Comparison

myStop Mobile vs Link Transit

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

Link Transit

Effortlessly navigate your city with real-time bus tracking, instant service alerts, and a smart trip planner. This app simplifies public transportation for students, commuters, and local riders.

Highlights
  • Live bus tracking
  • Real-time arrival times
  • Multimodal trip planning
  • Instant service alerts
  • Route visualization
Features
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Link is a real-time Bloomington Transit bus tracker built for riders in Bloomington, Indiana. View live bus locations, check accurate arrival times, find nearby bus stops, explore routes, and get notified before your bus arrives—all from one simple, interactive map. Whether you’re commuting to work, traveling across Bloomington, or planning your next bus trip, Link makes public transportation easier to navigate. LIVE BLOOMINGTON BUS TRACKING See Bloomington Transit buses moving on the map in real time. Quickly identify each bus, its route, and its current location. REAL-TIME BUS ARRIVAL TIMES Tap any bus stop to view live estimated arrival times, route information, bus numbers, and arrival status. Know whether your bus is minutes away or already arriving. FIND NEARBY BUS STOPS Use optional location access to center the map on your position and discover nearby Bloomington bus stops. Link remains fully usable even without location permission. BUS ARRIVAL ALERTS Create customizable alerts for your stop and receive a notification when your bus is approaching. Arrival alerts are scheduled directly on your device. BLOOMINGTON TRANSIT ROUTES View routes and stops across the Bloomington Transit network. Filter the map by route to focus only on the buses and stops relevant to your trip. SAVE FAVORITE ROUTES AND STOPS Favorite the bus routes and stops you use most often for faster access. Use the favorites-only filter to create a cleaner, more personalized transit map. SERVICE ALERTS Stay informed about Bloomington Transit delays, detours, closures, and other important service updates. TRANSIT DIRECTIONS Open directions to a selected bus stop using Apple Maps or Google Maps and continue planning your journey in transit mode. BUILT FOR PRIVACY Link requires no account and uses no advertising, analytics, or cross-app tracking. Your location, favorites, preferences, and arrival alerts remain on your device. Link helps Bloomington bus riders spend less time waiting and more time moving. Download Link for live Bloomington Transit tracking, real-time bus arrivals, nearby stops, route information, service alerts, and a simpler daily commute. Please note: Live vehicle locations and arrival predictions depend on the availability and accuracy of public Bloomington Transit data feeds.

Screenshots

myStop Mobile4 screens
Link Transit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Link Transit at 100% against myStop Mobile's 22%. Link Transit also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). myStop Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (12K vs 10) and chart position (#74 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Link Transit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myStop Mobile has 12K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of myStop Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of Link Transit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myStop Mobile ships an update every 2 months, Link Transit every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
myStop Mobile versus Link Transit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyStop MobileLink Transit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (12K ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12K — better10
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#74 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAvail TechnologiesCaio Bonato

Customer experience

myStop Mobile

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

Link Transit

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Link Transit

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

myStop Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Link Transit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is myStop Mobile free?
myStop Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Link Transit free?
Link Transit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, myStop Mobile or Link Transit?
Link Transit is rated higher. myStop Mobile averages 4.4 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Link Transit averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do myStop Mobile or Link Transit have ads?
Neither myStop Mobile nor Link Transit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, myStop Mobile or Link Transit?
myStop Mobile ships an update every 2 months, and Link Transit every 3 days. Most recently, myStop Mobile was updated on September 24, 2026 and Link Transit on September 12, 2026.

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