POR Next Bus vs Transit.Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
POR Next Bus
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POR Next Bus shows real-time arrival predictions for Portland's TriMet — local buses, MAX light rail (Blue, Red, Green, Yellow and Orange lines), the Portland Streetcar, and WES Commuter Rail. Find nearby stops on the map, tap one for the next arrivals, and save your regular stops as favorites. Service alerts and detours keep you moving. Rebuilt from the ground up for the latest iOS, POR Next Bus now includes a companion Apple Watch app plus a Home Screen widget and Watch complication. Data provided by TriMet.
Transit.Tracker
Plan your journeys and track public transit in real-time. Find nearby stations, view departure times, and get turn-by-turn navigation. Supports numerous transit agencies across multiple metro areas.
- Real-time vehicle tracking
- Scheduled departure times
- Nearest station finder
- Built-in trip planner
- Multi-metro area support
- Today Widget and Watch App integration
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Transit Tracker puts public transit schedules, nearby departures, route stops, and trip plans on your device. Download the schedules for the cities you ride in, and Transit Tracker stores them on your iPhone. Once a city is downloaded, nearby stops, scheduled departures, route and stop search, and trip planning all work from the data on your device. Real-time predictions are added when the transit agency publishes them and you are online. Use Transit Tracker to: - Download the transit schedules you need from the Downloads screen, and update or delete them at any time - Download more than one city and see stops near you across all of them in one view - Find nearby bus, subway, light rail, commuter rail, ferry, and other transit stops - View scheduled departures, with real-time estimates where the agency provides them - Search routes and stops and see a route's stops and path on the map - Plan trips with the built-in trip planner, then tap any stop to see its departures - Save stops, and save trip plans exactly as they were planned - Use Apple Watch and widget support where available - Choose light, dark, or custom app themes Schedules come from the transit agencies and are stored on your device. Each download is a one-time transfer of the agency's published schedule; Wi-Fi is recommended for larger cities. Schedule data is replaced when you update a city, and the app tells you when a downloaded schedule is about to end. Coverage and feature availability vary by region. Schedules, routes, and real-time predictions depend on the data each transit agency publishes. Optional in-app purchases remove ads. You can also watch a short video to remove ads for an hour.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: POR Next Bus at none against Transit.Tracker's 6. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Transit.Tracker sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. POR Next Bus asks for nothing beyond the download.
POR Next Bus ships an update every 2 months, Transit.Tracker monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | POR Next Bus | Transit.Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (3.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 20.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Junebot, LLC | Raging Coders |
Bugs and requests
POR Next Bus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Transit.Tracker
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes or crashes frequently
- Incorrect route and schedule data
- Issues with restoring paid upgrades
- Location services not working properly
Requested features
4 requests- Improve real-time bus/train tracking
- Expand coverage to more cities
- Add more customization options
- Fix bugs and crashes
In-app purchases
POR Next Bus
No in-app purchases
Transit.Tracker
- Transfer Ticket$0.99
- 40 Tokens$0.99
- 100 Tokens$1.99
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- 180 Tokens$2.99
- Ad Free$3.99
- 400 Tokens$4.99
Questions
Is POR Next Bus free?
Is Transit.Tracker free?
Do POR Next Bus or Transit.Tracker have ads?
Which is updated more often, POR Next Bus or Transit.Tracker?
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