UCSI Bus Student vs MyRapid PULSE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UCSI Bus Student
Track your bus in real-time and get accurate arrival predictions for your chosen stop. Plan your commute with confidence by knowing exactly when your bus will arrive.
- Real-time bus location tracking
- Estimated time of arrival (ETA)
- Select preferred bus stops
- Commute planning tool
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Shows bus location and estimated time arrival to selected bus stop
MyRapid PULSE
This app simplifies your travel experience by offering a journey planner, live bus tracking, and an interactive rail map. Discover local food spots, shops, and events along your route, and earn rewards for using the service.
- Journey planner
- Live bus tracker
- Interactive rail map
- Local event discovery
- Travel rewards
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Meet MyRapid PULSE, your new travel companion! Whether you’re catching a bus, exploring the city, or hunting for hidden gems, PULSE makes every journey easier. Journey Planner: "Plan your daily trips with ease and simplicity." Live Bus Tracker: "Know when your bus is arriving, no more guesswork." Interactive Rail Map: "Get around the city with minimal effort." Lifestyle: "Explore food spots, shops and local events along your journey." Promos: "Rewards while you travel, just for PULSE users.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MyRapid PULSE at 50% against UCSI Bus Student's 0%. MyRapid PULSE also leads on rating (1.8 vs 1.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). UCSI Bus Student's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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.
MyRapid PULSE holds the better App Store score, 1.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyRapid PULSE has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of UCSI Bus Student's written reviews are positive against 50% of MyRapid PULSE's.
UCSI Bus Student ships an update every 6 months, MyRapid PULSE fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UCSI Bus Student | MyRapid PULSE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 1.8 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 150 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UCSI | PRASARANA MALAYSIA BERHAD |
Customer experience
UCSI Bus Student
MyRapid PULSE
Bugs and requests
UCSI Bus Student
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MyRapid PULSE
Reported bugs
17 issues- Apps automatically shut down when opening live tracker
- Live tracker keeps lagging
- Live tracker is inaccurate
- App glitches and bug automatically shutting down still occur
- App fails to accurately update real-time bus location
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- Tracking is often delayed or shows incorrect positions
- App keeps showing 'currently having an issue'
- Live bus tracker is practically unavailable
- Live tracker keeps displaying 'We are currently having an issue. Please try again later'
- App is laggy and unresponsive
- Live tracker not showing accurately on map
- App fails to provide timely updates on bus disruptions
- Buses occasionally appear on the map only to vanish unexpectedly
- New update is confusing
- App is laggy and unresponsive
- Bus location keep appear and disappear in the map
- When zooming out the map, buses appear to be having a crash party
Requested features
4 requests- Incorporate customer service bus availability
- Updates on specific routes/buses/trains/stations
- Ability to purchase tickets through the app
- Feature to receive notifications for favorite lines or during journeys
In-app purchases
UCSI Bus Student
No in-app purchases
MyRapid PULSE
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is UCSI Bus Student free?
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