WTA BusTracker vs SARLight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WTA BusTracker
Track your bus in real-time for Bellingham and Whatcom County. Find nearby stops, view route maps, and plan your journeys easily. See upcoming buses for your closest stop.
- Real-time bus tracking
- Find nearest bus stops
- View route maps
- Plan upcoming trips
- See stop times
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Catching the bus in Bellingham or Whatcom County? With WTA’s BusTracker, you can track your bus in real time. Plus, you can find your nearest stop, view our route map, and plan your upcoming trips—all from your mobile device! To view your bus in real time, click on “Real Time Map,” select a route, and look for the bus-in-a-circle icon. To plan a trip, click “Trip Planner” and enter your start and end locations. Using “Stop Times,” you can see all the buses on the way to your nearest stop.
SARLight
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A Search And Rescue (SAR) signal light app. Have it on your phone in case of an emergency when you need to signal rescuers for help. Four signal light modes are provided: constant light, strobe light, SOS signal (three short, three long, three short flashes) and the option of tapping your own light signal sequence. SARLight has an aiming portal so you are assured that your phone's light is directed toward rescuers, be they on the ground, in aircraft or searching for you via drone. Be safe!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: WTA BusTracker at Free against SARLight's $0.99. SARLight's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 25 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
WTA BusTracker is free to download; SARLight costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WTA BusTracker ships an update every 25 months, SARLight every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WTA BusTracker | SARLight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 2.2 (32 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 10.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Whatcom Transportation Authority | Timothy Kelley |
In-app purchases
WTA BusTracker
No in-app purchases
SARLight
No in-app purchases
