RIPTA Wave

Name: RIPTA Wave
Rating: 1.5 (240 reviews)
Author: Bytemark, Inc.

By: Bytemark, Inc.

Official RIPTA Wave App

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.

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By:

Bytemark, Inc.

Rating:

1.50

(240)

Version:

4.026 Last updated: 2021-01-12

Version code:

839786381

Creation date:

2020-08-31

Compatible devices:

Size:

91.28MB

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-04

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 167,803 ▼ 1,274

Other platforms

RIPTA Wave (v5.6.0)

58,349 3.85

(657)

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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

I was visiting Providence and decided to purchase a day pass to ride the buses while I was there. My credit card was charged $6.00, but then the app showed a zero balance and was unusable! I found out later that RIPTA no longer has passes; they expect users to just add stored value to the app, and after three fares in one day ($6.00), it stops charging you fares. If that's the case, then the app should not show passes for sale! As things played out, I only took two rides, so I paid too much by using the app instead of cash. What a waste of money!

by we*****, 2026-06-10

The app comes up with errors when I try to remove a card. Additionally, when I try to use an already added card, there is only the option to create a virtual card, it won’t let me use a card I’ve added in the Manage tab. You can only create a card or link an existing card, which doesn’t work when you’ve already added it in the Manage tab. This application is a user experience nightmare. Just get a physical card and reload it at an in person location, don’t bother with the app.