Ride Beep App vs CATS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ride Beep App
This app connects college students needing rides with drivers in their campus town. Riders enjoy quick pickups and low costs, while drivers can set their own rates and manage multiple passengers efficiently.
- Find rides in seconds
- Low cost rides
- Estimated time of arrivals
- Push notifications
- Drivers manage rider queue
- Drivers set own rates
- Choose payment options
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The Beep App is an affordable ride-sharing app for college students. It provides a very simple and easy way for people to get rides around their college town. Riders are provided a simple screen that allows them to find a ride in seconds. Drivers (beepers) are given a simple interface where they manage all the riders in their queue. Riders get the benefit of finding a driver with a short wait, low cost rides, estimated time of arrivals, push notifications of their driver's status. Drivers get the benefit of setting their own rates for riders, managing many riders in line for rides, choosing their payment options, and a simple way to tell riders of their status.
CATS
This app provides a convenient mobile ticketing solution for public transit. Users can instantly purchase and use tickets directly from their smartphone, plan trips with step-by-step directions, and manage their transit passes. It offers multiple payment options and integration with other transit-related services.
- Instant mobile ticket purchase
- Trip planning with directions
- Debit/credit card and mobile payment options
- Save favorite routes and passes
- Connect to other CATS apps
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It’s the way to pay! CATS-Pass is the official mobile ticketing app for the Charlotte Area Transit System. CATS-Pass offers a convenient way for you to purchase and use tickets instantly on your smartphone – anywhere, anytime. CATS-Pass also gives you access to trip planning tools. Download the app, buy your transit pass and plan your trip, right from your phone. Features include: • Purchase passes instantly via debit/credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay • Step-by-step travel directions • Cash Wallet feature • Personalize the app by saving your favorite routes and pass types • Connect to other CATS Apps including: ◦ CATS See/Say ◦ CATS Art In Transit ◦ TrackCATS
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CATS at 4.8 against Ride Beep App's 3.7. CATS also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (17K vs 15). Ride Beep App's advantage is chart position (#71 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Ride Beep App sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. CATS asks for nothing beyond the download.
CATS holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CATS has 17K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Ride Beep App's written reviews are positive against 53% of CATS's.
Ride Beep App ships an update every 2 months, CATS every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ride Beep App | CATS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (15 ratings) | 4.8 (17K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.5% of reviews | 53.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 17K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #71 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | William Nussman | City of Charlotte |
Customer experience
Ride Beep App
CATS
Bugs and requests
Ride Beep App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
CATS
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to create new user accounts
- Keyboard issues during sign-up process
- Discrepancies between app and physical bus stop times
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to delete payment methods
- Improved bus and train schedule information
- Notifications for bus arrival times
- Discounted passes for seniors and disabled riders
In-app purchases
Ride Beep App
- Top of Beeper list for 1 hour$0.99
- Top of Beeper list for 2 hours$1.99
- Top of Beeper list for 3 hours$2.99
CATS
No in-app purchases
