Comparison

Cruizin vs PointSF

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

Head to head
About

Cruizin

This app connects college students for ride-sharing, offering a convenient and cost-effective alternative to public transport. Drivers can earn money on existing trips, while riders save on travel expenses and time.

Highlights
  • Earn money by sharing rides
  • Save money on travel
  • Route matching for convenience
  • Avoid public transport
  • Eliminate parent pick-up needs
Features
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A win-win situation. Drivers earn money by sharing rides they were already going to take. Riders can save money by avoiding the bus with many stops. Cruizin's route-matching feature provides convenience by saving time and fuel costs for families, eliminating the need for parents to physically pick up their kids from UIUC.

About

PointSF

Discover San Francisco by simply pointing your phone. Get quick, helpful summaries about nearby restaurants, landmarks, public art, and transit stops. Explore your surroundings more naturally and uncover local context you might otherwise miss.

Highlights
  • Point to identify nearby places
  • Get quick summaries of locations
  • Discover restaurants, shops, and landmarks
  • View transit stop arrival times
  • Uncover local context and hidden gems
  • Explore San Francisco intuitively
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See San Francisco differently. PointSF is a new way to explore the city using the simple act of pointing. Open the app, aim your phone at a place nearby, and get a quick, helpful summary of what it is, what it’s known for, and why it might be worth checking out. Use PointSF while walking through San Francisco to learn about restaurants, bars, cafés, shops, landmarks, attractions, public art, parks, neighborhoods, and more. Point at a transit stop to see when the next bus is coming. Point at a mural, storefront, plaza, or hidden gem to uncover local context you might otherwise miss. LOOK UP, NOT DOWN Instead of constantly searching maps, scrolling reviews, or typing into search bars, PointSF helps you explore more naturally — by looking up, moving through the city, and noticing what’s already around you. FOR VISITORS AND LOCALS Whether you’re visiting San Francisco for the first time, rediscovering your own neighborhood, or seeing familiar streets with fresh eyes, PointSF helps reveal both iconic destinations and unexpected discoveries hiding in plain sight. EXPLORE WHAT’S AROUND YOU • Restaurants, bars, cafés, and local food spots • Shops, boutiques, markets, and neighborhood retail • Attractions, landmarks, museums, and things to do • Public art, murals, parks, plazas, and viewpoints • Transit stops with next bus arrival information • Useful nearby details, links, and local context DISCOVER WHAT MATTERS • Point to identify places around you • Get quick summaries based on where you are now • Learn what a place is known for before you walk in • Find local favorites, hidden stories, and useful details • Turn everyday walks into moments of discovery PointSF transforms the city itself into a more intuitive, interactive experience. CURRENTLY SUPPORTED IN • San Francisco More cities coming soon.

Screenshots

Cruizin4 screens
PointSF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cruizin at weekly against PointSF's every 2 months. Cruizin also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cruizin against 5.0 for PointSF. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cruizin has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cruizin ships an update weekly, PointSF every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cruizin versus PointSF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCruizinPointSF
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB20 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCruizin' LLCYellcast Inc

Customer experience

Cruizin

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PointSF

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cruizin

No in-app purchases

None

PointSF

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cruizin free?
Cruizin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PointSF free?
PointSF is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cruizin or PointSF?
Cruizin and PointSF are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Cruizin or PointSF have ads?
Neither Cruizin nor PointSF shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cruizin or PointSF?
Cruizin ships an update weekly, and PointSF every 2 months. Most recently, Cruizin was updated on November 4, 2026 and PointSF on November 5, 2026.

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