DC Next Bus vs Arlington ART Bus Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DC Next Bus
This app provides real-time bus and metro predictions for Washington D.C. transit. It identifies nearby WMATA and Montgomery County Ride On stops, offering next arrival times. Users can also view bus routes and save favorite locations.
- Real-time bus and train predictions
- Identifies WMATA and Ride On stops
- Location services or map navigation
- View WMATA bus routes
- Save favorite stops
- Apple Watch app and complications
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New updated and modernized version of your favorite DC transit app! Now with an Apple Watch app and complications! A simple, but straightforward, location based application that identifies WMATA bus stop, WMATA metro stations, and Montgomery County Ride On bus stops with next bus and train predictions. Location can be determined by location services, or by your own map navigation. View WMATA bus routes and save your favorite stops. Bus and Metro information provided by the WMATA API. Montgomery County Ride On bus information provided by the Ride On API.
Arlington ART Bus Tracker
Track Arlington Transit buses in real-time. Select your route and stop to view upcoming arrivals and never miss your connection. Save favorite routes for quick access.
- Real-time bus tracking
- Route and stop selection
- Next arrival predictions
- Save favorite routes/stops
- Easy to use interface
- Fast performance
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Lightweight bus tracker for ART (Arlington Transit). Simply select a route and stop to see the next arrivals. Never miss your connection to Metrobus or Metrorail - Save your favorite routes and stops to see next arrivals in one click - Easy to use - Fast This is not an official app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DC Next Bus at 2.8 against Arlington ART Bus Tracker's 1.4. DC Next Bus also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 0%). Arlington ART Bus Tracker's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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.
DC Next Bus holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 1.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of DC Next Bus's written reviews are positive against 0% of Arlington ART Bus Tracker's.
| Parameter | DC Next Bus | Arlington ART Bus Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (25 ratings) — better | 1.4 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Junebot, LLC | Naiara Albaina |
Customer experience
DC Next Bus
Arlington ART Bus Tracker
Bugs and requests
DC Next Bus
Reported bugs
50 issues- Pornographic thumbnails
- App doesn't work at all
- Doesn't interface with WMATA data
- Shows every bus stop as having no arrivals
- Bus stop no longer on map
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- App struggles to catch up to bus line changes
- Clipboard copied into app
- Shows ghost buses
- Location button disappeared
- "No nearby buses" for all pins
- All over the map
- Not precise anymore
- Inaccurate timing
- Timing is off
- Unable to load errors
- Ride On bus not supported
- Some stops never show up
- Ride On buses don't show up
- Doesn't work for many bus lines at night
- Fails to download new stops database
- Takes almost a minute to update stops
- Shows buses that aren't scheduled
- Time displayed then disappears
- Redesigned app is useless
- Only shows stops within a block
- Transit predictions are off
- Doesn't support bus in Maryland area
- Routes are off
- Lots of stops don't work
- Predictions still have problems
- Stop with no info for months
- WMATA's crappy info
- Completely off
- Never accurate
- Map format annoying
- No maps
- Many other stops aren't there
- Gets worse with each improvement
- Times are never right anymore
- Shows three separate buses coming which never showed up
- New version no longer has bus schedules
- New upgrade is awful
- Last year it was great, now it keeps getting worse
- Went dead
- No information on any bus or route
- For entertainment use only
- Not accurate at all
- Awful
- Never accurate
- Not worth the money
Requested features
7 requests- Manual refresh button
- Search by station or route
- Trip planner functionality
- Bus destinations
- Favorites button
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- Larger countdown font
- Paid version without ads
Arlington ART Bus Tracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DC Next Bus
No in-app purchases
Arlington ART Bus Tracker
No in-app purchases
Questions
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