MaizeBus vs Michigan Bus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MaizeBus
Track University of Michigan buses in real-time, including UMich and The Ride. Get live departure times, find bus routes to campus buildings, and receive arrival notifications. Favorite frequent stops for easy access.
- Live bus tracking
- Real-time departure times
- Campus building search
- Bus route directions
- Arrival notifications
- Favorite stops
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MaizeBus is a new, reimagined way to use the bus system at the University of Michigan (not sponsored or affiliated). - Track buses live (both UMich and The Ride), get live bus stop departure times - Search for any building on campus, and then get bus directions with real-time buses - Get a notification when your bus is arriving - Favorite your most used stops for quick access MaizeBus is built by students for students.
Michigan Bus
Track University of Michigan campus buses in real-time with live vehicle locations on a map. Plan your trips, save favorite stops, and get live updates while you wait.
- Live vehicle tracking on map
- Trip planning
- Save favorite stops
- Live Activity updates
- Unofficial transit information
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Michigan Bus is an independent transit-information app for the University of Michigan bus system. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by the University of Michigan. See live vehicles on the map, plan a trip, save stops, and start a Live Activity while you wait.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Michigan Bus at 5.0 against MaizeBus's 4.4. Michigan Bus also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). MaizeBus's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Michigan Bus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MaizeBus has 28 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MaizeBus ships an update every 2 months, Michigan Bus every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MaizeBus | Michigan Bus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (28 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ishan Kumar | Julio Casal Montserrat |
Customer experience
MaizeBus
Michigan Bus
In-app purchases
MaizeBus
No in-app purchases
Michigan Bus
No in-app purchases
