Rotto Swim vs Transperth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rotto Swim
This app allows swimmers and their support crews to track their position during an open water swim event. Friends and family can also follow along in real-time. It utilizes GPS for location tracking, with options to manage battery usage.
- Real-time GPS tracking
- Swimmer and support crew tracking
- Friends and family progress monitoring
- Race updates
- Background location tracking
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The Rottnest Channel Swim is an annual 19.7km open water swim from Cottesloe Beach to Rottnest Island. The Rotto Swim app is for swimmers and support crew to track their position along their desired route and receive race updates during the event. A swimmer or support crew member who sets up their phone to transmit will also allow friends and family to track their progress. Rotto Swim makes use your device's GPS in foreground and background in order to track your location. You can disable the apps use of the GPS by changing the Location Services setting to "Never" via Settings -> Rotto Swim -> Location. Please Note: "Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life."
Transperth
This app simplifies public transport travel by providing real-time tracking for buses, trains, and ferries. Users can locate nearby stops, plan journeys, and manage their SmartRider card and notifications.
- Real-time bus, train, ferry tracking
- Nearby stops and stations finder
- Live service times
- Journey planner
- SmartRider balance and notifications
- Save favourite stops and journeys
- Manage SmartParker and bike shelters
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The new Transperth app makes it even easier to catch public transport. • Track your bus, train or ferry in real time on a map* • Find nearby stops and stations, and see live service times • Plan your trip using JourneyPlanner • Register, link and check your SmartRider balance and My Alerts notifications • Save your favourite stops, stations, and journeys for quick access to arrival times • Manage your SmartParker vehicles and bike shelters. *Real-time data is dependent on availability.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rotto Swim at 3.0 against Transperth's 2.6. Rotto Swim also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
Rotto Swim holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Rotto Swim's written reviews are positive against 16% of Transperth's.
Rotto Swim ships an update every 2 weeks, Transperth every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rotto Swim | Transperth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | 2.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 23.1% of reviews — better | 15.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MapImagery | Public Transport Authority |
Customer experience
Rotto Swim
Transperth
Bugs and requests
Rotto Swim
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Transperth
Reported bugs
20 issues- App crashes when adding SmartRider card
- Terms and conditions page won't accept acceptance
- Journey planner not working or returning blank results
- App freezes when zooming map display
- Live tracking shows incorrect bus positions
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- App crashes when adding favorite locations
- Card registration form becomes unresponsive
- App crashes on launch requiring reinstall
- Search functionality returns irrelevant results
- Notifications modal appears every app open
- Live view hidden by stop list overlay
- App forgets user data after closing
- Installation stuck for days
- QR code live times broken after forced update
- Persistent logout requiring repeated login
- Inaccurate balance display vs actual card balance
- Journey planner ignores custom time inputs
- App hangs when entering card details
- In-transit buses not visible on live map
- Bus times show as 'scheduled' instead of 'live'
Requested features
14 requests- Add SmartRider to Apple Wallet/digital wallet
- Credit/debit card payment option (no coins/SmartRider required)
- Real-time bus location tracking on map (like trains)
- Push notifications for bus arrivals
- Siri integration for voice commands
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- Map rotation based on travel direction
- Live tracking for buses (currently only scheduled times)
- Better journey planner with location search
- Station car park availability information
- Account details auto-save functionality
- Improved accessibility for vision-impaired users
- Faster auto-load payment processing
- Integration with Apple Maps
- Multiple card management without re-entering details
In-app purchases
Rotto Swim
No in-app purchases
Transperth
No in-app purchases
