Slé vs MBTA Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slé
Track your daily travel habits to understand their impact on air quality, traffic, and personal health. Get personalized tips to improve your score and compete with friends to foster a healthier community.
- Score daily trips
- Connect with friends
- Improve air quality
- Reduce traffic congestion
- Enhance personal health
- Track progress
- Community competition
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The Slé app brings transparency and connectivity to your mobility patterns—whether you’re driving, riding, or on foot. Use Slé to score daily trips, connect and compete with friends in support of cleaner air, less traffic, and a healthier community. Your Slé Score: See how your daily trip routines contribute to local air quality, traffic patterns, and personal health—all in one place. Actionable Guidance: Explore choices, track progress and improve your score with feedback designed to get you started and keep you going. Community Competition: Share your score and compete with friends to support a happier community, better city, and brighter future.
MBTA Go
Get real-time public transit information for the Greater Boston area. Track buses and trains, view live arrival times, and stay updated on route closures and alerts. This app also offers accessibility features for all riders.
- Live arrival times
- Vehicle tracking on map
- Closure alerts and maps
- Feedback submission
- Accessibility features
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MBTA Go is the official app for live, public transit information in the Greater Boston area. Check live arrival times, track your vehicle, and learn about the latest closures. App features: • Check live arrival times: Get the latest estimates of when your bus or train will get to you. • Track your vehicle: Check how many stops away your bus or train is, and see live vehicle locations on the map. • Learn about the latest closures: Find out if your there is a closure on your route with clear alerts and maps. • Share feedback: Provide feedback to help us resolve issues, make improvements, and prioritize what we work on next. We want to make MBTA Go accessible to all riders who have a smartphone. The app supports language translations and the following mobile accessibility features: • VoiceOver for riders who are blind or have low-vision • Switch and Voice Control for riders with mobility impairments If you have questions about MBTA Go, email us at apphelp@mbta.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Slé at 5.0 against MBTA Go's 4.1. Slé also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%). MBTA Go's advantage is ratings volume (145 vs 6) and chart position (#41 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Slé holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MBTA Go has 145 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Slé's written reviews are positive against 63% of MBTA Go's.
Slé ships an update every 3 weeks, MBTA Go fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slé | MBTA Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 4.1 (145 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 63.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 145 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #41 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thrivity Corporation | MBTA |
Customer experience
Slé
MBTA Go
Bugs and requests
Slé
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MBTA Go
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes or fails to load at times
- Discrepancies between app data and actual transit times
Requested features
3 requests- Integrate with bike-sharing services
- Add ability to purchase tickets/passes through the app
- Improve trip planning functionality
In-app purchases
Slé
No in-app purchases
MBTA Go
No in-app purchases








