BEM MRT vs Loca Driver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BEM MRT
This app helps you plan your journeys on the MRT system. It provides fare calculations, route details, travel times, and information on station exits, facilities, and nearby landmarks. You can also access news and information about retail outlets within the metro mall.
- Journey planner with fare calculation
- Route details and travel times
- Station exit and facility information
- Landmark integration
- Metro Mall retail listings
- First and last train timings
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Plan your journey along MRT route effectively with BEM MRT Application! Knowing everything and everywhere about MRT Features: - Journey Planner Plan your journey along the MRT with BEM MRT Application by select Blue Line, Purple Line Station and landmark around MRT. This application provides fare calculation, route details, traveling time and last train timing. - Station info Exit info, facilities and feeder system - Metro Mall List of retails in Metro Mall - Other information News, Park and Ride, First and Last Train Timetable and other
Loca Driver
This app helps drivers and partners manage their earnings and track trip and transaction histories. It offers a streamlined way to monitor financial performance after each trip.
- Track earnings
- Monitor trip history
- View transaction logs
- Partner management
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LOCA for Driver app, this app is designed for Driver and partner that operate with LOCA. The new way to earn Keep track your earning after making a trip Keep track your trip histories see all your transaction histories
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Loca Driver at 4.0 against BEM MRT's 1.0. Loca Driver also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Loca Driver holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
BEM MRT ships an update monthly, Loca Driver fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BEM MRT | Loca Driver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 135 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited | LOCA COMPANY LIMITED |
Customer experience
BEM MRT
Loca Driver
In-app purchases
BEM MRT
No in-app purchases
Loca Driver
No in-app purchases
