Richmond Moves vs AC Transit Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Richmond Moves
This app offers an on-demand transit service for navigating a specific city. It allows users to book rides that are shared with others heading in the same direction, providing a convenient, affordable, and environmentally friendly transportation option.
- Book rides via mobile app
- On-demand pickup from nearby corners
- Shared rides with other passengers
- Affordable travel costs
- Reduced carbon emissions
- Smart routing technology
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Think of Richmond Moves as a whole new way to get around Richmond — a ridesharing service that’s smart, easy, affordable, and green. With a few taps, book an on-demand ride in the app and our technology will pair you with other people headed your way. How it works: - Book a ride on your phone. - Get picked up on a nearby corner. - Share your ride with others. - Save cash and reduce carbon emissions. What we’re about: SHARED. Our corner-to-corner algorithm matches people headed in the same direction. This means you’re getting the convenience and comfort of a private ride with the efficiency, speed, and affordability of a public one. AFFORDABLE. Aggregating people into one vehicle brings down prices. Enough said. SUSTAINABLE. Sharing rides reduces the number of vehicles on the roads, bringing down congestion and CO2 emissions. With a couple of taps, you get to do your part to make your city a little bit greener and cleaner, every time you ride. Questions? Reach out at support-richmond@ridewithvia.com. Loving your experience so far? Throw us a 5-star rating. You’ll have our eternal gratitude.
AC Transit Mobile
Plan your journeys and travel conveniently with real-time bus predictions and mobile fare payment. Access customer service directly and manage your transit account seamlessly. This app simplifies your commute across the East Bay.
- Trip planning and schedules
- Real-time bus arrival predictions
- Mobile fare payment
- Clipper account management
- Customer service access
- iOS accessibility integration
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Plan your trip and ride with ease using the AC Transit mobile app. Stay connected across the East Bay with real-time predictions, mobile fare payments, and direct access to customer service. Key Features: • Trip planning and schedules, right in the app • Real-time bus arrival predictions • Mobile fare payment • Clipper account management • Seamless integration with iOS accessibility tools • Quick access to AC Transit customer service Download today and make your AC Transit trip simpler, smarter, and faster.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Richmond Moves at 4.8 against AC Transit Mobile's 2.6. Richmond Moves also leads on review sentiment (48% vs 24%) and ratings volume (474 vs 11). AC Transit Mobile's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Richmond Moves holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Richmond Moves has 474 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Richmond Moves's written reviews are positive against 24% of AC Transit Mobile's.
Richmond Moves ships an update every 6 weeks, AC Transit Mobile every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Richmond Moves | AC Transit Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (474 ratings) — better | 2.6 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.1% of reviews — better | 23.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 474 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Via Transportation, Inc. | Alameda Contra Costa Transit District |
Customer experience
Richmond Moves
AC Transit Mobile
Bugs and requests
Richmond Moves
Reported bugs
6 issues- App has technical difficulties
- App is laggy
- App picks different locations than booked
- App confirms rides but drivers have no record
- App doesn't know if car is full
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- Bug with setting number of passengers
Requested features
7 requests- Wider coverage area
- Include Richmond Annex in service area
- Later operating hours
- Fix app to not pick different locations than booked
- Improve driver availability
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- Ensure drivers have ride requests
- Fix bug with setting number of passengers
AC Transit Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Richmond Moves
No in-app purchases
AC Transit Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Richmond Moves free?
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