tramTRACKER vs 13CABS Driver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
tramTRACKER
Get real-time tram arrival predictions and disruption alerts for Melbourne's tram network. Track your tram's journey, set stop alarms, and receive notifications for your favorite routes. This app provides comprehensive information for navigating the city's trams.
- Real-time tram arrival predictions
- Disruption and service updates
- Favorite route notifications
- Tram and stop alarms
- Live tram tracking (myTRAM)
- Low-floor and air-conditioned tram information
- Route-based stop lists and maps
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If you're in Melbourne, Australia, find out when your tram is coming via your iPhone device. tramTRACKER® provides digital passenger information including predicted tram arrival times, disruption updates, and information about Melbourne's tram network. tramTRACKER features: * Add favourite routes and receive push notifications if your route is disrupted * App widget * Tram and stop alarms * Browse by Route, Nearby, Search by name/suburb, Most Recent or tram/stop ID * View scheduled timetables * Use the myTRAM feature to track your tram along its journey * Filter display by route number and low-floor trams * Get disruption and service updates * See next low-floor and air conditioned trams * Route-based stop lists on a built-in route map For more information, visit yarratrams.com.au/tramtracker For scheduled services on trains, trams and buses, download the Public Transport Victoria app. Your feedback is important to constantly improve this application. Submit your feedback at yarratrams.com.au or call 1800 800 007 6am-midnight (all night Friday & Saturday) Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
13CABS Driver
This app provides resources to help drivers manage and grow their taxi business. It offers tools to enhance operations and improve efficiency for drivers.
- Business management resources
- Driver efficiency tools
- Operational enhancement
- Feedback integration
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The 13CABS Driver app has a wide range of resources that help 13CABS Drivers to drive their business further. We are always listening to your feedback. Please send suggestions, issues or accolades via the 13CABS Driver app's internal feedback button or email Driver.app.support@13CABS.com.au
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: tramTRACKER at 4.0 against 13CABS Driver's 1.0. tramTRACKER also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
tramTRACKER holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: tramTRACKER has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 21% and 21% positive.
tramTRACKER ships an update every 3 months, 13CABS Driver every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | tramTRACKER | 13CABS Driver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.6% of reviews | 20.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yarra Trams | 13CABS |
Customer experience
tramTRACKER
13CABS Driver
Bugs and requests
tramTRACKER
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes on startup or gets stuck on splash screen
- Data feed no longer provides actual times
- Unable to retrieve tram information errors
- Network map fails to load
- Push notifications for disruptions non-functional
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- iOS 18 incompatibility - app won't launch
- Requires WiFi despite being designed for mobile use
- Timetable function removed or non-functional
- Search returns irrelevant results
- App hangs indefinitely while loading
- Tram times countdown gets stuck at '1 minute' or 'now' without tram arriving
- Disruption notification settings won't save
- Widget broken after iOS updates
- Location-based features inaccurate
- Recent updates break previously working functionality
Requested features
10 requests- Widget support for home screen (especially iOS 18 compatible)
- Journey/trip planner functionality
- Show early terminating trams (e.g., 19d vs 19)
- Improved real-time tracking instead of schedule-based predictions
- Better error messages and loading indicators
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- Stable, reliable performance
- Modern UI/UX redesign
- Depot tram information
- Opt-out option for advertisement banners
- Better support and communication from developers
13CABS Driver
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
tramTRACKER
No in-app purchases
13CABS Driver
No in-app purchases
