Features & Capabilities

RIPTA Wave is the Official RIPTA Wave App that lets you buy fares in seconds, load money into your Wave account, and use your smartphone as your ticket across RIPTA services. Purchase one-way fares or Day and Monthly passes, and simply scan your phone at the validator to ride.

Earn As You Go, secure card payments, and the ability to transfer your account balance or passes if you change or lose devices. With RIPTA Wave, your smartphone becomes your ticket, and your fare is always ready when you are.

User Growth & Download Statistics

By:
Bytemark, Inc.
Rating:
1.50
(239)
1 new ratings
Version:
4.026 Last updated: 2021-01-12
Version code:
839786381
Creation date:
2020-08-31
Compatible devices:
Size:
91.28MB
URLs:
Privacy policy
Full description:
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Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-12
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Ranking

Other platforms

Android
RIPTA Wave (v5.6.0)
57,706 3.88 (656)

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Developed by:
Bytemark, Inc.
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ripta-wave/id1490019520

User Reviews

Reviews are largely negative due to instability and payment problems. The main issues are app crashes and sign-in failures, difficulty loading or using funds (often with a $5 minimum), and fares not applying correctly. A few notes mention temporary convenience when the app works (scanning/reloading tickets and ride-to-earn). Overall, reliability, support responsiveness, and Android/availability concerns dominate customer feedback.
Pros
  • Enables scanning and reloading bus tickets with the phone to board, reducing the need for cash or a physical card.
  • Helps users avoid carrying physical cards and rely on a mobile device for fares.
  • Ride-to-earn feature offers potential savings versus buying a monthly pass when eligible.
Cons
  • Frequent bugs and crashes (including sign-in/out and random logouts) that render the app unreliable.
  • Payment and top-up problems: can't load funds, $5 minimum top-ups, verification failures, and balances that don't reflect loaded money or disappear.
  • Fare and balance issues: charges paid via the app not appearing or being used, and higher prices compared with onboard cash.
  • Poor support and maintenance, with reports of unresponsive or insufficient help and questions about whether the app is still active.
  • Platform limitations and Android support concerns (not available for Samsung/Android) and related accessibility issues.
Recent reviews
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by Ri*****, 2026-05-17

What up RIPTA? How come I gotta give you five dollars minimum on this goofy application that only works when I remember to charge my phone when you just cost two dollars for a ride. Why do you want so much money?? Why don’t you take credit card like they do in Massachusetts? It seems crazy that I gotta come up with the only kind of exact change money (no Pennies!) are you just going to help yourself to all the rest if the only thing I have is a $10 bill. This is crazy.
by Cr*****, 2026-05-11

This app is USELESS it wont even let you load money onto it its not even working ive tried like 10 times i dont have cash how am i supposed to take the bus now
by sa*****, 2026-05-01
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