Comparison

Ride Pingo vs PS Ferries

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • On-demand ride requests
  • Shuttle service tracking
  • Accessible ride booking
  • Affordable travel
  • Community transit
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time sailing information
  • Live vessel tracking
  • Drive time estimates with traffic
  • Remaining drive-up space indicators
  • Future schedule browsing
  • Ferry camera views
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Ride Pingo4 screens
PS Ferries3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ride Pingo versus PS Ferries: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRide PingoPS Ferries
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.6K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.6K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Routing CompanyOrgosoft

Customer experience

Ride Pingo

All ratings1,565 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral2.1%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews115 reviews
Positive50.4%
Neutral7.8%
Negative41.7%

PS Ferries

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

None

Ride Pingo

No in-app purchases

None

PS Ferries

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ride Pingo free?
Ride Pingo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PS Ferries free?
PS Ferries is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ride Pingo or PS Ferries?
PS Ferries is rated higher. Ride Pingo averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while PS Ferries averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Ride Pingo or PS Ferries have ads?
Neither Ride Pingo nor PS Ferries shows ads.

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