TripShot vs XRadar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TripShot
Consolidate all your travel options, including public transit, rideshares, and bike share, into a single platform. Book reservations, manage contactless payments, and receive real-time arrival notifications for a stress-free journey.
- Advanced Trip Planner
- Real-time arrival notifications
- Contactless payment management
- Ticketless boarding
- On-demand ride booking
- Micromobility integration
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TripShot helps you travel with ease! See all of your travel options in one place – bus/shuttle, on-demand rides, vanpool, bike share and more. Book a Reservation to secure your spot. Utilize Wallet to manage contactless payments and boarding. Set True-Time® notifications to know when your vehicle is arriving. (Options vary depending on your organization). True-Time® data provides up-to-the-second accuracy for vehicle locations and arrival times, ensuring you have the information you need exactly when you need it so you can arrive on time, stress-free. Simply download the app, log in securely with your account and you're ready to go! Standard Features: * Advanced Trip Planner - map out your journey from point A to B, know the route you’re going to take and see when you will arrive. Set notifications to routes or stops to get True-Time® arrival, departure and delay information sent to your device. Favorite a route to make it easy to find next time you travel. * Routes - view specific information on all routes available to you including route schedules, route maps, and stop-by-stop details so you can plan every trip ahead of time. Optional Features: * On Demand - request an on-demand ride in your service area and get a real-time view of all available vehicles. Reservations - from the Trip Planner book a reservation to secure your space for a future ride. * Boarding - for ticketless boarding utilize your device’s Bluetooth and select Boarding to see your approaching vehicle and present your digital pass to the driver. * Wallet - utilize contactless payment in the Wallet for fare-based ticketing to securely purchase a transit ticket. Purchase tickets using Google Pay, Apple Pay, credit cards, and credit cards from pre-tax transit subsidy programs such as WageWorks and Commuter Benefits. * Micromobility - utilize your organization’s shared scooters, bikes, e-bikes, and additional modes with a seamless user experience. For additional resources and help go to our support page on TripShot.com or contact our support team at support@tripshot.com -- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life. This is only the case when using TripShot's vanpool feature as a driver.
XRadar
Track campus buses in real-time with live locations, estimated arrival times, and route information. View all active routes, stops, and receive important alerts for a smoother commute.
- Live bus tracking on map
- Estimated arrival times (ETAs)
- Route and stop details
- Real-time alerts
- Passenger capacity information
- Route filtering
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View Routes, Stops, Alerts, and ETAs for all bus lines on Rutgers, NYU, Columbia, University of Georgia, University of Alabama, and More! Use the routes tab to view active routes and how many buses are on each line. Open a route to see the stops (in order!) and view where buses are along the route, along with ETAs for each stop. Use the stops tab to view active stops, and filter them with the search bar. Open a stop to see the active routes that serve the stop, along with all the incoming buses in order of arrival. Use the maps tab for a visual overview of routes, stops, and live bus positions. Use the bottom route list to quickly filter the routes, stops, and buses shown on the map. Tap on a stop to quickly view the routes that actively serve it, and the ETAs for the incoming buses. Tap on a (color-coded) bus to view the full route name, the bus number, and the live passenger capacity. Open the Alerts popover to view alerts from select schools and get prepared for the unexpected. Enjoy a small, fast, and native iOS application designed to help you navigate your campus buses.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: XRadar at 81% against TripShot's 21%. XRadar also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). TripShot's advantage is ratings volume (5.1K vs 62) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
TripShot holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TripShot has 5.1K ratings behind it against 62, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 21% of TripShot's written reviews are positive against 81% of XRadar's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
TripShot ships an update every 5 weeks, XRadar weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TripShot | XRadar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5.1K ratings) — better | 4.5 (62 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.0% of reviews | 81.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.1K — better | 62 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #52 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | tripshot inc. | X Radar |
Customer experience
TripShot
XRadar
Bugs and requests
TripShot
Reported bugs
3 issues- Bluetooth detection not working
- Incorrect departure times displayed
- Inability to load passes or use QR codes
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to contact drivers directly
- Improved scheduling and route optimization
- More intuitive UI and navigation
XRadar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TripShot
No in-app purchases
XRadar
No in-app purchases



