Comparison

Academy SilverPass vs goLehigh TRANSIT

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Academy SilverPass

Purchase bus tickets instantly and securely from your mobile device. Plan your trips, view schedules, and track your bus in real-time. Never lose a paper ticket again with digital storage and contactless validation.

Highlights
  • Secure ticket purchase
  • Multiple ticket options
  • Use transit benefits
  • Trip planning and schedules
  • Real-time bus tracking
  • Digital ticket storage
  • Service disruption notifications
Features
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Never wait in line to buy tickets again! The SilverPass app provides these great features to connect you to New York City: *Securely Purchase tickets from your phone or tablet instantly. Tickets available in one-way, round trip, 10-trip, 40-trip and monthly options. *Does your employer provide transit benefits? No problem, you can use benefits cards or even split two forms of payment on the app. *Plan trips, view schedules and get route itineraries all on your phone or tablet. *Our service operates from more than just park and rides. Find local bus stops here. *Get push notifications if service disruptions will impact your commute. *Ticket validation process is entirely digital and contactless. Conveniently store tickets and passes on your phone or tablet – never lose a paper ticket again! Display tickets right from your phone to board the bus . *Track bus departures. Watch your bus approach the stop on a map in real-time. *Easily contact us for route suggestions, comments or questions. Academy Bus, recognized as the largest privately owned and operated ground transportation company in the US, has been raising standards in the industry since 1968. Featured under the Academy Bus umbrella is our daily, express commuter bus service from points along the New Jersey shore to the Midtown, Port Authority Bus Terminal, and Wall Street areas in New York City.

About

goLehigh TRANSIT

Track real-time bus locations, schedules, and estimated arrival times for select transit agencies. The app also supports operators in tracking vehicles and counting passengers with GPS data.

Highlights
  • Real-time bus locations
  • Bus schedules
  • Estimated arrival times
  • Vehicle tracking
  • Passenger counting
  • GPS data integration
Features
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With Passio GO you have the ability to see real time bus locations, schedules, and ETA. This is available for select agencies and different agencies choose to show or not show the schedules, but you can always see where the buses are and on which routes. As an operator of a system that moves people (transit buses, shuttles, vans, etc.), you need to count them and track them. Passio applications quickly and seemlessly track your vehicles and easily count passengers tagging them with GPS coordinates and time/day as they enter and exit, including different passenger types or groups. N.B. You can run Passio GO without any registration, use for free. Please contact us at: sales@passiotech.com to setup a Passio Account to operate your own bus system.

Screenshots

Academy SilverPass4 screens
goLehigh TRANSIT1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Academy SilverPass at 3.9 against goLehigh TRANSIT's 1.9. Academy SilverPass also leads on ratings volume (692 vs 12). goLehigh TRANSIT's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Academy SilverPass holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Academy SilverPass has 692 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Academy SilverPass versus goLehigh TRANSIT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAcademy SilverPassgoLehigh TRANSIT
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (692 ratings) — better1.9 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews20.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings692 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAcademy BusPassIO Technologies

Customer experience

Academy SilverPass

All ratings617 ratings
Positive69.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative27.6%
Written reviews125 reviews
Positive20.8%
Neutral6.4%
Negative72.8%

goLehigh TRANSIT

All ratings12 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative75.0%

Bugs and requests

Academy SilverPass

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Tickets disappearing from the app
  • Inability to purchase tickets through the app
  • Inconsistent app performance and functionality

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved in-app notifications and alerts
  • More user-friendly interface and navigation
  • Better integration with bus schedules and real-time updates
  • Extend ticket validity time
  • Provide customer support options

goLehigh TRANSIT

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Academy SilverPass

No in-app purchases

None

goLehigh TRANSIT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Academy SilverPass free?
Academy SilverPass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is goLehigh TRANSIT free?
goLehigh TRANSIT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Academy SilverPass or goLehigh TRANSIT?
Academy SilverPass is rated higher. Academy SilverPass averages 3.9 out of 5 from 692 ratings, while goLehigh TRANSIT averages 1.9 from 12 ratings.
Do Academy SilverPass or goLehigh TRANSIT have ads?
Neither Academy SilverPass nor goLehigh TRANSIT shows ads.

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