Comparison

XRadar vs Philly Trolleys

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

Head to head
About

XRadar

Track campus buses in real-time with live locations, estimated arrival times, and route information. View all active routes, stops, and receive important alerts for a smoother commute.

Highlights
  • Live bus tracking on map
  • Estimated arrival times (ETAs)
  • Route and stop details
  • Real-time alerts
  • Passenger capacity information
  • Route filtering
Features
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View Routes, Stops, Alerts, and ETAs for all bus lines on Rutgers, NYU, Columbia, University of Georgia, University of Alabama, and More! Use the routes tab to view active routes and how many buses are on each line. Open a route to see the stops (in order!) and view where buses are along the route, along with ETAs for each stop. Use the stops tab to view active stops, and filter them with the search bar. Open a stop to see the active routes that serve the stop, along with all the incoming buses in order of arrival. Use the maps tab for a visual overview of routes, stops, and live bus positions. Use the bottom route list to quickly filter the routes, stops, and buses shown on the map. Tap on a stop to quickly view the routes that actively serve it, and the ETAs for the incoming buses. Tap on a (color-coded) bus to view the full route name, the bus number, and the live passenger capacity. Open the Alerts popover to view alerts from select schools and get prepared for the unexpected. Enjoy a small, fast, and native iOS application designed to help you navigate your campus buses.

About

Philly Trolleys

Currently charting
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Philly Trolleys shows you where SEPTA's vintage PCC Trolleys are running on the G Line (Girard Avenue) right now, so you can plan a ride on a piece of Philadelphia transit history. The PCC cars share the route with buses and do not run every day. This app tracks the trolleys specifically, tells you which cars are out, where each one is heading, and how to reach the line from any SEPTA Metro or Regional Rail station. What you get: - Live trolley positions on the G Line, refreshed every minute - Directions to the nearest pickup point from any Metro or Regional Rail station, with live train and trolley times - Trolley alerts, your way: one notification a day when the first PCC car appears, or one for every car that starts running - Stop alerts: save your G Line stop and direction, and get a notification when a PCC car is a few stops away - Home screen and lock screen widgets showing how many PCC cars are out and which ones - Share the app with a friend straight from the footer - Service analytics: typical hours, busiest days, the car roster, and the record books - Works underground: the app remembers the last positions and analytics it saw and shows them, labeled with their time, until you are back online Pay once and keep it. No subscriptions, no ads, no accounts, no tracking. Philly Trolleys is an independent project made in Philadelphia. It is not affiliated with SEPTA. Vehicle positions and schedules come from SEPTA's public data feeds.

Screenshots

XRadar4 screens
Philly Trolleys4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: XRadar at Free against Philly Trolleys's $4.99. XRadar also leads on ratings volume (62 vs 1). Philly Trolleys's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and chart position (#84 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

XRadar is free to download; Philly Trolleys costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Philly Trolleys holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: XRadar has 62 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
XRadar versus Philly Trolleys: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXRadarPhilly Trolleys
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.5 (62 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings62 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank—#84 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB7 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperX RadarCristofer Slotoroff

In-app purchases

None

XRadar

No in-app purchases

None

Philly Trolleys

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is XRadar free?
XRadar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Philly Trolleys free?
Philly Trolleys costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, XRadar or Philly Trolleys?
Philly Trolleys is rated higher. XRadar averages 4.5 out of 5 from 62 ratings, while Philly Trolleys averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do XRadar or Philly Trolleys have ads?
Neither XRadar nor Philly Trolleys shows ads.

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