Comparison

Blacksburg Transit vs MustangMaps

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

Head to head
About

Blacksburg Transit

Plan your Blacksburg Transit bus trips with real-time information. Avoid confusing schedules by using live bus locations, departure times, and personalized trip planning based on speed, transfers, or walking.

Highlights
  • Real-time bus, route, and stop information
  • Live map with closest stops
  • Trip planning by quickest route, fewest transfers, or least walking
  • View active BT alerts for detours and changes
  • Departure times by stop
  • Step-by-step journey instructions and maps
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A BT bus app you can count on! Eliminate the confusion of planning a trip using an online bus schedule - let the BT app do it for you. The app allows you to plan a trip using real-time bus information on BT buses without using a bus schedule. * NEW: See stop(s) closest to your current location on a live map * NEW: Select a route by clicking on a bus on the live map * NEW: Select a stop to view all routes serving that specific stop, including departure information * NEW: Plan your trip by a preference of quickest route, fewest transfers or least amount of walking * NEW: View all active BT alerts regarding detours, route changes, and emergency information * NEW: View departure times for an entire day by stop * Find real-time bus, route, and stop information * Plan your trip for now or select a future departure/arrival date and time *Plan your trip from start to finish using BT buses * View route and schedule information for up to six trips on each route * Filter routes and schedules by stop * Receive detailed step-by-step instructions and maps for each leg of a journey * Select from a list of many pre-loaded local destinations and bus stops for simplified trip planning * Contact BT directly from the app * View visitor information

About

MustangMaps

Navigate campus with ease using this interactive map. Find buildings, classrooms, and essential amenities like restrooms and printers. Designed for students, it simplifies campus exploration and enhances convenience.

Highlights
  • Interactive campus map
  • Building and classroom locator
  • Amenity finder (restrooms, printers)
  • Best route calculation
  • Student-focused design
Features
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Mustang Maps is an interactive, multi-feature navigation app designed specifically for Cal Poly students to easily explore and navigate campus. It helps users find the best routes to their buildings, discover where classrooms are located, and access key campus amenities like restrooms, water fountains, and printers. Combining the practicality of a navigation app with the usefulness of amenity tracking, Mustang Maps enhances convenience for students, especially first-years and transfers. MustangMaps is an unofficial, student-built campus map. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by California Polytechnic State University.

Screenshots

Blacksburg Transit4 screens
MustangMaps3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MustangMaps at 100% against Blacksburg Transit's 9%. MustangMaps also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.7) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Blacksburg Transit's advantage is ratings volume (198 vs 7) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MustangMaps holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blacksburg Transit has 198 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of Blacksburg Transit's written reviews are positive against 100% of MustangMaps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blacksburg Transit ships an update every 2 months, MustangMaps every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Blacksburg Transit versus MustangMaps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlacksburg TransitMustangMaps
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (198 ratings)4.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews8.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings198 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTown of BlacksburgTaylor Labs

Customer experience

Blacksburg Transit

All ratings168 ratings
Positive15.5%
Neutral2.4%
Negative82.1%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive8.6%
Neutral5.2%
Negative86.2%

MustangMaps

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Blacksburg Transit

No in-app purchases

None

MustangMaps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blacksburg Transit free?
Blacksburg Transit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MustangMaps free?
MustangMaps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blacksburg Transit or MustangMaps?
MustangMaps is rated higher. Blacksburg Transit averages 1.7 out of 5 from 198 ratings, while MustangMaps averages 4.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Blacksburg Transit or MustangMaps have ads?
Neither Blacksburg Transit nor MustangMaps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blacksburg Transit or MustangMaps?
Blacksburg Transit ships an update every 2 months, and MustangMaps every 2 weeks. Most recently, Blacksburg Transit was updated on October 26, 2026 and MustangMaps on October 25, 2026.

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