Transperth vs Metro Tas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Transperth
This app simplifies public transport travel by providing real-time tracking for buses, trains, and ferries. Users can locate nearby stops, plan journeys, and manage their SmartRider card and notifications.
- Real-time bus, train, ferry tracking
- Nearby stops and stations finder
- Live service times
- Journey planner
- SmartRider balance and notifications
- Save favourite stops and journeys
- Manage SmartParker and bike shelters
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The new Transperth app makes it even easier to catch public transport. • Track your bus, train or ferry in real time on a map* • Find nearby stops and stations, and see live service times • Plan your trip using JourneyPlanner • Register, link and check your SmartRider balance and My Alerts notifications • Save your favourite stops, stations, and journeys for quick access to arrival times • Manage your SmartParker vehicles and bike shelters. *Real-time data is dependent on availability.
Metro Tas
Plan your journeys, manage your transit card, and get real-time updates on bus services. Save frequent routes and access your account balance on the go.
- Personalized trip planning
- Favorite locations
- Greencard account access
- Top-up credit on the go
- Real-time network updates
- Journey history
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The Metro Tas app brings together trip planning, Greencard ticketing and real time network updates in one place. It provides personalised trip planning to allow you to quickly and easily plan your journey. You can favourite your home and work locations for easy access and also save a start and end point combination for trips you take regularly. In addition to trip planning, you can also used the app to access your Greencard account balance, view your journey history and top-up your credit on the go. Finally the app pulls in updates regarding Metro Tasmania's buses and schedules. This will show current alerts and notices in real time so you always have the latest information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Transperth at 2.6 against Metro Tas's 2.1. Transperth also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (16% vs 7%). Metro Tas's advantage is ratings volume (39 vs 5). 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.
Transperth holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metro Tas has 39 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of Transperth's written reviews are positive against 7% of Metro Tas's.
Transperth ships an update every 2 months, Metro Tas every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Transperth | Metro Tas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (5 ratings) — better | 2.1 (39 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.0% of reviews — better | 6.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 39 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Public Transport Authority | Metro Tasmania Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Transperth
Metro Tas
Bugs and requests
Transperth
Reported bugs
20 issues- App crashes when adding SmartRider card
- Terms and conditions page won't accept acceptance
- Journey planner not working or returning blank results
- App freezes when zooming map display
- Live tracking shows incorrect bus positions
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- App crashes when adding favorite locations
- Card registration form becomes unresponsive
- App crashes on launch requiring reinstall
- Search functionality returns irrelevant results
- Notifications modal appears every app open
- Live view hidden by stop list overlay
- App forgets user data after closing
- Installation stuck for days
- QR code live times broken after forced update
- Persistent logout requiring repeated login
- Inaccurate balance display vs actual card balance
- Journey planner ignores custom time inputs
- App hangs when entering card details
- In-transit buses not visible on live map
- Bus times show as 'scheduled' instead of 'live'
Requested features
14 requests- Add SmartRider to Apple Wallet/digital wallet
- Credit/debit card payment option (no coins/SmartRider required)
- Real-time bus location tracking on map (like trains)
- Push notifications for bus arrivals
- Siri integration for voice commands
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- Map rotation based on travel direction
- Live tracking for buses (currently only scheduled times)
- Better journey planner with location search
- Station car park availability information
- Account details auto-save functionality
- Improved accessibility for vision-impaired users
- Faster auto-load payment processing
- Integration with Apple Maps
- Multiple card management without re-entering details
Metro Tas
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Transperth
No in-app purchases
Metro Tas
No in-app purchases
