Link Transit On vs Transit QLD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Link Transit On
This app allows you to book and manage on-demand shared rides for microtransit services in select cities. Set pickup and drop-off points, schedule rides in advance or in real-time, and track your vehicle's arrival. Receive notifications and trip duration updates.
- Book on-demand shared rides
- Set pickup and drop-off points
- Schedule rides in advance
- Track vehicle location in real-time
- Receive ride notifications
- Manage multiple rides
- Syncs with calendar
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Pick a city and sign-in to access all Transit On-Demand shared rides available to get around your area. The application is currently available for Detroit Microtransit, EXO à la demande and River Parishes. Select a transit stop, a public place, an address or tap directly on the map to set your pickup/drop-off points. Set your departure date and time and let Link provide you with the best ride to your destination. In app notifications will keep you posted just before your ride, on the exact time of pickup. You will be able to track the vehicle approaching on the map, and check in real-time, the remaining time before pickup. Once on-board, sit back and relax. Link will send you the duration of your trip. Since Link is a transit rideshare service, you will share your trip with fellow riders. From your phone you can manage your rides in a breeze: book multiple rides at a time, change or cancel a ride, schedule them in advance or in real-time… The app is handy, syncs with your calendar and will remind you of your upcoming trips! You will have access to information on the transit on-demand / microtransit services and how to utilize them (transfers with the transit system, fares…). Like it? Rate it! A question? Send us an email at link@cityway.io
Transit QLD
Get live bus, train, and ferry times for South-East Queensland. Features include real-time delay predictions, a map of nearby stops, and a journey planner. It offers route lookup, favorites, and a school route finder, all with a focus on user privacy.
- Live departure times with delay predictions
- Map of nearby stops color-coded by mode
- Journey planner with ranked route options
- Route lookup by service number
- Save favorite stops and routes
- School route finder
- Light/Dark/System appearance toggle
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TransitQLD shows you live bus, train and ferry times across South-East Queensland — Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, and surrounds — sourced from TransLink Open Data. Built for everyday commuters. WHAT YOU GET • Live departures with realtime delay predictions, merged from the TransLink GTFS-Realtime feed. • Map of nearby stops, colour-coded by mode (bus, train, ferry). • Journey planner — pick a start and destination, see ranked route options. • Route lookup — find a service by number, see all stops it serves. • Favourites — pin a stop, a route at a stop, or a specific time-of-day departure. • School route finder — nearby school services within a chosen radius. • Light / Dark / System appearance toggle. PRIVACY • No accounts. No sign-in. No tracking. • No analytics SDKs, no ads, no third-party data sharing. • Your location is sent in each request to find nearby stops and is not stored. • Full privacy policy: https://translink-qld.kedarkokate.workers.dev/privacy COVERAGE The TransLink Open Data feed covers South-East Queensland. Areas outside SEQ — such as Rockhampton, Toowoomba, and far-north QLD — are served by other operators and are not in this feed. ATTRIBUTION Static and realtime transit data is published by the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads / TransLink under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by TransLink or the Queensland Government.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Transit QLD at 100% against Link Transit On's 77%. Transit QLD also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). Link Transit On's advantage is ratings volume (61 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.3 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Transit QLD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Link Transit On has 61 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Link Transit On's written reviews are positive against 100% of Transit QLD's.
Link Transit On ships an update every 3 months, Transit QLD every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Link Transit On | Transit QLD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (61 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.3 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cityway | Kedar Kokate |
Customer experience
Link Transit On
Transit QLD
In-app purchases
Link Transit On
No in-app purchases
Transit QLD
No in-app purchases
