CATS Schedule vs CAT Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CATS Schedule
Browse transit schedules for the Charlotte Area Transit System. This app focuses solely on providing schedule information and does not offer real-time arrival estimates or trip planning features.
- Browse CATS schedules
- Simple interface
- Schedule information only
- No real-time data
- No trip planning
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CATS Schedule is a simple application that helps you to browse Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) schedule. Please note, that this is not a trip planner, the app doesn't show real-time ETA, etc.
CAT Tracker
Get real-time bus arrival information for Chatham County. Track your bus, find nearby stops and routes, and plan your trips easily. Receive alerts for service changes and detours.
- Real-time bus tracking
- Bus arrival information
- Find nearby stops
- Route planning
- Save favorite stops
- Rider alerts and detours
- System map with bus locations
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CAT Tracker, your source for real-time bus arrival information in Chatham County. Residents and visitors to now have real-time bus information at their fingertips. Track your bus, get bus arrival information, find nearby stops, find routes, and plan your trip from your mobile device! Save your favorite bus stop on the app to easily view stop arrival times. Subscribe to rider alerts and service detours and be informed before you start your journey. Set up text message alerts so you know when your bus is due. Click on the system map, select a route, and see where your bus is in real time. Enter your starting location and destination to access fast trip planning. Traveling with Chatham Area Transit has never been this easy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CATS Schedule at 2.6 against CAT Tracker's 1.5. CAT Tracker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. CATS Schedule sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CAT Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.
CATS Schedule holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CAT Tracker has 28 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | CATS Schedule | CAT Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (5 ratings) — better | 1.5 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oleg Kan | Chatham Area Transit Authority |
Customer experience
CATS Schedule
CAT Tracker
In-app purchases
CATS Schedule
- Remove Ads$0.99
CAT Tracker
No in-app purchases
