicon Valley Hopper
Reported bugs
5 issues- App splash screen freezes on startup
- Excessive 'why are you not riding' notifications
- Driver location tracking inaccuracies
- Booking system unavailable during peak times
- Drivers marked as no-show within one minute
Requested features
5 requests- Show pickup arrival time (not just destination time)
- Live activity tracking for ride status
- Drop-off at doorstep like Uber/Lyft
- More drivers in Cupertino and Santa Clara
- Better driver tracking and monitoring
In-app purchases
METRO Splash Pass
No in-app purchases
Silicon Valley Hopper
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is METRO Splash Pass free?
Is Silicon Valley Hopper free?
Which has better reviews, METRO Splash Pass or Silicon Valley Hopper?
Do METRO Splash Pass or Silicon Valley Hopper have ads?
Which is updated more often, METRO Splash Pass or Silicon Valley Hopper?
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