MyRapid PULSE vs College Carpool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyRapid PULSE
This app simplifies your travel experience by offering a journey planner, live bus tracking, and an interactive rail map. Discover local food spots, shops, and events along your route, and earn rewards for using the service.
- Journey planner
- Live bus tracker
- Interactive rail map
- Local event discovery
- Travel rewards
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Meet MyRapid PULSE, your new travel companion! Whether you’re catching a bus, exploring the city, or hunting for hidden gems, PULSE makes every journey easier. Journey Planner: "Plan your daily trips with ease and simplicity." Live Bus Tracker: "Know when your bus is arriving, no more guesswork." Interactive Rail Map: "Get around the city with minimal effort." Lifestyle: "Explore food spots, shops and local events along your journey." Promos: "Rewards while you travel, just for PULSE users.
College Carpool
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For Riders: 1. Enter your pickup location and destination 2. Browse available rides or create a ride alert 3. Contact the driver via Instagram to coordinate 4. Split the cost and enjoy the ride! For Drivers: 5. Post your upcoming trip with available seats 6. Set your price per seat 7. Connect with passengers 8. Share the journey and earn back your gas money FEATURES - Create and find rides between colleges - Set custom prices per seat - Ride Alerts - get notified of matching trips - Real-time notifications for ride updates - Instagram integration for easy communication - View your ride history - Manage rides as both driver and passenger - Cancel or modify rides anytime
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: College Carpool at daily against MyRapid PULSE's fortnightly. MyRapid PULSE's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MyRapid PULSE ships an update fortnightly, College Carpool daily. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and February 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyRapid PULSE | College Carpool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 147 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Prasarana Malaysia Berhad | Flock Travel LLC |
Bugs and requests
MyRapid PULSE
Reported bugs
17 issues- Apps automatically shut down when opening live tracker
- Live tracker keeps lagging
- Live tracker is inaccurate
- App glitches and bug automatically shutting down still occur
- App fails to accurately update real-time bus location
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- Tracking is often delayed or shows incorrect positions
- App keeps showing 'currently having an issue'
- Live bus tracker is practically unavailable
- Live tracker keeps displaying 'We are currently having an issue. Please try again later'
- App is laggy and unresponsive
- Live tracker not showing accurately on map
- App fails to provide timely updates on bus disruptions
- Buses occasionally appear on the map only to vanish unexpectedly
- New update is confusing
- App is laggy and unresponsive
- Bus location keep appear and disappear in the map
- When zooming out the map, buses appear to be having a crash party
Requested features
4 requests- Incorporate customer service bus availability
- Updates on specific routes/buses/trains/stations
- Ability to purchase tickets through the app
- Feature to receive notifications for favorite lines or during journeys
College Carpool
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MyRapid PULSE
No in-app purchases
College Carpool
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is MyRapid PULSE free?
Is College Carpool free?
Do MyRapid PULSE or College Carpool have ads?
Which is updated more often, MyRapid PULSE or College Carpool?
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