# Bethesda Circulator — user reviews

> 13 indexed App Store user reviews of Bethesda Circulator by RMA Worldwide, rated 2.57/5 from 14 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bethesda-circulator/id899193381/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bethesda-circulator/id899193381.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 3 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 6

## Newest reviews (1 of 13)

### 1/5 — Invasive privacy

*2015-04-17, version 1.34*

This app tracks your location, even when not in use. Deleting until they add an option to use location data only when the app is open, as other apps do.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Useless

*2022-12-01, version 2.27*

In the 10 minutes you wait for the app to refresh with accurate information, you'll definitely miss the bus you were hoping to catch.

### 1/5 — There are no buses.

*2022-11-10, version 2.27*

The app shows just the route. There are no buses on the app. It could be because there are no buses on this route. I waited 15+ minutes at the metro and no bus came. I walked to the office along the route and guess what? No buses.

### 1/5 — Failure

*2022-11-05, version 2.27*

This app was once terrific. Now it is a total failure. Does not work at all. Have you stopped supporting it?

### 1/5 — Incredibly unreliable

*2020-11-14, version 2.27*

This app was already slow and you had to guess when it would get to your stop because the buses move faster than the tracker updated. It does NOT arrive every 15min like it says on the website. It got even worse when they “updated” it a couple of months ago. Now I can’t even tell where it is on the map because the icon is frozen. The only way I can fix it is by shutting down my phone completely and restarting. Even that’s not a guarantee. You’re better off just sitting and waiting and *hoping* it shows up. Same result. Don’t bother using space on your phone. It’s useless.

### 1/5 — Mo

*2020-06-12, version 2.25.02*

The driver this morning is not stopping for local residents. What an idiot!! What’s the point of going around in circle if you not picking up riders?!

### 1/5 — Yikes

*2017-07-12, version 1.34*

Wish this were better, but half the time it never works.

### 1/5 — App does not work today!

*2017-03-01, version 1.34*

Please fix it! It does not work! I am using iphone 7.

### 1/5 — Doesn't work at all

*2017-01-08, version 1.34*

Shows the map but does not show the location of busses. Pointless.

### 1/5 — Poor execution

*2016-09-27, version 1.34*

Never works properly. Tracking of busses are way off. Tracks your location even when it's not open.

### 1/5 — Doesn't work as promised

*2015-08-02, version 1.34*

The description says you can see the bus location in real time. But all I see is the route, which is static. 

Also the only options for showing my location are never and always. An option for when app is in use should be provided. When I choose show my location, it shows me on the map. But I know where I am. I want to know where the bus is.

## Most praised reviews (2 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — The best

*2019-06-12, version 2.25.02*

I feel like i have a car

### 3/5 — Faster, but needs work

*2017-08-14, version 2.19*

Rather than displaying the time to the next stop, it would be helpful to show the time to my closest stop, or better yet, a stop of my choice (perhaps displayed as a countdown on the bottom of the screen).  I don't care when the circulator will get to a distant stop.  I do care when it will get to mine.

Saving and displaying favorite stops (and arrival times to them) would be very helpful.

Bus icons are a bit hard to see.  Red on red is not very visible.

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