14ers.com vs JustRide Bustang
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
14ers.com
Access essential information for Colorado's highest peaks, including route descriptions, maps, and photos. Stay informed with real-time condition reports and navigate safely even without cell service. Record and export your tracks for future reference.
- Peak information
- Route descriptions
- Route maps
- Route photos
- Trailhead locations
- Real-time condition reports
- Offline access
- Track recording
- GPX/KML export
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Official 14ers.com app for Colorado's 14ers (mountains 14,000+ feet of elevation). Take the trusted 14ers.com route descriptions with you into the backcountry! With this app, you'll have access to peak information, route descriptions, route maps, route photos, trailheads, plus real-time user-contributed peak condition reports. Many 14er routes are far from cell service, but you'll have the information you need even when you're off the grid. Additionally, you can record tracks and waypoints and export them to GPX or KML formats. Mountaineering in Colorado can be very dangerous, and many people have lost their lives on the 14ers. Weather, terrain, and other hikers can put you in situations where your knowledge and experience will be critical. Always do your homework, bring the right gear, and hike with experienced partners to ensure a fun and safe journey. Be safe out there! Bill Middlebrook Breckenridge, CO
JustRide Bustang
Easily buy and store your bus tickets on your phone. Purchase single rides or multi-ride passes for future travel. Access your account and tickets from any device.
- Purchase single ride tickets
- Buy multi-ride passes (10, 20, 40)
- Store tickets in a digital wallet
- Access account from any device
- Purchase tickets up to 180 days in advance
- Activate tickets upon boarding
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Purchase your Bustang tickets right from your phone, and keep your tickets in the palm of your hand! Purchase single ride, 10-ride, 20-ride, or 40-ride passes. View all your tickets in your ticket wallet and access your account with ease from any mobile device. The app also provides you with customer service contact information, and links to our social media pages, website, and more! You can purchase tickets up to 180 days in advance of using them. All tickets are delivered to your phone are not yet activated. You must activate your ticket as you are boarding and present to driver for validation. No scanning necessary! Mobile tickets expire 30 minutes after activating. Please do NOT activate in advance. For questions and feedback, please call (800)900-3011.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 14ers.com at 93% against JustRide Bustang's 14%. 14ers.com also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.8) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 139). On price, update cadence, 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.
14ers.com holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 14ers.com has 1.4K ratings behind it against 139, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of 14ers.com's written reviews are positive against 14% of JustRide Bustang's.
14ers.com ships an update every 2 months, JustRide Bustang every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 14ers.com | JustRide Bustang |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.4K ratings) — better | 1.8 (139 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.2% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 139 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 14ers.com | Ace Express Coaches |
Customer experience
14ers.com
JustRide Bustang
User reviews
14ers.com
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Helpful for route finding
- 👍 Great information and pictures
- 👍 Excellent app with clear navigation
- 👍 Indispensable tool for 14ers
- 👍 Invaluable resource with wealth of information
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashing issues
- 🐛 Saved images not found
- 🐛 Inaccuracies and misspellings
- 🐛 Routes missing for some peaks
JustRide Bustang
From 139 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use (for some)
- 👍 Reasonable fares
- 👍 Comfortable bus ride
- 👍 Works for buying tickets (sometimes)
- 👍 Supports Apple Pay
Room to improve
- 🐛 App is confusing and buggy
- 🐛 Cannot find schedules
- 🐛 Tickets disappear after purchase
- 🐛 App redirects to website
- 🐛 Website is also confusing
Bugs and requests
14ers.com
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashing after recent update
- Routes not showing up
Requested features
3 requests- Support for 13er routes
- Completion list for peaks climbed
- User reporting functionality
JustRide Bustang
Reported bugs
37 issues- App refuses to work on phone
- Stations do not exist in the app
- Schedules are not updated
- App throws "wrong password" error
- App freezes on "buy ticket" page
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- Ticket disappears after purchase
- Ticket wallet does not appear on app
- Half the buttons don't work
- Payment card details page is a dud
- App crashes when adding card details
- Website and app redirect to each other
- No login button on the app
- No "Activate Ticket" button
- Ticket not appearing in Apple Wallet
- Website connection inaccessible via data
- App asks to download the app when it's already installed
- Confusing route options
- App redirects to website
- Ticket activation instructions are nonsensical
- App is a website wrapper
- No option for wallet
- Tickets activate automatically
- App takes you in loops
- Bus schedule and ticket cost in separate sections
- App is not intuitive
- Cannot buy tickets for specific routes
- App is clunky and has antiquated features
- App is not functional without internet
- App is slow and unresponsive
- App is difficult to understand initially
- Login issues
- Ticket purchase failures
- App crashes
- Data access issues
- Missing routes
- App not recognizing specific stations
- App not working on mobile devices without WiFi
Requested features
18 requests- Make schedules easily accessible
- Improve app navigation and design
- Allow purchase of point A to point B tickets in one transaction
- Integrate with iOS Wallet/Android equivalent
- Add a clear link to purchase tickets on the first page
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- Allow users to purchase tickets without internet access
- Add dark mode option
- Improve route planning and cost calculation
- Allow users to see bus schedules and ticket costs in the same section
- Fix the app to be a functional app, not a link to a website
- Allow purchase of tickets without needing to activate them immediately
- Fix the app to be usable on mobile devices without WiFi
- Restore full functionality of the app
- Allow users to see all departure cities
- Make the app name shorter and cleaner
- Allow users to buy tickets online
- Fix the "Buy Tickets" option to recognize all stations
- Allow credit card payments onboard
In-app purchases
14ers.com
No in-app purchases
JustRide Bustang
No in-app purchases
Questions
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