LA Bus vs Pasadena Transit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LA Bus
Get real-time arrival information for LADOT DASH and Commuter Express buses. Plan your trips, save favorite stops, and receive timely alerts for your bus routes.
- Real-time bus arrival information
- LADOT DASH and Commuter Express support
- Favorite stop marking
- Trip planning
- Arrival alerts and reminders
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LA Bus provides real-time arrival information for LADOT DASH and Commuter Express. Use the app to mark favorite stops, set reminders, get alerts, and plan your trip.
Pasadena Transit
Track buses in real-time and view estimated arrival times for your closest stop. Browse schedules, routes, and save your favorite stops for quick access.
- Real-time bus tracking
- Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA)
- Browse schedules
- View routes and stops
- Save favorite stops
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Official app for Pasadena Transit (CA) bus service. Shows your closest stop and provides Estimated Time of Arrival for buses. Also lets you browse schedules, stops, and routes, as well as, save favourites. Realtime bus positions allow you to view where the next bus servicing your stop is currently located.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pasadena Transit at 100% against LA Bus's 33%. Pasadena Transit also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). LA Bus's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 49 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Pasadena Transit holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of LA Bus's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pasadena Transit's.
LA Bus ships an update every 4 months, Pasadena Transit every 49 months. Both last shipped on September 10, 2026.
| Parameter | LA Bus | Pasadena Transit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 49 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Syncromatics Corporation | Connexionz Limited |
Customer experience
LA Bus
Pasadena Transit
In-app purchases
LA Bus
No in-app purchases
Pasadena Transit
No in-app purchases
