Ride Pingo vs PS Ferries
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.
PS Ferries
Easily plan your Washington State Ferries trips with real-time sailing information, live vessel tracking, and estimated drive times. Check schedules, fares, and even view terminal cameras before you leave.
- Real-time sailing information
- Live vessel tracking
- Drive time estimates with traffic
- Remaining drive-up space indicators
- Future schedule browsing
- Ferry camera views
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PS Ferries is the easy way to ride the Washington State Ferries system. Whether you're a daily Bainbridge commuter or making a once-a-summer trip to the San Juans, everything you need to catch your sailing is one tap away. SAILINGS AT A GLANCE Every route in the system, sorted by how close you are to the terminal. See today's remaining departures the moment you open the app — no digging through timetables. LIVE VESSEL TRACKING Watch the boats move in real time. See which vessel is on your run, whether it's at the dock or underway, and whether it's running on time. MAKE THE BOAT PS Ferries estimates your drive time to the terminal — with live traffic factored in — and shows how many drive-up spaces remain, so you know whether to hustle or grab another coffee. PLAN AHEAD Browse schedules for any future date, check current fares, add sailings to your calendar, and share your sailing with the folks picking you up on the other side. FERRY CAMS Peek at terminal and highway cameras to check the line before you leave the house. --- PS Ferries is an unofficial app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Washington State Ferries, WSDOT, or Washington State. All schedule, fare, vessel, traffic, and camera information comes from WSDOT's public APIs and may not always be accurate or up to date. Always confirm critical trip details with official Washington State Ferries sources.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Ride Pingo at 1.6K against PS Ferries's 3. PS Ferries's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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.
PS Ferries holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ride Pingo has 1.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Ride Pingo | PS Ferries |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.6K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | 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 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Routing Company | Orgosoft |
Customer experience
Ride Pingo
PS Ferries
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
PS Ferries
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ride Pingo
No in-app purchases
PS Ferries
No in-app purchases









