mySMARTbus vs The Current
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
mySMARTbus
Get real-time bus arrival times for South Metro Area Regional Transit. Save favorite stops, set arrival reminders, and plan your journeys with ease.
- Real-time arrival information
- Favorite stop management
- Arrival reminders
- Trip planning
- Alerts
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mySMARTbusprovides real-time arrival information for South Metro Area Regional Transit. Use the app to mark favorite stops, set reminders, get alerts, and plan your trip.
The Current
Book on-demand rides with a public transit service. Track your vehicle in real-time and manage your trips seamlessly. This service operates in specific areas of Washington state.
- Book on-demand rides
- View real-time vehicle locations
- Seamless trip management
- Service in specific Washington areas
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The Current app puts C-TRAN’s new on-demand service at your fingertips. Use it to seamlessly book rides, view real-time vehicle locations and more. The Current is available in Camas, Washougal, La Center and Ridgefield, plus Vancouver’s Rose Village, Port of Vancouver and WSUV/Salmon Creek areas.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Current at 3.7 against mySMARTbus's 2.0. The Current also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 13%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). 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.
The Current holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Current has 33 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of mySMARTbus's written reviews are positive against 33% of The Current's.
mySMARTbus ships an update every 4 months, The Current every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mySMARTbus | The Current |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (6 ratings) | 3.7 (33 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 33 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Syncromatics | Spare Labs Inc. |
Customer experience
mySMARTbus
The Current
In-app purchases
mySMARTbus
No in-app purchases
The Current
No in-app purchases
Questions
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