METRO Splash Pass vs UC Davis Safe Ride
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
UC Davis Safe Ride
This free service offers safe rides and walking escorts for UC Davis students, staff, and faculty during nighttime hours. It provides an alternative to walking alone or in small groups for enhanced safety.
- Free rides for students, staff, faculty
- Nighttime transportation alternative
- Walking escorts available
- Clearly marked security vehicles
- Request rides via app
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Safe Ride is a free transportation service that is available to any UC Davis student, staff, or faculty member, who would like an alternative to walking alone or in a small group at night. The service provides rides in clearly marked Safe Ride vans or other security vehicles. Walking escorts can be provided upon request. Download the app today to request your ride!
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Verdict
METRO Splash Pass and UC Davis Safe Ride both sit at 3.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 40% of METRO Splash Pass's written reviews are positive against 0% of UC Davis Safe Ride's. UC Davis Safe Ride's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.5 for METRO Splash Pass against 3.6 for UC Davis Safe Ride. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 21 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of METRO Splash Pass's written reviews are positive against 0% of UC Davis Safe Ride's.
| Parameter | METRO Splash Pass | UC Davis Safe Ride |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (18 ratings) | 3.6 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District | Downtowner App, Inc. |
Customer experience
METRO Splash Pass
UC Davis Safe Ride
In-app purchases
METRO Splash Pass
No in-app purchases
UC Davis Safe Ride
No in-app purchases
Questions
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