myStop Mobile vs The Link, Bus Schedule
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Real-time bus tracking
- Trip planning with Google Search
- Service alerts
- Email & SMS notifications
- Navigation to nearest stop
- Bus capacity information
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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)
The Link, Bus Schedule
Access the most current bus schedules for your school year, tailored to your current location. Quickly find departure times and navigate to the school's website for special event schedules. Never miss your bus again with this convenient tool.
- Updated bus schedule
- Location-based schedules
- Quick access to school website
- Countdown timer
- Alerts and reminders
- User-friendly interface
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With the new bus schedule this school year its not hard to imagine that a lot of sophomores, juniors and senior will feel like freshmen again. Download this app and it will provide you with the update bus schedule so that you don't miss the bus. The first page of the app always provides you with the relevant schedule based on your location. For example if you are at Saint John's it gives you schedule for sexton. Other schedule are always available just a swipe away. Remember to rate the app and share this with friends and classmates. If you have questions or concerns please feel free to forward them to egobooster@me.com. I hope this app helps with your journey at CSB SJU. Best of luck! Features -Updated bus schedule -Great user interface, designed for both iPhones, iPod and iPads. -Quick access to the link website (tis can be used to look up schedules on special days like opening day) -Count down timer -Schedules based on current location -Alerts (This creates a reminder which can be managed in the reminder app)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: myStop Mobile at 4.4 against The Link, Bus Schedule's 3.3. myStop Mobile also leads on ratings volume (12K vs 3) and chart position (#87 vs unranked). The Link, Bus Schedule's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
myStop Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myStop Mobile has 12K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
myStop Mobile ships an update every 2 months, The Link, Bus Schedule every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | myStop Mobile | The Link, Bus Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (12K ratings) — better | 3.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #87 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Avail Technologies | egoBooster.net |
Customer experience
myStop Mobile
The Link, Bus Schedule
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
The Link, Bus Schedule
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
myStop Mobile
No in-app purchases
The Link, Bus Schedule
No in-app purchases
