Busch Gardens vs Coastermate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Busch Gardens
Enhance your visit to the theme park with this essential companion app. Plan your day, find attractions, check wait times, and access your tickets and passes. Discover dining, shows, and rides, and navigate the park with interactive maps.
- Interactive park maps
- Real-time ride wait times
- Showtime schedules
- In-park navigation
- Digital ticket access
- Annual Pass management
- Purchase add-ons
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Your Busch Gardens App is the must-have in-park companion for your entire Busch Gardens experience. It’s free and easy to use. GUIDE • Plan your day in the park! • Discover park amenities including, Animal Experiences, Shows, Rides, Events and Dining • View ride wait times and upcoming showtimes so you can plan your next move • Upgrade your in-park experience with a Quick Queue®, All Day Dining Deal or Reserved Seating for shows • Switch locations when traveling to other parks • View park hours for the day MY VISIT • Turn your phone into your ticket! • Access your Annual Passes and barcodes to use your discount in the park • Access your Pass Member benefits and information • View your purchases and barcodes for easy redemption BUY • Purchase in-park add-ons and upgrades to optimize your day MAPS • Find your happy place, faster! • Explore our new interactive maps to see your location and attractions nearby • Find your way in the park with directions to nearby points of interest • Filter points of interest by type, including Animal Experiences, Shows and Rides • Locate the closest restroom, including family restrooms • Search the name of an attraction or point of interest to find exactly what you are looking for
Coastermate
Log every roller coaster you ride and view your total statistics. Discover coaster details like speed and height, and share your experiences with others through ratings, reviews, and photos. Find nearby coasters to enhance your vacation time.
- Track roller coaster rides
- View coaster statistics
- Share ratings and reviews
- Upload photos
- Find nearby coasters
- Log total ride stats
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Track Your Laps: Keep track of every coaster you ride. Review your total stats in your account. Check Coaster Stats: Look up a coaster’s speed, height, length, and other stats. Perfect for a long line. Tell the World: Share ratings, reviews, photos, and lists with other enthusiasts (or just your friends). Find a Coaster: Fill your extra vacation time the best way: by finding and riding the nearest coaster.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Busch Gardens at 4.9 against Coastermate's 4.2. Busch Gardens also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (61K vs 5). Coastermate's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price and in-app purchases 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.
Busch Gardens holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Busch Gardens has 61K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Busch Gardens ships an update every 5 weeks, Coastermate every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Busch Gardens | Coastermate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (61K ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 61K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #184 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment Inc. | Chiseled Pixel |
Customer experience
Busch Gardens
Coastermate
Bugs and requests
Busch Gardens
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login/account issues
- Crashes and freezes
- GPS/location tracking problems
Requested features
4 requests- Calendar view for park hours and schedules
- Ability to link and manage passes/tickets in-app
- Real-time ride status and queue updates
- Mobile ordering and dining integration
Coastermate
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Busch Gardens
No in-app purchases
Coastermate
No in-app purchases
Questions
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