RideScout - Real-time transit and transportation options app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: moovel NA, LLC
First release : 05 Feb 2013
App size: 36.48 Mb
RideScout lets you discover and compare all available public, private and social transportation options in real time on a single map. Download as an all-in-one tool for bus, bikeshare, car share, carpool, car2go, Zipcar, Amtrak, Sidecar, taxi, train, subway, metro and even parking options. RideScout will map your routes using all modes of transportation based on live, real-time schedules & associated fares. Combine trip planning in other transport apps and just use RideScout.
Do you spend too much time evaluating transit options? Are you unsure of all the ground transportation choices in town?
Use RideScout to get from point A to B faster and smarter. Stop using multiple apps and sites to find schedules, directions and maps.
RideScout has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune & Houston Chronicle.
“Its a one-stop shop." - The Atlantic Magazines City Lab
HERE’S HOW TO SCOUT YOUR NEXT RIDE WITH RIDESCOUT
1- SEARCH all transportation options available to you right now.
2- COMPARE the best ride options given your current circumstances.
3- BOOK your ride!
FEATURES
- Find bus & subway locations with real-time departure schedules.
- Get walking, biking, & driving routes and directions.
- Sort ride results by type, cost, departure & arrival time, and calories burned.
- Easily compare subway fares & taxi estimates alongside other transport options, including driving your own car.
- Activate alerts to arrive on time & navigate with step by step directions.
- Bookmark & save your favorite travel locations.
- Sync your calendar to quickly find rides to meetings & events.
- Avoid “dock block.” See bikeshare availability at any station before you get there.
- Avoid traffic & road congestion with push notifications.
- See available parking spots.
If you’re seeking real time subway schedules, train and bus maps, bike sharing and car sharing services be sure to get RideScout. Using the app for navigation and finding transportation is easier than ever before!
The app features national transportation providers, including: Amtrak, Zipcar, car2go, Sidecar, Silvercar, Bandwagon, Flywheel taxi, & Parking Panda.
RideScout is optimized with hyper-local transit, navigation, bikeshare & car share in the following cities:
UNITED STATES:
Austin – Capital Metro, Austin B-Cycle
Baltimore – MARC, MTA, Charm City Circulator
Boston – MBTA, MassPort Authority, Hubway
Chicago – CTA, Divvy, PACE, Metra
Denver – RTD Bus & Rail, eGo Carshare
Los Angeles – LA Metro, Metrolink, Omnitrans, LADOT
Miami – Metrobus, Metrorail, Metromover, Tri-rail
Minneapolis – MVTA, Nice Ride, Hourcar
New York - MTA Subway & Bus, PATH, Citibike, Tappan Zee Express, Bee-Line, Gett
Portland – TriMet, Ride Connection, Swan Island TMA
Raleigh – CAT, NC State Wolfline, DATA, Chapel Hill Transit, Triangle Transit
Salt Lake City – UTA, Greenbike
San Diego – SDMTS, NCTD
San Francisco Bay Area - BART, SF Muni, Caltrain, Bay Area Bike Share, SamTrans, Scoot, Golden Gate Ferry, City Carshare
Seattle - King County Transit, Sound Transit
Washington DC – WMATA Metro & Bus, Capital Bikeshare, MARC, MTA, ART, DC Circulator
CANADA:
Montreal – STM, STL, Bixi
Searching for rides has never been easier. Just entering in your destination opens up a whole host of transportation options and navigation other than walking or driving your vehicle. Get fare and fuel estimates as well as calories. Fuel estimates let you know how costly or long a trip in traffic might be. This information allows you to make the right decision for your daily travel and commuting needs.
Planning a trip out of town? Use the app to get estimates for how much it will cost travel around the city. The fare estimates will help you get an understanding of your transit cost so you can plan your budget accordingly. It’s super simple and extremely useful.
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Happy Scouting!
Latest reviews of RideScout - Real-time transit and transportation options app for iPhone and iPad
Would be awesome to be able to enter in the cost of your car in settings, such as insurance and payment, to calculate the actual total cost of driving your car vs just the fuel cost
The idea behind this app is great - shows you all your options for getting from A to B in one spot. It falls short when its telling me that a 22km trip is going to cost me $8.50 in my car, and that taking the TTC (Toronto transit) will be $12. These are just incorrect numbers. Also, the fact that its now owned by one of the car share companies (Car2Go) makes me think that it wont be objective, and try to make their car service seem to be the least expensive or quickest option when it may not be.
Great idea in theory. But: Time estimates are totally wrong for car and bike. Bike calorie count is always 1? It doubles the transit fares even though transfers are free. It doesnt suggest bikeshare or careshare routes It seems to have lots of nice notification options, but the experience is so awkward that its just not worth trying it out.
This app seems to be a very good app for planning car-free trips from point A to B. However, once it turns on location services, these seem to run all the time, even if the app is closed or the phone has been shut down. When I am done with the app, I want tracking turned off and right now the only way to do that is to disable the app in location services.
Sound like a great idea and it could be but so far all its done for me on my 5s is crash repeatedly.