Ride Pingo vs CDTA Scoot
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.
CDTA Scoot
This app provides access to a scooter sharing system for convenient travel within communities. It offers a fun and healthy way to navigate your city for work, social outings, or exploration.
- Scooter sharing system access
- Convenient urban navigation
- Fun and healthy travel option
- Explore local communities
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The official app for CDTA Scoot, the scooter share system in Albany. Whether you’re heading to work, meeting friends for dinner, or exploring the communities, CDTA Scoot offers a convenient, fun, and healthy way to experience the community you love.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ride Pingo at 50% against CDTA Scoot's 0%. Ride Pingo also leads on ratings volume (1.6K vs 29) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). CDTA Scoot's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ride Pingo has 1.6K ratings behind it against 29, 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 CDTA Scoot's.
Ride Pingo ships an update every 3 weeks, CDTA Scoot weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ride Pingo | CDTA Scoot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better | 4.4 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 29 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Routing Company | Dropbike |
Customer experience
Ride Pingo
CDTA Scoot
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
CDTA Scoot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ride Pingo
No in-app purchases
CDTA Scoot
No in-app purchases
