Comparison

Mountain Line On vs PRT Live

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Mountain Line On

Book on-demand rides in select areas of Flagstaff, Arizona. Schedule trips same-day or up to two weeks in advance. Fares can be paid within the app or with cash.

Highlights
  • On-demand ride booking
  • Advance reservations (up to 14 days)
  • In-app fare purchase
  • Cash payment option
  • Select service areas
Features
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The Mountain Line On-Demand app is the easiest way to book and pay for your Mountain Line Paratransit and Mountain Line GO! microtransit rides in Flagstaff, Arizona. Reservations can be made up to seven days in advance. Mountain Line bus trip planning, real time arrival, and fare payment is available on the separate Transit app.

About

PRT Live

Get real-time updates on the Personal Rapid Transit system's status, including operating hours and potential closures. This app also provides campus navigation and additional resources for West Virginia University students and visitors.

Highlights
  • Real-time PRT status updates
  • Push notifications for status changes
  • 7-day outage history
  • Turn-by-turn campus directions
  • PRT operating schedules
  • Campus dining menus and news
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Never wonder if the PRT is running again. PRT Live gives West Virginia University students, faculty, and visitors real-time status for the Personal Rapid Transit system, plus everything you need to actually get around campus. KNOW BEFORE YOU GO See the PRT's current status at a glance: open, closed, or partially down, updated automatically in the background. Add the home screen widget and you won't even need to open the app. INSTANT ALERTS Turn on push notifications and get notified the moment the PRT's status changes, so you're never caught off guard walking to a station that isn't running. 7-DAY HISTORY Track outages and patterns over the past week to see how the PRT has actually been running. DIRECTIONS Search any destination and get turn-by-turn directions to and from every station, with PRT Live comparing walking against the PRT so you always know the faster way to get there. SCHEDULE Normal operating hours, upcoming closures, and extended hours for events, all in one place. CAMPUS EXTRAS Dining menus, campus resources, and WVU news, right alongside your PRT status. PRT Live is an independent project, not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by West Virginia University. Made for students, by students.

Screenshots

Mountain Line On3 screens
PRT Live4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PRT Live at 100% against Mountain Line On's 0%. PRT Live also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.4). Mountain Line On's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PRT Live holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mountain Line On has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Mountain Line On's written reviews are positive against 100% of PRT Live's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mountain Line On versus PRT Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMountain Line OnPRT Live
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.4 (18 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpare Labs Inc.Cow Yoga, LLC.

Customer experience

Mountain Line On

All ratings18 ratings
Positive11.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative88.9%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

PRT Live

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mountain Line On

No in-app purchases

None

PRT Live

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mountain Line On free?
Mountain Line On is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PRT Live free?
PRT Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mountain Line On or PRT Live?
PRT Live is rated higher. Mountain Line On averages 1.4 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while PRT Live averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Mountain Line On or PRT Live have ads?
Neither Mountain Line On nor PRT Live shows ads.

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