GRT Pay vs Ride Current
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GRT Pay
Purchase Grand River Transit fares directly from your mobile device. Avoid queues and the hassle of cash. Your digital tickets are stored on your phone and ready to use when you board.
- Mobile fare purchasing
- Digital ticket storage
- Ticket activation for boarding
- Convenient payment
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GRT Pay lets you purchase Grand River Transit fares conveniently on your mobile device. Never wait in line. No more fumbling with coins. Your tickets are stored directly on your device and can be activated when you're ready to board.
Ride Current
Access shared electric scooters for convenient urban travel. Pick up and drop off scooters anywhere, perfect for commutes, sightseeing, or casual rides with friends. Simply download, create an account, scan, and ride to your destination.
- Shared electric scooters
- Pick up and drop off anywhere
- Work commute
- City touring
- Cruising with friends
- Easy account creation
- QR code scanning
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Ride Current gives you access to shared electric scooters that can be picked up and dropped off anywhere. Use Ride Current for your work commute, to tour the city while on vacation, or when cruising the town with friends. How it works: * Download the Ride Current App * Create your Account * Find and scan QR printed on Ride Current * Ride safely to your destination * End your ride and go
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ride Current at 80% against GRT Pay's 33%. GRT Pay's advantage is rating (3.7 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). 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.
GRT Pay holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of GRT Pay's written reviews are positive against 80% of Ride Current's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
GRT Pay ships an update every 2 months, Ride Current every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GRT Pay | Ride Current |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Region of Waterloo | Magnushub Ltd |
Customer experience
GRT Pay
Ride Current
In-app purchases
GRT Pay
No in-app purchases
Ride Current
No in-app purchases
