Features & Capabilities

Ventra brings CTA, Metra, and Pace fare management to your iPhone and Apple Wallet. Check your balance, load value or passes, enable autoload, and buy Metra mobile tickets—all in one app.

Get real-time arrivals for CTA, Metra, and Pace, view favorites or nearby stops, and receive instant notifications to keep your transit plans on track.

User Growth & Download Statistics

By:
Chicago Transit Authority
Rating:
1.80
(3,193)
6 new ratings
Version:
2.2.14 Last updated: 2026-03-16
Version code:
882950620
Creation date:
2015-11-19
Compatible devices:
Size:
60.52MB
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-06
Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

Other platforms

Android
Ventra (v2.2.13)
2,042,174 3.09 (6,540)

Contact the developer

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Developed by:
Chicago Transit Authority
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ventra/id1005645256
Website:
https://www.ventrachicago.com

User Reviews

Many reviews cite major reliability problems in Ventra: payment/server errors blocking purchases, a frustrating UI with a hard-to-use purchase button, and unreliable transit timing data. Additional recurring pain points include poor customer service and challenging account access (login/password recovery). A few mentions praise the pass-purchase convenience, but the dominant sentiment is frustration and unreliability.
Pros
Cons
  • Frequent payment and purchase failures due to server errors or card declines
  • Purchase button is too small or placed too low, making it hard to press
  • Real-time transit times and schedules are unreliable or inaccurate
  • Poor customer service and slow response times
  • Login and password recovery issues creating account access problems
Recent reviews
Do not download. I can’t log into my account and the rep was no help. Lost my money. Just get a physical card .
by Il*****, 2026-05-16

Randomly decides to stop working/reloading. It’s like they don’t want my money
by Sh*****, 2026-05-16

I haven’t lived in the US in 4 years. I started commuting to Chicago daily so I wanted the app back. I don’t remember my username made in highschool forgive me. When I click retrieve username it says email sent. In fact it did not. When I create account I cannot because I have an existing account. I wish I could levitate as a result of this experience. First world can afford a basic functioning app. Very sad to see. Disappointed.
by Má*****, 2026-05-15
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