TripGo vs Triptastic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TripGo
This app helps you plan and combine any transport mode, from public transit to ride-sharing, for efficient travel. It provides real-time updates, fare information, and personalized route preferences to ensure you arrive on time.
- Compare and combine any transport mode
- Real-time public transport information
- Personalized route preferences
- Calendar integration for trip planning
- Fare and timetable information
- Live service alerts
- what3words address integration
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The only app that lets you compare and even combine any (really any!) transport mode like train, bus, taxi, ferry, tram, your own or share car & bike, motorcycle or ride share. TripGo makes it super easy to get from A to B on time with any transport mix. Well ok, we don't do hover boards :) Our award-winning app puts the multi & mixed modal transport future in your hands right now, when other apps are still only dreaming of it. Personalize your trips by picking your route preferences. Never be late again by syncing TripGo with your agenda and getting exact departure times. With TripGo you can schedule your ride, check your fare & timetable, bus and train tickets, transportation directions and get live service alerts. TripGo delivers results in real-time: Up-to-the minute information on predicted departure/arrival times, GPS locations, navigation and service alerts make for accurate trip planning - TripGo keeps you up to date and on time. We've also partnered with the cool kids at what3words so you can use three word addresses for your trips. WHAT USERS SAY "A must have app!" "I can't thank you enough for this app!" "You have improved my life, can't rave enough!" "Should be 6 stars" "Awesome love it" "Life saving app. One of my favorites! Keep up the good work!" "The really nice thing is that TripGo doesn’t lock you in to one transport mode or preference. You can choose the most efficient, fastest, or cheapest route." - Planetsave WHAT YOU GET + Real-time information for public transport (live map): tap on stops and stations to see real-time schedules. Click on a route to see positions of the vehicle, live on the map. + Door-to-door options for easy comparison on price, time and environmental impact + Automatically plans trips between home, work and events in your calendar + Today Widget for instant trip results + Apple Watch with instant trip results and access to your favourites + Public transport timetables + Reminders: add a reminder to your trip to get notified when to leave + Pricing for public transport, taxis, tolls and car parks COUNTRIES & CITIES TRIPGO COVERS All major cities in Australia and New Zealand Travelling overseas? TripGo can help you here too: + Argentina + Austria + Belgium [*] + Canada [*] + Chile + Czech Republic + Denmark + Finland [*] + France + Germany + Ireland + Italy + Luxembourg + Netherlands [*] + Norway + Portugal + Singapore + Slovakia + Spain [*] + Sweden + Switzerland + Taiwan + United Kingdom + United States [*] [*] real-time data We actually reply your mails, so drop us a message with your feedback via support@skedgo.com.
Triptastic
This app offers real-time public transport information, including timetables, live vehicle tracking, and route maps for major cities in Australia, New Zealand, and North America. It provides directions and service updates without needing a constant internet connection.
- Real-time due out information
- Live vehicle location tracking
- Detailed, dynamic real-time maps
- Integrated search engine
- Directions search with iOS Maps
- Offline timetable and directions
- Share journey information
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Triptastic provides beautiful timetables, maps and real-time tracking for public transport in Australia, New Zealand and North America. "The best public transport app just got better... Triptastic is the Tweetbot of the genre. Nothing is as fast, clever, or intuitive." - Reckoner.com.au • Real-time due out information and live vehicle location tracking in Sydney, Melbourne, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, Toronto, Portland, Brisbane, Adelaide and Christchurch* • Transit coverage in Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, regional Queensland), United States (San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, San Diego, Seattle, Miami, Tampa, Denver, Honolulu, Sacramento), Canada (Toronto) and New Zealand (Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch) • Explore detailed, dynamic real-time maps of transit routes, stops and service frequencies • No need to configure the app, tap on a stop to see where you can go and when the next service arrives • Integrated search engine to find any suburb, route, stop or business • Directions search integrated with iOS Maps • Where available, detailed real-time vehicle information including air conditioning and accessibility information • Service interruption information for Sydney Trains services and stations automatically shown as relevant • No active Internet connection required to provide directions and timetable information - real-time updates are streamed on-demand as an Internet connection is available • Share your journey over iMessage, email or social media - let your mates track your train live with a few taps Making public transit work for you can be tricky. Make it easy, convenient and fun with Triptastic. Need more info? Visit triptasticapp.com for more detail or tweet @triptasticapp if you've got questions. * Real-time information is available for routes and areas where the relevant transit agency have fitted their fleet with real-time transponders and publish live data. Visit triptasticapp.com/coverage for a detailed list of real-time and scheduled transit data coverage. Real-time data in Melbourne is currently in beta.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TripGo at Free against Triptastic's $2.99. TripGo also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (71% vs 43%). Triptastic's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.6). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
TripGo is free to download; Triptastic costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TripGo holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TripGo has 120 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of TripGo's written reviews are positive against 43% of Triptastic's.
