Visit Phoenix vs CG LINK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Visit Phoenix
Plan your ideal vacation to Greater Phoenix with this app. Discover activities, attractions, and events tailored to your interests. Create a custom itinerary and share it with friends and family for a seamless travel experience.
- Discover activities and attractions
- View upcoming events
- Create custom trip itineraries
- Share plans with friends and family
- Explore Sonoran Desert landscapes
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It's time to go beyond. Follow trails that reveal mighty mountaintops. Wander among iconic landscapes beneath picture-perfect skies. Let the Sonoran Desert be your guide to limitless adventure. The Visit Phoenix app is designed to help you plan the perfect vacation, trip or weekend getaway in Greater Phoenix! • Discover activities and attractions that match your interests • View upcoming events near you • Add events and places to your custom trip • Share events, places and your itinerary with friends and family
CG LINK
This app offers on-demand public transit services within a designated area. Schedule, modify, or cancel rides easily, and receive real-time notifications about your driver and vehicle. Enjoy convenient curb-to-curb pickup and delivery for your daily commute or errands.
- Schedule, change, and cancel trips
- Real-time vehicle and driver notifications
- Curb-to-curb pickup and delivery
- Virtual bus stop locations
- Accessible, climate-controlled vehicles
- Bike racks available
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CG LINK provides safe, convenient, and reliable On-Demand general public transit service. CG LINK operates Monday to Friday from 7:00am to 7:00pm. Trips must begin and end within the Service Area. CG LINK is a shared ride service, and all trips must be scheduled in advance and any trip purpose is accepted. Vehicles provide curb-to-curb pickup and delivery. Virtual Bus Stops are located at the Promenade Mall. The CG LINK Rider App allows riders to schedule, change, and cancel trips. Text notifications will alert riders when their vehicle is 5-minutes away and when the vehicle has arrived. Text notifications will also alert riders with the driver’s first name and vehicle ID number. Riders may call Dispatch to schedule, change, or cancel trips. Text notifications will be sent when scheduling by phone. The fare is free for all until April 19, 2024. Thereafter the regular adult fare is $1.50 per one-way trip. The reduced fare is $1.25 per one-way trip (Seniors 60+, disabled persons, and Youth ages 6 to 15). Children 5 and younger ride free with a paying adult. Riders may pay their fare with exact cash only when they board. Vehicles are accessible, climate controlled and have bike racks
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Visit Phoenix at 199 against CG LINK's 14. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Visit Phoenix against 4.7 for CG LINK. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Visit Phoenix has 199 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Visit Phoenix ships an update every 2 months, CG LINK every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Visit Phoenix | CG LINK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (199 ratings) — better | 4.7 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 199 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Greater Phoenix Convention & Visitors Bureau | RideCo Inc. |
Customer experience
Visit Phoenix
CG LINK
In-app purchases
Visit Phoenix
No in-app purchases
CG LINK
No in-app purchases
Questions
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