Comparison

NTTA TollMate® vs BancPass

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

Head to head
About

NTTA TollMate®

Manage your North Texas tollway account and travel with ease. View your balance, make payments, update account details, and add vehicles. Calculate toll costs, check real-time traffic, and access free roadside assistance.

Highlights
  • View TollTag account balance
  • Make payments
  • Edit account information
  • Add/remove vehicles
  • Calculate toll costs
  • Access roadside service
  • View real-time traffic
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TollMate® makes traveling North Texas easier. The official mobile app for the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) puts valuable information at your fingertips. With TollMate you can: •View TollTag account balance, make payments •Edit/update account information •Add and remove vehicles •Calculate the cost of tolls on NTTA roads •Call for FREE NTTA roadside service (24x7x365) •View real-time traffic status For TollTag customers, just download the app and log in with the same username and password as your online account. Disclaimer: TollMate® mobile app is the official app of NTTA and its toll facilities. There may be other mobile apps created that enable a user to access the user’s account information. However, these apps are not authorized by NTTA and NTTA does not guarantee security and privacy of account information (e.g., banking, credit/debit card, email address, etc.) accessed through use of unauthorized apps. NTTA strongly discourages use of these unauthorized apps. Finally, NTTA encourages you to drive safely and strongly discourages use of the TollMate while actively driving.

About

BancPass

Manage your prepaid electronic toll tag account from your iPhone. This system allows you to pay tolls on all toll roads in Texas, Kansas, and Oklahoma. Reload your account easily at participating retailers.

Highlights
  • Manage toll sticker account
  • Pay tolls electronically
  • Prepaid electronic toll tag
  • Reload at major retailers
  • Electronic toll rates
  • Low balance reminders
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The BancPass app allows you to manage your BancPass Toll Sticker account using your iPhone. The BancPass Toll Sticker is a prepaid electronic toll tag that can be purchased at major retailers in the Houston and Kansas areas. After the sticker is installed and the account is activated, the vehicle is able to use the system to pay for tolls on all toll roads in Texas, Kansas, and Oklahoma. Visit www.BancPass.com for a list of participating retailers that sell and/or reload the BancPass Toll Sticker. Some of our retailers include Kroger, Dillons, H-E-B, Costco, foodarama, CVS, 7-Eleven. Users receive the electronic rate on tolls. No minimum balance is required. You choose when and how much to reload. Low balance reminders sent via text message Users.

Screenshots

NTTA TollMate®4 screens
BancPass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BancPass at 4.6 against NTTA TollMate®'s 1.7. BancPass also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (31% vs 4%). 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

BancPass holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BancPass has 5.8K ratings behind it against 1.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 4% of NTTA TollMate®'s written reviews are positive against 31% of BancPass's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NTTA TollMate® ships an update every 2 months, BancPass weekly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
NTTA TollMate® versus BancPass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNTTA TollMate®BancPass
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (1.1K ratings)4.6 (5.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews4.3% of reviews30.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K5.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNorth Texas Tollway AuthorityBancPass, Inc

Customer experience

NTTA TollMate®

All ratings1,096 ratings
Positive15.1%
Neutral3.1%
Negative81.8%
Written reviews351 reviews
Positive4.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative92.9%

BancPass

All ratings4,867 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral1.8%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive30.6%
Neutral5.6%
Negative63.9%

User reviews

NTTA TollMate®

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Quick and easy to pay tolls
  • 👍 Straightforward account management
  • 🔒 Secure login with Face ID

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent login issues
  • 👎 Difficult to update account information
  • 💤 Outdated and clunky user interface
  • 🤯 Confusing and inconsistent app behavior

BancPass

From 5.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Great customer service
  • 💡 Convenient for traveling
  • 🔒 Secure app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App not working/crashing
  • ⏱️ Delayed toll updates
  • 💰 Unexpected charges/fees
  • 🤖 Poor customer support
  • 📱 User interface issues

Bugs and requests

NTTA TollMate®

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to paste password
  • Unable to reactivate toll tags through the app
  • Inconsistent behavior when updating vehicle information

Requested features

3 requests
  • Integrate with password managers
  • Provide more detailed transaction history
  • Allow customizable alerts and notifications

BancPass

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login/connectivity issues
  • Incorrect toll charges
  • Delayed account balance updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Faster toll posting
  • Ability to manage multiple vehicles
  • Improved account balance tracking
  • Easier way to reload/add funds

In-app purchases

None

NTTA TollMate®

No in-app purchases

None

BancPass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NTTA TollMate® free?
NTTA TollMate® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BancPass free?
BancPass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NTTA TollMate® or BancPass?
BancPass is rated higher. NTTA TollMate® averages 1.7 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while BancPass averages 4.6 from 5.8K ratings.
Do NTTA TollMate® or BancPass have ads?
Neither NTTA TollMate® nor BancPass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NTTA TollMate® or BancPass?
NTTA TollMate® ships an update every 2 months, and BancPass weekly. Most recently, NTTA TollMate® was updated on November 6, 2026 and BancPass on November 6, 2026.

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