San Jose Transit vs METRO Splash Pass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
San Jose Transit
Access VTA bus and light rail schedules and stop timings offline. Browse routes, view stops on a map, and save favorites for quick access. Get real-time trip information and enjoy automatic schedule updates.
- Offline VTA schedules
- Route and stop browsing
- Map view of stops and routes
- Favorite stops and routes
- Stop time interpolation
- Automatic schedule updates
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San Jose Transit provides easy access to VTA(Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority) bus as well as light rail services. It lets you browse through stop timings and trips offline without any active internet connection. San Jose Transit 3 is here! Completed redone from ground up. This new version makes it intuitive to browse through the routes and their schedules. Features: - Easy navigation through the UI. - Consolidated directional routes. Sub routes won't show up as separate routes if they are all in the same direction. - View stops and routes on map. - See all the VTA stops around you on a Map. - Search by zip code, address or city name. - Add stops and routes as favorites. - View all trips of a specific route (inbound or outbound) passing through a specific stop at any time. - Easy schedule updates with automatic daily update checks. - Stop time interpolation. The app shows timings for stops which don't show up on vta.org. All the schedules are still fully offline. The maps do require internet connection though ;-) Please report any mis timings to sanjosetransit@gmail.com or at https://github.com/jvashishtha/San-Jose-Transit/issues. As always feedback is much appreciated. So write me up at sanjosetransit@gmail.com Enjoy! :) Note: This application or its developer are in no way related to VTA or any such organizations. This application is developed for the convenience of VTA riders. NOTE: I would sugggest you email to sanjosetransit@gmail.com if you face any crashes. Writing bad reviews does not help solve the problem. Thank you.
METRO Splash Pass
Pay for bus rides directly from your phone using a credit or debit card. Avoid the need for exact change or visiting ticket machines to purchase passes.
- Credit/debit card payment
- Mobile pass purchase
- No exact change needed
- Convenient ticketless travel
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- No more need to carry cash in exact change to ride the Hwy 17 Express - just pay with a credit or debit card - No need to go to a TVM or order a 31-day pass by mail - just purchase directly on your phone
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: METRO Splash Pass at 3.5 against San Jose Transit's 2.9. San Jose Transit's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 40%). On price, ratings volume, 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.
METRO Splash Pass holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 18 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of San Jose Transit's written reviews are positive against 40% of METRO Splash Pass's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
San Jose Transit ships an update every 2 months, METRO Splash Pass every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | San Jose Transit | METRO Splash Pass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (7 ratings) | 3.5 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vashishtha Jogi | Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District |
Customer experience
San Jose Transit
METRO Splash Pass
In-app purchases
San Jose Transit
No in-app purchases
METRO Splash Pass
No in-app purchases
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