Comparison

MBTA mTicket vs Got Ride?

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

Got Ride?

Features
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Getting around your area just got easier. Request a ride from your phone and connect with local drivers ready to help you get where you need to go. Whether you're heading to work, meeting friends, running errands, or simply need a convenient way across town, our app makes requesting a ride simple and stress-free.

Screenshots

MBTA mTicket4 screens
Got Ride?2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Got Ride? at every 4 weeks against MBTA mTicket's every 3 months. MBTA mTicket's advantage is chart position (#153 vs unranked). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MBTA mTicket ships an update every 3 months, Got Ride? every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
MBTA mTicket versus Got Ride?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMBTA mTicketGot Ride?
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (656 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews27.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings656 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#153 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB61 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMBTAGot RIde LLC

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

Got Ride?

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MBTA mTicket

No in-app purchases

None

Got Ride?

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MBTA mTicket free?
MBTA mTicket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Got Ride? free?
Got Ride? is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MBTA mTicket or Got Ride? have ads?
Neither MBTA mTicket nor Got Ride? shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MBTA mTicket or Got Ride??
MBTA mTicket ships an update every 3 months, and Got Ride? every 4 weeks. Most recently, MBTA mTicket was updated on November 1, 2026 and Got Ride? on October 25, 2026.

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