All Aboard vs CyclePay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
All Aboard
This app tracks Chicago's CTA buses, automatically identifying your nearest stop based on your location. It offers a straightforward interface designed for ease of use, providing essential bus tracking information without unnecessary complexity.
- Real-time CTA bus tracking
- Automatic nearest stop detection
- Simple and intuitive interface
- Location-aware functionality
- Chicago-specific transit data
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A simple bus tracker for the Chicago CTA. • All Aboard knows your location, and defaults to the stop nearest you. No more scrolling through tiny lists to find the closest stop. • All Aboard sparkles and shines with a simple interface. It's easy to use and gives you exactly what you need, but nothing more. • All Aboard is great for every day Chicago commuters. • All Aboard loves you, like a lot.
CyclePay
Manage your laundry experience at participating locations. View your balance, add funds, and start washers and dryers remotely. Get real-time machine status and submit service requests.
- View account balance
- Add funds
- Start washer/dryer cycles
- Real-time machine status
- Send service requests
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IMPORTANT: ONLY WORKS IN PARTICIPATING LAUNDRY LOCATIONS. You can view your account balance, add funds and start cycles on washers and dryers in your laundry room. You can also view real-time machine status and send service requests if needed. ***For any service related issues, problems starting machines or to request a refund, please contact your laundry location management office directly. CyberPay® Payment System by ESD Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: All Aboard at 73% against CyclePay's 27%. All Aboard also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). CyclePay's advantage is ratings volume (2.1K vs 18). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
All Aboard holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CyclePay has 2.1K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of All Aboard's written reviews are positive against 27% of CyclePay's.
All Aboard ships an update every 3 weeks, CyclePay every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | All Aboard | CyclePay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (18 ratings) — better | 3.8 (2.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better | 27.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 2.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jordan Fulghum | Equipment Systems & Devices, Inc |
Customer experience
All Aboard
CyclePay
In-app purchases
All Aboard
No in-app purchases
CyclePay
No in-app purchases
