Discover Madison vs SAM Transit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Discover Madison
Explore local businesses and attractions with this app. Businesses can manage their listings, update information, and send push notifications to users. Ideal for residents and visitors seeking local information.
- Explore local offerings
- Manage business listings
- Update business information
- List photos and menus
- Submit push notifications
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The Discover Madison app is designed to be used by local residents and visitors to explore our many offerings. Local businesses will have the opportunity to edit their business listing, update hours, list photo, menus, types of services, link to your website and may submit push notifications to app users.
SAM Transit
Plan and navigate your trips within the Sioux Falls Area using public transit and on-demand rideshare. Get real-time arrival information and track your vehicle for a seamless travel experience.
- Trip planning with transit options
- On-demand rideshare booking
- Live bus arrival times
- Real-time vehicle tracking
- Wheelchair accessible vehicle option
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SAM Transit is your go-to app for getting around the Sioux Falls Area. Simply tell the app where you want to go and we’ll share the best trip options to get there. You can navigate your city with bus, on demand rideshare or a combination of travel options. HOW IT WORKS: - Easily plan travel with Sioux Area Metro services. - Enter your pickup and dropoff locations and we’ll tell you the best journey available at that time. - Book SAM On Demand rides directly in the app for you and any additional passengers. - Never miss your ride with live arrival times for your bus and vehicle tracking for your SAM On Demand journey. - If you’re riding on demand, there may be others on board, or you may make a few additional stops along the way! RELIABLE: Track your ride as the driver is on their way to you, and while you’re on the vehicle too. OUR VEHICLES: SAM Transit is wheelchair accessible! If you require a wheelchair, simply toggle on “Wheelchair accessibility” in the “Account” tab of your app! When you request a ride, you’ll be matched with a wheelchair accessible vehicle. Questions? Reach out at +1(605) 367-7151. Loving your experience so far? Give us a 5-star rating.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Discover Madison at free against SAM Transit's free with in-app purchases. Discover Madison also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). SAM Transit's advantage is ratings volume (260 vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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.
Discover Madison holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SAM Transit has 260 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Discover Madison ships an update every 2 months, SAM Transit every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Discover Madison | SAM Transit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (260 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 37.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 260 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Armstrong Software | Via Transportation, Inc. |
Customer experience
Discover Madison
SAM Transit
In-app purchases
Discover Madison
No in-app purchases
SAM Transit
No in-app purchases








