MuniMobile vs Nuoli
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MuniMobile
Plan your trips and purchase transit fares instantly on your phone. Avoid paper tickets and cash by buying and using fares directly through the app with various payment options. Store multiple tickets for future use and manage your account securely.
- Trip planning
- Mobile ticketing
- Instant fare purchase
- Multiple payment options
- Store tickets
- Group fares
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The official trip planning and mobile ticketing app from San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA). MuniMobile helps you navigate the Muni transit network effortlessly and purchase and use fares and passes instantly on your phone—anywhere, anytime. Just download the free app, create an account and you're ready to go. WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS APP: • No paper fares to keep track of. • No need to carry cash, count exact change, or find a ticket machine. • Buy and use fares using a debit/credit card, PayPal or Apple Pay • Store multiple tickets on your phone for future use. • Pay a single fare or multiple fares for a group of riders from a single device. • Register your debit/credit card(s) in our secure system. HOW IT WORKS: 1. CHOOSE RIDER TYPE: Adult, Senior/Disabled/Medicare, Youth, or SF Access 2. CHOOSE FARE: Single Trip Fare for Muni Bus & Rail, Single Ride Fare for Cable Car, or Passports 3. CHOOSE QUANTITY: You can buy multiple tickets to use later 4. CHECK OUT: Pay with debit/credit card, PayPal or Apple Pay COMMON QUESTIONS: Q: Do I need to be connected to the Internet? A cellular network or a wireless Internet connection is required to purchase tickets, but you can use/activate your tickets offline. Q: What if my battery dies? Just like with paper tickets, you're responsible for making sure you have a valid fare at all times, so be sure to plan ahead! IMPORTANT REMINDERS: • Activate your ticket before boarding. • In the subway, activate (“use”) your purchased mobile ticket before passing through metro station fare gates. Show your active ticket to the station agent, and pass through the fare gate closest to the station agent booth. If the station agent is not present, you may still pass through the gate as long as your ticket has been activated. Do not attempt to “tag” the gate. • On the surface, use your purchased mobile ticket before boarding the vehicle. You may board through any door. If you feel more comfortable boarding through the front door to show your ticket to the transit operator, please feel free to do so. • For Cable Car, use your purchased mobile ticket once you are on board the vehicle. Show your mobile ticket to the Cable Car conductor. • Watch your battery level! Just like with paper tickets, you're responsible for making sure you have a valid fare at all times. • Create an account before purchasing tickets, as this is the only way you can transfer your unused tickets if you get a new phone. (Note: Only unused tickets can be transferred. Use up any activated tickets before switching phones.) • Don't uninstall the MuniMobile app or erase your phone without transferring your unused tickets first. Your tickets are stored on your phone (which makes it possible to use them without a cellular network or a wireless Internet connection).
Nuoli
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Nuoli turns a trip into a day-by-day plan you can actually keep. Tell it where you are going and when. It writes the days for you: what to see, in what order, with the walking time between them and the things that need booking flagged before it is too late. Then the trip happens, and plans meet weather, queues and late trains. Nuoli is built for that part. Mark what you did. Move what you missed to another day in one tap. Add what you found along the way. Nothing is lost, and nothing nags you about the thing you skipped. Something changed? Say so in your own words, and the plan catches up. When the trip ends you keep the memories: what you planned, what you actually did, and a stamp for the place you have been. WHAT YOU GET - A day-by-day plan written for your dates, your pace and your taste - Every day on one screen: times, walking distances, what still needs booking - Move anything to any day, with undo on everything - An ideas inbox for the things worth doing that have no slot yet - Works offline once the plan is on your phone - Your trip, shareable and printable NUOLI PLUS Higher AI limits for plans, refines and ideas. New features land in Plus first, and it keeps Nuoli independent and ad-free. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled; manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Privacy policy: https://nuoli.app/privacy.html Terms of use: https://nuoli.app/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MuniMobile at none against Nuoli's 1. MuniMobile also leads on iOS requirement (16.7 vs 18.2). Nuoli's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months). 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. Nuoli sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. MuniMobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
MuniMobile ships an update every 4 months, Nuoli every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MuniMobile | Nuoli |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (29 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 7.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.7 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 191 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SFMTA | Hector Oscar Torres Gonzalez |
Bugs and requests
MuniMobile
Reported bugs
3 issues- Purchased tickets not showing up
- Inability to log in or reset password
- Incorrect stop locations on map
Requested features
4 requests- Default ticket/pass purchasing screen
- Ability to save favorite routes
- Improved accessibility for visually impaired users
- Integration with other transit apps (Google Maps, etc.)
Nuoli
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MuniMobile
No in-app purchases
Nuoli
- Weekly$2.997 Days









