Captain vs Transit Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Captain
Book a taxi quickly and easily with priority service. Features include passwordless registration, business account integration for expense automation, price estimation, driver and vehicle tracking, and the ability to schedule future rides.
- Passwordless registration
- Business account integration
- Price estimator
- Driver and vehicle tracking
- Schedule future trips
- Priority service
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The official taxi app of Captain Book a taxi in under 10 seconds and experience exclusive priority service from Captain - Passwordless registration flow - Login & book with your business account and automate expenses - Know an average of how much will cost your trip with the price estimator - See your driver’s and vehicle details and track their arrival on the map. - Schedule future trips
Transit Go
Purchase and use transit tickets directly on your smartphone. Store multiple tickets for future use and activate them when you're ready to travel. Eliminate the need for paper tickets with this convenient mobile solution.
- Instant ticket purchase
- Store multiple tickets
- Activate tickets on demand
- Pay single or group fares
- Smartphone as ticket
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Purchase and use tickets instantly on your smartphone. Your tickets/passes are stored directly on your phone and can be activated whenever you're ready to begin your trip. With Saskatoon Transit TGo you can: - Conveniently purchase your ticket or pass online before you travel, using your credit or debit card - Activate your ticket/pass - Pay a single fare or multiple fares for a group of riders - Store multiple tickets on your phone for future use - Stop using paper tickets - your smartphone is your ticket
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Captain at 100% against Transit Go's 0%. Captain also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). Transit Go's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Captain holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Captain's written reviews are positive against 0% of Transit Go's.
Captain ships an update every 2 months, Transit Go every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Captain | Transit Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Captain Taxi Ltd | City of Saskatoon |
Customer experience
Captain
Transit Go
In-app purchases
Captain
No in-app purchases
Transit Go
No in-app purchases
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