PRESTO: iPhone vs Android
PRESTO gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
PRESTO by Metrolinx is on both the App Store and Google Play. Here are both versions together: downloads, users, revenue, ratings and chart positions, store by store with totals.
Rating
4.7 ★
94k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#9
Android · 
Travel & Local Free
Travel & Local FreeMeasured
App Store
App details
App ID
1437927882
Publisher
Metrolinx
Content rating
4+
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.metrolinx.presto.android.consumerapp
Publisher
Metrolinx
Content rating
Everyone
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v2.1.17, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Trackers
5
Permissions
15
Trackers
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PRESTO downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 5k+ | – |
| Google Play | 5k+ | 1M+ Measured |
| Total | 10k+ Confidence | 1M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
iPhone: chart positions and rating growth per country, anchored on its own Android downloads; lifetime from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Google Play: the daily change in its exact install count. The total adds every store.
Where PRESTO's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.7 ★ | 71k |
| Google Play | 4.7 ★ | 23k 80 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.7 ★ weighted by ratings | 94k |
About PRESTO
With the official PRESTO app you can manage your card and tap your iPhone or Apple Watch to pay for transit.
Use the PRESTO app for iPhone:
• Real-time loads, transactions and more
• Load funds instantly
• Load transit passes instantly
• Live transfer window tracking
• Move funds between PRESTO cards
• Lock or unlock your card if it's missing
• Buy and use e tickets for participating transit agencies
• Convert a physical PRESTO card to PRESTO in Apple Wallet and tap your iPhone or Apple Watch to pay for transit (not available on OC Transpo)
• Pay with Apple Pay, debit/credit cards, or saved payment method
• Set up and manage Autoload and Autorenew
• Check your PRESTO card balances
• View transaction history
• Receive low balance/pass expiry reminders and email receipts for fare purchases
• Buy a PRESTO card and create a PRESTO account
• Set, modify or remove a default trip for GO Transit rail trips through the settings menu
PRESTO can be used on:
• Brampton Transit
• Burlington Transit
• Durham Region Transit (DRT)
• GO Transit
• Hamilton Street Railway (HSR)
• MiWay (Mississauga)
• Oakville Transit
• OC Transpo (Ottawa)
• TTC (Toronto)
• UP Express (Greater Toronto Area)
• York Region Transit/Viva (YRT/Viva)
For security reasons, the PRESTO app is not supported on jailbroken devices.
Use the PRESTO app for iPhone:
• Real-time loads, transactions and more
• Load funds instantly
• Load transit passes instantly
• Live transfer window tracking
• Move funds between PRESTO cards
• Lock or unlock your card if it's missing
• Buy and use e tickets for participating transit agencies
• Convert a physical PRESTO card to PRESTO in Apple Wallet and tap your iPhone or Apple Watch to pay for transit (not available on OC Transpo)
• Pay with Apple Pay, debit/credit cards, or saved payment method
• Set up and manage Autoload and Autorenew
• Check your PRESTO card balances
• View transaction history
• Receive low balance/pass expiry reminders and email receipts for fare purchases
• Buy a PRESTO card and create a PRESTO account
• Set, modify or remove a default trip for GO Transit rail trips through the settings menu
PRESTO can be used on:
• Brampton Transit
• Burlington Transit
• Durham Region Transit (DRT)
• GO Transit
• Hamilton Street Railway (HSR)
• MiWay (Mississauga)
• Oakville Transit
• OC Transpo (Ottawa)
• TTC (Toronto)
• UP Express (Greater Toronto Area)
• York Region Transit/Viva (YRT/Viva)
For security reasons, the PRESTO app is not supported on jailbroken devices.