ZipBy vs Umo Mobility
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ZipBy
This app allows you to enter and exit enabled car parks without a ticket. It automatically charges your credit card upon exit, eliminating the need to wait in line to pay. You can also pre-book parking spots for added convenience.
- Ticketless entry and exit
- Automatic credit card payment
- Pre-book parking spots
- Secure credit card payment
- Emailed parking receipts
- Monthly statements
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What is ZipBy? When you download and register ZipBy on your phone you can drive in and out of any ZipBy enable car park without needing a ticket. If payment is required it automatically charges your credit card when you exit the car park. Why ZipBy? • Ease of registration • User friendly • Pre-book your parking spot • Ticketless entry and exit • Secure credit card payment • No standing in line to pay for your parking • Emailed parking receipts • Emailed monthly statement • Work expense claims • Register using your contact and credit card details • Once registered no need to interact with the App • Apple Pay available for Zoned Parking payments Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Umo Mobility
This all-in-one transit app allows users to buy passes, get directions, and access real-time bus schedules. It simplifies travel planning and payment, offering contactless boarding and personalized alerts for a seamless journey.
- Buy transit passes
- Get directions and map navigation
- Find bus schedules
- Real-time bus tracking
- Trip planning
- Contactless boarding with QR codes
- Next stop alerts
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Umo: Your travel companion. Umo is your travel companion, an all-in-one transit app that lets riders at agencies that utilize Umo buy transit passes, get directions, use map navigation, find your bus schedules, and move seamlessly wherever life takes you. Umo gets you where you need to go, displaying transportation closest to you so that you can easily explore, pay and go. Download Umo and get started today! * Simplified Home Screen – The App’s main screen (now accessible from the new ‘Home’ tab) simplifies rider navigation for quick, effortless access to all application features. * Easier agency Location – We have replaced “metro areas” with a new agency selection experience to make it easier for riders to locate an agency near them that uses Umo. Agencies are now clearly listed and sorted by nearness to the rider, ensuring that riders select the correct, intended transit agency when they create an account and purchase fare products. Please note that not all transit agencies use Umo and only those that are available for selection in the App are supported at this time. * Improved Payment Flexibility – Easily buy transit passes or add money to your wallet in the app. Enjoy the unified wallet, convenient payment methods and easy viewing of fare details across agencies. Riders can also now delete their payment method at any time under ‘View My Account’. * Contactless Boarding – The updated version of the App now has quick access to the dynamic QR code used to board from the ‘Code’ tab as well as via ‘Show Code’ links strategically placed throughout the application for faster fare payment. * Real-Time Information – Umo uses real-time data that provides timely and highly accurate bus tracker or trip planning for those transit agencies that support this functionality. * Trip Planning – Intuitive navigation for easy journey planning in the App. * Enhanced Ride History – Riders now have access to more ride-history details, including month-by-month or an abbreviated history directly from the main menu for easy tracking and management. * Accessibility – The updated Umo App is fully integrated with VoiceOver, providing an accessible and seamless navigation experience for visually impaired riders. * Favorites and Next Stop Alerts – Select your favorite station or stop and opt in to next-stop alerts—so you’re always on-time. * Localization – Umo supports English, Spanish and French languages. Simply adjust your Settings to your preferred language.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Umo Mobility at 4.6 against ZipBy's 4.0. Umo Mobility also leads on ratings volume (4.8K vs 548). ZipBy's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Umo Mobility holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Umo Mobility has 4.8K ratings behind it against 548, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 18% of ZipBy's written reviews are positive against 11% of Umo Mobility's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ZipBy ships an update every 5 weeks, Umo Mobility every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.
| Parameter | ZipBy | Umo Mobility |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (548 ratings) | 4.6 (4.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.3% of reviews — better | 10.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 548 | 4.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZipBy | Delerrok Inc. |
Customer experience
ZipBy
Umo Mobility
Bugs and requests
ZipBy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Umo Mobility
Reported bugs
3 issues- Issues with adding payment methods
- Passes disappearing from user accounts
- Inability to purchase passes through the app
Requested features
4 requests- Integration with Apple Wallet and Apple Watch
- Ability to purchase multi-ride passes
- More accurate real-time bus arrival information
- Simpler and more intuitive user interface
In-app purchases
ZipBy
No in-app purchases
Umo Mobility
No in-app purchases









