METRO Splash Pass vs Shorelife
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
Shorelife
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Shorelife helps California surfers, marine biologists, swimmers, and parents decide whether today’s water is worth entering. I built it because bacteria data is scattered, official samples lag real conditions, and advisories are hard to compare. Shorelife fills the dark space between weekly physical samples. By leveraging live CDIP, CeNCOOS, and EPA UV covariates to forecast daily risk, the application provides high-fidelity, real-time context that physical sampling simply cannot achieve.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Shorelife at every 5 days against METRO Splash Pass's every 9 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
METRO Splash Pass ships an update every 9 months, Shorelife every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | METRO Splash Pass | Shorelife |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (18 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District | Kyung Wook Choi |
In-app purchases
METRO Splash Pass
No in-app purchases
Shorelife
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is METRO Splash Pass free?
Is Shorelife free?
Do METRO Splash Pass or Shorelife have ads?
Which is updated more often, METRO Splash Pass or Shorelife?
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