Comparison

Rutas MIO vs Ubícate USC

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

Head to head
About

Rutas MIO

Find the most efficient public transport routes with minimal transfers. Access detailed information on routes, stations, schedules, and bus locations. Utilize GPS to locate nearby stations and recharge points, with most features available offline.

Highlights
  • Route calculation with fewest stops
  • Detailed route and station information
  • Bus schedules and active times
  • GPS station and recharge point locator
  • Offline access to most features
  • Bus speed and location tracking
Features
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Movilixa Cali searches for you the route with the fewest stops to move between two Mio system stations. With this application, you can access information on each of the routes, including stations, buses, schedules, feeders, and maps. Get to know the routes of the system (Express, Trunk, Pre-trunk, Feeders and Cable Mio), view maps and routes of this Santiago de Cali metrocali system. Take advantage of GPS and maps to find the nearest mio station or card recharging points. All features, except maps, can be accessed without having to have Internet or a data plan. Calculates the Origin - Destination route to reach any place in the system with the fewest number of interchanges and the fewest number of transfer stops. You can choose the day and time on which you want to do the tour so you can plan your trip in advance. For each bus, all schedules are shown and active schedules are highlighted. List of functionalities: * Search for the best route given a station of origin and a destination. The search can be done by trunk, system map, station name and maps. * My system trunks. * Station search by word and by proximity based on GPS information. * Visualization of trunks and mio stations on maps. * Bus search (Express, Trunk, Pre-trunk, Feeders and mine cable). * Measurement of speed and station location for buses by GPS * Bus route visualization with route map included. * Integration with holiday calendar. It shows which buses are in operation at the time of the query according to the day. * Card recharge points. * Location of charging points by GPS. * Visualization of charging point on maps. * General map of the mio system. * Query stations from the map. * Mobility News. * Real-time bus location. Do not hesitate to contact us if you have information about new routes or changes to existing routes. You can help us by sending us emails with this type of information or by recommending us to your friends. If the application presents you with an error and you want to help us, you can report it from the option to report the error that automatically opens, and in the comment you can indicate what you were doing when the error occurred. If you find problems with routes, or that some information needs to be updated, you can contact us at our email or our community on Facebook indicating the problem. We have received comments such as "routes need to be updated" which are not very useful to us, if they do not tell us which routes they are (if you know and send us the web page where the updated information is much better). Terms and conditions: https://movilixa.com/eula-rutas-mio/ Privacy policies: https://movilixa.com/politica-privacidad-rutas-mio/ Note: the Mio Routes app has no relationship whatsoever with MIO or any of its affiliates. The information in the app is the public information intended for system users, which is regulated by Colombian Law 1712 of 2014 and can be consulted at: https://gobiernodigital.mintic.gov.co/portal/Iniciativas/Datos-abiertos/ Our app uses the GTFS standard (https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs). We source our data from: https://www.datos.gov.co/stories/s/Datos-Abiertos-Metro-Cali/gksi-7gq8/ https://metrocali.gov.co/ using the public information intended for users that they publish in compliance with Colombian Law 1712 of 2014.

About

Ubícate USC

Features
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Ubícate en el campus de la USC, conoce los edificios y áreas comunes. La aplicación Ubícate USC creada para servir a la comunidad universitaria y externa para que puedan ubicarse cuando lo necesiten. Esta aplicación permite visualizar cada uno de los bloques que conforman el campus universitario, además de eso te brinda una vista 360 de cada edificio para que puedas interactuar con ella y tener una imagen clara de tu lugar de destino, también te muestra una ruta desde cada una de las entradas a la universidad a cada edificio guiándote en tu camino. Con Ubícate USC del mismo modo puedes estar al tanto de cada uno de los eventos que actualmente están ofertados por la universidad e inscribirte a ellos. Por último, puedes buscar por salón o auditorio en una lista que se encuentra disponible por si no sabes en que bloque esta tu salón. Nunca fue tan fácil ubicarse dentro del campus de la Universidad Santiago de Cali como ahora con Ubícate USC, descárgala ya!

Screenshots

Rutas MIO4 screens
Ubícate USC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ubícate USC at none against Rutas MIO's 5. Ubícate USC also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Rutas MIO sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Ubícate USC asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rutas MIO ships an update monthly, Ubícate USC every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Rutas MIO versus Ubícate USC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRutas MIOUbícate USC
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB112 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperMoviliXa SASUniversidad Santiago De Cali

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Rutas MIO

Subscriptions4
  • Premium one month$0.491 Month
  • Premium 3 months$0.993 Months
  • Premium 6 months$1.496 Months
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  • Premium one year$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • Libre de anuncios por un año$0.99
None

Ubícate USC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rutas MIO free?
Rutas MIO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ubícate USC free?
Ubícate USC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rutas MIO or Ubícate USC have ads?
Rutas MIO shows ads; Ubícate USC does not.
Which is updated more often, Rutas MIO or Ubícate USC?
Rutas MIO ships an update monthly, and Ubícate USC every 4 days. Most recently, Rutas MIO was updated on October 20, 2026 and Ubícate USC on September 22, 2026.

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