Pendleton Transit vs Spare Rides
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pendleton Transit
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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.
Spare Rides
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Enjoy a free trip courtesy of Spare using the Spare Rider App and Open Fleet technology.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Spare Rides at every 6 weeks against Pendleton Transit's every 16 months. Pendleton Transit's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). 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.
Pendleton Transit ships an update every 16 months, Spare Rides every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on December 22, 2025 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pendleton Transit | Spare Rides |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Connexionz Limited | Spare Labs Inc. |
In-app purchases
Pendleton Transit
No in-app purchases
Spare Rides
No in-app purchases
