PathSense Trips vs Seattle METRO Bus Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PathSense Trips
Automatically tracks your driving, walking, running, and cycling trips, recording mileage and duration. Export your data for business expenses or personal records. Prioritizes user privacy with all data stored locally on your device.
- Automatic trip detection
- Records mileage and duration
- Supports driving, walking, running, cycling
- Data export to CSV
- Privacy-first, data stays on device
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PathSense Trips automatically records your driving trips, including miles driven, and trip duration. It runs in the background, automatically detecting when you start a drive and when you stop. It can also record walking, running, and cycling trips. You can use it to keep a record of your mileage for business expenses, or simply as a reminder of the places you have travelled. You can export your trip data to CSV for your bookkeeping. As with everything PathSense, Trips is privacy-first. Data is never uploaded to our servers. We have no way to access to your data. Your data only leaves the phone if you explicitly send it to yourself or someone else (via CSV export). Some of the biggest apps in the world are already Powered by Pathsense. Learn more and try PathSense for FREE in your own app at https://www.pathsense.com PathSense Privacy: Your data never leaves the phone. See our Privacy Policy: https://www.pathsense.com/privacy
Seattle METRO Bus Tracker
Get real-time bus tracking for Seattle and surrounding areas. Covers multiple transit agencies, providing live updates on bus locations and arrival times. Data is sourced from OneBusAway.
- Real-time bus tracking
- Covers multiple transit agencies
- Live location updates
- Arrival time predictions
- Lightweight design
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Lightweight real-time bus tracker for Seattle and it's surrounding areas. Agencies covered are Seattle King County Metro (KCM) and Transit, Streetcar, Everett Transit, Pierce Transit, Community Transit, Sound Transit, Puget Sound, Monorail, and Intercity Transit Disclaimer: The data is provided by the OneBusAway organization and we cannot guarantee the accuracy. This is not an official app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PathSense Trips at 5.0 against Seattle METRO Bus Tracker's 4.4. PathSense Trips also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PathSense Trips holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively.
PathSense Trips ships an update every 22 months, Seattle METRO Bus Tracker every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PathSense Trips | Seattle METRO Bus Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months — better | Every 31 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PathSense, Inc. | Naiara Albaina |
Customer experience
PathSense Trips
Seattle METRO Bus Tracker
In-app purchases
PathSense Trips
No in-app purchases
Seattle METRO Bus Tracker
No in-app purchases
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