Adelaide Metro Buy & Go 4+
Another easy way to pay.
Government of South Australia
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- Free
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Description
Buy tickets to use on buses, trains and trams in Adelaide, South Australia.
You can use Adelaide Metro Buy & Go to purchase a range of ticket types including:
• Regular, Concession and Student Singletrip and Daytrip tickets
• 3-Day Visitor Passes
• Multiple tickets for small-group travel
All priced the same as a metroCARD
Ratings and Reviews
A good start
Great to see moves in this direction, a few things I’d fix first to simplify sign-up:
* password requirements are incompatible with e.g. Apple’s default password generator and other password vault apps
* doesn’t support generating a password with Apple Keychain
* should allow instant sign up with Apple/Google ID
Aside from these onboarding (pardon the pun) challenges, while I occasionally would like to handle multiple tickets (e.g. when travelling with kids or a bike), this is what I want out of this app:
* get on the train
* swipe phone on reader without unlocking phone
* credit comes off my metrocard, which recharges automatically (this already works) OR better yet, I get automatically charged monthly (I don’t want an item in my bank statement for every time I catch a train), up to the value of a monthly pass and no more (this is basically how it works in NYC, except IIRC you don’t even need to sign up for an account).
Thanks for your efforts!
Ridiculous Password Requirements
The password requirements are absolutely ridiculous and only serve to reduce security. It has long been proven that password LENGTH and not complexity provide better security than obscure requirements. Developers: search “XKCD password complexity”; your password requirements are hard for humans to remember and easy for computers to guess. Consider using a password complexity library such as “zxcvbn”. All the current password requirements tell us is that whoever wrote the bizarre requirements has absolutely zero clue about information security. I’d even hazard a bet that the requirement was copy-pasted from some outdated system requirements document which is 20 years outdated.
To fix it, remove ridiculous complexity requirements and use a modern library (like zxcvbn) to calculate compute complexity (ie how long it takes a machine to brute force the password). Make the various forms work seamlessly with password managers and built-in device password generators. These will generate far more secure passwords than a human trying to manually satisfy some BA’s ignorant perception of password complexity requirements. Grrrr.
Also seems like I can’t use aliases on my email address (I’m guessing, can’t sign up, no reason why). This thing is 20 years outdated already.
Nearly….
As others have said, the password setup is ridiculous.
The link between the ticket you’ve bought, the receipt & the displayed ticket is broken. Bought an off peak ticket for $2.40, the receipt says 1.20 & the ticket shows as a concession off peak. The right amount was taken from my account though.
Nearly there….
App Privacy
The developer, Government of South Australia, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Financial Info
- Location
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Government of South Australia - Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure
- Size
- 80.5 MB
- Category
- Travel
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 13.1 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 13.1 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 13.1 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Department for Infrastructure and Transport, Government of South Australia
- Price
- Free
Supports
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Wallet
Get all of your passes, tickets, cards, and more in one place.