myORCA vs FerryTempo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
myORCA
Manage your Puget Sound transit card for buses, trains, and ferries. Load fares, check balances, and purchase passes on the go. Connect your existing card or order a new one to simplify your commute.
- Load fares instantly
- Check card balance
- Manage multiple cards
- Purchase daily/monthly passes
- Set up autoloads
- Connect existing ORCA card
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ORCA is the Puget Sound’s all-in-one transit card. Use it to ride the bus, train and ferry in the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area. To get started, download the app and create an account. You need an ORCA card to use the myORCA app. You can connect your existing card or order a new card. Now you can manage your ORCA card anywhere, 24/7 with the myORCA app. With the myORCA app, you can: - Load fares instantly - Check your balance - Purchase and manage multiple ORCA cards - Purchase daily or monthly passes - Set up autoloads - And much more! With ORCA, you can pay for trips and transfers on Community Transit, Everett Transit, King County Metro, Kitsap Transit, Pierce Transit, Sound Transit and Washington State Ferries. Some exclusions apply on special trips and Washington State Ferries. To use ORCA, be sure to tap your card on the ORCA card reader on board, on the train platform, or at your stop. Reduced fare programs are available to qualified riders with low incomes, seniors (65+ years), youth (6-18 years), and persons with disabilities. Reduced fare cards work with the myORCA app, call 888-988-6722 / TTY: 711 to find out which card is right for you. This app requires iOS 13 and above.
FerryTempo
Track Washington State Ferries in real-time with live vessel locations, schedules, and alerts. Features include webcams, ticket scanning, and a unique timeline view of sailings. Get instant updates on delays and arrival times.
- Real-time vessel tracking
- Interactive schedule timeline
- Live webcam feeds
- Departure and arrival alerts
- Ticket scanning
- 3D satellite map view
- Night mode
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AHOY! Real-time vessel information is conveyed in an intuitive + fun birds-eye view. Upon open, the whereabouts of your route's boat(s) is immediately communicated. The innovative ‘timeline’ shows sailings + schedules in a rational, accurate, chronological format. SUPPORT FOR 7 WSF ROUTES: • Port Townsend ~ Coupeville • Mukilteo ~ Clinton • Edmonds ~ Kingston • Seattle ~ Bainbridge • Seattle ~ Bremerton • Fauntleroy ~ Vashon ~ Southworth (via 3 sub-routes) • Point Defiance ~Tahlequah BOATLOADS OF INFO IN A LOGICAL LAYOUT: • Full schedule list, easily viewable • Ticket scanning + inventory (bon voyage paper) • Live webcams with real-time vehicle space information • Alerts for routes + terminals • 3D satellite map view with live-tracking (when landscape) • Conditional coloring to indicate late + very-late boats • 'SeaClock' at center provides subtle utility • Route crossing distance + time info • WSF route map + fleet info • Automatic high-contrast night-mode MORE FERRY-COOL FEATURES: • Set ‘Pings’ (once or custom schedule) to be notified when a sailing departs, or is X minutes from arrival • Two tracking display modes: Timeline (default) or Parallel • ‘Purify’ mode for an immediate minimalist view • ‘Celestide’ mode provides sun, moon, and tide information, with their own real-timelines + animation • Current temperature with daily high/low • 'Replay' sailings of the day, showing actual departure times • Configure to 12 or 24 -hour time • Widget to show upcoming sailings Designgineered on Bainbridge Island Partly art, always. Godspeed, Sailor!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FerryTempo at 100% against myORCA's 15%. FerryTempo also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.5) and ads (none vs shown). myORCA's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and ratings volume (384 vs 13). On 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
myORCA is free to download; FerryTempo costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FerryTempo holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myORCA has 384 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of myORCA's written reviews are positive against 100% of FerryTempo's.
myORCA ships an update every 2 months, FerryTempo every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | myORCA | FerryTempo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 2.5 (384 ratings) | 4.7 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 384 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #140 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority | Matthew Carrig |
Customer experience
myORCA
FerryTempo
Bugs and requests
myORCA
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login credentials not recognized
- Payment method addition/removal not working
- Recent activity data displaying incorrectly
Requested features
4 requests- Add Apple Wallet/Pay support
- Implement Face ID/Touch ID login
- Improve app stability and reliability
- Expand functionality to match website
FerryTempo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
myORCA
No in-app purchases
FerryTempo
No in-app purchases







