Ride Pingo vs myORCA
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.
myORCA
Manage your Puget Sound transit card for buses, trains, and ferries. Load fares, check balances, and purchase passes on the go. Connect your existing card or order a new one to simplify your commute.
- Load fares instantly
- Check card balance
- Manage multiple cards
- Purchase daily/monthly passes
- Set up autoloads
- Connect existing ORCA card
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ORCA is the Puget Sound’s all-in-one transit card. Use it to ride the bus, train and ferry in the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area. To get started, download the app and create an account. You need an ORCA card to use the myORCA app. You can connect your existing card or order a new card. Now you can manage your ORCA card anywhere, 24/7 with the myORCA app. With the myORCA app, you can: - Load fares instantly - Check your balance - Purchase and manage multiple ORCA cards - Purchase daily or monthly passes - Set up autoloads - And much more! With ORCA, you can pay for trips and transfers on Community Transit, Everett Transit, King County Metro, Kitsap Transit, Pierce Transit, Sound Transit and Washington State Ferries. Some exclusions apply on special trips and Washington State Ferries. To use ORCA, be sure to tap your card on the ORCA card reader on board, on the train platform, or at your stop. Reduced fare programs are available to qualified riders with low incomes, seniors (65+ years), youth (6-18 years), and persons with disabilities. Reduced fare cards work with the myORCA app, call 888-988-6722 / TTY: 711 to find out which card is right for you. This app requires iOS 13 and above.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ride Pingo at 4.7 against myORCA's 2.5. Ride Pingo also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 15%) and ads (none vs shown). myORCA's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.6K and 384 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Ride Pingo's written reviews are positive against 15% of myORCA's.
Ride Pingo ships an update every 3 weeks, myORCA every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ride Pingo | myORCA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better | 2.5 (384 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.4% of reviews — better | 15.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 384 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Routing Company | Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority |
Customer experience
Ride Pingo
myORCA
User reviews
Ride Pingo
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great service
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚕 Convenient transportation
- 💯 Excellent drivers
- 🕰️ Prompt and on-time
Room to improve
- 🐛 App issues (crashes, glitches, bugs)
- ⏱️ Inaccurate ETAs and timing
- 🗺️ Poor mapping and location tracking
- 🤖 Unreliable app functionality
- 📞 Lack of customer support
myORCA
From 384 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💻 Convenient to manage card on the go
- ⚡ Instant card reloading
- 🔍 Ability to view transaction history
Room to improve
- 🔒 No Apple Wallet/Pay integration
- 🔑 Frequent log-out issues
- 🐛 Buggy payment method management
- 📱 Limited functionality compared to website
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
myORCA
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login credentials not recognized
- Payment method addition/removal not working
- Recent activity data displaying incorrectly
Requested features
4 requests- Add Apple Wallet/Pay support
- Implement Face ID/Touch ID login
- Improve app stability and reliability
- Expand functionality to match website
In-app purchases
Ride Pingo
No in-app purchases
myORCA
No in-app purchases
