Ride Pingo vs RTS Access Ride Request
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ride Pingo
This app offers shared rides for the price of a bus ticket, providing a smart, easy, and affordable transit option. Request on-demand rides, track shuttle services, or book accessible transportation.
- On-demand ride requests
- Shuttle service tracking
- Accessible ride booking
- Affordable travel
- Community transit
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Transit that moves with you. The Ride Pingo app allows you to share the ride, wherever you want to go, for the price of a bus ticket. It's a smart, easy, and affordable way for you and your community to ride with transit. Use our app to request On Demand rides, track Shuttle services, or book Access rides. Ride Pingo is currently operational in multiple locations across the US, Netherlands, Andorra, and UK.
RTS Access Ride Request
Book and view paratransit trips for Monroe County, NY. Registration and approval are required before booking. Visit myRTS.com/Access for more information.
- Book paratransit trips
- View scheduled trips
- Monroe County, NY service
- Requires registration and approval
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RTS Access Ride Request helps you book and view paratransit trips for Monroe County, NY. RTS Access registration and approval is required prior to booking any trips. Visit myRTS.com/Access for details.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ride Pingo at 50% against RTS Access Ride Request's 0%. Ride Pingo also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 25 months). RTS Access Ride Request's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Ride Pingo holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ride Pingo has 1.6K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Ride Pingo's written reviews are positive against 0% of RTS Access Ride Request's.
Ride Pingo ships an update every 3 weeks, RTS Access Ride Request every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ride Pingo | RTS Access Ride Request |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better | 3.2 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Routing Company | RGRTA |
Customer experience
Ride Pingo
RTS Access Ride Request
Bugs and requests
Ride Pingo
Reported bugs
4 issues- App not working in certain areas
- Login/signup process issues
- Incorrect time zone handling
- Payments not processing properly
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to message drivers before pickup
- Option to switch drivers during a ride
- More accurate real-time tracking
- Improved routing and scheduling algorithms
- Seamless integration with other transit options
RTS Access Ride Request
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ride Pingo
No in-app purchases
RTS Access Ride Request
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Ride Pingo free?
Is RTS Access Ride Request free?
Which has better reviews, Ride Pingo or RTS Access Ride Request?
Do Ride Pingo or RTS Access Ride Request have ads?
Which is updated more often, Ride Pingo or RTS Access Ride Request?
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