Al Murshid vs MSMU Transit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Al Murshid
This bilingual app provides geospatial services for Qatar, including aerial imagery, vector maps, and address/landmark searching. It offers tools for location tracking, spatial queries, and coordinate conversions, specifically designed for iPad users.
- Bilingual Arabic/English interface
- Aerial/Satellite imagery and vector maps
- Address and landmark search
- User location tracking
- Spatial query and distance calculation
- Coordinate conversion (QND95/WGS84)
- Problem reporting for addresses/landmarks
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A bilingual (Arabic/English) iOS app developed by The Centre for GIS - Ministry of Municipality & Urban Planning - State of Qatar. As the meaning of its name in Arabic implies, Al Murshid guides its users through geospatial related services and displays Aerial/Satellite imagery and vector maps for streets, street names, landmark symbols for the State of Qatar and provides the following services: - Search/Locate address through Qatar Area reference (QARS) address data i.e. Building Number, Street Number, Zone Number. - Search/Locate Landmarks (POIs) by entering whole or part of landmark name. - Search/Locate Geographic names through entering whole or part of Geographic name. - Search/Locate a user personal geographic bookmarks. - Marking and tracking current user location. - Spatial query and distances for landmarks from either current location or selected landmark. The new version is designed specifically for iPad and a new version for iPhone will be released soon. This version was completely redesigned with the following additional functionalities: - Searching and locating Parcels Identification Numbers "PIN". - Searching and locating Zones, Districts and streets. - Locating coordinates. - Coordinates conversion between Qatar National Grid "QND95" and "WGS84" and vice-versa. - Landmark identification with photographs. - Map drawing according to predefined selectable scales. - Tools for map navigation. - Problem reporting related to addresses and landmarks.
MSMU Transit
This app provides students with a free shuttle service for travel between university campuses and popular Los Angeles locations. Students can easily find and utilize shuttle routes for convenient transportation.
- Free shuttle service
- Campus to campus travel
- Access to LA destinations
- Student transportation
- Route information
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For students looking to explore Los Angeles or travel between campuses, the University provides a free shuttle service to the community. Students can choose to hop on a Mount shuttle to and from each campus, from the Doheny Campus to Union Station, L.A.'s central train terminal and travel hub, as well as from the Chalon Campus to popular spots across the west side of Los Angeles.
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Verdict
Al Murshid and MSMU Transit are too close to call on the numbers: across 7 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Al Murshid ships an update every 4 months, MSMU Transit every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Al Murshid | MSMU Transit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Centre for GIS - MMUP | Information Processing Service, LLC |
Customer experience
Al Murshid
MSMU Transit
In-app purchases
Al Murshid
No in-app purchases
MSMU Transit
No in-app purchases







