KTMB Mobile vs MyRapid PULSE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KTMB Mobile
Book train tickets online for various KTM services across Peninsular Malaysia. This app offers a convenient QR code ticketing system to streamline the boarding process, eliminating the need for physical queues.
- Online train ticket booking
- KTM, ETS, Intercity, North Komuter
- QR code ticketing system
- Streamlined boarding process
- Book tickets for various travel periods
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Book all the train tickets online including KTM train, ETS train, Intercity & North Komuter between Kuala Lumpur right up to Padang Besar and other destinations within our operation in Semenanjung Malaysia. Select our ticketing system based on your travel period. Our fully integrated, industry- leading QR code train ticketing system can greatly increase the efficiency of the boarding process. It makes the customer easy to get train ticket instead of queue up to buy the train ticket.
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 KTMB Mobile's 7%. MyRapid PULSE also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and rating (1.8 vs 1.5). KTMB Mobile's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, 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
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 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of KTMB Mobile's written reviews are positive against 50% of MyRapid PULSE's.
KTMB Mobile ships an update every 2 months, MyRapid PULSE fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KTMB Mobile | MyRapid PULSE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (11 ratings) | 1.8 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 150 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad | PRASARANA MALAYSIA BERHAD |
Customer experience
KTMB Mobile
MyRapid PULSE
User reviews
KTMB Mobile
From 11 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Seamless booking and payment
- 👍 Easy to use and efficient
- 🔒 Professional and safe ticket display
Room to improve
- 🐛 App keeps crashing
- 🐛 Unable to open app after first login
- 🐛 Unstable and unreliable
- 🐛 Constant need to reinstall app
- 🐛 Buggy login and registration process
MyRapid PULSE
From 10 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 👍 Helpful for planning trips
- 👍 Good route suggestions
- 👍 Seamless travel experience
- 👍 App is improving
Room to improve
- 🐛 Live tracker inaccurate
- 🐛 Bus schedules not updated
- 🐛 App glitches and crashes
- 🐛 Live map lagging
- 🐛 Buses don't follow schedule
Bugs and requests
KTMB Mobile
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login and registration issues
- Recurring app crashes and instability
- Payment processing problems
- Inaccurate timetable and train information
- Inability to access purchased tickets
Requested features
7 requests- Integrate Tebrau Shuttle service
- Add online banking (FPX) payment option
- Provide train timetable and schedule information
- Improve app stability and reliability
- Enhance user interface and navigation
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- Implement better login and registration process
- Allow access to purchased tickets offline
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
KTMB Mobile
No in-app purchases
MyRapid PULSE
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is KTMB Mobile free?
Is MyRapid PULSE free?
Which has better reviews, KTMB Mobile or MyRapid PULSE?
Do KTMB Mobile or MyRapid PULSE have ads?
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