ConnectingVA vs HRT GoMobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ConnectingVA
Discover carpools, transit, and travel alternatives in Virginia. Log your journeys to track savings, environmental impact, and earn rewards. It's a free and simple way to explore transportation options.
- Carpool finder
- Transit options
- Trip logging
- Savings tracking
- Environmental impact tracking
- Rewards program
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Use the ConnectingVA app to find carpools, transit, and other travel options in Virginia. Then record your trips to see your savings, track your impact, and qualify for special rewards. Get started today – it's free and easy to do!
HRT GoMobile
Navigate public transportation in Hampton Roads, Virginia with real-time schedules, arrival times, and interactive maps. Purchase mobile fares and digital passes easily. Plan your trips across the entire network and find nearby stops with GPS.
- Mobile fare purchasing
- Digital passes
- Real-time bus schedules
- Arrival times
- Interactive transit maps
- Trip planning
- Nearby stop finder
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The official Hampton Roads Transit mobile app for Norfolk, Virginia and surrounding areas. HRT GoMobile makes public transportation in Hampton Roads, Virginia easy and convenient featuring: - * Mobile fare purchasing and digital passes * Real-time bus schedules and arrival times * Interactive Hampton Roads transit maps * Trip planning across the entire HRT network * GPS-enabled nearby stop finder * Service alerts and route notifications
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ConnectingVA at 60% against HRT GoMobile's 8%. ConnectingVA also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months). HRT GoMobile's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (171 vs 14). 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.
HRT GoMobile holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HRT GoMobile has 171 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of ConnectingVA's written reviews are positive against 8% of HRT GoMobile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ConnectingVA ships an update every 3 weeks, HRT GoMobile every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ConnectingVA | HRT GoMobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (14 ratings) | 4.4 (171 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 8.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 171 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Agile Mile, Inc. | Bytemark, Inc. |
Customer experience
ConnectingVA
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In-app purchases
ConnectingVA
No in-app purchases
HRT GoMobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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