Offline Guide vs M
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Offline Guide
Navigate Cedar Point and Soak City Waterpark with an offline map and comprehensive guide. Discover rides, dining, shows, and essential services. Features include GPS-enabled directions, attraction filtering, and a "Find My Car" function.
- Offline park maps
- GPS-enabled navigation
- Attraction search and filtering
- Dining and ride information
- Find My Car feature
- Locate park services
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Maximize your Cedar Point experience with The Unofficial Universal Cedar Point App! Find information on rides, dining options, aqua rides, shows, and more for Cedar Point and Soak City Waterpark You may use this app even without internet connection with beautiful and handy offline maps for Cedar Point. - Customize a GPS enabled map of Cedar Point by showing and hiding attractions of interest - See walking directions to attractions while you within park area - Search function to help find information about attractions - Filter results by height and adult presence - Find food and beverage information - Get detailed information about all rides, shows, games, shops, services - Find and explore places to stay near Cedar Point - Locate restrooms, ATMs, first aid services, strollers rent and more. - Find My Car - Tired of searching where you have parked your car? Just mark it on map while you're on parking spot and find it when your Cedar Point rest is over. This is unofficial application and not endorsed by or affiliated with Cedar Point.
M
See the real-time location of University of Michigan buses and their estimated arrival times. Get directions to nearby stops, customize displayed routes, and save your favorite stops for quick access.
- Live bus tracking
- Bus arrival times
- Map view with bus stops
- Directions to bus stops
- Favorite bus stops
- Route customization
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Track University of Michigan buses live and view bus arrival times quickly and easily using the M-Bus app. - Live tracking of University of Michigan buses - View your location on the map in relation to buses and bus stops - Get directions to bus stops near you - Quickly view incoming buses at your bus stop - Save frequently used bus stops to the favorites section to quickly view stop times - Pick and choose which bus routes you would like for to be displayed - Built natively for mobile featuring responsive and smooth elements The M-Bus app was developed by a student at the University of Michigan (me!) and is not an official University of Michigan app.
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Verdict
Offline Guide and M both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 84% of M's written reviews are positive against 30% of Offline Guide's. M also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Offline Guide's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 242). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Offline Guide against 4.7 for M. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Offline Guide has 1.2K ratings behind it against 242, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 30% of Offline Guide's written reviews are positive against 84% of M's.
Offline Guide ships an update every 10 days, M every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Offline Guide | M |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.2K ratings) | 4.7 (242 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.4% of reviews | 84.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 242 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexey Kuchmiy | Efe Akinci |
Customer experience
Offline Guide
M
User reviews
Offline Guide
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Clean and great service
- ⭐ Accommodating park, beach, and pool
Room to improve
- ⚠️ Out of date app with no recent updates
- ⚠️ Unreliable wait times and ride status
- ⚠️ Crashes and connectivity issues
- ⚠️ Lack of bathrooms and closed areas
M
From 242 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- 👍 Accurate bus tracking
- 👍 Better than official app
- 👍 Live updates
- 👍 Helpful for students
Room to improve
- 🐛 App no longer works
- 🐛 Keeps saying 'check internet connection'
- 🐛 Buses don't show up in app
- 🐛 App constantly wrong about arrival times
- 🐛 No direction arrows on routes
Bugs and requests
Offline Guide
Reported bugs
3 issues- Favorited rides not showing up
- Ride status not updating without restarting app
- App crashing when trying to find car
Requested features
3 requests- Real-time ride status updates
- Accurate wait time estimates
- Walking map feature
M
Reported bugs
6 issues- App not working, showing 'check internet connection'
- Buses not appearing in the app when they are present
- Inaccurate bus arrival times
- Lack of direction arrows on routes
- Incorrect time predictions
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- Janky commuter south route
Requested features
1 request- Have “favourite” bus stops shown in a different colour on the main map
In-app purchases
Offline Guide
No in-app purchases
M
No in-app purchases
