Comparison

MBTA mTicket vs CodeCatch

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

CodeCatch

Discover hidden gems in Puerto Rico with this social travel app. Explore lesser-known attractions, connect with other travelers, and compete for points by scanning QR codes at various sites. Turn your tourism experience into an exciting competition and climb the global leaderboard.

Highlights
  • Explore lesser-known tourist attractions
  • Connect with other travelers
  • Compete for points by scanning QR codes
  • Climb the global leaderboard
  • Social media integration for travel
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The CodeCatch app is Puerto Rico’s first ever social media travel app. Combining social media and tourism, CodeCatch is a platform where users can explore Puerto Rico’s less known tourist attractions while allowing them to connect with each other by competing for points obtained by scanning QR codes found in these tourist sites. CodeCatch’s mission is to prompt its users to visit these lesser known tourist sites by turning tourism into a competition. The hunt for QR codes through the island seeks to motivate users to visit the tourist sites listed in the app. Users would strive to search for the QR codes to accumulate points that will raise their rank in the CodeCatch’s global leaderboard.

Screenshots

MBTA mTicket4 screens
CodeCatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CodeCatch at 5.0 against MBTA mTicket's 2.6. CodeCatch also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). MBTA mTicket's advantage is ratings volume (644 vs 1) and chart position (#125 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

CodeCatch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MBTA mTicket has 644 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
MBTA mTicket versus CodeCatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMBTA mTicketCodeCatch
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (644 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings644 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#125 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.68.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMassachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityACHILLES CAPITAL CORP.

Customer experience

MBTA mTicket

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

CodeCatch

All ratings1 ratings
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

CodeCatch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MBTA mTicket

No in-app purchases

None

CodeCatch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MBTA mTicket free?
MBTA mTicket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CodeCatch free?
CodeCatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MBTA mTicket or CodeCatch?
CodeCatch is rated higher. MBTA mTicket averages 2.6 out of 5 from 644 ratings, while CodeCatch averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MBTA mTicket or CodeCatch have ads?
Neither MBTA mTicket nor CodeCatch shows ads.

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