Ventura Tracker vs Shuttle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ventura Tracker
Track Ventura buses in real-time on your favorite routes and see them approach your stop. Receive notifications for school bus activity and alerts from the school or Ventura.
- Real-time bus location tracking
- Route bus approaching stop notifications
- School bus boarding/leaving alerts
- School and Ventura alerts
- View bus on map
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Ventura Tracker shows the location of Ventura Buses in real time. For route buses, you can now see where the bus is on your favourite route and watch as it approaches your stop. For Ventura school buses, you can also be notified whenever your children board or leave the bus and receive alerts from either the school or Ventura. For more information or to sign up your school, go to www.venturabus.com.au.
Shuttle
This app provides real-time public transport information for Melbourne and Victoria, including delays, disruptions, and journey planning. It offers unique features like Lock Screen tracking and calendar integration for seamless travel.
- Real-time departure information
- Service disruption alerts
- Live journey tracking
- Calendar integration
- Wake-up alarms for arrivals
- On-device AI summaries
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Shuttle is the next-generation public transport app for Melbourne and Victoria. It actually makes sure you know if your service is delayed or suspended, it comes with heaps of unique features that let you stay on top of your journey, and it's just half the price of one day's commute* - for lifetime access. FEATURES: + Supports all Melbourne and Victorian train, tram, bus, and V/Line PTV public transport services. + View departures, get live information, make complete journey plans, etc. + Service disruptions and delays are surfaced clearly, app-wide, instead of hidden away. + Track your service or journey plan from the Lock Screen or another app with Live Activities. + Notifications and wake-up alarms for when your service is arriving and departing. + Calendar integration, allowing you to make a journey plan to your next event with just a tap. + A powerful favourites system that lets you see everything you need at a glance. + Optional, on-device AI-powered journey and disruption summaries. + Cool stats for train nerds: incl. what type of train and consist is running a service. + Refined throughout nearly a year of betas. + All in a beautiful, intuitive design that's easy to use and fits right at home on iPhone. Shuttle has no ads, no in-app purchases, and no subscriptions. Get the app once and own it for life. Shuttle was made in Victoria, for Victoria. By purchasing the app, you're supporting a local student developer. Reach out at david@mazzeoapps.com if you have any enquiries! Shuttle is also on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook: @shuttle.transport * Based on an adult fare from Zone 2 to 1, and back (e.g. Dandenong to the city). Shuttle is not affiliated with PTV or Transport Victoria. It's an independent project built by a commuter like you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Ventura Tracker at Free against Shuttle's $2.99. Ventura Tracker also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Shuttle's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (82% vs 54%). On 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
Ventura Tracker is free to download; Shuttle costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ventura Tracker ships an update every 2 months, Shuttle every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ventura Tracker | Shuttle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.2% of reviews | 82.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BIGSMS Pty Ltd | Luigi Mazzeo |
Customer experience
Ventura Tracker
Shuttle
Bugs and requests
Ventura Tracker
Reported bugs
11 issues- Buses not showing on map
- App shuts down
- Bus passed by but not on tracker
- Bus icon off route
- Tram replacement bus location inaccurate
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- No active bus on route 841
- Cannot see bus route name when touching icon
- Tracking is useless, buses jump around
- New update is glitchy
- Buses are not right after update
- Bus tracker icon has unexplained pink color
Requested features
18 requests- Add more bus routes
- Add school bus routes
- Add route 902 and 903
- Add route 898
- Add route 788
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- Add routes starting with 1
- Add routes starting with 2
- Add route 380
- Add route 668
- Add school bus 2553 and 2562
- Add school buses to favorites
- Ability to save favorites without account
- Feature to see user location on map
- Feature to type bus fleet number
- Remember last zoom level
- Publish open APIs
- Filter routes and favorites on screen
- Indicator for bus icon colors
Shuttle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ventura Tracker
No in-app purchases
Shuttle
No in-app purchases
