Valpo Transit Tracker vs MyBallState
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Valpo Transit Tracker
Track the real-time location of campus transportation. Users can also check in to notify drivers of their presence. This app helps students and staff navigate campus efficiently.
- Real-time vehicle location
- Campus transportation tracking
- Driver notification system
- Check-in feature
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View and track the location of campus transportation. You can also check in using the app to let the driver know you are waiting.
MyBallState
This app provides students, faculty, and staff with personalized resources and tools to enhance their experience at Ball State University. It integrates with vital campus systems and delivers timely information to keep users engaged and informed.
- Personalized resources and tools
- Integrations with Canvas, Navigate, billing, academic profile, Outlook
- Information streams for events and communications
- Stay engaged and informed
- Access vital campus systems
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MyBallState app fuels success at Ball State University. For students, faculty, and staff, MyBallState provides personalized resources, tools, information, communications, and widgets to ensure you have everything you need to fly. From direct integrations with vital systems like Canvas, Navigate, billing, academic profile, and Outlook to streams of information like events, comms center and more, having this app will ensure you stay engaged, informed, and prepared to make the most out of your time at Ball State.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MyBallState at 50% against Valpo Transit Tracker's 0%. MyBallState also leads on rating (3.8 vs 2.6). Valpo Transit Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
MyBallState holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Valpo Transit Tracker's written reviews are positive against 50% of MyBallState's.
Valpo Transit Tracker ships an update every 6 months, MyBallState every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Valpo Transit Tracker | MyBallState |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (8 ratings) | 3.8 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Valparaiso University | Ball State University (Information Technology) |
Customer experience
Valpo Transit Tracker
MyBallState
In-app purchases
Valpo Transit Tracker
No in-app purchases
MyBallState
No in-app purchases
Questions
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