Comparison

Transit.Tracker vs Schedules

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time vehicle tracking
  • Scheduled departure times
  • Nearest station finder
  • Built-in trip planner
  • Multi-metro area support
  • Today Widget and Watch App integration
Features
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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.

About

Schedules

Easily access current AC Transit bus schedules and real-time arrival information on your iPhone and iPad. Select a bus line and direction to view detailed schedules or live updates. Save your favorite routes for quick access and sync them across all your devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Bus schedule lookup
  • Real-time arrival information
  • Line and direction selection
  • Favorite routes
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Schedules makes finding current AC Transit bus schedules and real time arrivals simple and fast on your iPhone and iPad. Simply select a line and a direction to view a schedule or real time arrival information. You can also add favorites and sync them via iCloud to all your devices.

Screenshots

Transit.Tracker4 screens
Schedules3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Schedules at none against Transit.Tracker's 6. Schedules also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (50% vs 20%). Transit.Tracker's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (3.4K vs 188). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Transit.Tracker sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Schedules asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Transit.Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Transit.Tracker has 3.4K ratings behind it against 188, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of Transit.Tracker's written reviews are positive against 50% of Schedules's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Transit.Tracker ships an update monthly, Schedules every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Transit.Tracker versus Schedules: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTransit.TrackerSchedules
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (3.4K ratings) — better4.0 (188 ratings)
Positive reviews20.3% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.4K — better188
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaging CodersDaniel Levy

Customer experience

Transit.Tracker

All ratings3,376 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral4.2%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive20.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative73.4%

Schedules

All ratings185 ratings
Positive74.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative19.5%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative40.0%

User reviews

Transit.Tracker

From 3.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Helpful for trip planning
  • 💡 Useful for commuters

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inaccurate route and schedule information
  • 🔍 Difficult to navigate
  • 💰 Mandatory ads and paid features
  • 🕰️ Unreliable real-time tracking

Schedules

From 188 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 📍 Accurate real-time bus locations
  • 🗺️ Live bus map view
  • ⭐ Better than official app
  • ✅ Reliable information

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes on opening
  • 🐌 Slow loading times
  • 📉 Unreliable predictions
  • ❌ Buses not showing up
  • ⏳ Buses late or early

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

Schedules

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes on opening
  • App doesn't load after update
  • Bus locations for specific routes incorrect
  • Route 50 not found in search
  • Live tracking disappeared
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  • Predictions not accurate
  • Buses not showing up
  • Buses leaving early or arriving late
  • Bus cancellations not notified
  • Timings not real-time (GPS based)
  • Map view disappeared

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add back earlier buses for V line
  • Fix route 50 search
  • Show intermediate stops
  • Add similar app for SamTrans
  • Add back map view of bus routes
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  • Improve iOS version to match Android

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Transit.Tracker

One-time6
  • Transfer Ticket$0.99
  • 40 Tokens$0.99
  • 100 Tokens$1.99
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  • 180 Tokens$2.99
  • 400 Tokens$4.99
  • Ad Free$4.99
None

Schedules

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Transit.Tracker free?
Transit.Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Schedules free?
Schedules is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Transit.Tracker or Schedules?
Transit.Tracker is rated higher. Transit.Tracker averages 4.5 out of 5 from 3.4K ratings, while Schedules averages 4.0 from 188 ratings.
Do Transit.Tracker or Schedules have ads?
Transit.Tracker shows ads; Schedules does not.
Which is updated more often, Transit.Tracker or Schedules?
Transit.Tracker ships an update monthly, and Schedules every 2 months. Most recently, Transit.Tracker was updated on October 29, 2026 and Schedules on October 29, 2026.

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