Comparison

Transit QLD vs KookaRide

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

Head to head
About

Transit QLD

Get live bus, train, and ferry times for South-East Queensland. Features include real-time delay predictions, a map of nearby stops, and a journey planner. It offers route lookup, favorites, and a school route finder, all with a focus on user privacy.

Highlights
  • Live departure times with delay predictions
  • Map of nearby stops color-coded by mode
  • Journey planner with ranked route options
  • Route lookup by service number
  • Save favorite stops and routes
  • School route finder
  • Light/Dark/System appearance toggle
Features
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TransitQLD shows you live bus, train and ferry times across South-East Queensland — Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, and surrounds — sourced from TransLink Open Data. Built for everyday commuters. WHAT YOU GET • Live departures with realtime delay predictions, merged from the TransLink GTFS-Realtime feed. • Map of nearby stops, colour-coded by mode (bus, train, ferry). • Journey planner — pick a start and destination, see ranked route options. • Route lookup — find a service by number, see all stops it serves. • Favourites — pin a stop, a route at a stop, or a specific time-of-day departure. • School route finder — nearby school services within a chosen radius. • Light / Dark / System appearance toggle. PRIVACY • No accounts. No sign-in. No tracking. • No analytics SDKs, no ads, no third-party data sharing. • Your location is sent in each request to find nearby stops and is not stored. • Full privacy policy: https://translink-qld.kedarkokate.workers.dev/privacy COVERAGE The TransLink Open Data feed covers South-East Queensland. Areas outside SEQ — such as Rockhampton, Toowoomba, and far-north QLD — are served by other operators and are not in this feed. ATTRIBUTION Static and realtime transit data is published by the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads / TransLink under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by TransLink or the Queensland Government.

About

KookaRide

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KookaRide is the simplest way to check Mackay bus and coach times. Open it, see your stop, and get on with your day. No trip planner to wrestle, no clunky website. It covers every Mackay urban route and the Mackay to Emerald coach, in one place. The timetables are built in, so it works with no signal and no data. What you can do: • See the next departures from stops near you • Search any stop by name • Browse a whole route's timetable at a glance • Plan a trip across the Mackay network • Track a trip and follow it from your Lock Screen Good to know: • Times are scheduled, not real-time. Mackay has no live bus data, and the app makes that clear. • Timetable data comes from Translink open data (CC BY 4.0) and Mackay Transit Coaches. • KookaRide is independent. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, Translink or the Queensland Government. • No accounts, no ads, no tracking. KookaRide collects no data, and your location never leaves your device. Built for getting around Mackay.

Screenshots

Transit QLD2 screens
KookaRide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: KookaRide at every 2 days against Transit QLD's every 4 weeks. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Transit QLD ships an update every 4 weeks, KookaRide every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Transit QLD versus KookaRide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTransit QLDKookaRide
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKedar KokateBeomsu Shim

In-app purchases

None

Transit QLD

No in-app purchases

None

KookaRide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Transit QLD free?
Transit QLD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KookaRide free?
KookaRide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Transit QLD or KookaRide have ads?
Neither Transit QLD nor KookaRide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Transit QLD or KookaRide?
Transit QLD ships an update every 4 weeks, and KookaRide every 2 days. Most recently, Transit QLD was updated on October 24, 2026 and KookaRide on October 25, 2026.

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