Comparison

EKARTA vs Siticard

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

Head to head
About

EKARTA

Easily and securely add funds to your transport card using the Russian Faster Payments System. Check your balance, manage multiple cards, and find service points. Delayed top-up options are available for specific pass types.

Highlights
  • Delayed transport card top-up
  • Check transport card balance
  • Save and name multiple transport cards
  • Find nearest service points
  • View service news and FAQs
Features
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The EKARTA app allows you to quickly and safely top-up your EKARTA transport card through the Russian Faster Payments System or SBP without commission anywhere and anytime. Features: - Delayed top-up of the EKARTA transport card. - Checking the balance of the transport card. Balance information is updated as data is uploaded from fare payment terminals. - Save several favorite transport cards and give them names. - Search for the nearest service point based on the specified filters. - All service news and answers to the most popular questions. How delayed top-up works: 1. Make a deferred payment in the app. 2. Activate when paying for the next day's fare. 3. The date of top-up is the date of payment activation! This is important when topping up Travel Limit Passes and Monthly Passes. Top-up of transport cards requires internet access and registration in the app.

About

Siticard

Manage your transport cards for several Russian regions. Check balances, top up funds, and change tariffs easily. View trip history and find service points on a map.

Highlights
  • Check transport card balance
  • Top-up transport cards
  • Change transport card tariff
  • View trip history
  • Find service points on map
  • Access FAQs offline
Features
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You can check the balance and top-up transport cards of the Nizhny Novgorod, Vladimir, Kirov and Mari El regions in the Siticard mobile app. Wherever you are and at any time you will be aware of the current state of your transport card. Just launch the Siticard app and find out the balance by barcode or number of your card. The balance information is updated at least once a day after collecting notices of payment for the trips from the transport validators. You can top-up a transport card using a payment card of any bank without a commission. It is also possible to change the tariff of the transport card to a more suitable one for you. ATTENTION: Paid operations for Nizhny Novgorod transport cards can be written in the balance terminals in the Nizhny Novgorod Metro or MFC. The replenishment and prolongation operations for all kind of cards can be written in the transport validator when traveling the next day after payment (tariff change operations cannot be written in transport validator). You will find out in the Siticard app everything about your trips using your transport card. You will be able to clarify not only the date and time of the trip, but also the type of transport, route number, as well as the tariff at which the fare was paid. Advanced functionality of the personal profile will allow you to quickly receive information about completed payments and keep you updated with the latest Siticard news. Important information about services is now always at hand. Even if you do not have Internet access, you can get the required information, find the service point you need on the map and get answers to frequently asked questions.

Screenshots

EKARTA4 screens
Siticard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Siticard at 76% against EKARTA's 13%. Siticard also leads on rating (3.6 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (18 vs 3). 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

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

Siticard holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Siticard has 18 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of EKARTA's written reviews are positive against 76% of Siticard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
EKARTA versus Siticard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEKARTASiticard
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)3.6 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.5% of reviews76.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings318 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperАО "И-сеть"Siticard

Customer experience

EKARTA

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive13.5%
Neutral15.4%
Negative71.2%

Siticard

All ratings18 ratings
Positive61.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative38.9%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive76.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative21.1%

In-app purchases

None

EKARTA

No in-app purchases

None

Siticard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EKARTA free?
EKARTA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Siticard free?
Siticard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EKARTA or Siticard?
Siticard is rated higher. EKARTA averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Siticard averages 3.6 from 18 ratings.
Do EKARTA or Siticard have ads?
Neither EKARTA nor Siticard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EKARTA or Siticard?
EKARTA ships an update every 2 months, and Siticard every 2 months. Most recently, EKARTA was updated on September 23, 2026 and Siticard on September 25, 2026.

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