SmarTrip vs DriveEzMD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmarTrip
Manage your SmarTrip card and account with this optional tool. Register your card for balance protection, check benefits, set up auto-reload, or purchase transit passes. It can also be added to Apple Wallet for easy tap-to-pay.
- Manage SmarTrip card and account
- Add SmarTrip to Apple Wallet
- Register card for balance protection
- Check SmartBenefits
- Setup Auto-Reload
- Buy unlimited transit passes
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This app is an OPTIONAL tool that allows you to manage your SmarTrip® card and account. This app can NOT be used to pay your transit or parking fares. You do NOT need to setup a SmarTrip account to use SmarTrip in Apple Wallet. Add SmarTrip to Apple Wallet: - Open Apple Wallet on iPhone or Apple Watch - Tap “+”, choose “Transit Card”, select “SmarTrip” - In less than a minute you’ll have a new SmarTrip card in your Apple Wallet and be ready to tap to pay for rides or parking anywhere SmarTrip is accepted. If you need to do account management, then: - Install this optional SmarTrip app to register your card for account balance protection, check SmartBenefits, setup Auto-Reload, or buy money-saving unlimited transit passes. Chat with us at WMATA.COM/CHAT or call 888-SMARTRIP (888-762-7874)
DriveEzMD
Manage your Maryland tolling account with this official app. Pay video tolls, request transponders, view transactions, and update payment information. It simplifies toll payments and account management for drivers in Maryland.
- Pay video tolls
- Manage Pay-By-Plate accounts
- Manage E-ZPass accounts
- Request and manage transponders
- View toll and payment transactions
- Update payment details
- Automatic account replenishment
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With the DriveEzMD Mobile App, you can pay Video Tolls and manage your Pay-By-Plate or E-ZPass account: -Request and manage transponders -View your toll and payment transactions -Update or change payment details -Enroll in automatic account replenishment -Add and remove vehicles on your account -Register an E-ZPass On the Go
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DriveEzMD at 3.1 against SmarTrip's 2.5. DriveEzMD also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (19% vs 11%). On price, ratings volume, 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.
DriveEzMD holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 104 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of SmarTrip's written reviews are positive against 19% of DriveEzMD's.
SmarTrip ships an update every 5 months, DriveEzMD every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmarTrip | DriveEzMD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (57 ratings) | 3.1 (104 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.6% of reviews | 18.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 57 | 104 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | Maryland Transportation Authority |
Customer experience
SmarTrip
DriveEzMD
Bugs and requests
SmarTrip
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to activate account due to missing activation email
- Password reset process not working
- Inconsistent behavior when adding value to card
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to transfer balance between cards
- Real-time balance updates
- Improved trip planning tools
- Apple Watch support
DriveEzMD
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SmarTrip
No in-app purchases
DriveEzMD
No in-app purchases
