Comparison

mTransport vs Explore & Play

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

mTransport

Track your child's school bus journey in real-time for peace of mind. Receive alerts for departures, arrivals, and potential issues like missed buses or delays. Manage notifications and stay informed about your child's safe commute.

Highlights
  • Real-time bus tracking
  • Departure and arrival notifications
  • Missed bus alerts
  • Bus approaching home alerts
  • Multi-child support
  • Customizable notifications
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GETTING TO SCHOOL SAFE AND SOUND Does your child ride the school bus? Follow their journey in real time with mTransport – you can rest easy knowing they’re safe. - Check the app to see if your child got on or off the bus, and view their real departure and arrival times. - Follow all of your children in real time, even if they go to different schools. - Receive an alert when they miss their bus, so you can react quickly. - Don’t waste any time – the app will let you know when the bus is getting close to your home. - View the mTransport dashboard whenever you want on your mobile phone, tablet or computer. - Choose which notifications you want to receive and select your preferred methods of communication: push notification, text message or email. FEATURES TO MAKE LIFE EASIER Soon, mTransport will let you: - Notify the bus driver when your child will be absent. - Get notifications when the bus is running late. - Announce that your child will be absent from school or daycare. - Get notifications if the school is closed due to bad weather. - And so much more! Download mTransport and discover how we can make your life easier. Questions? Contact us at info@mtransport.ca or visit www.mtransport.ca. NOTE: The mTransport app can only be used by parents whose children attend participating schools. Want to use our services? Contact us at info@mtransport.ca or visit www.mtransport.ca

About

Explore & Play

Discover the challenges faced by Arctic and Indonesian rainforest animals through interactive AR and VR experiences. Learn about climate change impacts and how to help protect wildlife. Make climate action pledges and earn badges for your conservation efforts.

Highlights
  • AR/VR animal experiences
  • Climate change education
  • Arctic animal simulations
  • Rainforest conservation activities
  • Virtual drone exploration
  • Health check simulations
  • Climate action pledges
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"Dive into the free app “Explore & Learn” by Toronto Zoo to discover the challenges faced by animals in the Arctic and the rainforests of Indonesia, plus what you can do to help. In “On Thin Ice”, you will learn how climate change is disrupting the delicate balance of life in the Arctic. Shrinking sea ice is a huge problem for Arctic wildlife, especially polar bears. Polar bears cannot survive without sea ice. With “On Thin Ice”, you’ll get up close and personal with life-sized AR Arctic animals and learn about their amazing adaptations and the challenges they face due to climate change. You can even be a polar bear and hunt for seals in the VR sea ice game. Try to catch as many seals as you can and gain enough weight before the ice melts! At each stop, you can make a climate action pledge to protect polar bears and other Arctic animals. In “Rainforest Guardians”, you will learn how wild orangutans are guardians of the rainforests of Indonesia. They shape the ecosystem and help make it possible for all the other plants and animals to live there, too. Unfortunately, rainforests are under threat. Trees are cut down to make way for roads, logging, and palm oil plantations. As the only home for wild orangutans, we need to defend rainforests. Experience first-hand what it takes to be a Rainforest Guardian. You can search for plants and animals in a VR rainforest and unlock the bonus Nature Cam; fly a drone to search for orangutan nests; be like a Toronto Zoo Keeper and perform a health care check; and virtually shop for products made with sustainable palm oil. You can even observe the orangutans at the Toronto Zoo to help us better understand how they use their habitat. Complete each activity to earn your Rainforest Guardian badge!"

Screenshots

mTransport4 screens
Explore & Play4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: mTransport at 25% against Explore & Play's 0%. Explore & Play's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

mTransport ships an update every 2 months, Explore & Play monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
mTransport versus Explore & Play: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermTransportExplore & Play
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB2.6 GB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopermPhaseTIMELOOPER INC

Customer experience

mTransport

Written reviews16 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative68.8%

Explore & Play

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

mTransport

No in-app purchases

None

Explore & Play

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mTransport free?
mTransport is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Explore & Play free?
Explore & Play is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do mTransport or Explore & Play have ads?
Neither mTransport nor Explore & Play shows ads.
Which is updated more often, mTransport or Explore & Play?
mTransport ships an update every 2 months, and Explore & Play monthly. Most recently, mTransport was updated on November 2, 2026 and Explore & Play on November 3, 2026.

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