Valley Metro

ValleyMetro

About this app

The Valley Metro app is your tool for taking transit in the metro Phoenix area.

Smart Fare makes taking transit even easier – load your account, scan every time you ride and the more you ride, the more you save! You’ll never pay more than the Smart Fare daily, weekly and monthly fare.

Trip planning helps you get where you want to go with step-by-step navigation and real-time location for bus and light rail.

Features:
• Load your account and scan the QR code at the purple fare reader
• View your transaction history
• Set up autoload or load your account with cash at select retail locations
• Plan your trip with step-by-step navigation
• Locate your bus or train in real time
• Save your favorite stops and routes
• Get service alerts and account notifications

Ratings and reviews

It's sad to say that we (valley metro riders) cannot really on a simple transit book or a sign posted at every stop indicating when the next bus should arrive. But no need to worry and be all sad because Valley Metro has an app which actually tracks your bus in real time via GPS tracking methods. I love tracking my bus and knowing where it's at. By the way I can get to my destination quicker and less than half the time when I check and plan my route. Look ahead and see what buses are enroute.

The new Smart Fare update is strange. No longer can you purchase a pass, instead you're dependent on adding funds from a card or cash at a local store, and the QR code is significantly smaller than what the machine used to scan, which had a full screen mode that was easier for the scanner to pick up. Sure you might not be charged more than what you ought to pay but why was the option to buy a pass removed? This seems pretty backwards to me.

I needed to purchase 2 all-day passes for same-day use. I went through the whole process and pressed the button to complete the transaction and all I was presented with was an error. I tried the transaction again, same error. No passes were added to my account. I had to purchase the passes with cash at the station. Days later the passes finally showed up and my card had been charged twice. Even better, Valley Metro refuses to refund passes even when errors cause duplicate transactions.

What’s new

- New deeplink support
- Performance updates and bug fixes