Distar GPS vs Distar Bus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Distar GPS
This app provides professional vehicle monitoring and tracking. It allows users to view real-time locations, playback history, and receive various real-time alarms. Users can also send remote commands to manage their vehicles.
- Vehicle list and multi-car monitoring
- Track history playback
- Real-time vehicle location
- Real-time vehicle status
- Remote command post (oil/electricity cut-off)
- Real-time alarms (fence, vibration, displacement)
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Introduction： TGTracker（www.transcodegroup.cn），The professional vehicle monitoring platform and the TGtracker car track mobile APP, which can effectively regulate the vehicle, and keep the vehicle on track. Mainfunctions: 1.Car list,single car(multi-car) monitoring 2.The vehicle track history playback 3.Query of the real-time location of vehicles 4.Show the real-time status of the vehicle 5.Remote command post (remote oil/electricitycut-off) 6.Real-time alarm (fence alarm, vibration alarm, displacement alarm, powerfailure alarm, disassembling alarm, etc.)
Distar Bus
Streamline bus operations and dispatching for enhanced efficiency. This application helps manage your fleet effectively.
- Bus operation management
- Smarter dispatching
- Increased efficiency
- Fleet management
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Manage the operation of the bus, make the dispatch of the bus smarter and more efficient.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Distar GPS at 80% against Distar Bus's 0%. Distar Bus's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Distar GPS ships an update every 3 weeks, Distar Bus weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Distar GPS | Distar Bus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Transcode Group Co., Limited | DISTAR INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LIMITED |
Customer experience
Distar GPS
Distar Bus
In-app purchases
Distar GPS
No in-app purchases
Distar Bus
No in-app purchases
