Atac Roma vs Samarcanda Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Atac Roma
Official public transport app for navigating Rome. Purchase and activate tickets, plan journeys, find accessible stations, and access useful travel information.
- Ticket purchase and activation
- Journey planning
- Accessible station information
- Useful travel information
- Official ATAC app
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L’app ufficiale di ATAC per muoverti a Roma in modo semplice e veloce. Acquista e attiva i biglietti, pianifica i tuoi spostamenti, scopri le stazioni accessibili e viaggia con tutte le informazioni utili sempre a portata di mano.
Samarcanda Plus
Book a taxi in Rome and other major Italian cities with ease. Get guaranteed prices upfront, track your taxi in real-time, and pay securely through the app. Customize your ride for passengers, luggage, and even pets.
- Book taxis in Rome and other Italian cities
- Guaranteed upfront pricing
- Real-time taxi tracking
- In-app payments
- Customizable ride options (passengers, luggage, pets)
- Direct communication with drivers
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Samarcanda Plus is the Samarcanda Cooperative's taxi call app in Rome All the quality, reliability and services of Samarcanda at your disposal with a click! Need a taxi in Rome? Call us with Samarcanda Plus: the only one that can give you more than Samarcanda. With our application you will always have at your disposal the over 30 years of experience and innovation of our Cooperative. Simple, reliable and transparent: book your ride or call a taxi on the spot and forget about the taximeter. Many services are now at your disposal to organise your trips in Rome and in the main Italian cities. Samarcanda Plus, the app designed for you. WHY SAMARCANDA PLUS - Avoid waiting: request your taxi directly without going through the switchboard. - Guaranteed price: you know in advance the maximum price of the ride and if it costs less, you pay less! - Talk to the taxi driver: in case of need, you can connect to the driver, while respecting your privacy. - No more paper receipts: pay in the app and get your taxi receipt directly in your email. - Partner companies: the VdcPay payment system is fully integrated - Flexibility. Choose in advance the number of passengers, the number of luggage and whether you are travelling with your four-legged friend. On request, you can call or book a taxi for disabled passengers. - One app, many cities: hail a taxi with the same system in Rome, Milan, Turin, Naples and the other cities in the network. HOW SAMARCANDA PLUS WORKS - It's easy: Enter your destination and immediately find out the maximum price of the ride. - It's convenient: You can check the location of the taxi arriving at your address in real time - It's smart: Register your cards (private or corporate), choose which one to use and pay directly through the app Do you have questions for us? Write to info@samarcanda.it
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Samarcanda Plus at 100% against Atac Roma's 6%. Samarcanda Plus also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.5). Atac Roma's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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.
Samarcanda Plus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Atac Roma has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of Atac Roma's written reviews are positive against 100% of Samarcanda Plus's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Atac Roma | Samarcanda Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Atac spa | WeTechnology Srl |
Customer experience
Atac Roma
Samarcanda Plus
In-app purchases
Atac Roma
No in-app purchases
Samarcanda Plus
No in-app purchases
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