Ride Beep App vs MontiBUS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ride Beep App
This app connects college students needing rides with drivers in their campus town. Riders enjoy quick pickups and low costs, while drivers can set their own rates and manage multiple passengers efficiently.
- Find rides in seconds
- Low cost rides
- Estimated time of arrivals
- Push notifications
- Drivers manage rider queue
- Drivers set own rates
- Choose payment options
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The Beep App is an affordable ride-sharing app for college students. It provides a very simple and easy way for people to get rides around their college town. Riders are provided a simple screen that allows them to find a ride in seconds. Drivers (beepers) are given a simple interface where they manage all the riders in their queue. Riders get the benefit of finding a driver with a short wait, low cost rides, estimated time of arrivals, push notifications of their driver's status. Drivers get the benefit of setting their own rates for riders, managing many riders in line for rides, choosing their payment options, and a simple way to tell riders of their status.
MontiBUS
This app provides a free transportation service for students at Lees-McRae College. It offers both fixed-route and on-demand rides, making it easy for students to get around campus and the surrounding area.
- Free student transportation
- Fixed route service
- On-demand ride requests
- Campus and local area access
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MontiBUS is a free transportation service for students of Lees-McRae College. The service provides rides fixed route and on-demand transportation to students. Download the app today to request your ride!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MontiBUS at 5.0 against Ride Beep App's 3.7. MontiBUS also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.4). Ride Beep App's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 1) and chart position (#135 vs unranked). On price, ads 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. Ride Beep App sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. MontiBUS asks for nothing beyond the download.
MontiBUS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ride Beep App has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Ride Beep App | MontiBUS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #135 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | William Nussman | Downtowner App, Inc. |
Customer experience
Ride Beep App
MontiBUS
In-app purchases
Ride Beep App
- Top of Beeper list for 1 hour$0.99
- Top of Beeper list for 2 hours$1.99
- Top of Beeper list for 3 hours$2.99
MontiBUS
No in-app purchases
