EKARTA vs StartApp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Delayed transport card top-up
- Check transport card balance
- Save and name multiple transport cards
- Find nearest service points
- View service news and FAQs
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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.
StartApp
Find affordable rides for any city trip, anytime. Users can plan routes and connect with others for shared journeys, making city travel easier and cheaper. It fosters a new transport ecosystem with potential for new connections.
- Shared city rides
- Route planning
- Connect passengers and drivers
- Affordable travel
- Build new transport ecosystem
- Social connections
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Совместные поездки в любую точку города, в любое время, недорого ! StartApp – это платформа, где пользователи могут построить маршрут до точки назначения и система подберёт подходящие поездки рядом. Водитель, планируя поездку, выкладывает маршрут, а пассажиры могут присоединяться к нему. Объединяйте маршруты на работу или учебу с другими людьми. Расскажите друзьям и знакомым. В плотной городской застройке вокруг нас возможно бесконечное множество совпадающих маршрутов. Вместе мы построим новую транспортную экосистему, в которой не будет переполненных маршруток, пробок на входе в метро, расходы на содержание автомобиля значительно снизятся, перемещаться по городу станет проще и дешевле. А также новые знакомства и приятное общение в пути.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: StartApp at 50% against EKARTA's 13%. StartApp also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
EKARTA ships an update every 2 months, StartApp weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EKARTA | StartApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 13.5% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | АО "И-сеть" | Andrei Elkin |
Customer experience
EKARTA
StartApp
In-app purchases
EKARTA
No in-app purchases
StartApp
No in-app purchases
