Mo'Bikes vs Vancouver Transit (TL)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mo'Bikes
Easily locate nearby bike share stations with live availability of bikes and docks. Discover bikeways, bike lanes, water fountains, and public washrooms for a better ride.
- Nearby station locations
- Live bike and dock counts
- Bikeway and bike lane maps
- Water fountain locations
- Public washroom locations
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Mo'Bikes makes finding Vancouver Bike Share stations effortless. Nearby stations are displayed with live counts of available bikes and docks. Mo'Bikes shows bikeways and bike lanes, as well as water fountains and public washrooms. Have a great ride! –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Station data: Mobi by Shaw Go Bikeways, water fountains, and washrooms: City of Vancouver Open Data Catalogue Icons: icons8.com
Vancouver Transit (TL)
Access real-time departure information, schedules, and route maps for all public transit in Metro Vancouver. Plan your journeys across buses, SkyTrain, SeaBus, and West Coast Express with ease. Pin your favorite stops for quick access to upcoming departures.
- Live TransLink departures
- Schedules and route maps
- Bus, SkyTrain, SeaBus, West Coast Express
- Covers Metro Vancouver
- Favorite stop pinning
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Vancouver Transit shows live TransLink departures, schedules, and route maps for buses, SkyTrain, SeaBus, and West Coast Express across Metro Vancouver. Covering Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Coquitlam, Surrey, Richmond, Delta, Langley, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Port Moody, Port Coquitlam, and Maple Ridge. Pin your favourite stops and stations, see the next departure, and get around faster. Some of the data used in this product or service is provided by permission of TransLink. TransLink assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or currency of the Data used in this product or service.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mo'Bikes at 100% against Vancouver Transit (TL)'s 34%. Mo'Bikes also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Vancouver Transit (TL)'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Mo'Bikes ships an update every 11 months, Vancouver Transit (TL) every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mo'Bikes | Vancouver Transit (TL) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.4 (91 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 34.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 91 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Shopland | Logan Pytyl |
Customer experience
Mo'Bikes
Vancouver Transit (TL)
Bugs and requests
Mo'Bikes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Vancouver Transit (TL)
Reported bugs
25 issues- Buses never show up
- Off-time schedules; skips buses no warning
- Pornographic images wtf?
- Scam link on app
- Confused about charges
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- Popup shows different bus stop names and no stop#
- App doesn't provide same information as Samsung
- Inaccurate information for arrival bus time
- Adult website/scam triggered by ads
- Intrusive ads at the bottom of the screen
- Not real time
- Missing UBC routes and stops
- Difficult to spot location on map
- Too many interactions to get to timetable
- Inconvenient way of portraying routes
- No search bar for routes
- Location identifier doesn't work properly
- No service on Saturday
- App should work on ALL BUSES
- No time showing when checking for upcoming buses
- Useless, no menu options, doesn't locate user
- Doesn't have pickup spot
- Unable to download search results
- Route planner returns 'search not working' or 'can't find route'
- Doesn't give LIVE stop times
Requested features
7 requests- Ad-free version
- Button for bus direction selection
- Show directions of buses
- List of favorite/frequent routes
- Bolder font for bus times
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- Real-time tracker
- Include SkyTrain and SeaBus schedules
In-app purchases
Mo'Bikes
No in-app purchases
Vancouver Transit (TL)
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Mo'Bikes free?
Is Vancouver Transit (TL) free?
Do Mo'Bikes or Vancouver Transit (TL) have ads?
Which is updated more often, Mo'Bikes or Vancouver Transit (TL)?
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