MTD Connect vs Rex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MTD Connect
This app provides on-demand, curb-to-curb van service within designated boundaries, connecting outlying areas to fixed-route transit. It offers safe transportation for individuals traveling alone when other options are unavailable, with a limit of three persons per pickup.
- On-demand van service
- Curb-to-curb transportation
- Connects outlying areas to fixed routes
- Designated service boundaries
- Safe rides for solo travelers
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The purpose of SafeRides Connect is to provide safe transportation to individuals who are generally traveling alone and when no other means of safe transportation are available within the designated SafeRides Connect boundaries. There is a maximum limit of three persons per pick-up location. SafeRides Connect does not duplicate fixed-route service already provided by MTD. SafeRides Connect does not provide emergency transportation services to medical facilities. SafeRides Connect does not provide service to and from bars. West Connect is a van service that operates within a designated service boundary (shown) not served by fixed routes. West Connect provides curb-to-curb service that connects outlying areas to fixed route service. If your trip is within the West Connect boundaries or at the Round Barn Road or Stephens Family YMCA transfer locations, just enter the trip information into the app and get the details of your trip. For any questions about SafeRides, the West Connect, or MTD’s fixed-route service, please call 217.384.8188 or visit mtd.org.
Rex
Log and rank your favorite places, from restaurants to hikes, based on personal comparisons. See trusted recommendations from your friends and build shared lists for planning trips or saving spots.
- Log and rank places easily
- Personalized pairwise comparisons
- Friend-based recommendations
- Track restaurants, museums, hikes, and more
- Create and share custom lists
- Request recommendations from friends
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Taste, ranked by the people you trust. Rex is where you log the places you love, rank them against everything else you've tried, and see what your friends actually recommend. HOW IT WORKS • Been somewhere great? Add it in seconds. • Rex compares it head-to-head against your past experiences to find its true place on your list. • Your friends see it, save it, and ask you for more. WHAT YOU GET • Ranked, not rated. Pairwise comparisons build a personal ranking that actually means something. • Your circle, not the crowd. Recommendations come from friends, not anonymous reviewers. Rex is private by default: no public profiles, no follower counts. • Every experience, not just food. Restaurants, museums, hikes, hotels, bars, cafés — anything worth remembering has a place in Rex. • A feed worth checking. Every log, like, and rec request from your circle, in one place. • Lists worth keeping. Build and share lists solo or with friends — plan a trip, collect the classics, or save want-to-try spots for later. • Ask, don't guess. Craving ramen in a new city? Post a rec request and get answers from the people whose taste you actually trust. Your next favorite place is one friend away.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Rex at every 4 days against MTD Connect's every 2 months. Rex also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). MTD Connect's advantage is ratings volume (98 vs 1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rex holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MTD Connect has 98 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MTD Connect ships an update every 2 months, Rex every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MTD Connect | Rex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (98 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 98 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Via Transportation, Inc. | Anant Goyal |
Customer experience
MTD Connect
Rex
In-app purchases
MTD Connect
No in-app purchases
Rex
No in-app purchases
