Comparison

RCT Ride vs Pendleton Transit

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

Head to head
About

RCT Ride

Book on-demand or pre-scheduled rides within Richland County. This smart, affordable ridesharing service matches you with other riders heading in the same direction for a more efficient and sustainable travel experience.

Highlights
  • Book on-demand rides
  • Pre-book future rides
  • Shared rides with others
  • Affordable pricing
  • Sustainable travel option
  • Easy mobile booking
Features
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Think of Richland County’s RCT Ride app as an easy way to book rides around Richland County — a ridesharing service that’s smart, easy and affordable. With a few taps, book an on-demand ride or pre book a ride for the future and our technology will pair you with a vehicle and other riders headed the same way. How it works: - Book a ride on your phone. - Get picked up at the address you entered. - Share your ride with others. What we’re about: SHARED. Our 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. 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 area a little bit greener and cleaner, every time you ride. Questions? Reach out at rcts@richland.org. Loving your experience so far? Throw us a 5-star rating. You’ll have our eternal gratitude.

About

Pendleton Transit

Features
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Official app for City of Pasadena Transit bus service. Find the nearest bus stop to your current location (requires GPS/location services to be enabled on your device), view an ETA for your bus and view its current position Save your favourite stops and routes and access bus schedules. City of Pendleton bus service.

Screenshots

RCT Ride4 screens
Pendleton Transit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RCT Ride at every 2 months against Pendleton Transit's every 16 months. Pendleton Transit's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RCT Ride ships an update every 2 months, Pendleton Transit every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and December 22, 2025 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
RCT Ride versus Pendleton Transit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRCT RidePendleton Transit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size134 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVia Transportation, Inc.Connexionz Limited

In-app purchases

None

RCT Ride

No in-app purchases

None

Pendleton Transit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RCT Ride free?
RCT Ride is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pendleton Transit free?
Pendleton Transit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RCT Ride or Pendleton Transit have ads?
Neither RCT Ride nor Pendleton Transit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RCT Ride or Pendleton Transit?
RCT Ride ships an update every 2 months, and Pendleton Transit every 16 months. Most recently, RCT Ride was updated on September 13, 2026 and Pendleton Transit on December 22, 2025.

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