Comparison

myStop Mobile vs Grand Rapids Rapid Bus Tracker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

myStop Mobile

Access real-time bus information and plan your trips with this app. It provides interactive location and schedule data for numerous public transit agencies across the US, featuring live bus tracking and service alerts.

Highlights
  • Real-time bus tracking
  • Trip planning with Google Search
  • Service alerts
  • Email & SMS notifications
  • Navigation to nearest stop
  • Bus capacity information
Features
Currently charting
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myStop® Mobile puts real-time bus information and trip planning in your hands. Quickly and easily access interactive location and schedule information for more than 39 public transit agencies across the US. myStop® Mobile has been updated to bring you improved performance and usability with an enhanced look & feel. Use myStop® Mobile for: • Trip planning enhanced by Google Search • Quick access to service alerts • Integrated email & SMS notifications — so you don’t miss your bus • Navigation to the nearest stop • Real-time graphical bus tracking — see where your bus is on the map • Determining bus capacity — so you can ride in comfort Agencies currently using myStop® Mobile include: Acadia National Park ACC Transit (Athens, GA) AMTRAN (Altoona, PA) Antelope Valley – AVTA (Lancaster, CA) Atomic City Transit – ACT (Los Alamos, NM) BARTA (Reading, PA) Butler Transit (Butler, PA) Camtran (Johnstown, PA) CATA Bus (State College, PA) Collier County (Naples, FL) COLTS (Scranton, PA) Citrus Connection (Lakeland, FL) Erie, PA Gwinnett County, GA HDPT (Harrisonburg, PA) Hazleton, PA IndiGO (Indiana, PA) IndyGo (Indianapolis, IN) KMetro (Kalamazoo, MI) LANTA (Allentown, PA) Lebanon Transit (Lebanon, PA) Lextran (Lexington, KY) MAX Transit (Birmingham, AL) MAX (Modesto, CA) METRO (Akron, OH) MCAT (Manatee County, Florida) Montebello Bus Lines (Montebello, CA) Monroe County – MCTA, Pocono Pony (Scotrun, PA) Napa – Vine (Napa, CA) NCRTD Blue Bus (Los Alamos, NM) Norwalk, CT PalmTran (West Palm Beach, FL) Park City, UT Petaluma, CA PVTA (Springfield, MA) Rabbit Transit (York, PA) The Rapid (Grand Rapids, MI) River Valley Transit (Williamsport, PA) Red Rose Transit Authority – RRTA (Lancaster, PA) Santa Rosa, CA SolTrans (Vallejo, CA) Sunline Transit (Thousand Palms, CA) Suntran (Ocala, FL) STS (Lebanon, PA) SVSS (Shenango Valley, PA) Votran (Volusia County, FL) TCAT (Ithaca, NY) The Wave (Mobile, AL) Wichita, KS WRTA (Youngstown, OH)

About

Grand Rapids Rapid Bus Tracker

Track The Rapid bus service in the Grand Rapids, MI metro area with real-time arrival information. Save your favorite stops for quick access to next departures. This unofficial app provides a fast and reliable way to navigate the transit system.

Highlights
  • Real-time bus tracking
  • Favorite stop saving
  • Next arrival predictions
  • Fast and reliable performance
  • Covers 6 service cities
Features
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A lightweight bus tracker for "The Rapid" bus service for Grand Rapids, MI metro area. The service serves 6 cities - East Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, Grandville, Kentwood, Walker and Wyoming. - Easy to use - Save your favorite stops and get the next arrivals with a single touch - Fast - Real-time - Reliable Disclaimer: The data is owned by The Rapid and we cannot guarantee the accuracy. This is not an official app.

Screenshots

myStop Mobile4 screens
Grand Rapids Rapid Bus Tracker2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: myStop Mobile at 4.4 against Grand Rapids Rapid Bus Tracker's 3.6. myStop Mobile also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 36 months). Grand Rapids Rapid Bus Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

myStop Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myStop Mobile has 12K ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 22% of myStop Mobile's written reviews are positive against 29% of Grand Rapids Rapid Bus Tracker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myStop Mobile ships an update every 2 months, Grand Rapids Rapid Bus Tracker every 36 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
myStop Mobile versus Grand Rapids Rapid Bus Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyStop MobileGrand Rapids Rapid Bus Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (12K ratings) — better3.6 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews22.3% of reviews28.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12K — better28
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 36 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
Best chart rank#82 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAvail TechnologiesNaiara Albaina

Customer experience

myStop Mobile

All ratings12,236 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative12.4%
Written reviews188 reviews
Positive22.3%
Neutral16.0%
Negative61.7%

Grand Rapids Rapid Bus Tracker

All ratings28 ratings
Positive67.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%

Bugs and requests

myStop Mobile

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Zooming and panning issues
  • Incorrect route and stop information
  • Connectivity problems

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved map interface with customizable views
  • Ability to save favorite routes and stops
  • Real-time bus location tracking
  • More reliable service alerts and updates

Grand Rapids Rapid Bus Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

myStop Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Grand Rapids Rapid Bus Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is myStop Mobile free?
myStop Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grand Rapids Rapid Bus Tracker free?
Grand Rapids Rapid Bus Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, myStop Mobile or Grand Rapids Rapid Bus Tracker?
myStop Mobile is rated higher. myStop Mobile averages 4.4 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Grand Rapids Rapid Bus Tracker averages 3.6 from 28 ratings.
Do myStop Mobile or Grand Rapids Rapid Bus Tracker have ads?
Grand Rapids Rapid Bus Tracker shows ads; myStop Mobile does not.
Which is updated more often, myStop Mobile or Grand Rapids Rapid Bus Tracker?
myStop Mobile ships an update every 2 months, and Grand Rapids Rapid Bus Tracker every 36 months. Most recently, myStop Mobile was updated on September 24, 2026 and Grand Rapids Rapid Bus Tracker on June 3, 2026.

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