Comparison

ACKTrails vs RVA Ride

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

Head to head
About

ACKTrails

Discover kid and dog-friendly hiking trails on Nantucket Island with detailed maps and filters for length, difficulty, and terrain. Explore local events and support island preservation efforts.

Highlights
  • Kid and dog-friendly trail maps
  • Filter trails by length, difficulty, terrain
  • Explore local Nantucket events
  • Discover island properties
  • Support island preservation
Features
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View trail maps to find that kid or dog-friendly trails that you've been searching for. You will see our trails organized in a beautiful interface with our different properties on the island. Our App is completely free and by using it you will support our mission to help us preserve the island for everyone. 50+ Hiking Trails & Local events: Explore Nantucket Island Explore all its properties guided by a beautiful interface We have created dozens of trails for each one of our properties Filter the trails by length, difficulty, type of terrain and activity We guide you through Nantucket and show you the most interesting places Check out the latest events in Nantucket Hike across the beautiful parks, barrier beaches and dunes, salt marshes, ponds and bogs, grasslands, hardwood forests, and nature preserves on Nantucket. Find new walking, cycling, or backpacking routes in your area or feel energized by a run in the fresh air. Whatever your fitness or experience level, we will help you explore new trails with confidence.

About

RVA Ride

Get real-time arrival information for GRTC buses in Richmond, Virginia. See live minutes, bus locations on the route, and service alerts for Pulse, local, airport, and express lines. Designed for riders who know their route and need quick, accurate departure times.

Highlights
  • Live bus arrival times
  • Real-time bus locations
  • GRTC service alerts
  • Search by line or stop
  • Favorite routes
  • Nearest stop suggestion
Features
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When's the next bus? RVA Ride answers in one glance. Open the app and your line is already there: your stop, the next bus in minutes, the time it arrives, and the buses after it. No menus, no maps to dig through. Just the answer, on one calm screen. LIVE ARRIVALS • Next bus in minutes, plus the exact arrival time ("5 min · Arrives 4:02 PM") • Up to four later buses, marked live or scheduled • Clear notice when there are no more buses tonight, or when the next one is scheduled • Stale times are flagged, with a one-tap retry YOUR STOPS • Star the stops you use most and open them straight from search • Find any line or stop by number • Use your location to jump to the nearest stop on your line • Choose the line the app opens to EVERY ROUTE • Pulse and every local and express route, both directions • A simple line view of the stops around you, with live bus positions • Stop details with schedules and a map SERVICE ALERTS • Detours and closures shown right on the route, kept short so your next bus stays in view • A red dot on any route with an active alert BUILT FOR EVERYONE • Full English and Spanish • VoiceOver labels throughout • Light and dark mode • No account, no ads RVA Ride uses public real-time transit data. Arrival times are estimates and can change with traffic and service conditions. RVA Ride is an independent Richmond app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by GRTC.

Screenshots

ACKTrails4 screens
RVA Ride4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: RVA Ride at 100% against ACKTrails's 17%. RVA Ride also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3). ACKTrails's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, 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

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

RVA Ride holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ACKTrails has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of ACKTrails's written reviews are positive against 100% of RVA Ride's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ACKTrails ships an update every 3 weeks, RVA Ride every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ACKTrails versus RVA Ride: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterACKTrailsRVA Ride
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (19 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrace HullLissiland LLC

Customer experience

ACKTrails

All ratings19 ratings
Positive52.6%
Neutral10.5%
Negative36.8%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative50.0%

RVA Ride

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ACKTrails

No in-app purchases

None

RVA Ride

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ACKTrails free?
ACKTrails is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RVA Ride free?
RVA Ride is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ACKTrails or RVA Ride?
RVA Ride is rated higher. ACKTrails averages 3.3 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while RVA Ride averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ACKTrails or RVA Ride have ads?
Neither ACKTrails nor RVA Ride shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ACKTrails or RVA Ride?
ACKTrails ships an update every 3 weeks, and RVA Ride every 5 weeks. Most recently, ACKTrails was updated on October 24, 2026 and RVA Ride on October 24, 2026.

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