TripGo ships an update every 2 months, Triptastic every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TripGo | Triptastic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (120 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.9% of reviews — better | 43.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 120 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SkedGo Pty Ltd | AppJourney Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
TripGo
Triptastic
User reviews
TripGo
From 120 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Accurate public transport information
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 🚲 Supports multiple transport modes (bus, train, bike, etc.)
- 🗓️ Integrates with calendar for trip planning
- 💡 Provides CO2 emissions estimates
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and glitches after recent updates
- 🕰️ Inaccurate timetables and schedules
- 🗺️ Incorrect route suggestions
- 🔍 Difficult to change home/starting location
- 👤 Non-user friendly interface for some
Triptastic
From 1 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📍 Live train locations
- 🗺️ Real-time bus tracking
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 💡 Visualisation of Sydney network
- 🚀 Fast public transport app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- ❌ Unusable or unstable
- 📉 Infrequent updates
- 🪲 Periodic database issues
- 🚫 Real-time data missing
Bugs and requests
TripGo
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashing when entering destination
- Disappearing bus stop information
- Incorrect fare calculations
Requested features
4 requests- Offline map support
- Real-time alerts for delays and disruptions
- Ability to save and share trip plans
- Integration with other navigation apps
Triptastic
Reported bugs
30 issues- Share trip goes 404
- App no longer opens or crashes
- Crashes on opening
- Route 61 not working
- Route 32 stopped working
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- Constantly resizing map view
- App keeps crashing
- Map continually downloads every time app is opened
- Multiple services incorrect or missing times
- No more vehicles appear on the map after update
- App is not real time anymore, just 'scheduled'
- Can't search for a trip that combines a bus and train
- App mood swings from accurate to terrible
- Bus arrives, but never comes, and app says it departed
- Map can't be scrolled because it constantly wants to update vehicles
- Settings don't stick
- Queensland service does not work
- No public transport maps for Brisbane
- No ability to calculate indirect routes for Brisbane
- App crashes constantly
- Sometimes stops displaying stops and gives a bare map
- Map constantly wants to update vehicles
- App spends first 10 minutes locking into location
- Cannot stop app or use it while waiting for location lock
- Tracks buses at the opposite end of the searched route
- Grabs CPU and won't let go during search
- UI unresponsive while searching
- After update, app crashes and won't open
- Live bus locations in Sydney disappear
- App keeps crashing on iPad
Requested features
11 requests- Fix broken Zendesk link
- Link to new 'next there' app with discount code
- Update app for specific routes (e.g., route 61, route 32)
- Improve usability issues like duplicate trips and map resizing
- Fix the 404 error for share trip
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- Allow advanced planning for departure/arrival times
- Combine bus and train trip planning
- Improve trip calculation for indirect routes
- Add dark mode option
- Improve integration and trip planning capabilities
- Fix crashing on iPad
In-app purchases
TripGo
No in-app purchases
Triptastic
No in-app purchases





