Ride Pingo vs SMRTpay
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.
SMRTpay
Plan your public transit journeys, purchase tickets, and validate them all within a single, intuitive application. This app offers real-time departure and arrival information, secure payment options, and a digital wallet for your passes, simplifying city travel.
- Trip planning with integrated map
- Real-time departure/arrival times
- Secure ticket and pass purchases
- Digital wallet for tickets
- Onboard validation via QR code
- Clean and friendly interface
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The all-in-one public transit app you can rely on! The SMRTpay Mobile app combines trip planning, ticket purchases and validations for a smooth public transit experience. A simple and intuitive way to move around the city! Plan a trip using the integrated map: get from A to B using the quickest route. See estimated times of departure and arrival in real time: save time and organize your day better. Create an account and buy tickets/passes securely: various types of secure payments available. Store tickets and passes in your personal digital wallet: sort out your travel finances. Validate onboard vehicles: simply scan the QR code on your phone and find a seat, it’s that easy! All of this - using only your smartphone and one app! The SMRTpay Mobile App features a clean and friendly interface that will appeal to commuters of all ages. It shortens the time needed to plan a trip, purchase tickets and validate. The SMRTpay Mobile app uses latest security protocols to secure your payments and make sure your account and information are safe at all times
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ride Pingo at 50% against SMRTpay's 0%. Ride Pingo also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 14). SMRTpay's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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.
Ride Pingo holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ride Pingo has 1.6K ratings behind it against 14, 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 SMRTpay's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ride Pingo | SMRTpay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better | 3.3 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Routing Company | Modeshift Inc. |
Customer experience
Ride Pingo
SMRTpay
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
SMRTpay
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ride Pingo
No in-app purchases
SMRTpay
No in-app purchases
