RFTA Mobile Tickets vs RIDE RF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RFTA Mobile Tickets
Purchase and manage bus tickets directly from your smartphone, saving 25% on fares. Avoid ticket machines and the need for exact cash. Your phone becomes your secure ticket, easily transferable to a new device.
- Save 25% on bus fares
- Purchase tickets anytime, anywhere
- Store and manage passes digitally
- Bypass ticket vending machines
- Secure account for easy purchasing
- Transfer tickets to new phones
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Skip the ticket vending machines or carrying cash to pay for your bus fare. Your phone is now your ticket and going mobile saves you 25% off your bus fare. Buy, store and manage your RFTA passes all in one place - on your phone. RFTA Mobile Tickets lets you buy tickets and passes anytime from anywhere. • Save 25% off your ride every time you use the mobile app • Bypass ticket vending machines • No exact cash fare required • No more lost Stored Value Cards • Your phone is your ticket • Secure account makes purchasing a breeze • Take your ticket with you when you upgrade your phone Use RFTA TICKETS to purchase bus tickets for immediate use or purchase in advance for future travel. It’s fast, easy, and available any time you’re on the go.
RIDE RF
Access on-demand ride services across the Roaring Fork Valley, including Aspen, Basalt, Carbondale, and Glenwood Springs. Book your next trip with ease through this convenient travel application.
- On-demand ride services
- Service areas: Aspen, Basalt, Carbondale, Glenwood Springs
- Easy booking
- Travel convenience
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Welcome to Ride Roaring Fork! Use this app to access various on-demand ride services throughout the Roaring Fork Valley. Service Areas: - Aspen - Basalt - Carbondale - Glenwood Springs
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RIDE RF at 4.3 against RFTA Mobile Tickets's 3.5. RIDE RF also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). RFTA Mobile Tickets's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
RIDE RF holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 46 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of RFTA Mobile Tickets's written reviews are positive against 67% of RIDE RF's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
RFTA Mobile Tickets ships an update every 17 months, RIDE RF every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RFTA Mobile Tickets | RIDE RF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (10 ratings) | 4.3 (46 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 46 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roaring Fork Transportation Authority | Via Transportation, Inc. |
Customer experience
RFTA Mobile Tickets
RIDE RF
In-app purchases
RFTA Mobile Tickets
No in-app purchases
RIDE RF
No in-app purchases
Questions
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