Comparison

JustRide Bustang vs Sole Power Plus

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

Head to head
About

JustRide Bustang

Easily buy and store your bus tickets on your phone. Purchase single rides or multi-ride passes for future travel. Access your account and tickets from any device.

Highlights
  • Purchase single ride tickets
  • Buy multi-ride passes (10, 20, 40)
  • Store tickets in a digital wallet
  • Access account from any device
  • Purchase tickets up to 180 days in advance
  • Activate tickets upon boarding
Features
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Purchase your Bustang tickets right from your phone, and keep your tickets in the palm of your hand! Purchase single ride, 10-ride, 20-ride, or 40-ride passes. View all your tickets in your ticket wallet and access your account with ease from any mobile device. The app also provides you with customer service contact information, and links to our social media pages, website, and more! You can purchase tickets up to 180 days in advance of using them. All tickets are delivered to your phone are not yet activated. You must activate your ticket as you are boarding and present to driver for validation. No scanning necessary! Mobile tickets expire 30 minutes after activating. Please do NOT activate in advance. For questions and feedback, please call (800)900-3011.

About

Sole Power Plus

This app encourages green commuting within a specific community through a fun, seasonal challenge. Participants can win prizes by choosing non-motorized transportation methods like walking or biking.

Highlights
  • Green commuting challenge
  • Seasonal event
  • Prize drawings
  • Social events
  • Mini-competitions
  • Supports various non-motorized transport
Features
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Sole Power is a free green commuting challenge for the Eagle County, Colorado community. The challenge runs each year from Memorial Day through Indigenous People's Day. Sole Power is a great way to get to work, have fun, save money, and get fit over the summer season. Throughout the season there are social events, mini-competitions, and weekly prize drawings.  It doesn’t matter how you commute: walk, bike, e-bike, run, skate, etc.  As long as it is not in a motor vehicle, you are welcome to join.

Screenshots

JustRide Bustang4 screens
Sole Power Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sole Power Plus at 100% against JustRide Bustang's 14%. Sole Power Plus also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.9) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). JustRide Bustang's advantage is ratings volume (135 vs 3). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sole Power Plus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JustRide Bustang has 135 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of JustRide Bustang's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sole Power Plus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JustRide Bustang ships an update every 3 months, Sole Power Plus every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
JustRide Bustang versus Sole Power Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJustRide BustangSole Power Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (135 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings135 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB55 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAce Express CoachesTown of Vail

Customer experience

JustRide Bustang

All ratings135 ratings
Positive17.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative76.3%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral4.8%
Negative81.0%

Sole Power Plus

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

JustRide Bustang

Reported bugs

37 issues
  • App refuses to work on phone
  • Stations do not exist in the app
  • Schedules are not updated
  • App throws "wrong password" error
  • App freezes on "buy ticket" page
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  • Ticket disappears after purchase
  • Ticket wallet does not appear on app
  • Half the buttons don't work
  • Payment card details page is a dud
  • App crashes when adding card details
  • Website and app redirect to each other
  • No login button on the app
  • No "Activate Ticket" button
  • Ticket not appearing in Apple Wallet
  • Website connection inaccessible via data
  • App asks to download the app when it's already installed
  • Confusing route options
  • App redirects to website
  • Ticket activation instructions are nonsensical
  • App is a website wrapper
  • No option for wallet
  • Tickets activate automatically
  • App takes you in loops
  • Bus schedule and ticket cost in separate sections
  • App is not intuitive
  • Cannot buy tickets for specific routes
  • App is clunky and has antiquated features
  • App is not functional without internet
  • App is slow and unresponsive
  • App is difficult to understand initially
  • Login issues
  • Ticket purchase failures
  • App crashes
  • Data access issues
  • Missing routes
  • App not recognizing specific stations
  • App not working on mobile devices without WiFi

Requested features

18 requests
  • Make schedules easily accessible
  • Improve app navigation and design
  • Allow purchase of point A to point B tickets in one transaction
  • Integrate with iOS Wallet/Android equivalent
  • Add a clear link to purchase tickets on the first page
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  • Allow users to purchase tickets without internet access
  • Add dark mode option
  • Improve route planning and cost calculation
  • Allow users to see bus schedules and ticket costs in the same section
  • Fix the app to be a functional app, not a link to a website
  • Allow purchase of tickets without needing to activate them immediately
  • Fix the app to be usable on mobile devices without WiFi
  • Restore full functionality of the app
  • Allow users to see all departure cities
  • Make the app name shorter and cleaner
  • Allow users to buy tickets online
  • Fix the "Buy Tickets" option to recognize all stations
  • Allow credit card payments onboard

Sole Power Plus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

JustRide Bustang

No in-app purchases

None

Sole Power Plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JustRide Bustang free?
JustRide Bustang is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sole Power Plus free?
Sole Power Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, JustRide Bustang or Sole Power Plus?
Sole Power Plus is rated higher. JustRide Bustang averages 1.9 out of 5 from 135 ratings, while Sole Power Plus averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do JustRide Bustang or Sole Power Plus have ads?
Neither JustRide Bustang nor Sole Power Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JustRide Bustang or Sole Power Plus?
JustRide Bustang ships an update every 3 months, and Sole Power Plus every 4 weeks. Most recently, JustRide Bustang was updated on September 23, 2026 and Sole Power Plus on August 7, 2026.

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