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RideMETRO

RideMETRO

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
Navigation
Rating
★ 2.19135 ratings
Price
Free
Version
2.70
Size
52 MB
Age
12+
Released 2012-06-17First seen 2026-05-28App Store →

Description

The official RideMETRO app allows you to plan trips and pay for rides on bus and rail services operated by METRO public transit in Houston, Texas. By allowing the app to access your location, you’ll see: • Nearby bus and rail routes • Real-time arrival estimates for nearby buses • Scheduled arrival times for nearby trains You can even choose to receive onscreen notifications or pulse vibrations at key points during your trip. For further assistance, please call or text METRO Customer Service at 713-635-4000, or visit our website at RideMETRO.org

What's New

v2.70 · 2026-06-03

Create and fund a virtual RideMETRO Fare Card inside the app to pay for your ride. Also the app now remembers your most frequently used destinations for easier trip planning as well as major visual improvements to Stop view, Search, and other screens.

Details

Developer
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
Main Category
Navigation
Version
2.70
Version Release
2026-06-03
Initial Release
2012-06-17
Size
52 MB
Age Rating
12+
Price
Free
Languages
EN, ES
Bundle ID
org.ridemetro.houstontrip
Version Rating
★ 2.19 (135)
First Seen
2026-05-28

Metadata updated 2026-06-16

Rank History

Free · Max 90 days · Top 5 categories shown (Y-axis: rank, lower is better)

Free Rankings

2026-06-16

Paid Rankings

2026-06-16

No rankings

Competitive Benchmark — Navigation Top 10

US · Free Rankings

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User Reviews

Latest 12
★★★★Can’t make account🇺🇸 US

Couldn’t make an account to upload fares and take the bus. Keep getting “object instance unverified”, will use cash to pay bus instead

Metro sad· 2026-06-12
★★★★Got it wrong again🇺🇸 US

Live bus has been around for years on Google and Apple Maps. I feel it’s too cluttered and I also read the terms in full and noticed it’s a GOV created App! Grab some cash because Big Brother is watching! 👀

llerram· 2026-06-07
★★★★Do not trust this app it will leave you stranded.🇺🇸 US

The bus arrival times and route information in this app have been consistently inaccurate. On multiple occasions, the app showed another bus was coming, only for no bus to arrive. This has left me stranded and caused me to be late for work. The worst experience was missing what turned out to be the last bus of the night because the app incorrectly indicated another bus was on the way. If you depend on public transit to get to work or appointments on time, use this app with caution.

Belfonthgreat· 2026-06-06
★★★★Scheduling🇺🇸 US

Whoever is scheduling these busses needs to be fired yesterday

BOSSManACE· 2026-05-31
★★★★They Made a Simple Thing Hard🇺🇸 US

The Q Ticketing app was easy and intuitive; the new app is bloated and unfriendly to use. Nowhere in the new app can you view active fare.

infamous_RG19· 2026-05-30
★★★★Map is janky🇺🇸 US

The map is super janky! I cant zoom in or out withoit it automatically rubber banding right back

Belfonthgreat· 2026-05-28
★★★★A Step backwards🇺🇸 US

Managed to innovate backwards instead of forwards. This app is literally frustrating and unusable

sdelgado9679· 2026-05-13
★★★★Why did you scrap the app🇺🇸 US

Now people can’t even track the bus in real time since they don’t come on time most of the time

SavageSamGaming· 2026-05-07
★★★★Horrible QR🇺🇸 US

The Qr scanner is so bad at time it doesn’t want to read phones. Honestly gotten to point I will push quarts down once for a one trip the to use the app Qticking was by far the better app this is a downgrade to an extent. Only good thing about this app is the live feed of the buses.

Tauxikkoon· 2026-05-06
★★★★Horrible🇺🇸 US

Number one issue with the app is that it logs me out for no reason. Something about it doesn't sync with the iPhone password app, so I have to type in my username and password. The bigger issue is that metro spent millions of my tax money to take out a card system that was working perfectly fine, stole the money I had on my card, and forced me to use this app (no way I'm getting another card from the thieves at metro). All of this for the privilege of getting harassed by homeless people who don't pay to get on and face no consequences if they get caught (all the fare inspectors disappeared after the 'rona and Summer of George),

Zyryab1972· 2026-05-05
★★★★Blocked from the app🇺🇸 US

Tried making a account but when I verify the account im Blocked from the website. Terrible

ConorDCD· 2026-05-02
★★★★Doesnt give 3 hr pass🇺🇸 US

This new system is a scam every time you scan they charge $1.25 for every ride I just put $30 in my card and now only have $10 you are better off buying 3 hr pass from the kiosk

Fettuccine Pasta· 2026-04-23

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