MassDOT BusPlus vs Worcester WRTA Bus Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MassDOT BusPlus
Purchase and use intercity and commuter bus tickets directly from your phone. Plan your trip, select tickets, create an account, and activate your ticket to show the driver. An internet connection is needed for purchase, but tickets can be used offline.
- Purchase bus tickets
- Use tickets offline
- Plan trips
- Secure payments
- Account creation
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The official mobile ticketing app of BusPlus – a program of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The BusPlus app lets you purchase and use intercity and commuter bus tickets instantly on your phone. Here’s how it works: 1. Plan a trip by selecting an origin, destination, and schedule 2. Choose the type of ticket and quantity 3. Create an account and link your credit/debit card to complete checkout 4. Activate your ticket and show it to the bus driver An internet connection is required to purchase tickets, but you can use your ticket(s) offline. All personal information and payments are securely transmitted and stored. Please contact support@bytemark.co for customer service assistance. Any comments or suggestions you may have are welcome. We are aware of problems with the scanning feature while adding new credit cards, and are working to correct this issue.
Worcester WRTA Bus Tracker
Get real-time arrival information for Worcester WRTA buses. Select your route, direction, and stop to see when the next bus will arrive. Save your favorite stops for quick access to upcoming arrivals.
- Live bus tracking
- Real-time arrival times
- Route and direction selection
- Favorite stop saving
- Unlimited favorites
- Easy and fast interface
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Live bus tracker for Worcester WRTA buses. The Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) is a regional transit system that services the City of Worcester and the surrounding 36 communities in the Central Massachusetts area. Simply select a route, direction and stop to see the next bus arrivals. Save your favorite stops to see upcoming arrivals with a single touch. - WRTA buses - Unlimited favorites - Easy to use - Fast This is not an official app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MassDOT BusPlus at 4.3 against Worcester WRTA Bus Tracker's 3.7. MassDOT BusPlus also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 months vs every 42 months). Worcester WRTA Bus Tracker's advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 59%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.
MassDOT BusPlus holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MassDOT BusPlus has 275 ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of MassDOT BusPlus's written reviews are positive against 73% of Worcester WRTA Bus Tracker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MassDOT BusPlus ships an update every 9 months, Worcester WRTA Bus Tracker every 42 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MassDOT BusPlus | Worcester WRTA Bus Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (275 ratings) — better | 3.7 (42 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.3% of reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 275 — better | 42 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 42 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bytemark, Inc. | Naiara Albaina |
Customer experience
MassDOT BusPlus
Worcester WRTA Bus Tracker
Bugs and requests
MassDOT BusPlus
Reported bugs
10 issues- Purchased tickets disappear after first day
- App glitches and logs out users
- Login and account creation errors
- QR codes for tickets not working
- Lost money due to voided tickets
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- Inability to display passes after first day
- Autocomplete for location searching is broken
- Time zone error preventing login
- Purchased passes disappear from history
- Weekly passes only display on activation day
Requested features
6 requests- Discount bus pass for days remaining before free bus
- Post more information on the application
- Allow adding TAP card for reduced fare
- Add Apple Wallet support for passes
- Improve trip planner functionality
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- Make app more intuitive/easier to learn
Worcester WRTA Bus Tracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MassDOT BusPlus
No in-app purchases
Worcester WRTA Bus Tracker
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is MassDOT BusPlus free?
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