HFXGO Transit Passes vs CODIAC+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HFXGO Transit Passes
This app allows you to purchase Halifax Transit fares directly from your smartphone. Easily buy tickets and passes using a credit or debit card and store them on your device for future use. Activate your fare as you board buses and ferries, with transfers included.
- Buy Halifax Transit tickets and passes
- Pay with credit or debit card
- Store fares on smartphone
- Activate tickets/passes on board
- Transfers included
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With HFXGO, your phone becomes your ticket or pass to Halifax Transit buses and ferries! Don't worry about having exact change or where to be Halifax Transit tickets and passes ever again with HFXGO you can: • Select from a variety of Halifax Transit tickets and passes • Purchase fare quickly and easily using your credit or debit card. • on your smartphone for future use. • Activate your ticket or pass as you board the bus or ferry - transfers included!
CODIAC+
This app allows users to activate and display their bus passes for easy boarding. Simply select your pass from your wallet and show it to the driver within a 10-minute window.
- Activate bus passes
- Display passes for boarding
- Manage passes in wallet
- Quick boarding process
- Bilingual interface
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How do I use Codiac+ to board the bus? Activate your pass by going to ‘my wallet’ or ‘my passes’, select the pass you want to use for your ride, and show the pass to the bus operator. You’ll have 10 minutes to show the driver your pass after it’s been activated. Comment dois-je utiliser Codiac+ pour monter à bord des autobus? Activez votre laissez-passer dans « Mes portefeuilles » ou dans « Mes laissez-passer », sélectionnez le laissez-passer que vous voulez utiliser pour payer votre trajet et montrez-le au chauffeur ou à la chauffeuse d’autobus. Vous avez 10 minutes pour lui montrer votre laissez-passer après l’avoir active.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CODIAC+ at every 3 weeks against HFXGO Transit Passes's every 9 months. CODIAC+ also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). HFXGO Transit Passes's advantage is review sentiment (18% vs 0%). 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.
HFXGO Transit Passes ships an update every 9 months, CODIAC+ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HFXGO Transit Passes | CODIAC+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 17.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Halifax Regional Municipality | SPX Technologies |
Customer experience
HFXGO Transit Passes
CODIAC+
Bugs and requests
HFXGO Transit Passes
Reported bugs
17 issues- Payment connection issues
- Money withdrawn, no tickets
- Insufficient funds message misleading
- No active passes shown
- QR code takes too long to process
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- Password retrieval doesn't work
- App rarely works
- Money and tickets trapped
- Card declining randomly
- App will not accept payment
- Error adding debit card
- No support after 5pm
- Can't use debit or credit cards
- Tickets disappeared suddenly
- Saved cards removed
- App kicked card off
- App doesn't like my name
Requested features
15 requests- Bus schedules
- Feature to show number of passes
- Setting for wallet funds reminders
- Feedback button
- Apple Watch version
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- Mask security code input
- Gift tickets to others
- Integration with Apple/Google Pay and PayPal/Interac
- iPad Mini app
- Fix payment issues with BMO and Scotiabank cards
- Allow debit card payments
- Improve password reset functionality
- Display active passes immediately
- Add monthly passes
- Fix ticket validity description
CODIAC+
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HFXGO Transit Passes
No in-app purchases
CODIAC+
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is HFXGO Transit Passes free?
Is CODIAC+ free?
Do HFXGO Transit Passes or CODIAC+ have ads?
Which is updated more often, HFXGO Transit Passes or CODIAC+?
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