Comparison

Rutas MIO vs MoviMed

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

MoviMed

Features
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MoviMed es una aplicación independiente diseñada para facilitar la consulta de información del sistema Metro de Medellín y sus servicios integrados. Desde una sola aplicación podrás acceder rápidamente a horarios de operación, tarifas actualizadas, mapas, rutas integradas, reglamentos, recomendaciones de viaje y herramientas que facilitan la planificación de tus desplazamientos. Funciones principales • Consulta de horarios del sistema. • Tarifas actualizadas. • Calculadora de integraciones. • Mapas del sistema. • Información de líneas y estaciones. • Consulta de rutas integradas. • Recomendaciones para viajar. • Acceso rápido a información importante del sistema. • Búsqueda rápida dentro de la aplicación. • Funciona incluso sin conexión para gran parte del contenido. MoviMed busca centralizar la información de movilidad para que usuarios frecuentes, visitantes y turistas puedan acceder fácilmente a la información más importante del sistema de transporte. Aviso importante MoviMed es una aplicación independiente y no está afiliada, patrocinada ni desarrollada por el Metro de Medellín. La información mostrada proviene de fuentes públicas y puede estar sujeta a cambios por parte del operador del sistema.

Screenshots

Rutas MIO4 screens
MoviMed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MoviMed at none against Rutas MIO's 5. MoviMed also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. MoviMed asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rutas MIO ships an update monthly, MoviMed every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Rutas MIO versus MoviMed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRutas MIOMoviMed
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB54 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperMoviliXa SASJaiber Restrepo Villa

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

MoviMed

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rutas MIO free?
Rutas MIO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MoviMed free?
MoviMed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rutas MIO or MoviMed have ads?
Rutas MIO shows ads; MoviMed does not.
Which is updated more often, Rutas MIO or MoviMed?
Rutas MIO ships an update monthly, and MoviMed every 3 weeks. Most recently, Rutas MIO was updated on October 20, 2026 and MoviMed on October 21, 2026.

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