Comparison

AC Transit Mobile vs Today

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Trip planning and schedules
  • Real-time bus arrival predictions
  • Mobile fare payment
  • Clipper account management
  • Customer service access
  • iOS accessibility integration
Features
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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.

About

Today

This app provides electric micro-mobility solutions like e-bikes, e-mopeds, and e-scooters for convenient urban travel. It aims to create a sustainable transportation future by offering on-demand rentals that complement public transit and reduce traffic congestion.

Highlights
  • Rent e-bikes, e-mopeds, and e-scooters
  • On-demand micro-mobility solutions
  • Sustainable transportation options
  • Solve first and last-mile transit problems
  • Reduce traffic congestion
  • Scan QR code to unlock vehicles
Features
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At Today, our mission is to foster a sustainable and electric future while ushering in a new era of travel. We achieve this by providing cutting-edge hardware and innovative Mobility as a Service solutions. Our goal is to empower individuals and communities with convenient, sustainable, and efficient micro mobility options, enhancing urban mobility and shaping the future of transportation. How to: Download the Ride Today App Create your Ride Today Account Find nearby Today E Bikes, E Mopeds or E Scooters and Scan QR Code to Unlock Ride Safely - Always Wear a Helmet, Follow Local Traffic Laws and Ride Where Permitted Park Responsibly - Park your Today vehicles in the designated Hubs, out of the way of foot traffic and avoiding prohibited parking areas BRING Today TO YOUR CITY! Transportation for a Healthier Planet With more than 15 years experience launching mobility solutions, Ride Today is committed to providing your community with high quality, reliable, turnkey, modes of transportation. Today improves public transportation accessibility by solving the first and last-mile problem where residents and visitors have limited means for connecting to public transit without walking or driving. Today reduces the number of vehicles on the road easing the burden of peak-hour commutes, traffic congestion, parking difficulties and travel time. Today vehicles are available on demand and provide an affordable, highly scalable micro-mobility solution to complement your community’s existing transportation structure. For more information visit: https://www.ridetoday.io/

Screenshots

AC Transit Mobile4 screens
Today4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Today at 4.6 against AC Transit Mobile's 2.6. Today also leads on ratings volume (316 vs 11). AC Transit Mobile's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Today holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Today has 316 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of AC Transit Mobile's written reviews are positive against 26% of Today's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AC Transit Mobile ships an update every 2 weeks, Today every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AC Transit Mobile versus Today: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAC Transit MobileToday
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (11 ratings)4.6 (316 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.5% of reviews26.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11316 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB103 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlameda Contra Costa Transit DistrictEight Five Orange LLC

Customer experience

AC Transit Mobile

All ratings11 ratings
Positive36.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative63.6%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive23.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative70.6%

Today

All ratings260 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral2.3%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive26.3%
Neutral10.5%
Negative63.2%

Bugs and requests

AC Transit Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Today

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • First bike did not unlock, second bike unlocked but ten separate charges
  • Forgot to swipe to end ride, assumed locking was ending the ride
  • Bike battery only rode so many miles, no sign posted
  • Brakes need attention
  • Wish this app worked with VPN’s
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  • Getting an error message now and it won’t fully load
  • Had an error 7 and no power for a few minutes but boost came back. Happened twice.
  • Bike/app acted as if the bike had been unlocked, but it wasn’t. Currently getting charged 20 cents a minute
  • Cannot get through paying; husband paid but cannot unlock; neither can he end the ride.
  • Scooters are never charged, you have to park them in designated spots
  • Did a ride, returned the bike, ended the ride in the App, locked the bike up, listened to the bike make the shut-down tone and shut down the display... and they charged me $200 for never returning the bike.
  • Scooter ran out of battery part way through the ride (had 32% to start and it only lasted about 15 minutes). Of course once the battery dies, you can’t end your ride so the timer for billing keeps running.
  • After we finished our ride, we locked our bikes and tried to end our rides through the leap app. Guess what?! The ride didn’t wanna end, the app kept on telling us to lock our bike (which we already did) and they were still charging us.
  • App does not work, and the staff has no ability to help
  • Hopefully, they are not dead or out of battery. Then when you want to finish your drive! it won’t happen after you call service. After 1 day, it will fix. They will not refund your payment. Sometime, there are random scooter activate you didn’t know, it will charge your account.
  • The hardware Leap decided to use for some reason is the worst in the scooter marketplace. Bells broken, brakes busted, batteries always dead. Besides the software being buggy as all get out, the best part of the app is how some scooters just straight up say “Unavailable” or “Unknown Error” when trying to rent one.

Requested features

3 requests
  • Better signage for battery life
  • Full battery bikes at the other end of bikepath
  • App should work with VPNs

In-app purchases

None

AC Transit Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Today

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AC Transit Mobile free?
AC Transit Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Today free?
Today is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AC Transit Mobile or Today?
Today is rated higher. AC Transit Mobile averages 2.6 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Today averages 4.6 from 316 ratings.
Do AC Transit Mobile or Today have ads?
Neither AC Transit Mobile nor Today shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AC Transit Mobile or Today?
AC Transit Mobile ships an update every 2 weeks, and Today every 5 months. Most recently, AC Transit Mobile was updated on September 21, 2026 and Today on September 20, 2026.

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