PTBusBeacon vs Walla Walla Valley Transit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PTBusBeacon
Track Pullman's public transit in real-time with a live bus map and accurate arrival predictions. Plan your journeys, set custom reminders, and receive push notifications for upcoming arrivals without needing to open the app.
- Live bus map
- Arrival predictions
- Trip planning
- Custom reminders
- Push notifications
- General transit information
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PT Bus Beacon provides a live bus map and arrival predictions for the Pullman Washington public transit system. Use the app to set reminders, trigger push notifications that will give arrival predictions without even opening the app, plan your trip and access general information for Pullman Transit.
Walla Walla Valley Transit
This app provides real-time bus tracking and route information for Walla Walla Valley Transit. Find the nearest stop, see when the next bus will arrive, and save your favorite routes for easy access.
- Real-time bus tracking
- Find closest stops
- Browse all stops by route
- Save favorite routes
- Route information
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Official app for Walla Walla Valley Transit. Shows you closest stop and hooks into the real time tracking system to tell you how far the next bus is. Also lets you browse all stops for any route, save favorites etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Walla Walla Valley Transit at 100% against PTBusBeacon's 13%. Walla Walla Valley Transit also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). PTBusBeacon's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 18 months) and ratings volume (91 vs 5). 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.
Walla Walla Valley Transit holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PTBusBeacon has 91 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of PTBusBeacon's written reviews are positive against 100% of Walla Walla Valley Transit's.
PTBusBeacon ships an update every 5 months, Walla Walla Valley Transit every 18 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | PTBusBeacon | Walla Walla Valley Transit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.2 (91 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 91 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Syncromatics | Connexionz Limited |
Customer experience
PTBusBeacon
Walla Walla Valley Transit
Bugs and requests
PTBusBeacon
Reported bugs
27 issues- Failing to load favorited stops
- Alerts can't be dismissed
- App crashes every time
- App is just a white screen
- App doesn't work on iOS 18
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- App won't open
- Saved stops erased
- Unable to favorite stops
- App closes out immediately
- Doesn't get past loading screen
- Hangs on initial screen
- App takes too long to load
- Bus GPS not linked to app
- Buses camped out at transfer station
- Freezing opening screen
- Hangs on title screen
- New UI is trash
- 10 minute loading times
- New app doesn't show correct time predictions
- App rarely loads
- New update broke app
- Loading screen is slower
- No predicted arrivals
- Buses not tracked
- Bus drivers swap without notice
- Blank screen when selecting inbound bus
- Buses on different route times
Requested features
8 requests- Search for stops by area
- See buses servicing a stop
- See stops serviced by a bus
- Update route hours page
- Fix app crashing on iOS 18
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- Ability to favorite stops
- Real-time bus location on map
- Display more than next bus time
Walla Walla Valley Transit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PTBusBeacon
No in-app purchases
Walla Walla Valley Transit
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is PTBusBeacon free?
Is Walla Walla Valley Transit free?
Which has better reviews, PTBusBeacon or Walla Walla Valley Transit?
Do PTBusBeacon or Walla Walla Valley Transit have ads?
Which is updated more often, PTBusBeacon or Walla Walla Valley Transit?
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