RABTA vs MSRTC Reservation App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RABTA
Book, cancel, and inquire about train tickets conveniently online. This official Pakistan Railways app allows passengers to manage their travel bookings anytime, anywhere.
- Online ticket booking
- Ticket cancellation
- Online payment
- Order inquiry
- 24/7 booking access
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RABTA is a ticketing application officially authorized by Pakistan Railways, providing passengers with convenient online ticket booking, ticket cancellation, online payment and order inquiry. Passengers can book tickets through this application anytime and anywhere.
MSRTC Reservation App
This app facilitates booking bus tickets for public transport services. It allows users to reserve seats on various routes offered by the organization. Plan your journeys and secure your travel easily.
- Bus ticket booking
- Seat reservation
- Public transport services
- Route planning
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MSRTC is a public passenger transport organisation providing bus services.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: MSRTC Reservation App at none against RABTA's shown. MSRTC Reservation App also leads on rating (3.0 vs 2.6) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). RABTA's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.2). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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.
MSRTC Reservation App holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RABTA has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of RABTA's written reviews are positive against 13% of MSRTC Reservation App's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 2, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RABTA | MSRTC Reservation App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (13 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.1% of reviews | 12.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EASYWAY INNOVATIONS PAKISTAN (PRIVATE) LIMITED | Ebix Inc |
Customer experience
RABTA
MSRTC Reservation App
Bugs and requests
RABTA
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MSRTC Reservation App
Reported bugs
23 issues- App frequently shows “No Bus Found”
- Money deducted but ticket failed
- Money not refunded
- Technical issues with booking
- Search results are inconsistent
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- Real-time bus availability is inaccurate
- Payment gateway issues
- App shows "Check Connection" error repeatedly
- Customer care does not receive calls
- No driver's contact number provided
- No exact location for bus stop
- No vehicle number provided
- Buses booked never arrive
- Buses are always late
- Unable to register on iPhone
- Downloaded PDF has empty values
- Not showing all buses
- Time shown wrongly
- Mahila sanman yojana ticket fare not correctly calculated
- Female passenger selected shows full fare, then half fare in payment gateway, leading to mismatch error
- Basic functionality of ticket booking is incompletely implemented for iPhone
- Unable to utilize ladies benefits during ticket booking
- Karjat stop not showing in booking options
Requested features
9 requests- Show bus stop location on map
- Show distance from any stop
- Enable interstate booking
- Add handicap option
- Provide driver contact number
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- Provide exact bus stop location
- Provide vehicle number
- Improve customer care responsiveness
- Add more facilities for common users
In-app purchases
RABTA
No in-app purchases
MSRTC Reservation App
No in-app purchases
