SBMTD BusTracker vs UCSB Campus Mobility
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SBMTD BusTracker
This app provides real-time bus arrival estimates and tracks bus locations on a map. Easily find nearby stops and routes, and bookmark your favorite locations for quick access.
- Real-time bus arrival information
- Track bus location on map
- Locate nearby bus stops and routes
- Bookmark favorite stops
- Link to complete schedules
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Santa Barbara MTD BusTracker takes the guesswork out of catching the bus. It uses GPS to provide estimated times of arrival at any bus stop in the system and tracks the current locations of buses on a map. The app is easy to use and it's FREE! Features: • Real-time bus arrival information • Track current bus location on a map • Locate nearby bus stops and routes • Bookmark favorite bus stops • Link to complete schedules
UCSB Campus Mobility
This app offers on-campus transportation services for UC Santa Barbara students facing mobility challenges. It allows eligible students to easily request rides within the campus area.
- On-campus transportation
- For students with mobility limitations
- Ride request functionality
- Campus-specific service
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UCSB Campus Mobility provides on-campus transportation for UC Santa Barbara students with permanent or temporary mobility limitations. Download the app today to request your ride!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UCSB Campus Mobility at 5.0 against SBMTD BusTracker's 2.7. UCSB Campus Mobility also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 34 months). SBMTD BusTracker's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 2) and iOS requirement (10.0 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.
UCSB Campus Mobility holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SBMTD BusTracker has 32 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SBMTD BusTracker ships an update every 34 months, UCSB Campus Mobility monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SBMTD BusTracker | UCSB Campus Mobility |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (32 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 34 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District | Via Transportation, Inc. |
Customer experience
SBMTD BusTracker
UCSB Campus Mobility
In-app purchases
SBMTD BusTracker
No in-app purchases
UCSB Campus Mobility
No in-app purchases
Questions
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