Penn State RideOn vs CATAGO!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Penn State RideOn
This app connects Penn State faculty, staff, and students for carpooling and trip planning. Find ride matches for daily commutes or one-time trips, with options for carpooling, public transit, and biking all in one place. Your home address is never shared, and you control who you contact.
- Ride matching for carpooling
- Trip planning for campus travel
- Includes public transportation options
- Biking route integration
- Privacy controls for contact
- Schedule-based trip finding
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RideOn is a free ride-matching and trip-planning platform available exclusively to Penn State faculty, staff, and students to help get to, from, and around campus. Users can find ride matches for daily carpooling and one-time trips based on their destination and schedule. Find your way using carpool, public transportation, and biking options that are conveniently located on one platform to help plan your journey. Home addresses will never be shared on any match list, and you can choose who and when you contact a potential match.
CATAGO!
Book on-demand rides in State College, Pennsylvania. This smart, easy, and reliable ridesharing service matches you with others heading your way for efficient travel. Track your ride in real-time and enjoy wheelchair-accessible vehicles.
- On-demand ride booking
- Shared rides for efficiency
- Real-time ride tracking
- Wheelchair accessible vehicles
- Book for now or later
- Multiple passengers
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CATAGO! is a new way to get around State College, Pennsylvania. We’re a ridesharing service that’s smart, easy, and reliable. With a few taps, book a ride in the app for now or later and our technology will pair you with other people headed your way. HOW IT WORKS: - Book a ride by setting your pickup and dropoff addresses and indicating if you’re riding with any additional passengers. - You will be given an estimated time when the vehicle will arrive upon booking your trip. The estimated arrival time of the driver will be automatically updated as your vehicle makes its way to meet you. - When your driver arrives, please promptly board the vehicle. - There may be others on board, or you may make a few additional stops along the way! You can track your ride and share your status in real-time trip from the app. SHARING YOUR TRIP: Our algorithm matches people headed in the same direction. This means you’re getting the convenience of a private ride with the efficiency and reliability of a public one. RELIABLE: Track your ride as the driver is on their way to you, and while you’re on the vehicle too. OUR VEHICLES: CATAGO! is wheelchair accessible! If you require a wheelchair, please call us to make sure your account is set up correctly. If you require a wheelchair, simply toggle on “Wheelchair accessibility” in the “Account” tab of your app! When you request a ride, you’ll be matched with a wheelchair accessible vehicle. Questions? Reach out at cata@catabus.com. Loving your experience so far? Give us a 5-star rating.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CATAGO! at 100% against Penn State RideOn's 0%. CATAGO! also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (75 vs 2). Penn State RideOn's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CATAGO! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CATAGO! has 75 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Penn State RideOn's written reviews are positive against 100% of CATAGO!'s.
| Parameter | Penn State RideOn | CATAGO! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (75 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 75 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Pennsylvania State University | Via Transportation, Inc. |
Customer experience
Penn State RideOn
CATAGO!
In-app purchases
Penn State RideOn
No in-app purchases
CATAGO!
No in-app purchases
Questions
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