WSDOT vs PTBusBeacon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WSDOT
Access real-time traffic conditions, ferry schedules, and mountain pass reports for Washington State. Stay informed about travel alerts, toll rates, and border wait times to plan your journeys efficiently.
- Statewide traffic map
- Live traffic cameras
- Ferry schedules and locations
- Mountain pass conditions
- Toll rates
- Border wait times
- Train schedules
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Washington State Traveler information provided by The Washington State Department of Transportation. Features • Traffic Map with statewide traffic cameras and travel alerts. • Ferry schedules, alerts, and real-time ferry locations. • Mountain pass conditions and weather reports. • Washington State toll rates. • Northbound Canadian Border Waits. • Amtrak Cascades Train Schedules.
PTBusBeacon
Track Pullman's public transit in real-time with a live bus map and accurate arrival predictions. Plan your journeys, set custom reminders, and receive push notifications for upcoming arrivals without needing to open the app.
- Live bus map
- Arrival predictions
- Trip planning
- Custom reminders
- Push notifications
- General transit information
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PT Bus Beacon provides a live bus map and arrival predictions for the Pullman Washington public transit system. Use the app to set reminders, trigger push notifications that will give arrival predictions without even opening the app, plan your trip and access general information for Pullman Transit.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WSDOT at 2.9 against PTBusBeacon's 1.2. WSDOT also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (24% vs 13%). 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.
WSDOT holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 1.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 284 and 91 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of WSDOT's written reviews are positive against 13% of PTBusBeacon's.
WSDOT ships an update every 5 weeks, PTBusBeacon every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WSDOT | PTBusBeacon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (284 ratings) — better | 1.2 (91 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 24.1% of reviews — better | 12.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 284 — better | 91 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Washington State Department of Transportation | Syncromatics |
Customer experience
WSDOT
PTBusBeacon
User reviews
WSDOT
From 284 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Helpful resource for Washington residents
- 👍 Well-designed app
- 💡 Useful features like ferry schedules and traffic information
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes on launch
- 🐛 Inaccurate and delayed information
- 🔋 High battery consumption due to ads
- 👎 Poor user experience and outdated design
- 👎 Unreliable ferry-related features
PTBusBeacon
From 91 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📍 Bus locations accurate
- 👍 Convenient when working
- 🗺️ Map easy to use
- ✅ Works well most of the time
- 💡 Excellent idea for transit
Room to improve
- 🐌 Slow load times
- ❌ Frustrating issues
- 🐛 App doesn't work
- ⚙️ Clunky and not maintained
- 💥 Crashes every time
Bugs and requests
WSDOT
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent crashes and freezes
- Inaccurate and outdated traffic and ferry information
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for Apple CarPlay
- Improve ferry ticket purchasing and management
- Provide more detailed and real-time pass and road condition updates
- Add ability to report potholes and other road issues
PTBusBeacon
Reported bugs
27 issues- Failing to load favorited stops
- Alerts can't be dismissed
- App crashes every time
- App is just a white screen
- App doesn't work on iOS 18
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- App won't open
- Saved stops erased
- Unable to favorite stops
- App closes out immediately
- Doesn't get past loading screen
- Hangs on initial screen
- App takes too long to load
- Bus GPS not linked to app
- Buses camped out at transfer station
- Freezing opening screen
- Hangs on title screen
- New UI is trash
- 10 minute loading times
- New app doesn't show correct time predictions
- App rarely loads
- New update broke app
- Loading screen is slower
- No predicted arrivals
- Buses not tracked
- Bus drivers swap without notice
- Blank screen when selecting inbound bus
- Buses on different route times
Requested features
8 requests- Search for stops by area
- See buses servicing a stop
- See stops serviced by a bus
- Update route hours page
- Fix app crashing on iOS 18
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- Ability to favorite stops
- Real-time bus location on map
- Display more than next bus time
In-app purchases
WSDOT
No in-app purchases
PTBusBeacon
No in-app purchases
