MSU Guide vs MyRideCATA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MSU Guide
This app helps users navigate the Michigan State University campus. It offers tools to identify buildings, view campus maps with landmark information, and search for specific locations, aiding those with mobility and visual disabilities.
- Identify buildings by pointing phone
- View campus landmarks on map
- Compass locks onto closest landmark
- Search for buildings by name
- Real-time location-aware information
- Wheelchair accessible entrance details
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Guide is an exciting new way to explore and find your way around the Michigan State University (MSU) campus in East Lansing. Designed at the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities(RCPD) to help those with visual, spatial, and mobility disabilities discover their surroundings, Guide is interactive and provides real-time location-aware information about campus landmarks while remaining accessible and useful to all. Guide is uniquely ready to help students, employees, and visitors identify important campus landmarks using 3 core tools available when walking campus: ● WAND - Point your phone at any building on campus to discover its name and more information including wheelchair accessible entrances. ● MAP - A map that lets you view campus landmarks. Tap to drop a pin, then click on it to view a compass that locks on to the closest landmark under the pin. ● SEARCH - Use the iOS home screen search function(Spotlight) to locate any campus building by name. Once you search and identify your building, simply select it and we'll lock onto it so you can always check where it is relative to where you are without needing a map. You can even use navigation from Spotlight results to view detailed directions to a landmark. We are only getting started and have a ton of new features in the works to help you navigate campus. Stay tuned! We welcome feedback, suggestions and any issues you may be having with the app at guide@rcpd.msu.edu
MyRideCATA
This application enables eligible CATA ADA Spec-Tran customers to manage their scheduled trips. Users can book new rides, confirm existing ones, cancel appointments, and track real-time arrival predictions.
- Schedule trips
- Confirm bookings
- Cancel appointments
- View real-time arrivals
- Manage eligible CATA ADA Spec-Tran rides
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This app will allow eligible CATA ADA Spec-Tran customers the ability to schedule, confirm, cancel, and view projected real time arrival for scheduled trips
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MSU Guide at 45% against MyRideCATA's 0%. MSU Guide also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 19 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
MSU Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of MSU Guide's written reviews are positive against 0% of MyRideCATA's.
MSU Guide ships an update every 2 months, MyRideCATA every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MSU Guide | MyRideCATA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (15 ratings) — better | 2.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michigan State University Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities | Capital Area Transportation Authority |
Customer experience
MSU Guide
MyRideCATA
In-app purchases
MSU Guide
No in-app purchases
MyRideCATA
No in-app purchases
