Comparison

MBTA mTicket vs T

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MBTA mTicket

Purchase Commuter Rail and Ferry tickets instantly from your smartphone. This app acts as a mobile ticket office, allowing you to buy single, round-trip, and 10-ride tickets securely. Your phone becomes your ticket, and purchased tickets are stored within the app for easy access and transfer.

Highlights
  • Secure ticket purchasing
  • Smartphone as ticket
  • Ticket transferability
  • View schedules and alerts
  • Purchase 10-ride tickets
Features
Currently charting
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Buy a ticket anywhere, anytime - in seconds. The Official MBTA mTicket App is like a ticket office in your pocket. Your smartphone is your ticket! With the new MBTA mTicket App for Commuter Rail and Ferry, you can securely purchase MBTA Commuter Rail and Ferry Single Ride, Round-Trip, and 10 Ride tickets in seconds. Purchasing a ticket is easy: select your trip & ticket type, enter your payment card information and your smartphone is your ticket! Never lose your ticket again! Once you purchase your ticket, it will always stick in My Tickets. Need to replace your phone? No problem -- we can easily transfer any purchased ticket. Want to check your schedule or service updates? You can check schedules and T-Alerts right from inside the app! We are making the app better everyday! Let us know what you think at www.mbta.com/mticket Features: ● Secure ticket purchasing with your credit or debit card ● Your smartphone is your ticket ● Never worry about zones again -- just select your origin and destination to purchase ● Never lose your ticket -- tickets can be easily transferred if your phone is lost or stolen ● Check Commuter Rail schedules, maps, and service alerts ● Brand new offers from JustRide and the MBTA

About

T

This transit app provides precise, real-time arrival predictions for all Boston subway lines. It helps commuters and tourists avoid long waits by offering down-to-the-second accuracy, directly from the MBTA. Plan your journeys up to an hour in advance with the latest delay and alert information.

Highlights
  • Real-time MBTA predictions
  • All subway lines supported
  • Origin and destination stops
  • Alerts for delays and construction
  • Compact mode for quick departures
  • Stores line and train preferences
Features
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T-Times offers the most accurate representation of T times available; straight from the MBTA. Perfect for the student, commuter, or tourist, T-Times provides down-to-the-second accuracy in it's predictions for all subway lines in Boston. Real life is messy, and so are MBTA schedules. Avoid lengthy wait periods by timing your travels according to the exact arrival times of trains on your route. T-Times strives to provide you with the most accurate transit data possible, and therefore doesn't provide estimated countdowns - because the MBTA often experiences unexpected delays! T-Times calls it like it sees it - all available predictions are accessible from the app, so you can plan your transit up to an hour an advance at peak times. Stay up to date with the latest alert data - you'll have access to the latest delay information as soon as the MBTA publishes it. T-Times stores your line and train preferences, so you'll have access to accurate predictions for your selected stops every time you open the app. Features include: - Real-time MBTA predictions for all subway lines - Support for both an origin and destination stop - Alert support for the latest information on construction and delays - Compact mode to limit predictions to three per stop for when you're ready to depart! T-Times is not affiliated with the MBTA.

Screenshots

MBTA mTicket4 screens
T4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: T at 100% against MBTA mTicket's 27%. T also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.6) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.6). MBTA mTicket's advantage is ratings volume (657 vs 11) and chart position (#145 vs unranked). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

T holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MBTA mTicket has 657 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of MBTA mTicket's written reviews are positive against 100% of T's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
MBTA mTicket versus T: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMBTA mTicketT
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (657 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings657 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#145 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.612.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMBTALuke Andrews

Customer experience

MBTA mTicket

All ratings644 ratings
Positive36.0%
Neutral8.4%
Negative55.6%
Written reviews124 reviews
Positive27.4%
Neutral10.5%
Negative62.1%

T

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

MBTA mTicket

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues, unable to create account
  • Tickets disappearing, money stolen
  • Brightness settings not resetting
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for Apple Wallet
  • Integrate with mobile wallets
  • Improve navigation and ticket management
  • Add real-time train schedule updates
  • Allow changing account details

T

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MBTA mTicket

No in-app purchases

None

T

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MBTA mTicket free?
MBTA mTicket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is T free?
T is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MBTA mTicket or T?
T is rated higher. MBTA mTicket averages 2.6 out of 5 from 657 ratings, while T averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do MBTA mTicket or T have ads?
Neither MBTA mTicket nor T shows ads.

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