Transit.Tracker vs Madison Bus Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Transit.Tracker
Plan your journeys and track public transit in real-time. Find nearby stations, view departure times, and get turn-by-turn navigation. Supports numerous transit agencies across multiple metro areas.
- Real-time vehicle tracking
- Scheduled departure times
- Nearest station finder
- Built-in trip planner
- Multi-metro area support
- Today Widget and Watch App integration
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Transit Tracker puts public transit schedules, nearby departures, route stops, and trip plans on your device. Download the schedules for the cities you ride in, and Transit Tracker stores them on your iPhone. Once a city is downloaded, nearby stops, scheduled departures, route and stop search, and trip planning all work from the data on your device. Real-time predictions are added when the transit agency publishes them and you are online. Use Transit Tracker to: - Download the transit schedules you need from the Downloads screen, and update or delete them at any time - Download more than one city and see stops near you across all of them in one view - Find nearby bus, subway, light rail, commuter rail, ferry, and other transit stops - View scheduled departures, with real-time estimates where the agency provides them - Search routes and stops and see a route's stops and path on the map - Plan trips with the built-in trip planner, then tap any stop to see its departures - Save stops, and save trip plans exactly as they were planned - Use Apple Watch and widget support where available - Choose light, dark, or custom app themes Schedules come from the transit agencies and are stored on your device. Each download is a one-time transfer of the agency's published schedule; Wi-Fi is recommended for larger cities. Schedule data is replaced when you update a city, and the app tells you when a downloaded schedule is about to end. Coverage and feature availability vary by region. Schedules, routes, and real-time predictions depend on the data each transit agency publishes. Optional in-app purchases remove ads. You can also watch a short video to remove ads for an hour.
Madison Bus Tracker
Track buses in real-time with live updates on arrival times, delays, and routes. Bookmark your favorite stops for quick access to schedules and never miss your bus again.
- Real-time bus tracking
- Live arrival time updates
- Delay notifications
- Route information
- Favorite stop bookmarking
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Madison Bus Tracker Never Miss Your Bus Again! your ultimate companion for seamless public transit in Madison! Track buses in real-time, and say goodbye to waiting endlessly at stops. Key Features: Real-Time Tracking: Get live updates on bus arrival times, delays, and routes—no more guessing! Favorite Stops: Bookmark your frequently used stops for instant access to schedules. This data is provided and owned by Metro Transit and we cannot guarantee its accuracy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Transit.Tracker at 4.5 against Madison Bus Tracker's 3.8. Transit.Tracker also leads on ratings volume (3.4K vs 12) and review sentiment (20% vs 0%). Madison Bus Tracker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Transit.Tracker sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Madison Bus Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Transit.Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Transit.Tracker has 3.4K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Transit.Tracker's written reviews are positive against 0% of Madison Bus Tracker's.
Transit.Tracker ships an update every 2 months, Madison Bus Tracker every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Transit.Tracker | Madison Bus Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (3.4K ratings) — better | 3.8 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.4K — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Raging Coders | 婧嘉 郭 |
Customer experience
Transit.Tracker
Madison Bus Tracker
Bugs and requests
Transit.Tracker
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes or crashes frequently
- Incorrect route and schedule data
- Issues with restoring paid upgrades
- Location services not working properly
Requested features
4 requests- Improve real-time bus/train tracking
- Expand coverage to more cities
- Add more customization options
- Fix bugs and crashes
Madison Bus Tracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Transit.Tracker
- Transfer Ticket$0.99
- 40 Tokens$0.99
- 100 Tokens$1.99
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- 180 Tokens$2.99
- Ad Free$3.99
- 400 Tokens$4.99
Madison Bus Tracker
No in-app purchases
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