South Shore vs GBM E
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
South Shore
Purchase train tickets and access schedule information directly from your smartphone. Activate your ticket just before boarding for a seamless and convenient travel experience.
- Mobile ticketing
- Schedule information
- Smartphone as ticket
- Purchase tickets anywhere
- Activate tickets before boarding
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The South Shore Line's mobile ticketing solution allows customers to get schedule information, purchase tickets and use their smartphone as an active ticket. Tickets can be purchased from anywhere at any time and activated just prior to boarding the train. It makes traveling on the South Shore easy and convenient.
GBM E
Purchase Green Bay Metro bus fares directly from your mobile device. Easily buy period passes or pay per ride for convenient access to public transportation.
- Purchase period passes
- Pay per ride
- Mobile fare payment
- Easy access to bus
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Pay your Green Bay Metro bus fares with the click of a button! Purchase period passes or pay as you go for easy access to your bus.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: South Shore at 4.8 against GBM E's 3.0. South Shore also leads on ratings volume (3.6K vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). 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.
South Shore holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: South Shore has 3.6K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
South Shore ships an update every 3 months, GBM E every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | South Shore | GBM E |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.6K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.6K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Bytemark, Inc. | SPX Technologies |
Customer experience
South Shore
GBM E
Bugs and requests
South Shore
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when accessing schedule
- Incorrect time zone display causing confusion
- Login issues and account management problems
- Unreliable train tracking and schedule information
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to save home and destination stations
- Improved real-time service updates and notifications
- More payment options (Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal)
- Clearer communication on schedule changes and delays
- Better integration of bike and accessibility information
GBM E
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
South Shore
No in-app purchases
GBM E
No in-app purchases
