So Cool Bus vs Alsies
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
So Cool Bus
Track a mobile ice cream truck in real-time and get notified when it's nearby. You can even request it to come to your location or book it for private events. Explore the current menu offerings.
- Real-time bus tracking
- Proximity notifications
- Location requests
- Party booking
- Menu viewing
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I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! The So Cool Bus could be driving through your Lehigh Valley neighborhood today! — Track the So Cool Bus in real time — Receive a push notification when the bus comes within 2 miles of your location — Request the bus to come to your location — Book the bus for your next party — View the current assortment of menu items The So Cool Bus is a mini school bus which has been converted into an ice cream truck. The owner, a local schoolteacher, has left the classroom for the summer to bring treats to residential areas throughout the Lehigh Valley. It's so cool! Disclaimer: continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Alsies
This app revolutionizes the ice cream truck experience by allowing you to summon a truck to your location, track its real-time position, and view its planned route. Receive notifications when a truck is near and earn loyalty points with every purchase.
- Summon truck to your doorstep
- Real-time truck tracking
- View planned truck routes
- Proximity notifications
- Earn loyalty points
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Alsies is introducing a re-imagined, technology enhanced ice cream truck experience with our mobile app. The Alsies app will allow customers to: • call an Alsies truck to your doorstep • track our ice cream trucks in real-time • see the planned ice cream truck route (where the truck will be) • notify you when one of our trucks is nearby • earn loyalty points with every purchase
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Alsies at 3.8 against So Cool Bus's 3.0. Alsies also leads on review sentiment (62% vs 23%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Alsies holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 51 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of So Cool Bus's written reviews are positive against 62% of Alsies's.
So Cool Bus ships an update every 6 weeks, Alsies fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | So Cool Bus | Alsies |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (34 ratings) | 3.8 (51 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.1% of reviews | 61.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 34 | 51 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bradley Klemick | Alsies LLC |
Customer experience
So Cool Bus
Alsies
In-app purchases
So Cool Bus
No in-app purchases
Alsies
No in-app purchases
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