Pierce Transit On vs Driven
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pierce Transit On
Book on-demand rides within designated zones where traditional bus routes are limited. This app allows you to schedule pickups and drop-offs, potentially sharing your ride with others for faster, more affordable, and sustainable transit.
- Book on-demand rides
- Set pickup and drop-off locations
- Share rides with others
- Accepts ORCA card and passes
- Sustainable ride-sharing
- Fast booking process
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Pierce Transit On-Demand makes it easier than ever to ride transit in Pierce County — with one simple smartphone app and just a few taps, book a ride within our Runner zones wherever the bus can’t take you. To provide the fastest service, we may pair you with others headed in a similar direction. HOW IT WORKS: - Download the app and create an account. - Get picked up and dropped off where you want. - Share your ride with others. - Save cash and time. What we’re about: CONVENIENT Use your phone to tell Pierce Transit Runner where you are and where you want to go. We’ll take you there. To provide faster service, you’ll be paired with others heading in a similar direction. FAST It just takes a minute to book your ride! The app will send you an approximate arrival time for your Pierce Transit Runner vehicle. AFFORDABLE Pierce Transit Runner costs the same as a bus trip, and daily and 30-day passes are accepted. Pay your fare using ORCA, Transit app on your smartphone, or a paper pass. To pay using cash, visit one of the many ORCA retail locations or vending machines to convert your cash to E-Purse value. For more information on buying or using an ORCA card, visit myorca.com. SUSTAINABLE. Sharing rides reduces the number of vehicles on the roads, bringing down congestion and CO2 emissions. You can even double up your green cred by connecting with other public transit services. With a couple of taps, you get to do your part to make your city a little bit greener and cleaner, every time you ride. Questions? Reach out to support-pierce@ridewithvia.com Loving your experience so far? Give us a 5-star rating. You’ll have our eternal gratitude.
Driven
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Driven turns your everyday driving into a story worth keeping. Every trip is logged automatically (or in one tap), mapped, and filed under the right car. Over weeks and years, Driven builds a private record: total distance, hours on the road, your most-driven car, top destinations, and how your driving has changed. WHY DRIVEN • Built for real driving — no mileage-report busywork, no reimbursement forms. Just your trips, your way. • Multi-car support — every trip tagged to the right vehicle, with its own history, fuel economy, and running costs. Personal cars and rentals tracked separately. • Fuel economy that learns — log fill-ups with odometer readings and Driven calculates your real consumption automatically, refining it with each fill-up. • Driving Passport — an all-time and yearly recap: distance, drive time, countries visited, top destinations, total spend. Share it with friends. • Privacy first — your trips stay on your device. INCLUDED • Manual trip recording — tap record, drive, tap stop • One car in your garage • Trip history, routes, and map • Personal and business trip classification • Fuel and expense tracking, with self-improving fuel economy • Import from MileIQ, previous apps, or any CSV or JSON backup — always free DRIVEN PRO • Auto-capture — Driven detects when you start driving and records automatically • Unlimited cars in your garage • Export mileage reports as CSV — for expense claims or tax records • Backup & restore your full logbook as JSON • Filtered export by purpose or date range • Insights and Driving Passport — yearly recaps, per-car breakdowns, and spending trends Whether it's the daily commute, a weekend drive, or a rental car abroad, Driven quietly keeps the record.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pierce Transit On at none against Driven's 2. Pierce Transit On also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). Driven's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Driven sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Pierce Transit On asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pierce Transit On ships an update every 6 weeks, Driven every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pierce Transit On | Driven |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (237 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 237 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Via Transportation, Inc. | Aleksandra Komagorkina |
In-app purchases
Pierce Transit On
No in-app purchases
Driven
- Pro Costs, Alerts & Reports$5.991 Month
- Pro Fuel Economy & Fleet7 Days trial$69.991 Year









