GoPass vs Pelivan Transit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GoPass
This app simplifies public transit by allowing users to purchase and store mobile tickets for multiple transit agencies. It offers real-time trip planning, navigation, and a digital wallet for convenient payments.
- Mobile ticketing
- Real-time trip planning
- Digital GoPass Wallet
- Cash to mobile option
- Save favorite routes
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A better way to pay and ride. GoPass is the all-in-one travel tool that is like having a travel-sized tour guide at your side. GoPass is the easy way to buy transit passes for DART, Trinity Metro, Tulsa Transit, Star Transit, CitiBus, DCTA and CCRTA – right on your phone! GoPass is so easy to setup and use – you’ll never buy a paper ticket again! Features include: - Mobile ticketing which allows you to purchase passes and store them for up to 60 days. - Real-time trip planning with step-by-step navigation. - Digital GoPass Wallet allowing you to store multiple credit cards or utilize Apple Pay for convenient purchasing. - Cash to mobile option allowing you to load cash to your GoPass Wallet at retail locations. - Personalize the app by saving your favorite routes, stops and pass types. - Ability to send feedback directly from the app.
Pelivan Transit
Book on-demand or future rides to various destinations like shopping, medical appointments, and work. This smart ridesharing service pairs you with others traveling in the same direction, offering convenient booking via app or phone.
- On-demand and future ride booking
- App and phone booking options
- Ride sharing with others
- Real-time ride tracking
- Live status sharing
- Driver ETA notifications
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Connect to shopping, social events, restaurants, medical appointments, hospitals, schools, jobs, and more with Pelivan Transit. Pelivan is a ridesharing service that’s smart and easy. With a few taps, book an on-demand or future ride in the app and our technology will pair you with other people headed in the same direction. You may also call in to book trips. How it works: - Book a ride on your smart phone by setting your pickup and dropoff addresses, and indicating if you’re riding with any additional passengers. You may also call a booking agent to book your trip over the phone. - For same-day trips, the app or agent will tell you the vehicle's ETA. For future trips, select the preferred pickup window that works for you. You’re expected to be ready at any time during that pickup window. - We’ll give you an automated call or send you a text notification when we’re nearby. You’ll also receive one automated call or text reminder for each trip you have scheduled for the next day. - When your driver arrives, they will wait up to 5 minutes at your pickup location. If they arrive early, they will wait until the start of your pickup window, and then wait another 5 minutes. - If paying cash, please pay your driver when you board. - There may be others on board, or you may make a few additional stops along the way! You can track your ride and share your status in live-time during your trip from the app. Questions? Read more at http://city.ridewithvia.com/pelivan or reach out at pelivanhelpdesk@gmail.com. Loving your experience so far? Throw us a 5-star rating.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: GoPass at 87K against Pelivan Transit's 123. GoPass also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and chart position (#205 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for GoPass against 4.9 for Pelivan Transit. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GoPass has 87K ratings behind it against 123, so its average is the more settled of the two.
GoPass ships an update every 3 months, Pelivan Transit every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GoPass | Pelivan Transit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (87K ratings) | 4.9 (123 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 87K — better | 123 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #205 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DART/The T/DCTA | Via Transportation, Inc. |
Customer experience
GoPass
Pelivan Transit
Bugs and requests
GoPass
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login/registration issues
- Disappearing user profiles
- Inaccurate route planning
- Unreliable fare activation
Requested features
5 requests- Live bus/train tracking
- Ability to save favorite routes
- Integration with Apple Wallet
- Notifications for delays or service changes
- Printable ticket receipts
Pelivan Transit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GoPass
No in-app purchases
Pelivan Transit
No in-app purchases









